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The 1900 Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) season lasted from January 6 until March 10. Teams played an eight game schedule. Again, the Montreal Shamrocks were the league champion with a record of seven wins and one loss.

League Business[]

Executive[]

  • F. R. Baird (President)
  • J. P. Dickson (1st Vice-President)
  • H. E. Scott ( 2nd Vice-President)
  • George R. James (Secretary-Treasurer)
  • Harry McLaughlin (Councillor)

McGill University applied to join the league but was turned down.

The use of netting for the goal was demonstrated with a model produced by Frank Stocking, goalkeeper of the Quebec club at the annual meeting. After an exhibition game between the Shamrocks and Victorias, the use of goal nets was approved for league play, and used for the season. The netting connected the two upright posts, but there was no crossbar across the top.

The use of hockey gloves was quite common and shin guards were now mostly in use inside the stockings though some players still used the old style outside the stockings.

Season[]

Highlights[]

The Shamrocks won the championship losing only one game, and that, after the league championship was decided. This was the second year in a row for the Shamrocks, who were a mediocre team before this stretch of success and would return to it the next year.

Final Standing[]

Team Games Played Wins Losses Ties Goals For Goals Against
Montreal Shamrocks
8
7
1
0
49
26
Montreal Hockey Club
8
5
3
0
34
36
Ottawa Hockey Club
8
4
4
0
28
19
Montreal Victorias
8
2
6
0
44
55
Quebec Hockey Club
8
2
6
0
33
52

Results[]

Month Day Visitor Score Home Score
Jan. 6 Shamrocks 5 Ottawa 4
6 Montreal 6 Victorias 5
13 Montreal 3 Shamrocks 8
13 Ottawa 3 Quebec 2
18 Victorias 4 Shamrocks 10
20 Montreal 2 Ottawa 5
20 Quebec 3 Victorias 14
27 Ottawa 5 Victorias 3
27 Montreal 8 Quebec 7
Feb. 3 Quebec 2 Shamrocks 8
10 Victorias 1 Ottawa 11
10 Quebec 5 Montreal 6
17 Ottawa 0 Montreal 3
24 Quebec 3 Ottawa 0
24 Victorias 1 Montreal 3
27 Shamrocks 5 Montreal 3
Mar. 1 Shamrocks 10 Victorias 6
4 Victorias 10 Quebec 7
3‡ Ottawa Shamrocks
10 Shamrocks 3 Quebec 4

‡ defaulted to Shamrocks

Goalkeeper Averages[]

Name Club GP GA SO Avg.
Nicholson, Billy Montreal 4 11 1 2.75
Hutton, John Bouse Ottawa 7 19 2.8
McKenna, James H. Shamrocks 7 26 3.7
Munro, Fred Montreal 4 25 6.3
Stocking, Frank Quebec 8 52 1 6.5
Powers, Victorias 8 55 6.9

Scoring Leaders[]

Name Club GP G
Trihey, Harry Shamrocks 7 17
Bowie, Russell Victorias 7 15
Christmas, Billy Victorias 8 12
Stuart, Bruce Ottawa 5 11
Gillespie, James Quebec 8 10
Farrell, Arthur Shamrocks 8 9
Russell, Blair Victorias 7 9
Liffiton, Charlie Montreal 8 8
McCarron, George Quebec 5 6
Brannen, Jack Shamrocks 8 6

Stanley Cup Challenges[]

Shamrocks vs. Winnipeg[]

The MHA's Winnipeg Victorias issued another challenge for the Cup. This time, a best-of-three series was played against the defending champion Montreal Shamrocks. Winnipeg won the first game, 4–3, but Montreal prevailed in the next two games, 3–2 and 5–4.

Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Location
February 12, 1900 Winnipeg Victorias 4 – 3 Montreal Shamrocks Montreal Arena
February 14, 1900 Montreal Shamrocks 3 – 2 Winnipeg Victorias
February 16, 1900 Montreal Shamrocks 5 – 4 Winnipeg Victorias
Montreal wins best-of-three series 2 games to 1
February 12
Winnipeg 4 at Shamrocks 3
George Merritt G James H. McKenna
Rod Flett P Frank Tansey
Charles Johnston CP Frank Wall
Tony Gingras 1 F Arthur Farrell
Dan Bain 2 F Jack P. Brannen
W. N. Roxborough 1 F Harry Trihey 2
Colin "Tote" Campbell F Fred Scanlon 1
Referee - H. Baird
Umpires - C. McKerrow, F. Stocking
February 14
Winnipeg 2 at Shamrocks 3
GeorgeMerritt G James H. McKenna
Rod Flett P Frank Tansey
Charles Johnston 1 CP Frank Wall
Tony Gingras F Arthur Farrell
Dan Bain F Jack P. Brannen 1
W. N. Roxborough F Harry Trihey 2
Colin "Tote" Campbell 1 F Fred Scanlon
Referee - H. Baird
Umpires - C. McKerrow, W. Christmas
February 16
Winnipeg 4 at Shamrocks 5
George Merritt G James H. McKenna
Rod Flett P Frank Tansey
Charles Johnston CP Frank Wall
Tony Gingras 1 F Arthur Farrell 2
Dan Bain 2 F Jack P. Brannen
W.N. Roxborough 1 F Harry Trihey 3
Colin "Tote" Campbell F Fred Scanlon
Referee - H. Baird|-

Shamrocks vs. Halifax[]

In March, the Shamrocks then received another challenge for the Cup. However, the Halifax Crescents of the Maritime Hockey League (MaHL) did not pose much of a threat as Montreal crushed them, 10–2 and 11–0.

Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Location
March 5, 1900 Montreal Shamrocks 10 – 2 Halifax Crescents Montreal Arena
March 7, 1900 Montreal Shamrocks 11 – 0 Halifax Crescents
Montreal wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0
March 5
Halifax 2 at Shamrocks 10
Bishop G James H. McKenna
Kane P Frank Tansey
Mullane CP Frank Wall 3
Crockett 1 F Arthur Farrell 4
Ryan F Jack P. Brannen 1
Maher 1 F Harry Trihey 2
McInnes F Fred Scanlon
Referee - H. Baird
March 7
Halifax 0 at Shamrocks 11
Bishop G James H. McKenna
Kane P Frank Tansey
Mullane CP Frank Wall 1
Crockett F Arthur Farrell 4
Ryan F Jack P. Brannen 2
Maher F Harry Trihey 3
McInnes F Fred Scanlon 1
Referee - H. Baird

Montreal Shamrocks 1900 Stanley Cup champions[]

Roster

  Forwards
  Defensemen
  • Frank Tansey (point)
  • Fred Wall (coverpoint)
  • John Brennon (did not play)
  • Magnus Flett (coverpoint)
  Goaltenders
  • Jim H. McKenna


^ Unknown who played Center, Right wing and Left wing, so the players are listed as forwards.

  Non-players
  • H.W McLaughlin (President), C.M. Hart (Vice President),
  • H. Kearney, C.F. Smith (Directors)
  • Barney Dumpy (Coach/Trainer), C. Foley (Ass’t Trainer).


Barney Dumphy is only non-player who first name is known.

Game Ads[]

See also[]

References[]

  • Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc.. 
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. ISBN 1-55168-261-3. 
Preceded by
Montreal Shamrocks
Mar. 1899
Montreal Shamrocks
Stanley Cup Champions

1900
Succeeded by
Winnipeg Victorias
Jan. 1901
Preceded by
1899
CAHL seasons
1900
Succeeded by
1901
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