Horton-Thomson Cup. Courtesy Nova Scotia Archives. Original photo [1] here.
History[]
This was the first attempt at determining a Maritimes Senior Champion.
Morton and Thomson, the owners of the arena in Halifax, donated a trophy in late February to the Halifax City League. The Morton-Thomson Cup would be awarded to this league's Champion and then could be challenged for by other Maritimes teams.
Playoffs were hurriedly set up to determine champions in New Brunswick and the rest of Nova Scotia. However the lateness of the season and warm weather (there was no artificial ice available) caused the City League champion Wanderers to refuse to play any further. The City League's final actually had to be played in New Glasgow on March 23 because of the lack of ice in Halifax.
Halifax City League[]
Standings[]
| Standings | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalhousie University | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 8 |
| Halifax Crescents | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 8 |
| Halifax Wanderers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 8 |
| Dartmouth Chebuctos | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 51 | 0 |
Playoffs[]
Halifax Crescents drew a bye.
- Semi final (sudden death): Wanderers 2 Dalhousie 1
- Final (sudden death): Wanderers 1 Crescents 0
New Brunswick[]
won by Sussex Dairy Kings
(Rest of) Nova Scotia[]
Antigonish League[]
Antigonish League of the Cross won the Antigonish League beating out the St. Francis Xavier X-Men and the Antigonish Independents
won by Antigonish League of the Cross
Pictou County Hockey League[]
Pictou (3-1) won the championship over Westville (3-1), Thornburn (2-1), Stellarton (0-2), and New Glasgow Amateurs (0-3_
Canning-Wolfville-Windsor League[]
Wolfville won the Canning-Wolfville-Windsor League (or Nova Scotia Valley League) beating out Canning and Windsor
Nova Scotia Elimination[]
(Semifinals)
- 3/10 Antigonish League of the Cross 6-3 Pictou
- 3/10 Stellarton 4-1 Wolfville
(Final)
- 3/11 Antigonish League of the Cross 5-1 Stellarton
Note:The Stellarton team was not the same team that played in the Pictou County Hockey League.
Nova Scotia Final[]
The 1921 Nova Scotia Amateur Hockey Championship was played between Antigonish and the Halifax Wanderers on January 9, 1922 (at the start of the next season). Antigonish beat the Wanderers in Halifax 2-1.[1] It was planned for the winner to then face Sussex for the Maritimes title.
Maritimes Final[]
Antigonish wanted to face Sussex for the Maritime Championship. The Morton-Thomson Cup, until the 1922 championship was decided, belonged to Antigonish. The Antigonish players understood that Sussex officially challenged for the right to play the Nova Scotia champion, but they were informed that the donors of the trophy had received no such challenge.[2] Sussex soon made an official challenge for the trophy.[3] It was planned for the game to be played in Halifax on February 2.[4]
- 2/2: Sussex - Antigonish League of the Cross 4:2 @ Halifax
Sussex won the 1921 Maritime Championship.[5]