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Amateur Hockey Association of Canada The Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) was an amateur men's ice hockey league founded on 8 December 1886, in existence until 1898. It was the second ice hockey league organized in Canada, after one in Kingston, Ontario started in 1883. ...
season was the twelfth and final season of the league. Each team played 8 games, and Montreal Victorias were again first with an 8–0 record, to retain the
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. This was their fourth-straight league championship. The league would dissolve prior to the next season.


League business


Executive

* J. A. Findlay, Montreal (President) * J. S. Dunbar, Quebec (1st. Vice-Pres.) * G. P. Murphy (2nd Vice-Pres.) * F. Howard Wilson (Sec.-Treasurer) * W. Snow, E. Hinchy, E. Farwell, E. Blurty, G. Tanguay (Council) The Ottawa Capitals applied to join the league, but were turned down because they had not won an intermediate-level championship.


Season


Highlights

The game of February 12, 1898, between Ottawa and the Victorias was notable because
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, the regular goalkeeper of Ottawa staged a one-man strike because he had not received his share of complimentary tickets. Ottawa played A. Cope instead and lost 9–5. The fans in attendance heckled the defence pair of
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and
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, and in response Mr. Young went into the crowd to attack a spectator.


Final standing


Exhibition tours


Shamrocks tour New York

From February 14 through 19th, the Shamrocks toured New York city, playing teams of the Amateur Hockey League. They played the New York Hockey Club twice and the Brooklyn Skating Club once. The Shamrocks split the two with New York 2–1 and 0–1New York Times Feb 18 1898 at the Lexington Avenue Ice Palace. The series was considered close however in the second game play turned rough and several Montreal players were ejected; Desse Brown (Montreal) and Billy Russell (New York). Benny Phillips of New York would score the only goal and assists were rewarded to DeCasanova and Russell. The Shamrocks also defeated Brooklyn 4–3 at the Clermont Avenue Rink.


Victorias tour New York

The first game was dubbed by the American media as establishing the amateur international championship, between the top American team, The New York Athletic Club and the top Canadian team the Montreal Victorias. After the season, the Victorias visited New York, first playing the New York Athletic Club at the
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, winning 6–1 on March 4. The game was in attendance of 3000 people. The game was noted as the Victorias were able to 'disarm' their opponents illustrating stealing the puck from the opposing players through stick-handling. Montreal scorers were (2 goals each) Macdougall, Davidson, Drinkwater to Fenwicks single goal On March 5, the Victorias defeated the St. Nicholas Skating Club 8–0.


Playoffs

There were no playoffs as the Victorias won first place exclusively.


Stanley Cup challenges


Victorias vs. Ottawa

Prior to the season, Victorias would play Ottawa Capitals of the CCHA in a single-elimination game on December 27, 1897, winning 15–2. It was originally scheduled as the first best-of-three challenge, but the series ended after the first game because the Victorias clearly was the superior team with a 15–2 victory and the Ottawa team withdrew its challenge. Referee – J. A. Findlay
Umpires – M. J. Polan, A. McKerrow Source: ''Ottawa Journal'' No challenges were played after the season.


Schedule and results

† Victorias clinch league championship.


Player statistics


Goaltending averages


Scoring leaders

Source: Coleman(1966), pp. 41–43


Stanley Cup engraving


1898 Montreal Victorias


See also

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* List of pre-NHL seasons


References


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Notes

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AHAC The Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) was an amateur men's ice hockey league founded on 8 December 1886, in existence until 1898. It was the second ice hockey league organized in Canada, after one in Kingston, Ontario started in 1883. ...