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
Champions	Quebec Bulldogs
Runners-up	Montreal Wanderers

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

^[1]

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.^[2]

March 8, 1913

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

March 10, 1913

Sydney	2	at	Quebec	6
Toby McDonald		G	Paddy Moran
George Trenouth	1	P	Joe Hall	3
Alfred McDonald	Capt.	CP	Harry Mummery
Ken Randall		F	Tommy Smith	1
Bill Dumphy		F	Jack Marks	2
Jim Fraser		F	Billy Creighton
Jim 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.

Quebec travelled to Victoria, British Columbia to play an exhibition series with the Victoria Aristocrats. The Aristocrats had requested a challenge series with Quebec, but would not travel to Quebec City, and the Bulldogs would not agree to defend the Cup on any other ice than their home rink. The Aristocrats would win the best-of-three series.^[3]

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

Goaltending averages

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

Player	Team	GP	G	PIM
Malone, JoeJoe Malone	Quebec Bulldogs	20	43	34
Smith, TommyTommy Smith	Quebec Bulldogs	18	39	30
Hyland, HarryHarry Hyland	Montreal Wanderers	20	27	38
Nighbor, FrankFrank Nighbor	Toronto Blueshirts	19	25	9
Lalonde, NewsyNewsy Lalonde	Montreal Canadiens	18	25	61
Pitre, DidierDidier Pitre	Montreal Canadiens	17	24	80
Broadbent, PunchPunch Broadbent	Ottawa Senators	20	20	15
Davidson, ScottyScotty Davidson	Toronto Blueshirts	20	19	69
Smith, DonDon Smith	Montreal Canadiens	20	19	52
Ronan, SkeneSkene Ronan	Ottawa Senators	20	18	39

Quebec Bulldogs 1913 Stanley Cup Champions

Roster

  Centres

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

  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)†

  Goaltenders

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

  Coaching and administrative staff

• Philippe Auguste Choquette (President/Owner),
• Mike 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)††
• † – Missing from both team pictures
• †† – first name remains unknown
• (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.
• Zweig, Eric (2012). Stanley Cup: 120 years of hockey supremacy. Firefly Books. ISBN 978-1-77085-104-7.

Notes

1. Standings: Coleman, Charles (1966). Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol. 1, 1893-1926 inc. National Hockey League. p. 239.
2. Coleman, pg. 125
3. Zweig 2012, p. 283.