1921–22 Toronto St. Patricks season
NHL hockey team season (won 2nd Stanley Cup)
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The 1921â22 Toronto St. Patricks season was the fifth season of the Toronto NHL franchise, third as the St. Patricks. This was the first time the team made the playoffs in back to back years in franchise history. The St. Patricks would win the NHL championship and the Stanley Cup.
| 1921â22 Toronto St. Patricks | |
|---|---|
Stanley Cup champions | |
O'Brien Trophy winners | |
| League | 2nd NHL |
| 1921â22 record | 13â10â1 |
| Home record | 8â4â0 |
| Road record | 5â6â1 |
| Goals for | 98 |
| Goals against | 97 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Charles Querrie |
| Coach | George O'Donoghue |
| Captain | Reg Noble |
| Arena | Arena Gardens |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Babe Dye (31) |
| Assists | Harry Cameron (8) |
| Points | Babe Dye (37) |
| Penalty minutes | Corbett Denneny (28) |
| Wins | John Ross Roach (11) |
| Goals against average | John Ross Roach (4.07) |
Regular season

Prior to the season, St. Pats goaltender Jake Forbes was denied a pay raise, and he refused to play with the team for the 1921â22 season. Toronto suspended Forbes from the club, and signed free agent goaltender John Ross Roach.[1]
The St. Pats played consistent hockey all season long, finishing the season with a 13â10â1, earning 27 points, and finishing in second place in the league, behind the Senators, and once again earned a spot in the O'Brien Cup finals.[2]
Babe Dye led the St. Pats with 30 goals, two less than league leader Punch Broadbent of the Ottawa Senators, and his 37 points was the third highest in the NHL, behind Broadbent and Senators teammate Cy Denneny. Harry Cameron scored 19 goals and 27 points from the blueline, while Corbett Denneny also scored 19 goals and earned 26 points in total. Reg Noble had another solid season, scoring 17 goals and 25 points, while Ken Randall also got into double digits with goals, scoring 10. Denneny led the club with 28 penalty minutes, with Randall just behind him, getting 20 penalty minutes.[3]
In goal, John Ross Roach had a solid rookie season, playing in 22 games, finishing with a record of 11â10â1, and a GAA of 4.07.[4]
Season standings
| GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Senators | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 106 | 84 |
| Toronto St. Patricks | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 98 | 97 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 88 | 94 |
| Hamilton Tigers | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 88 | 105 |
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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
Playoffs
The St. Pats met the Ottawa Senators in the two game, total goal O'Brien Cup finals. Ottawa upset Toronto the previous year, however this season, Toronto was the underdog, as they finished 3 points behind the Senators in the NHL standings. The St. Pats defeated the Senators in the first game held at Mutual Street Arena by a score of 5â4. The series moved to Dey's Arena in Ottawa for the second game, and the St. Pats used the strategy of icing the puck whenever possible in this game to keep their lead, and it worked, as the teams played to a 0â0 tie, as Toronto advanced to the Stanley Cup finals, winning the series 5â4.
Toronto faced the Vancouver Millionaires of the PCHA to determine the winner of the 1922 Stanley Cup Finals in a best of 5 series, with all games being played at Mutual Street Arena. Vancouver took a 1â0 series lead, defeating Toronto 4â3, however, Babe Dye scored in overtime in the second game, evening the series to one win a piece. Vancouver took a 2â1 series lead, defeating the St. Pats 3â0 in the third game. The Millionaires looked to end the series in the fourth game, however, John Ross Roach shutout Vancouver 6â0, setting up a Stanley Cup deciding fifth game. The St. Pats, led by Babe Dye and his four goals, easily defeated Vancouver 5â1, as the Toronto franchise won the Stanley Cup for the second time in team history.[7]
Schedule and results
Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
| 1922 Stanley Cup playoffs[8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NHL championship vs. (1) Ottawa Senators â St. Patricks win 5 goals to 4 goals
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Stanley Cup Finals vs. Vancouver Millionaires â St. Patricks win 3â2
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Legend: Win Loss |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babe Dye | 24 | 31 | 7 | 38 | 39 |
| Harry Cameron | 24 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 22 |
| Corb Denneny | 24 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 28 |
| Reg Noble | 24 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 19 |
| Ken Randall | 24 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 32 |
| Red Stuart | 24 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 |
| Lloyd Andrews | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paddy Nolan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ross Roach | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Smith | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Smylie | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Stackhouse | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ross Roach | 1340 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91 | 4.07 | 0 | |||
| Ivan Mitchell | 120 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | |||
| Team: | 1460 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 97 | 3.99 | 0 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babe Dye | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Red Stuart | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Harry Cameron | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Corb Denneny | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Randall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Lloyd Andrews | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reg Noble | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| John Ross Roach | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Smylie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Stackhouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
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| John Ross Roach | 120 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 | 1 | |||
| Team: | 120 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 | 1 |
- Pos = Position;GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Pos = Position;GP = Games played; Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved;SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
- O'Brien Cup â NHL league champions
Transactions
- November 9, 1921: Traded Cully Wilson to Hamilton Tigers for Ed Carpenter
- December 5, 1921: Lost Free Agent Ivan Mitchell to Hamilton Tigers
- December 16, 1921: Signed Free Agent Glenn Smith
- December 23, 1921: Signed Free Agents Paddy Nolan, Stan Jackson and Ted Stackhouse
- January 22, 1922: Released Ted Stackhouse
- January 25, 1922: Signed Free Agent Ted Stackhouse
- May 27, 1922: Traded Jake Forbes to Hamilton Tigers for cash