Montreal Victorias

History[]

The Montreal Victorias were formed in 1881 and were the second hockey club to be formed (after McGill University). They played out of the Victoria Rink.

From 1886 through 1908 the Victorias played in the various major leagues. They won the Stanley Cup in 1895, 1897, 1898, and 1899.

After 1908 the team wanted to remain amateur and left the professional major leagues. It joined first the Interprovincial Hockey League for the two seasons that it played and then became part of the Interprovincial Hockey Union. The union was not a good draw in Montreal so the Victorias joined the very popular Montreal City Hockey League until it, too, folded in 1923.

From then on the Victorias played in the main senior league in Quebec, whatever its name and makeup was.

In 1924-25 the Victorias won the Quebec senior title but lost the Eastern Canada semi final.

In 1926-27, the team was the first Canadian ice hockey team to tour Europe in a non-Olympic year (See 1926-27 Montreal Victorias).

In 1927-28, the Victorias made it all the way to the Allan Cup final which they lost.

The Victoria Rink was closed in 1937. The team ceased operation in 1939.

Season-by-Season records[]

Prior to 1893–94, season play was arranged in challenges, exhibitions or tournaments.

Major Leagues[]

Leagues:

AHAC = Amateur Hockey Association of Canada
CAHL = Canadian Amateur Hockey League
ECAHA = Eastern Canadian Amateur Hockey Association

Season	League	Games	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts	Standing	Playoffs
1893–94	AHAC	8	5	3	0	36	20	10	1st(tie)	Lost 3–2 to Montreal HC in Stanley Cup playoff.
1894–95	AHAC	8	6	2	0	12	35	20	1st	Won Stanley Cup as AHAC champions.
1895–96	AHAC	8	7	1	0	14	41	24	1st	Lost Stanley Cup in challenge to Winnipeg Victorias.
1896–97	AHAC	8	7	1	0	14	48	26	1st	Won Stanley Cup in challenge vs. Winnipeg. Defended as AHAC champions.
1897–98	AHAC	8	8	0	0	16	53	33	1st	Defended Stanley Cup in challenge vs. Ottawa Capitals Defended as AHAC champions
1898–99	CAHL	8	6	2	0	12	44	23	2nd	Defended Stanley Cup in challenge vs. Winnipeg Victorias Lost Stanley Cup to CAHL league champions Montreal Shamrocks.
1899–1900	CAHL	8	2	6	0	4	44	55	4th	--
1900–01	CAHL	8	4	3	1	9	45	32	2nd	--
1901–02	CAHL	8	4	4	0	8	36	25	3rd	--
1902–03	CAHL	8	6	2	0	12	48	33	2nd	--
1903–04	CAHL	8	5	3	0	10	75	48	2nd	--
1904–05	CAHL	10	9	1	0	18	64	32	1st	Did not play challenge for Stanley Cup
1905–06	ECAHA	10	6	4	0	12	76	73	3rd	--
1906–07	ECAHA	10	6	4	0	12	101	70	3rd	--
1907–08	ECAHA	10	4	6	0	8	73	78	5th	--

Interprovincial Hockey League[]

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing	Playoffs
1908–09	6	4	2	0	8	57	38	2nd	out of playoffs
1909–10	6	4	2	0	8	46	33	Tied 1st	Lost Final

Interprovincial Hockey Union[]

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing	Playoffs
1910-11	6	0	6	0	0	34	68	4th	out of playoffs
1911–12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1st/Montreal	Lost Final

Montreal City Hockey League[]

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing	Playoffs
1913–14	10	8	2	0	16	36	14	1st	Lost Art Ross Cup Final
1914–15	10	7	3	0	14	-	-	3rd	out of playoffs
1915–16	10	7	2	1	15	29	17	3rd	out of Playoffs
1918–19	8	5	3	0	10	-	-	4th	out of playoffs
1919–20	7	5	2	0	10	-	-	2nd	Won Final Lost Provincial Final
1920–21	7	3	4	0	6	21	27	6th	out of Playoffs
1921–22	7	5	1	1	11	44	18	Tied 1st	Lost Final
1922–23	10	8	2	0	16	57	17	2nd	out of playoffs

Eastern Canada Hockey League[]

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing	Playoffs
1923–24	12	8	4	0	16	-	-	1st	Lost Final
1924–25	15	12	2	1	25	-	-	1st	Lost Eastern Semi Final

Senior Group[]

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing	Playoffs
1925-26	10	7	3	0	14	21	17	2nd	Lost Final
1926-27	12	6	5	1	13	39	29	2nd	Lost Semi Final

Montreal Senior Group[]

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing	Playoffs
1927–28	9	6	1	2	14	41	11	1st	Won Provincial Final Lost Allan Cup
1928–29	8	5	2	1	11	29	9	1st	Lost Provincial Final
1929–30	10	5	3	2	12	20	13	2nd	Lost Final
1930–31	11	3	6	2	8	14	19	4th	out of playoffs
1931–32	11	2	7	2	6	23	41	4th	out of playoffs
1932–33	12	5	6	1	11	28	37	4th	out of playoffs
1933–34	12	3	7	2	12	29	44	6th	out of playoffs
1934–35	12	3	7	2	16	40	45	6th	out of playoffs
1935–36	22	8	9	5	22	66	80	5th	out of playoffs
1936–37	20	7	12	3	18	58	65	6th	out of playoffs

Quebec Senior Hockey League[]

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing	Playoffs
1937-38	22	8	10	4	22	65	76	4th	Lost Semi Final
1938-39	22	5	12	5	16	-	-	6th	out of playoffs

Junior team[]

The Victorias also entered a junior team in the major Quebec league - the Junior Amateur Hockey Association - for many years. For more detail please see Montreal Victorias (junior).