1919–20 Quebec Athletics season

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The 1919–20 Quebec Athletics season was the Athletics' first and last season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Quebec franchise, dating from the National Hockey Association (NHA), had been cancelled after two seasons of dormancy.[1] This new team was created prior to the season as a replacement.[1] The team placed fourth and last in the league in both halves of the season to not qualify for the playoffs. The Quebec franchise would be transferred to Hamilton, Ontario, before the next season.

League4th (1st half)
4th (2nd half) NHL
1919–20 record2–10–0 (1st half)
2–10–0 (2nd half)
Home record4–8–0
Road record0–12–0
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1919–20 Quebec Athletics
League4th (1st half)
4th (2nd half) NHL
1919–20 record2–10–0 (1st half)
2–10–0 (2nd half)
Home record4–8–0
Road record0–12–0
Goals for91
Goals against177
Team information
CoachMike Quinn
CaptainJoe Malone
ArenaQuebec Arena
Team leaders
GoalsJoe Malone (39)
AssistsJoe Malone (10)
PointsJoe Malone (49)
Penalty minutesHarry Mummery (38)
WinsFrank Brophy (3)
Goals against averageFrank Brophy (7.11)
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Off-season

The Quebec Bulldogs franchise had been dormant for two seasons. In the first season, long-time manager Mike Quinn had retired due to ill health and the club's directors voted to suspend the team. Before the second season, the team had been sold to Percy Quinn (no relation), but Quinn was only using the franchise in an ill-fated attempt to resurrect the National Hockey Association (NHA). The NHL owners then cancelled the Quebec NHL franchise, leaving Quebec out of the league for a second season. In May 1919, Calder and Mike Quinn made efforts to return Quebec to the league. This led to the NHL approving a new franchise in December 1919, to be operated by the Quebec Athletic Club and the club's official name in the NHL was the Quebec Athletic Club, leaving the old 'Bulldogs' nickname behind.[2] Mike Quinn returned to manage the team for the season.

Regular season

Joe Malone and Jack McDonald from the Quebec NHA team were 'returned' to the new Quebec NHL team. Malone would lead the league in scoring with 39 goals. Malone would score seven goals in a game against Toronto on January 31, 1920, and six goals in a game against Ottawa on March 10, 1920.

On March 3, the Montreal Canadiens pummeled the Athletics 16–3, setting an all-time NHL record for goals by one team.

Final standings

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First half
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Ottawa Senators12930185923
Montreal Canadiens12840166251
Toronto St. Patricks12570105262
Quebec Athletics12210044481
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Second half
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Ottawa Senators121020206241
Toronto St. Patricks12750146744
Montreal Canadiens12570106762
Quebec Athletics12210044796
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[3] Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

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1919–20 NHL Records [4]
Team MTL OTT QUE TOR
Montreal —1–77–15–3
Ottawa 7–1—7–15–3
Quebec 1–71–7—2–6
Toronto 3–53–56–2—
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Schedule and results

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1919–20 regular season[5]
First half
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
1LDecember 24, 19195–12Montreal Canadiens (1919–20)0–1–0
2LDecember 27, 19194–7@ Toronto St. Patricks (1919–20)0–2–0
3LJanuary 1, 19202–3Ottawa Senators (1919–20)0–3–0
4WJanuary 7, 19207–5Toronto St. Patricks (1919–20)1–3–0
5LJanuary 10, 19201–7@ Ottawa Senators (1919–20)1–4–0
6LJanuary 12, 19203–7@ Montreal Canadiens (1919–20)1–5–0
7LJanuary 14, 19201–2Ottawa Senators (1919–20)1–6–0
8LJanuary 17, 19203–8@ Toronto St. Patricks (1919–20)1–7–0
9LJanuary 21, 19201–12@ Ottawa Senators (1919–20)1–8–0
10LJanuary 24, 19204–8Montreal Canadiens (1919–20)1–9–0
11LJanuary 28, 19203–4 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1919–20)1–10–0
12WJanuary 31, 192010–6Toronto St. Patricks (1919–20)2–10–0
Second half
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
13LFebruary 4, 19200–5Ottawa Senators (1919–20)2–11–0
14LFebruary 7, 19202–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1919–20)2–12–0
15LFebruary 11, 19202–7@ Toronto St. Patricks (1919–20)2–13–0
16LFebruary 16, 19203–4Toronto St. Patricks (1919–20)2–14–0
17LFebruary 18, 19203–9@ Ottawa Senators (1919–20)2–15–0
18WFebruary 21, 19208–7 OTMontreal Canadiens (1919–20)3–15–0
19LFebruary 25, 19202–8Toronto St. Patricks (1919–20)3–16–0
20LFebruary 28, 19206–8@ Montreal Canadiens (1919–20)3–17–0
21LMarch 3, 19203–16Montreal Canadiens (1919–20)3–18–0
22LMarch 6, 19202–11@ Toronto St. Patricks (1919–20)3–19–0
23LMarch 8, 19206–11@ Ottawa Senators (1919–20)3–20–0
24WMarch 10, 192010–4Ottawa Senators (1919–20)4–20–0

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

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Player statistics

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Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Joe MaloneC/LW2439104912
George CareyRW20119206
Tommy McCarthyRW12126180
Harry MummeryD24991842
Jack McDonaldC2467134
Eddie CarpenterD24841224
Dave RitchieD2363918
Tommy SmithC1001111
Frank BrophyG210000
Jack CoughlinF90000
Howie LockhartG10000
Jack MarksF10004
Fred McLeanF70002
George McNaughtonF10000
Alex WellingtonD10000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Frank Brophy14542131801487.110
Harry Mummery1423110187.610
Howie Lockhart6010101111.000
Team:14512442001777.320
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Awards and records

Transactions

  • Howie Lockhart - Loaned to Quebec by Toronto, March 6, 1920. (Toronto 11, Quebec 2).

References

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