1916–17 NHA season
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The 1916–17 NHA season was the 8th and final season of the National Hockey Association. Teams were to play two half-seasons of 10 games each, though this was disrupted.
The NHA franchise of the dormant Shamrocks was taken back from its owner Eddie Livingstone and used by the 228th Battalion, which had a number of NHA hockey players who had enlisted for military service. Also known as the Northern Fusiliers, the team played wearing khaki military uniforms and was the league's most popular and highest scoring club until the regiment was ordered overseas in February 1917 and the team was forced to withdraw.
A scandal ensued when several stars were subsequently discharged, not having to fight and alleged they had been promised commissions solely to play hockey. The NHA would sue the 228th Battalion club for its withdrawal, though ultimately did not succeed.
A dispute also erupted over the rest of the playing schedule. The Toronto Blueshirts club was suspended for the rest of the season by the league, and some of its players played for other clubs for the rest of the schedule. The league intended for the players to be returned at the end of the season to whomever would own the Toronto club then. As the sale did not take place, the league kept them. The owner of the Blueshirts would file several lawsuits over the league's actions, sparking the events that led to the founding of the NHL.
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[edit] League Business
Emmet Quinn resigned as president on 1916-10-18.
The Ottawa club wanted to suspend play for the season due to the war, but was voted down. The club was then sold to Edgar Dey, manager of Dey's Arena.
[edit] Executives
- Frank Robinson, Montreal (president)
- Frank Calder, (secretary-treasurer)
Directors:
- S. E. Lichtenhein, Wanderers,
- G. W. Kennedy, Canadiens
- Martin Rosenthal, Ottawa
- E. J. Livingstone, Toronto
- Capt. L. W. Reade, 228th
- Mike. J. Quinn, Quebec
[edit] Rule Changes
A split-schedule of two halves would be used.
The single-referee system would be reinstated.
Throwing the stick to prevent a goal would mean the award of an automatic goal for the other team.
[edit] Regular Season
[edit] Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against
| First Half | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Canadiens | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 38 |
| Ottawa Senators | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 41 |
| 228th Battalion | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 57 |
| Toronto Blueshirts | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 45 |
| Montreal Wanderers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 56 | 72 |
| Quebec Bulldogs | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 80 |
| Second Half | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Senators | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 22 |
| Quebec Bulldogs | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 46 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 42 |
| Montreal Wanderers | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 65 |
228th Battalion dropped out after first half. Toronto was suspended at that time for the rest of the season by the league.
[edit] Results
[edit] Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | GP | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Malone | Quebec Bulldogs | 19 | 41 |
| Frank Nighbor | Ottawa Senators | 19 | 41 |
| Odie Cleghorn | Montreal Wanderers | 18 | 28 |
| Newsy Lalonde | Montreal Canadiens | 18 | 27 |
| Jack Darragh | Ottawa Senators | 20 | 26 |
| Didier Pitre | Montreal Canadiens | 20 | 22 |
| Dave Ritchie | Quebec Bulldogs | 19 | 17 |
| Corb Denneny | Toronto / Ottawa | 20 | 19 |
| Eddie Gerard | Ottawa Senators | 19 | 17 |
| Eddie Oatman | 228th Battalion | 12 | 17 † |
[edit] Leading Goaltenders
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Keats | Toronto | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | |
| Clint Benedict | Ottawa | 18 | 50 | 1 | 2.8 |
| Georges Vezina | Canadiens | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | |
| Brock | Toronto | 4 | 16 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Billy Nicholson | Toronto | 10 | 40 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Ossie Lang | Ottawa | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | |
| Sam Hebert | Quebec/Ottawa | 15 | 84 | 5.6 | |
| Lockhart | 228th Battalion | 12 | 69 | 1 | 5.8 † |
| Bert Lindsay | Wanderers | 15 | 96 | 6.4 | |
| Paddy Moran | Quebec | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | |
| Billy Hague | Wanderers | 4 | 41 | 10.3 |
† Totals includes two 228th Battalion games played in second half, not counted in standings.
[edit] Playoffs
| Game-by-Game | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 7 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–2 | Ottawa Senators | Montreal Arena | |
| 2 | March 10 | Ottawa Senators | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens | Dey's Arena | |
| Canadiens win two-game playoff 7–6 | ||||||
The Montreal Canadiens won the O'Brien Trophy, but lost to the Seattle Metropolitans of the PCHA in the 1917 Stanley Cup Finals.
[edit] See also
- National Hockey Association
- List of pre-NHL seasons
- List of Stanley Cup champions
- 1916 in sports
- 1917 in sports
[edit] References
- Coleman, Charles (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc.. NHL.
| Preceded by 1915–16 NHA season |
NHA seasons 1916–17 |
Succeeded by 1917–18 NHL season |
