1923–24 Hamilton Tigers season

1923-24 Hamilton Tigers

1923–24 Hamilton Tigers
Division	4th NHL
1923–24 record	9–15–0
Goals for	63
Goals against	68
Team information
General manager	Percy Thompson
Coach	Ken Randall Percy LeSueur
Team leaders
Goals	Billy Burch (16)
Assists	Billy Burch Shorty Green Ken Randall (6)
Points	Billy Burch (22)
Penalty minutes	Ken Randall (58)
Wins	Jake Forbes (9)
Goals against average	Jake Forbes (2.75)

The 1923–24 Hamilton Tigers season was the team's 4th year in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Tigers finished in last place and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Regular Season

A 1924-25 Tigers jersey. The 1923-24 jersey was the same except for thin stripes on the lower body.

The Tigers would change their jerseys four times in the five seasons they spent in the NHL. For their fourth season, their jerseys changed significantly. Thin horizontal black and gold stripes were on the arms and lower body of the jersey. A gold block in the center of the jersey was below a black block that ended at the neck. Gone were the variations of tigers as the logo, replaced with a stylized "H" with "Tigers" written across the horizontal bar of the letter. The black and gold striped socks had thinner stripes and white pants remained unchanged.

Although the Tigers finished last for the fourth straight year, there were signs of improvement. The team posted 9 wins and 18 points, their best showing, largely due to the acquisition of Alex McKinnon, Charlie Langlois and brothers Red Green and Shorty Green (a future member of the Hockey Hall of Fame) from the Sudbury Wolves of the NOHA.

Final Standings

National Hockey League

	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Ottawa Senators	24	16	8	0	32	74	54
Montreal Canadiens	24	13	11	0	26	59	48
Toronto St. Patricks	24	10	14	0	20	59	85
Hamilton Tigers	24	9	15	0	18	63	68

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log

Regular Season Results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	December 15, 1923	2–3	Ottawa Senators (1923–24)	0–1–0
2	L	December 19, 1923	1–3	Montreal Canadiens (1923–24)	0–2–0
3	L	December 22, 1923	2–5	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1923–24)	0–3–0
4	L	December 26, 1923	1–2	Toronto St. Patricks (1923–24)	0–4–0
5	W	December 29, 1923	3–2	@ Ottawa Senators (1923–24)	1–4–0
6	W	January 2, 1924	4–0	Montreal Canadiens (1923–24)	2–4–0
7	L	January 5, 1924	1–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1923–24)	2–5–0
8	W	January 9, 1924	5–3	Toronto St. Patricks (1923–24)	3–5–0
9	L	January 12, 1924	2–3	Ottawa Senators (1923–24)	3–6–0
10	L	January 16, 1924	1–3	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1923–24)	3–7–0
11	L	January 19, 1924	1–2	@ Ottawa Senators (1923–24)	3–8–0
12	W	January 23, 1924	4–1	Montreal Canadiens (1923–24)	4–8–0
13	W	January 26, 1924	5–1	Ottawa Senators (1923–24)	5–8–0
14	L	January 30, 1924	2–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1923–24)	5–9–0
15	W	February 2, 1924	4–2	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1923–24)	6–9–0
16	W	February 6, 1924	6–4	Toronto St. Patricks (1923–24)	7–9–0
17	L	February 9, 1924	0–1	@ Ottawa Senators (1923–24)	7–10–0
18	L	February 13, 1924	2–3	Montreal Canadiens (1923–24)	7–11–0
19	L	February 16, 1924	1–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1923–24)	7–12–0
20	W	February 20, 1924	3–1	Toronto St. Patricks (1923–24)	8–12–0
21	L	February 23, 1924	1–2	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1923–24)	8–13–0
22	L	February 27, 1924	4–7	@ Ottawa Senators (1923–24)	8–14–0
23	W	March 1, 1924	5–2	Ottawa Senators (1923–24)	9–14–0
24	L	March 5, 1924	3–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1923–24)	9–15–0

Playoffs

The Tigers did not qualify for the post season.

Player Stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Burch, BillyBilly Burch C/LW 24 16 6 22 6 Green, RedRed Green LW 23 11 2 13 31 Prodgers, GoldieGoldie Prodgers F/D 23 9 4 13 6 Green, ShortyShorty Green RW 22 7 6 13 31 Randall, KenKen Randall RW/D 24 7 6 13 58 Roach, MickeyMickey Roach C 20 5 3 8 7 Spring, JesseJesse Spring D 20 3 3 6 20 Bouchard, EdmondEdmond Bouchard LW/D 20 5 0 5 2 Denneny, CorbCorb Denneny C 23 0 1 1 6 Forbes, JakeJake Forbes G 24 0 0 0 0 Fraser, CharlesCharles Fraser D 1 0 0 0 0 Reise, LeoLeo Reise D 4 0 0 0 4 Scott, GantonGanton Scott RW 8 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO Forbes, JakeJake Forbes 1483 24 9 15 0 68 2.75 1 Team: 1483 24 9 15 0 68 2.75 1

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

See Also

• 1923–24 NHL season