1912–13 NHA season

1912–13 NHA season
League	National Hockey Association
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	December 25, 1912 – March 5, 1913
Number of games	20
Number of teams	6
Regular season
Top scorer	Joe Malone (43)
O'Brien Cup
O'Brien Cup champions	Quebec Bulldogs
Runners-up	Montreal Wanderers
NHA seasons
← 1911–12 1913–14 →

The 1912–13 NHA season was the fourth season of the National Hockey Association (NHA). Six teams played 20 games each. The Quebec Bulldogs won the league championship to retain the Stanley Cup. They played and defeated the Sydney Millionaires in a challenge after the regular season.

League business

The Arena Gardens was completed in Toronto and the two dormant NHA franchises started play as the Toronto Hockey Club ('Torontos' or 'Blue Shirts') and the Toronto Tecumsehs ('Indians'). The Arena Gardens hosted a pre-season exhibition match between the Montreal Canadiens and Montreal Wanderers, at which a brawl broke out and Sprague Cleghorn would be charged with assault.

Major rule changes

For this season the NHA teams played again with six skaters, abandoning the position of rover. It was agreed that from February onwards, the teams would play with seven. However, after several games at the start of February played with the rover, the decision was made to abandon the rover position permanently.

The Stanley Cup trustees decided prior to this season that all future Stanley Cup challenges would take place after the end of the regular season.

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey Association

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Quebec Bulldogs	20	16	4	0	112	75
Montreal Wanderers	20	10	10	0	93	90
Toronto Hockey Club	20	9	11	0	86	95
Montreal Canadiens	20	9	11	0	83	81
Ottawa Senators	20	9	11	0	87	81
Toronto Tecumsehs	20	7	13	0	59	98

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against

Stanley Cup challenges

Sydney vs. Quebec

Joe Malone made a try for Frank McGee's record, but fell short at 9 goals. He was not in the lineup for the second game.

March 8, 1913

Sydney	3	at	Quebec	14
T. McDonald		G	Paddy Moran
Trenouth	1	P	Joe Hall
Cap McDonald		CP	Harry Mummery	1
Ken Randall	1	F	Joe Malone	9
Bill Dumphy		F	Tommy Smith	3
Fraser		F	Rusty Crawford
Joe Tetreault	1	sub	Billy Creighton	1

March 10, 1913

Sydney	2	at	Quebec	6
T. McDonald		G	Paddy Moran
Trenouth	1	P	Joe Hall	3
Cap McDonald		CP	Harry Mummery
Ken Randall		F	Tommy Smith	1
Bill Dumphy		F	Jack Marks	2
Fraser		F	Billy Creighton
Wilkie	1	sub

Quebec wins series 20–5

Post-season exhibition series

After the season a series was arranged between Ottawa and Montreal Wanderers and Quebec to play in New York. Ottawa and Montreal played first, with the winner to play-off against Quebec. After the Wanderers defeated Ottawa 10–8 (3–2, 7–6), the Wanderers won the two-game series against Quebec 12–10 (9–5, 3–5).

Date	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team	Location
March 8, 1913	Montreal Wanderers	3–2	Ottawa	St. Nicholas Rink, New York
March 10, 1913	Montreal Wanderers	7–6	Ottawa
March 13, 1913	Montreal Wanderers	9–5	Quebec
March 15, 1913	Quebec	5–3	Montreal Wanderers

Sources

• "WANDERERS TAKE GAME FROM OTTAWA; Canadian Hockey Teams Make Thrilling Spectacle on Ice in St. Nicholas Rink.". New York Times. March 11, 1913. p. 9. 
• "CANADIAN HOCKEY THRILLS AT RINK; Wanderers of Montreal Defeat Quebec Team in Brilliant Match, 9 to 5". New York Times. March 14, 1913. p. 10. 
• "WANDERERS WIN HOCKEY SERIES; St. Nicholas Rink Packed for Final Canadian Game Won by Quebec.". New York Times. March 16, 1913. p. S2. 

Schedule and results

Month	Day	Visitor	Score	Home	Score
Dec.	25	Canadiens	9	Toronto	5
	28	Ottawa	3	Quebec	7
	28	Toronto	5	Canadiens	8
	28	Wanderers	7	Tecumsehs	4
	31	Quebec	3	Wanderers	1
Jan.	1	Toronto	1	Ottawa	7
	1	Canadiens	4	Tecumsehs	3
	4	Ottawa	7	Canadiens	3
	4	Tecumsehs	5	Quebec	3
	4	Wanderers	3	Toronto	5
	8	Ottawa	1	Tecumsehs	4
	8	Toronto	5	Quebec	10
	8	Canadiens	4	Wanderers	3
	11	Ottawa	5	Wanderers	11
	11	Canadiens	3	Quebec	4
	11	Toronto	2	Tecumsehs	5
	15	Wanderers	1	Ottawa	9
	15	Tecumsehs	1	Toronto	6
	15	Quebec	4	Canadiens	5
	18	Canadiens	6	Ottawa	0
	18	Quebec	4	Tecumsehs	2
	18	Toronto	1	Wanderers	3
	22	Tecumsehs	4	Ottawa	3 (7' overtime)
	22	Quebec	3	Toronto	6
	22	Wanderers	4	Canadiens	3
	25	Ottawa	9	Toronto	5
	25	Wanderers	10	Quebec	6
	25	Tecumsehs	4	Canadiens	5 (17' overtime)
	29	Tecumsehs	2	Wanderers	6
	29	Quebec	5	Ottawa	3
Feb.	1‡	Toronto	2	Wanderers	3
	1‡	Quebec	5	Tecumsehs	4 (4' overtime)
	1‡	Canadiens	1	Ottawa	2
	5‡	Ottawa	0	Toronto	2
	5‡	Wanderers	3	Quebec	4
	5‡	Tecumsehs	5	Canadiens	4
	8‡	Quebec	4	Ottawa	1
	8	Tecumsehs	2	Wanderers	1
	8‡	Canadiens	3	Toronto	5
	12	Tecumsehs	0	Ottawa	11
	12	Quebec	11	Toronto	2
	12	Wanderers	4	Canadiens	6
	15	Ottawa	3	Canadiens	2
	15	Wanderers	3	Toronto	10
	15	Tecumsehs	0	Quebec	8
	19	Ottawa	2	Wanderers	8
	19	Canadiens	2	Quebec	4
	19	Toronto	7	Tecumsehs	3
	22	Wanderers	3	Ottawa	9
	22	Tecumsehs	3	Toronto	5
	22	Quebec	7	Canadiens	6
	26	Ottawa	3	Tecumsehs	4
	26	Toronto	4	Quebec	6
	26	Canadiens	4	Wanderers	5
Mar.	1	Canadiens	3	Tecumsehs	1
	1	Toronto	2	Ottawa	3
	1	Quebec	6	Wanderers	4
	5	Ottawa	6	Quebec	8
	5	Wanderers	10	Tecumsehs	3
	5	Toronto	6	Canadiens	2

‡ Played with rover (7 man hockey)

Player statistics

Goalkeeper Averages

Name	Club	GPI	W	L	T	Min	GA	SO	GAA
Benedict, Clint	Ottawa	10	2	1	0	275	16	1	3.49D
Moran, Paddy	Quebec	20	16	4	0	1204	75	1	3.73A
Vezina, Georges	Canadiens	20	9	11	0	1217	81	1	3.99B
Boyce, Art	Wanderers	18	9	8	0	966	67		4.16
LeSueur, Percy	Ottawa	18	7	10	0	934	65	0	4.18D
Holmes, Harry	Toronto	15	6	7	0	779	58	1	4.47E
Nicholson, Billy	Tecumsehs	20	7	13	0	1228	98	0	4.79C
Marchand, Ray	Toronto	8	3	4	0	421	37	0	5.27E
Cadotte, Bert	Wanderers	6	1	2	0	234	23	0	5.90

• A - Moran's record includes 4 minutes of overtime.
• B - Vezina's record includes 17 minutes of overtime.
• C - Nicholson's record includes 28 minutes of overtime.
• D - Benedict and LeSueur shared duties in eight games.
• E - Holmes and Marchand shared duties in three games.

Scoring leaders

Name	Club	GP	G
Malone, Joe	Quebec	20	43
Smith, Tommy	Quebec	19	39
Hyland, Harry	Wanderers	20	27
Nighbor, Frank	Toronto	17	25
Lalonde, Newsy	Canadiens	18	25
Pitre, Didier	Canadiens	17	24
Broadbent, Harry	Ottawa	20	20
Davidson, Allan	Toronto	20	19
Smith, Don	Canadiens	20	19
Ronan, Skene	Ottawa	20	18

Quebec Bulldogs 1913 Stanley Cup Champions

Roster

  Centres

• Joe Malone (Captain)
• Jeff Malone
• Tommy Smith
• Walter Rooney (Spare-did not play)

  Wingers

• Rusty Crawford (Right Wing/Rover)
• Billy Creighton(point/left wing)
• Jack Marks(Right Wing)

  Defencemen

• Joe Hall (Point)
• Harry Mummery (Cover Point)
• James "Rocket" Power (Cover Point)&

&-Missing from the team picture.

  Goaltenders

• Patrick Paddy Moran
• Joe Savard (spare-did not play)&

  Coaching and Administrative Staff

• Philippe Auguste Choquette (President/Owner),
• Mike J. Quinn (Vice President/Manager), Dave Beland (Trainer)
• J. Eugène Matte (Treasurer), Barney J. Kaine (Secretary)
• Louis A. Lagueux, Charles Fremont, W.L. MacWilliam (Directors)
• Camélien Joseph Lockwell, Fred Hill, Arthur Derome R.J.G. Goss(Directors)

(There are two pictures for 1912-13 Quebec Bulldogs - more common picture included the Manager, Trainer, and 10 players. The other picture included 10 players and 12 non-players.)

See also

• National Hockey Association
• List of pre-NHL seasons
• List of Stanley Cup champions
• 1912 in sports
• 1913 in sports

References

• Coleman, Charles (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc. NHL. 

Preceded by Quebec Bulldogs 1912

Quebec Bulldogs Stanley Cup Champions 1913

Succeeded by Toronto Hockey Club 1914