Frank Brophy Quebec Sons of Ireland circa 1916
Senior Team
Quebec Sons of Ireland 1916-
The Quebec Sons of Ireland were a senior team that played from 1915-16 through 1926-27. They did not play in 1918-19 and 1920-21.
From 1916 through 1918 they were not eligible for the Allan Cup but instead played for the Art Ross Cup which was a challenge cup for Quebec champions. The Sons won the Art Ross Cup in 1915-16 & 1916-17, only to lose it in a challenge in 1917-18.
The team won the Quebec Senior championship in 1920, 1922, 1923, & 1924. In each of these years they lost out in the Eastern Canada Allan Cup playoffs.
The Sons moved from the Quebec City League in 1922-23 to more provincially based leagues.
They finally folded in 1927 after trying unsuccessfully to compete with the Quebec Beavers, who were a minor professional team in the Canadian-American League.
Season-by-Season Results[]
Quebec City League[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1915-16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 68 | 23 | 1st | Won Art Ross Cup |
| 1916-17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 45 | 9 | 1st | Won Art Ross Cup |
| 1917-18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 73 | 30 | 2nd | Lost Art Ross Cup |
| 1919-20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 55 | 10 | 1st | Won Quebec, Lost Eastern Semi Final |
| 1921-22 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 9 | 1st | Won Final & Quebec, Lost Eastern Final |
Quebec Provincial League[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1922-23 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | - | - | 1st | Won Final & Quebec, Lost East Semi Final |
Eastern Canada Hockey League[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1923-24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | - | - | 2nd | Won Final & Quebec Final, Lost East Final |
| 1924-25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | - | - | 3rd | Lost Final |
Senior Group[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1925-26 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 46 | 18 | 1st | Won Final, Lost Quebec Final |
| 1926-27 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 27 | 1st | Lost Final |
Sons of Ireland who played in the NHL[]
Junior Team[]
The Quebec Sons of Ireland also had a junior team that played in the Quebec City Junior League from 1924-25 through 1926-27. They won the league title in each of these three seasons.
They won the Quebec championship in 1924-25 and then lost the final in the 1924-25 Eastern Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs.
They again won the Quebec championship in 1925-26 and this time lost the semi final in the 1925-26 Eastern Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs.
They lost the final in the 1926-27 Quebec Junior Playoffs.