The 1912–13 NHA season was the fourth season of the now defunct National Hockey Association. Six teams played 20 games each. The Quebec Bulldogs won the league championship to retain the Stanley Cup. They played and defeated the Sydney Millionaires in a challenge after the regular season.
League business[]
The Arena Gardens was completed in Toronto and the two dormant NHA franchises started play as the Toronto Blueshirts and the Toronto Tecumsehs. The Arena Gardens hosted a pre-season exhibition match between the Montreal Canadiens and Montreal Wanderers, at which a brawl broke out and Sprague Cleghorn would be charged with assault.
Major Rule Changes[]
For this season the NHA teams played for the first time with six skaters, abandoning the position of rover. It was agreed that from February onwards, the teams would play with seven. However, after several games at the start of February played with the rover, the decision was made to abandon the rover position permanently.
The Stanley Cup trustees decided prior to this season that all future Stanley Cup challenges would take place after the end of the regular season.
Regular season[]
In this season, the Ottawa Hockey Club became more commonly known as the 'Ottawa Senators'. The organization remained known as the Ottawa Hockey Association.
Final standings[]
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against
| National Hockey Association | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec Bulldogs | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 112 | 75 |
| Montreal Wanderers | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 93 | 90 |
| Toronto Blueshirts | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 86 | 95 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 83 | 81 |
| Ottawa Senators | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 87 | 81 |
| Toronto Tecumsehs | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 59 | 98 |
Results[]
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. | 25 | Canadiens | 9 | Toronto | 5 |
| 28 | Ottawa | 3 | Quebec | 7 | |
| 28 | Toronto | 5 | Canadiens | 8 | |
| 28 | Wanderers | 7 | Tecumsehs | 4 | |
| 31 | Quebec | 3 | Wanderers | 1 | |
| Jan. | 1 | Toronto | 1 | Ottawa | 7 |
| 1 | Canadiens | 4 | Tecumsehs | 3 | |
| 4 | Ottawa | 7 | Canadiens | 3 | |
| 4 | Tecumsehs | 5 | Quebec | 3 | |
| 4 | Wanderers | 3 | Toronto | 5 | |
| 8 | Ottawa | 1 | Tecumsehs | 4 | |
| 8 | Toronto | 5 | Quebec | 10 | |
| 8 | Canadiens | 4 | Wanderers | 3 | |
| 11 | Ottawa | 5 | Wanderers | 11 | |
| 11 | Canadiens | 3 | Quebec | 4 | |
| 11 | Toronto | 2 | Tecumsehs | 5 | |
| 15 | Wanderers | 1 | Ottawa | 9 | |
| 15 | Tecumsehs | 1 | Toronto | 6 | |
| 15 | Quebec | 4 | Canadiens | 5 | |
| 18 | Canadiens | 6 | Ottawa | 0 | |
| 18 | Quebec | 4 | Tecumsehs | 2 | |
| 18 | Toronto | 1 | Wanderers | 3 | |
| 22 | Tecumsehs | 4 | Ottawa | 3 (7' overtime) | |
| 22 | Quebec | 3 | Toronto | 6 | |
| 22 | Wanderers | 4 | Canadiens | 3 | |
| 25 | Ottawa | 9 | Toronto | 5 | |
| 25 | Wanderers | 10 | Quebec | 6 | |
| 25 | Tecumsehs | 4 | Canadiens | 5 (17' overtime) | |
| 29 | Tecumsehs | 2 | Wanderers | 6 | |
| 29 | Quebec | 5 | Ottawa | 3 | |
| Feb. | 1‡ | Toronto | 2 | Wanderers | 3 |
| 1‡ | Quebec | 5 | Tecumsehs | 4 (4' overtime) | |
| 1‡ | Canadiens | 1 | Ottawa | 2 | |
| 5‡ | Ottawa | 0 | Toronto | 2 | |
| 5‡ | Wanderers | 3 | Quebec | 4 | |
| 5‡ | Tecumsehs | 5 | Canadiens | 4 | |
| 8‡ | Quebec | 4 | Ottawa | 1 | |
| 8 | Tecumsehs | 2 | Wanderers | 1 | |
| 8‡ | Canadiens | 3 | Toronto | 5 | |
| 12 | Tecumsehs | 0 | Ottawa | 11 | |
| 12 | Quebec | 11 | Toronto | 2 | |
| 12 | Wanderers | 4 | Canadiens | 6 | |
| 15 | Ottawa | 3 | Canadiens | 2 | |
| 15 | Wanderers | 3 | Toronto | 10 | |
| 15 | Tecumsehs | 0 | Quebec | 8 | |
| 19 | Ottawa | 2 | Wanderers | 8 | |
| 19 | Canadiens | 2 | Quebec | 4 | |
| 19 | Toronto | 7 | Tecumsehs | 3 | |
| 22 | Wanderers | 3 | Ottawa | 9 | |
| 22 | Tecumsehs | 3 | Toronto | 5 | |
| 22 | Quebec | 7 | Canadiens | 6 | |
| 26 | Ottawa | 3 | Tecumsehs | 4 | |
| 26 | Toronto | 4 | Quebec | 6 | |
| 26 | Canadiens | 4 | Wanderers | 5 | |
| Mar. | 1 | Canadiens | 3 | Tecumsehs | 1 |
| 1 | Toronto | 2 | Ottawa | 3 | |
| 1 | Quebec | 6 | Wanderers | 4 | |
| 5 | Ottawa | 6 | Quebec | 8 | |
| 5 | Wanderers | 10 | Tecumsehs | 3 | |
| 5 | Toronto | 6 | Canadiens | 2 |
‡ Played with rover (7 man hockey)
Goalkeeper Averages[]
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedict, Clint | Ottawa | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2.8 |
| Moran, Paddy | Quebec | 20 | 75 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Marchand, Ray | Toronto | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | |
| Cadotte, Bert | Wanderers | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | |
| Vezina, Georges | Canadiens | 20 | 81 | 1 | 4.1 |
| LeSueur, Percy | Ottawa | 16 | 70 | 4.4 | |
| Boyes, Art | Wanderers | 16 | 74 | 4.6 | |
| Nicholson, Billy | Tecumsehs | 20 | 98 | 4.9 | |
| Holmes, Harry | Toronto | 14 | 71 | 1 | 5.1 |
Scoring Leaders[]
| Name | Club | GP | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malone, Joe | Quebec | 20 | 43 |
| Smith, Tommy | Quebec | 19 | 39 |
| Hyland, Harry | Wanderers | 20 | 27 |
| Nighbor, Frank | Toronto | 17 | 25 |
| Lalonde, Newsy | Canadiens | 18 | 25 |
| Pitre, Didier | Canadiens | 17 | 24 |
| Broadbent, Harry | Ottawa | 20 | 20 |
| Davidson, Allan | Toronto | 20 | 19 |
| Smith, Don | Canadiens | 20 | 19 |
| Ronan, Skene | Ottawa | 20 | 18 |
Post-season Exhibition series[]
After the season a series was arranged between Ottawa and Montreal Wanderers and Quebec to play in New York. Ottawa and Montreal played first, with the winner to play-off against Quebec. After the Wanderers defeated Ottawa 10–8 (3–2, 7–6), the Wanderers the two-game series against Quebec 12–10 (9–5, 3–5).
| Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 8, 1913 | Montreal Wanderers | 3–2 | Ottawa | St. Nicholas Rink, New York |
| March 10, 1913 | Montreal Wanderers | 7–6 | Ottawa | |
| March 13, 1913 | Montreal Wanderers | 9–5 | Quebec | |
| March 15, 1913 | Quebec | 5–3 | Montreal Wanderers |
Later in March the Bulldogs went to Victoria to play a series against the Victoria Aristocrats. They lost the best-of-three series two wins to one.
Stanley Cup Challenges[]
Sydney vs. Quebec[]
Joe Malone made a try for Frank McGee's record, but fell short at 9 goals. He was not in the lineup for the second game.
| Sydney | 3 | at | Quebec | 14 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. McDonald | G | Paddy Moran | |||
| Trenouth | 1 | P | Joe Hall | ||
| Cap McDonald | CP | Harry Mummery | 1 | ||
| Ken Randall | 1 | F | Joe Malone | 9 | |
| Bill Dumphy | F | Tommy Smith | 3 | ||
| Fraser | F | Rusty Crawford | |||
| Joe Tetreault | 1 | sub | Billy Creighton | 1 |
| Sydney | 2 | at | Quebec | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. McDonald | G | Paddy Moran | |||
| Trenouth | 1 | P | Joe Hall | 3 | |
| Cap McDonald | CP | Harry Mummery | |||
| Ken Randall | F | Tommy Smith | 1 | ||
| Bill Dumphy | F | Jack Marks | 2 | ||
| Fraser | F | Billy Creighton | |||
| Wilkie | 1 | sub |
Quebec wins series 20–5
Quebec Bulldogs 1913 Stanley Cup Champions[]
Roster
- Centers
- Joe Malone (Captain)
- Jeff Malone
- Tommy Smith
- Walter Rooney (Spare-did not play)
- Wingers
- Rusty Crawford
- Billy Creighton(point/left wing)
- Jack Marks
- Defensemen
- Joe Hall (Point)
- Harry Mummery (Cover Point)
- James "Rocket" Power (Cover Point)&
- Goaltenders
- Patrick Paddy Moran
- Joe Savard (spare-did not play)
- Non-players
- Mike J. Quinn (Vice President/Manager-Coach), Dave Beland (Trainer)
- Philliips A. Croquette^ (President), J .Eugene Matte^ (Treasurer),
- Barney J. Kaine^ (Secretary), Louis Caqueux^, Arthure Dermore^(Directors),
- Charles Fremont^, Fred Hill^ (Directors),
- J. Camelien Lockwell^, Thomas B. O'Neil^ (Directors),
^ - Missing from the team picture.
Team Photos[]
Game Ads[]
Stanley Cup Game Ads[]
See also[]
| Preceded by Quebec Bulldogs 1912 |
Quebec Bulldogs Stanley Cup Champions 1913 |
Succeeded by Toronto Blueshirts 1914 |
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