# 1894 AHAC season

The 1894 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted from January 5 until March 10. The season ended with a four-way tie, necessitating a playoff to decide the league and Stanley Cup championships. The Montreal Hockey Club defeated the Ottawa Hockey Club in the final playoff game to claim the title.

## Executive

* President - Watson Jack, Victorias
* First Vice Pres. - A. Laurie, Quebec
* Second Vice Pres. - Weldy C. Young, Ottawa
* Secretary-Treasurer - J. A. Findlay, Montreal

## Season
### Highlights

In two games players scored five goals. In the opening game, in which Montreal soundly defeated Quebec 7–0, Haviland Routh scored five. On January 20, Bert Russel of Ottawa scored five.

### Final standing

| Team | Games Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals For | Goals Against |
| Montreal Hockey Club | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 15 |
| Ottawa Hockey Club | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 16 |
| Montreal Victorias | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 20 |
| Quebec Hockey Club | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 27 |
| Montreal Crystals | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 43 |

## Playoffs

The first Stanley Cup playoff game occurred on March 17, 1894. At the end of the 1894 AHAC season, four teams tied for the AHA championship with records of 5–3–0. This created problems for the AHA governors and the Cup's trustees since there was no tie-breaking system in place. After long negotiation and the withdrawal of Quebec from the championship situation, it was decided that a three-team tournament would take place in Montreal, with Ottawa getting a bye to the finals (being the sole "road" team). The Montreal HC defeated the Montreal Victorias, 3 – 2. Five days later on March 22, 1894, Montreal successfully defended their title with a 3 – 1 win over Ottawa. They later awarded the winning players gold pocket watches. The OHA champion Osgoode Hall challenged for the Cup, but this was abandoned due to the lack of natural ice.

### Game one: Montreal Hockey Club vs. Montreal Victorias

Ice conditions were described as not very good. The game was considered exciting, however, with Haviland Routh and Billy Barlow starring.
| Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Location |
| March 17, 1894 | Montreal Hockey Club | 3 – 2 | Montreal Victorias | Victoria Rink |

#### Game one rosters

| Montreal HC | Goals | Pos. | Goals | Victorias |
| Herbert Collins | | G | | Gordon Lewis |
| Allan Cameron | | P | | Mike Grant |
| George James | | CP | | William Pullan |
| Billy Barlow | 2 | F | 1 | Shirley Davidson |
| Clare Mussen | | F | 1 | Robert MacDougall |
| Archie Hodgson | 1 | F | | Norman Rankin |
| Haviland Routh | | F | | Reg Wallace |
| Referee: Weldy Young, Ottawa |||||

### Game two: Ottawa Hockey Club vs. Montreal Hockey Club

The final was close and in doubt until Billy Barlow scored the winning goal at 9'00" of the third quarter.
According to the Globe report of the game:
    "Team play was marred by the softness of the ice. Rough and foul play was frequent, both defences indulging freely in tripping and slashing. Young of Ottawa was injured by James in the second half and although he finished the game without apparent distress, fainted dead away at the end of it. After the match the victors were carried off the rink."
| Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Location |
| March 22, 1894 | Montreal Hockey Club | 3 – 1 | Ottawa Hockey Club | Victoria Rink |

#### Game two rosters

| Ottawa | Goals | Pos. | Goals | Montreal HC |
| Albert Morel | | G | | Herbert Collins |
| Harvey Pulford | | P | | Allan Cameron |
| Weldy Young | | CP | | George James |
| Chauncey Kirby | 1 | F | | Haviland Routh |
| Bert Russel | | F | | Clare Mussen |
| Joe McDougall | | F | 2 | Archie Hodgson |
| Sam McDougall | | F | 1 | Billy Barlow |
| Referee: Herbert Scott, Quebec |||||

## Schedule and results

| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
| Jan. | 5 | Quebec | 0 | Montreal | 7 |
| Jan. | 6 | Crystals | 1 | Ottawa | 6 |
| Jan. | 6 | Quebec | 3 | Victorias | 7 |
| Jan. | 13 | Victorias | 3 | Montreal | 4 |
| Jan. | 13 | Ottawa | 1 | Quebec | 4 |
| Jan. | 18 | Crystals | 1 | Montreal | 3 |
| Jan. | 20 | Victorias | 1 | Ottawa | 5 |
| Jan. | 20 | Quebec | 4 | Crystals | 1 |
| Jan. | 27 | Ottawa | 4 | Montreal | 1 |
| Jan. | 27 | Crystals | 4 | Quebec | 8 |
| Feb. | 3 | Quebec | 3 | Montreal | 2 |
| Feb. | 9 | Ottawa | 3 | Crystals | 1 |
| Feb. | 10 | Montreal | 1 | Victorias | 2 |
| Feb. | 17 | Ottawa | 2 | Victorias | 3 |
| Feb. | 24 | Montreal | 5 | Ottawa | 1 |
| Feb. | 24 | Victorias | 3 | Quebec | 4 |
| Mar. | 2 | Montreal | 2 | Crystals | 1 |
| Mar. | 3 | Quebec | 0 | Ottawa | 2 |
| Mar. | 7 | Crystals | 0 | Victorias | 6 |
| Mar. | 10 | Victorias | 11 | Crystals | 1 |

## Player statistics
### Goaltending averages

Note: GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | GAA |
| Herbert Collins | Montreal | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1.875 |
| Albert Morel | Ottawa | 8 | 16 | 1 | 2.00 |
| Gordon Lewis | Victorias | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2.16 |
| Robert Jones | Victorias | 1 | 3 | | 3.00 |
| Frank Stocking | Quebec | 8 | 27 | | 3.375 |
| James "Shiner" White | Crystals | 2 | 8 | | 4.00 |
| Hartland MacDougall | Victorias | 1 | 4 | | 4.00 |
| Alexander Clapperton | Crystals | 4 | 18 | | 4.50 |
| Carpenter | Crystals | 1 | 6 | | 6.00 |
| Kearns | Crystals | 1 | 11 | | 11.00 |

### Scoring leaders

Note: GP = games played, G = Goals scored.
| Name | Club | GP | G |
| Bert Russel | Ottawa | 8 | 10 |
| Albert Swift | Quebec | 8 | 10 |
| Haviland Routh | Montreal | 8 | 8 |
| Billy Barlow | Montreal | 8 | 8 |
| Norman Rankin | Victorias | 5 | 6 |
| Shirley Davidson | Victorias | 8 | 6 |
| Chauncey Kirby | Ottawa | 8 | 6 |
| Arthur D. Scott | Quebec | 8 | 6 |
| K. Davidson | Quebec | 4 | 5 |
| Sam McDougall | Ottawa | 7 | 5 |

## Stanley Cup engraving
### Players
#### Forwards

* Billy Barlow^
* Clare Mussen^
* Archie Hodgson^
* Haviland Routh^
* Alex Kingan^
* Alex Irving^
* Arthur Waud^
* Aubrey Mussen (Spare/did not play/on team picture)

#### Defencemen

* Allan Cameron (point)
* George James (cover point),
* Eddie O'Brien (point)
* James Stewart (cover point - playing President of Hockey Club).

#### Goaltenders

* Herbert Collins

### Coaching and administrative staff

* Harry L. Shaw (Manager/Secretary-Treasurer)
* Tom Paton (President of the AAA) (missing from team picture)
* ^Unknown who played Center, Rover, Right Wing and Left Wing, so the players are listed as forwards

### Stanley Cup engraving

* Montreal
* -- 1894 --