1895 AHAC Season

The 1895 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted from January 3 until March 8. Each team played 8 games, and Montreal Victorias were first with a 6–2–0 record. After a required Stanley Cup challenge played between the 1894 winners, Montreal HC and Queen's, champion of the Ontario Hockey Association, the Victorias inherited the Stanley Cup as league champions.

Executive

* W. Jack, Victorias (President)
* A. Laurie, Quebec (1st. Vice-Pres.)
* W. C. Young, Ottawa (2nd. Vice-Pres.)
* J. A. Findlay, Montreal (Sec.-Treasurer)

Regular season

Highlights

The Crystals suffered three straight defeats to open the season. After this, they decided independently to merge with the Montreal Shamrocks. On February 2, this new team defeated Quebec 2–1. The game was protested by Quebec and the result was cancelled and not replayed.

Another game involving Quebec was noteworthy, on February 23 against Ottawa, won by Ottawa 3–2. The game, played at Quebec, was very rough and the crowd became hostile towards the visitors. At the end of the match, the crowd pursued referee Hamilton and Umpire Findlay as they left the arena, and dragged them back to force them to declare the game a draw. Police were called to break up the demonstration. Subsequent to the match, the AHAC decided to suspend the Quebec hockey club for the rest of the season.

Final Standing

Leading scorers

;Source:Coleman(1966) pp. 24-25

Montreal H.C. Stanley Cup 1895 challenge champions

Herb Collins(goal), Charles Archibald(forward), Billy Barlow(forward), Frank Bickerdike(point), Allan Cameron(coverpoint), Norman Dawes(forward), Archie Hodgson(forward), George James(coverpoint), Clarence McKerrow(forward), Aubrey Mussen(forward), Clarence Mussen(point), Haviland Routh(forward)

;Non-players:James Stewart (President), Harry Shaw (Manager/Secretary-Treasurer)

Montreal Victorias 1895 Stanley Cup champions

Robert Jones(goal), Jim Fenwick(goal), A. McDougall(goal), Hartland McDougall(goal), Harold Henderson(point), Ronald Elliot(point), William Pullan(point), Mike Grant(coverpoint-Captain), Graham Drinkwater(rover), Shirley Davidson(forward), Robert McDougall(forward), NormanRankin(forward).

;Non-playersW. Jack (President), Fred Meredith (Hon. President), P.M. Desterneck (Secretary/Treasurer), G.R. Hooper (Director).

ee also

*List of pre-NHL seasons
*List of Stanley Cup champions

References

*cite book | author=Coleman, Charles L. | title=The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc. |year=1966
* Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 50. ISBN 1–55168–261–3.