1903 CAHL season

The 1903 Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) season lasted from January 3 until February 28. Teams played an eight game schedule. Ottawa and Montreal Victorias tied for the league championship with records of six wins and two losses.

League Business

Executive

* Harry Trihey, Shamrocks (President)
* P. M. Butler, Ottawa (1st Vice-President)
* A. D. Scott, Quebec ( 2nd Vice-President)
* Fred McRobie, Montreal (Secretary-Treasurer)

It was decided that league champions would not play for the Stanley Cup until after the season. If a challenge was ordered by the Cup trustees Montreal would default the Cup. A challenge was ordered by the Trustees and Montreal eventually agreed to play Winnipeg in January during regular season play.

This season saw the loss of several players to the new International Hockey League in the U.S., including Charles Liffiton, Hod Stuart, Eddie Hogan.

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Highlights

This season saw several impressive rookies including Frank McGee and Art Moore for Ottawa.

The season would be a two team race between Montreal Victorias and Ottawa, splitting their matches between each other. The season ended in a tie, which necessitated a playoff, won by Ottawa to win their first Stanley Cup. At the other end of the standing, Shamrocks did not win any games.

Final Standing

coring Leaders

tanley Cup Challenges

Winnipeg vs. Montreal

Another Montreal HC vs. Winnipeg Victorias best-of-three challenge series was held in early 1903. In game one, defending champion Montreal defeated Winnipeg, 8–1. game two was the first Stanley Cup challenge match to be replayed. Both teams skated to a 2–2 tie before the game had to be suspended at 27:00 of overtime because of a midnight curfew. It was then decided to discard the result and replay game two two days later. In the rescheduled contest, the Victorias won, 4–2, to even the series. However, Montreal won the decisive game three, 4–1, to retain the Cup.

For their win, the Ottawa players would each receive a silver nugget. From that point on the team would also be known as the "Silver Seven."

Montreal H.C. 1903 Februray Stanley Cup champions

Stanley Cup champion
year=1903
goaltenders=*Billy Nicholson
defence=*Billy Bellingham (point)
* Dickie Boon (coverpoint-captain)
* Tom Hodges (point-coverpoint)
wingers=* Cecil Blachford
* Jimmy Gardner
* Charles Liffiton
* Tommy Phillips
* George Smith
centers=* Jack Marshall
* Art Hooper (rover)
non-players=
*Harry Shaw (President), Clarence McKerrow (Coach)
*Allan Cameron (Director), Paul Lefbvre (Trainer)
* H. Andrews†, C. Chitty†, H. Dewitt, H. Smith† (Executives)† Unknown non-playing position with Montreal H.C. |

Ottawa Hockey Club 1903 March Stanley Cup champions

Stanley Cup champion
year=1903
goaltenders=*John “Bouse” Hutton
defence=*Harvey Pulford (point-Captain)
* Arthur Fraser (point-coverpoint)
* Arthur Moore(coverpoint)
* Frank Wood (point-coverpoint)
wingers=* Hamilton Billy Gilmour
* Suddy Gilmour
* Harry Westwick (also played rover)
* Percy Sims
* Charles Spittal
* Jack Smith (did not play)
centers=* Frank McGee(also played rover)
*Dave Gilmour(also played coverpoint)|non-players=
*Placy Mituttler (President), Robert Shillington (Manager)
*Alf Smith (Coach), A. Mutchamor (Treasurer)
*W. Halton (Secretary), Halder Kirby (Club Doctor)
* Llewellyn Bates, Chauncy Kirby, Martin Rosenthal, Charles Sparks (Directors),
*Mac McGilton (Ass’t Trainer), Pete Green (Trainer)

*Alf Smith did not play for Ottawa in 1903. However he was playing-coach for Ottawa Silver Sevens next 3 Stanley Cup winning seasons.|

ee also

* 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
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