1919–20 PCHA season
Can-Am pro ice hockey league season
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The 1919â20 PCHA season was the ninth season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) league. Season play ran from December 26, 1919, to March 10, 1920. The season was enlarged to 22 games per team. The Seattle Metropolitans club finished first during the regular season and then won the playoff with the Vancouver Millionaires to take the PCHA championship. The Mets then played in the 1920 Stanley Cup Final against the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Ottawa Senators. The Senators won the best-of-five series three games to two.
| 1919â20 PCHA season | |
|---|---|
| League | Pacific Coast Hockey Association |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | December 29, 1919âMarch 10, 1920 |
| Teams | 3 |
| Regular season | |
| League leader | Seattle Metropolitans |
| Top scorer | Tommy Dunderdale (Victoria) |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Seattle Metropolitans |
| Runners-up | Vancouver Millionaires |
League business
At the league's annual meeting on November 21, 1919, Frank Patrick was re-elected as PCHA president.
Several players retired, including Si Griffis, Barney Stanley, and Mickey MacKay of Vancouver, and Ran McDonald of Seattle. Three players from Stanley Cup champion Toronto of the NHL moved to the PCHA this season: Alf Skinner, Jack Adams, and Harry Meeking.
Teams
| 1919â20 Pacific Coast Hockey Association | |||||
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Metropolitans | Seattle, Washington | Seattle Ice Arena | 4,000 | ||
| Vancouver Millionaires | Vancouver, British Columbia | Denman Arena | 10,500 | ||
| Victoria Aristocrats | Victoria, British Columbia | Patrick Arena | 4,000 | ||
Map of teams
PCHA Teams
Regular season
Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
| Pacific Coast Hockey Association | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Metropolitans | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 59 | 55 |
| Vancouver Millionaires | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 75 | 65 |
| Victoria Aristocrats | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 57 | 71 |
Schedule and results
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | 26 | Seattle | 1 | Victoria | 2 |
| 29 | Victoria | 3 | Vancouver | 4 (OT 0'24") | |
| 31 | Vancouver | 2 | Seattle | 3 | |
| Jan | 2 | Vancouver | 4 | Victoria | 7 |
| 5 | Seattle | 2 | Vancouver | 3 | |
| 7 | Victoria | 2 | Seattle | 5 | |
| 9 | Seattle | 0 | Victoria | 2 | |
| 12 | Victoria | 4 | Vancouver | 3 | |
| 14 | Vancouver | 3 | Seattle | 1 | |
| 16 | Vancouver | 2 | Victoria | 1 | |
| 19 | Seattle | 5 | Vancouver | 2 | |
| 21 | Victoria | 1 | Seattle | 3 | |
| 23 | Vancouver | 1 | Victoria | 4 | |
| 26 | Victoria | 5 | Vancouver | 7 | |
| 28 | Vancouver | 3 | Seattle | 4 (OT 3'59") | |
| 30 | Seattle | 4 | Victoria | 2 | |
| Feb | 2 | Seattle | 3 | Vancouver | 4 (OT 3'40") |
| 4 | Victoria | 0 | Seattle | 3 | |
| 6 | Vancouver | 3 | Victoria | 1 | |
| 9 | Victoria | 3 | Vancouver | 2 | |
| 11 | Vancouver | 4 | Seattle | 2 | |
| 13 | Seattle | 1 | Victoria | 6 | |
| 16 | Seattle | 3 | Vancouver | 2 | |
| 18 | Victoria | 0 | Seattle | 6 | |
| 20 | Vancouver | 1 | Victoria | 3 | |
| 23 | Victoria | 4 | Vancouver | 10 | |
| 25 | Vancouver | 8 | Seattle | 0 | |
| 27 | Seattle | 2 | Victoria | 3 (OT 7'04") | |
| Mar | 1 | Seattle | 2 | Vancouver | 5 |
| 3 | Victoria | 0 | Seattle | 2 | |
| 5 | Vancouver | 2 | Victoria | 3 | |
| 8 | Seattle | 2 | Vancouver | 0 | |
| 10 | Victoria | 1 | Seattle | 5 |
Source: Coleman (1966)[1]
Player statistics
Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Dunderdale | Victoria Aristocrats | 22 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 35 |
| Frank Foyston | Seattle Metropolitans | 22 | 26 | 3 | 29 | 3 |
| Smokey Harris | Vancouver Millionaires | 22 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 12 |
| Eddie Oatman | Victoria Aristocrats | 22 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 38 |
| Gordon Roberts | Vancouver Millionaires | 22 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 13 |
| Alf Skinner | Vancouver Millionaires | 22 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 28 |
| Jim Riley | Seattle Metropolitans | 22 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 49 |
| Charles Tobin | Seattle Metropolitans | 19 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 |
| Lloyd Cook | Vancouver Millionaires | 21 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 15 |
| Art Duncan | Vancouver Millionaires | 22 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 |
Source: Toronto World, March 19, 1920.[2]
Goaltending averages
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hap Holmes | Seattle | 22 | 55 | 4 | 2.2 |
| Hughie Lehman | Vancouver | 22 | 65 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Hec Fowler | Victoria | 22 | 71 | 1 | 3.2 |
Playoffs
Seattle and Vancouver met for the third straight year in the playoffs to decide the PCHA championship. Vancouver won the first game 3â0 at Seattle, but Seattle struck back in Vancouver, defeating the Millionaires 6â0 to win the championship and advance to the Stanley Cup Final in Ottawa. Gordon Roberts of Vancouver played his last professional game in the first game and scored a goal.[3]
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 12 | Seattle | 1 | Vancouver | 3 |
| March 15 | Vancouver | 0 | Seattle | 6 |
Source: Coleman (1966)[4]
Stanley Cup Final
Ottawa won the first two games of the series. After Jack Darragh scored the game-winning goal in their 3â2 victory in game one, goaltender Clint Benedict led the Senators to a 3â0 shutout win in game two. Seattle won game three, 3â1, before the series was shifted to Toronto because of Ottawa's slushy ice conditions (the Ottawa Arena did not have artificial ice). Frank Foyston then scored twice to lead the Mets to a 5â2 victory in game four to even the series. In the fifth game, Darragh recorded a hat-trick to lead the Senators to a 6â1 win to clinch the Cup.
| Date | Winning team | Score | Losing team | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 22 | Ottawa Senators | 3â2 | Seattle Metropolitans | The Arena, Ottawa | |
| 2 | March 24 | Ottawa Senators | 3â0 | Seattle Metropolitans | ||
| 3 | March 27 | Seattle Metropolitans | 3â1 | Ottawa Senators | ||
| 4 | March 30 | Seattle Metropolitans | 5â2 | Ottawa Senators | Arena Gardens, Toronto | |
| 5 | April 1 | Ottawa Senators | 6â1 | Seattle Metropolitans | ||
| Ottawa wins best-of-five series 3 games to 2 | ||||||
Source: Coleman (1966)[5]