1903–04 WPHL season
Sports season
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The 1903â04 WPHL season was the seventh season of operation for the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League. Four Pittsburgh-area teams competed in the season, in which all games were played at the Duquesne Garden. However, the Pittsburgh Keystones withdrew from the league on January 17, 1904. The season concluded with the Pittsburgh Victorias having the best record in the league and being named league champions. It would be the team's only league title. The season also marked the final WPHL season until 1907 as the city formed the Pittsburgh Professionals a professional club to compete in the International Professional Hockey League.
| 1903â04 WPHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Western Pennsylvania Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Teams | 4 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Pittsburgh Victorias (1st title) |
Season
Final standings
Note GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PTS = Points
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Victorias | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 23 | 20 |
| Pittsburgh Bankers | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 16 |
| Pittsburgh Athletic Club | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 44 | 62 | 8 |
| Pittsburgh Keystones â | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 4 |
â The Keystones withdrew from the league on January 17, 1904
Results
| Month | Day | Team | Score | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | |||||
| December | 1 | Pittsburgh AC | 6 | Bankers | 1 |
| 3 | Victorias | 6 | Keystones | 1 | |
| 8 | Victorias | 5 | Bankers | 1 | |
| 10 | Keystones | 6 | Pittsburgh AC | 4 | |
| 15 | Bankers | 3 | Keystones | 2 | |
| 17 | Victorias | 9 | Pittsburgh AC | 2 | |
| 22 | Bankers | 6 | Pittsburgh AC | 0 | |
| 24 | Victorias | 5 | Keystones | 0 | |
| 1904 | |||||
| January | 5 | Bankers | 3 | Victorias | 1 |
| 8 | Keystones | 5 | Pittsburgh AC | 4 | |
| 12 | Bankers | 8 | Keystones | 1 | |
| 15 | Victorias | 5 | Pittsburgh AC | 1 | |
| 19 | Bankers | 3 | Pittsburgh AC | 2 | |
| 22 | Bankers | 2 | Victorias | 1 | |
| 26 | Victorias | 6 | Pittsburgh AC | 5 | |
| 29 | Victorias | 5 | Bankers | 1 | |
| February | 2 | Pittsburgh AC | 5 | Bankers | 4 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh AC | 4 | Victorias | 2 | |
| 16 | Victorias | 5 | Bankers | 2 | |
| 19 | Bankers | 5 | Pittsburgh AC | 3 | |
| 23 | Victorias | 4 | Pittsburgh AC | 1 | |
| 26 | Victorias | 2 | Bankers | 0 | |
| March | 4 | Pittsburgh AC | 4 | Bankers | 2 |
| 8 | Bankers | 4 | Pittsburgh AC | 3 | |
References
- Fitzsimmons, Ernie (2000), "Early Professional, Early Senior WHA and Modern Minor Professional League Standings", in Diamond, Dan (ed.), Total Hockey, Total Sport Publishing, pp. 414â432, ISBN 1-892129-85-X