1916–17 PCHA season
The 1916–17 PCHA season was the sixth season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league. Season play ran from December 1, 1916 until March 2, 1917. The season was expanded to 24 games per team, except that the final game was cancelled. The Seattle Metropolitans club would be PCHA champions. After the season the club would play the Stanley Cup finals series against the Montreal Canadiens, NHA champions. Seattle would win the best-of-five series 3–1 to win the Cup.
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League business [edit]
In the fall of 1916, the Canadian government expropriated Victoria's Patrick Arena for war-time training purposes, making the arena unavailable for ice hockey use. It was decided to move the Victoria Aristocrats to Spokane, Washington.[1] This left Vancouver as the only Canadian team. The experiment in Spokane was not a success due to poor attendance. On February 15, 1917, the Spokane Arena announced that the remaining home games would be played in the other team's arenas.[2] The final regular season game between Vancouver and Spokane was subsequently canceled.
Regular season [edit]
Final standings [edit]
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against
| Pacific Coast Hockey Association | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Metropolitans | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 125 | 80 |
| Vancouver Millionaires | 24 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 131 | 124 |
| Portland Rosebuds | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 114 | 112 |
| Spokane Canaries | 24 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 89 | 143 |
Schedule and results [edit]
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. | 1 | Spokane | 5 | Portland | 4 |
| 2 | Seattle | 2 | Vancouver | 6 | |
| 5 | Portland | 3 | Seattle | 4 (11:00 OT) | |
| 5 | Vancouver | 4 | Spokane | 6 | |
| 8 | Seattle | 2 | Portland | 5 | |
| 9 | Spokane | 6 | Vancouver | 9 | |
| 12 | Portland | 5 | Spokane | 7 | |
| 12 | Vancouver | 7 | Seattle | 6 (13:40 OT) | |
| 15 | Vancouver | 3 | Portland | 5 | |
| 15 | Spokane | 0 | Seattle | 4 | |
| 19 | Seattle | 3 | Spokane | 1 | |
| 23 | Portland | 5 | Vancouver | 7 | |
| 26 | Vancouver | 2 | Seattle | 7 | |
| 26 | Portland | 2 | Spokane | 6 | |
| 29 | Spokane | 5 | Portland | 10 | |
| 30 | Seattle | 7 | Vancouver | 4 | |
| Jan. | 2 | Portland | 7 | Seattle | 4 |
| 5 | Vancouver | 3 | Portland | 5 | |
| 5 | Seattle | 1 | Spokane | 5 | |
| 9 | Spokane | 1 | Seattle | 3 | |
| 9 | Portland | 4 | Vancouver | 5 | |
| 12 | Vancouver | 3 | Seattle | 12 | |
| 12 | Portland | 3 | Spokane | 5 | |
| 16 | Seattle | 6 | Portland | 2 | |
| 19 | Portland | 3 | Seattle | 8 | |
| 20 | Spokane | 3 | Vancouver | 6 | |
| 23 | Vancouver | 8 | Spokane | 5 | |
| 26 | Spokane | 5 | Portland | 4 | |
| 27 | Seattle | 2 | Vancouver | 3 | |
| 30 | Spokane | 2 | Seattle | 4 | |
| 30 | Vancouver | 7 | Portland | 11 | |
| Feb. | 2 | Seattle | 16 | Spokane | 1 |
| 3 | Portland | 1 | Vancouver | 6 | |
| 6 | Portland | 3 | Spokane | 4 (3:00 OT) | |
| 6 | Vancouver | 4 | Seattle | 8 | |
| 9 | Seattle | 1 | Portland | 5 | |
| 10 | Spokane | 1 | Vancouver | 8 | |
| 13 | Spokane | 8 | Vancouver | 12 | |
| 13 | Portland | 2 | Seattle | 5 | |
| 16 | Spokane | 1 | Portland | 9 | |
| 17 | Seattle | 2 | Vancouver | 4 | |
| 20 | Vancouver | 4 | Portland | 6 | |
| 23 | Spokane | 7 | Seattle | 9 | |
| 24 | Portland | 4 | Vancouver | 5 | |
| 27 | Spokane | 0 | Seattle | 7 | |
| March | 2 | Spokane | 5 | Vancouver | 11 |
| 2 | Seattle | 4 | Portland | 3 | |
| Vancouver | Spokane | cancelled |
Source: Coleman 1966.[3]
Player statistics [edit]
Goalkeeper Averages [edit]
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes, Hap | Seattle | 24 | 80 | 2 | 3.3 |
| Murray, Tom | Portland | 24 | 112 | 4.7 | |
| Lehman, Hugh | Vancouver | 23 | 124 | 5.4 | |
| Fowler, Norman | Spokane | 23 | 143 | 6.2 |
Leading scorers [edit]
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
| Player | Team | GP | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Roberts | Vancouver | 23 | 43 |
| Bernie Morris | Seattle | 24 | 37 |
| Frank Foyston | Seattle | 24 | 36 |
| Dick Irvin | Portland | 23 | 35 |
| Barney Stanley | Vancouver | 23 | 28 |
| Mickey MacKay | Vancouver | 23 | 24 |
| Tommy Dunderdale | Portland | 23 | 22 |
| Dubbie Kerr | Spokane | 22 | 20 |
| Smokey Harris | Portland | 23 | 18 |
| Charlie Tobin | Portland | 24 | 15 |
See also [edit]
- 1916–17 NHA season
- 1916 in sports
- 1917 in sports
- Pacific Coast Hockey Association
- List of pre-NHL seasons
References [edit]
- Coleman, Charles (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1936 inc.
- Diamond, Dan; Duplacey, James; Zweig, Zweig (2001). Hockey stories on and off the ice. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-1903-3.
- ^ Diamond, Duplacey & Zweig 2001.
- ^ "Pro Hockey Fails to Make Good in Spokane". The Globe. February 15, 1917. p. 9.
- ^ Coleman 1966, pp. 320–321.
| Preceded by 1915–16 PCHA season |
PCHA seasons 1916–17 |
Succeeded by 1917–18 PCHA season |
