The 1917-18 PCHA season was the seventh season of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. Season play ran from December 28, 1917 until March 8, 1918. The season was reduced to 18 games per team. The Seattle Metropolitans club would be regular-season PCHA champions, but lost the play-off to Vancouver Millionaires. The Millionaires then played in the Stanley Cup finals series against Torontos, NHL champions. Toronto would win the best-of-five series 3-2 to win the Cup.
League business[]
The Spokane franchise folded and the league operated with three teams again.
The first league championship playoffs between the two top finishers started this year. Previously, playoffs were only held when teams tied for first place. Devised by Frank Patrick as a "second-chance" to increase interest in the league, the idea spread to all North American professional sports.
Regular season[]
Final standings[]
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
| Pacific Coast Hockey Association | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Metropolitans | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 67 | 65 |
| Vancouver Millionaires | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 70 | 60 |
| Portland Rosebuds | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 63 | 75 |
Results[]
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
|---|
Goalkeeper Averages[]
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehman, Hugh | Vancouver | 18 | 60 | 1 | 3.3 |
| Fowler, Norman | Seattle | 18 | 65 | 1 | 3.6 |
| Murray, Tom | Portland | 18 | 75 | 4.2 |
Leading scorers[]
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
| Player | Team | GP | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone Taylor | Vancouver | 18 | 32 |
| Gordon Roberts | Seattle | 18 | 22 |
| Bernie Morris | Seattle | 18 | 20 |
| Tommy Dunderdale | Portland | 18 | 14 |
| Charles Tobin | Portland | 18 | 13 |
| Alf Barbour | Portland | 17 | 12 |
| Eddie Oatman | Portland | 18 | 11 |
| Barney Stanley | Vancouver | 18 | 11 |
| Mickey Mackay | Vancouver | 18 | 10 |
| Frank Foyston | Seattle | 13 | 9 |
Playoffs[]
Seattle and Vancouver played off for the PCHA league title. Vancouver defeated Seattle to take the league title.
| Game-by-Game | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 11 | Seattle | 2–2 | Vancouver | Vancouver |
| 2 | March 13 | Vancouver | 1–0 | Seattle | Seattle |
Vancouver wins two-games-total-goals series 3 goals to 2.
Stanley Cup Finals[]
Vancouver travelled to Toronto for the Stanley Cup final. The playing rules alternated between the NHL's six-man and the PCHA's seven-man rules. All games were won by the team whose rules were being played. Vancouver won the PCHA games 6–4 and 8–1 but lost the NHL rule games 5–3, 6–3 and 2–1.
| Game-by-Game | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Rules Used | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 20 | Toronto | 5–3 | Vancouver | NHL | Arena Gardens |
| 2 | March 23 | Vancouver | 6–4 | Toronto | PCHA | |
| 3 | March 26 | Toronto | 6–3 | Vancouver | NHL | |
| 4 | March 28 | Vancouver | 8–1 | Toronto | PCHA | |
| 5 | March 30 | Toronto | 2–1 | Vancouver | NHL | |
| Torontos wins best-of-five series 3 games to 2 | ||||||
Game Ads[]
| Preceded by 1916–17 PCHA season |
PCHA seasons 1917-18 |
Succeeded by 1919 PCHA season |
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