# 1924–25 Hamilton Tigers season

The 1924–25 Hamilton Tigers season was the fifth and last season of the Tigers. The club won the regular season but did not play in the playoffs as the players went on strike for increased pay. NHL president Frank Calder suspended the team. In the off-season, the assets of the Tigers were sold to form the new New York Americans expansion team.

## Offseason

The league added two new expansion teams: the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Maroons. The Bruins became the first American-based team in the NHL.
Jimmy Gardner was named coach of the team.

## Regular season
### Final standings

National Hockey League :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Hamilton Tigers | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 90 | 60 | 39 |
| Toronto St. Patricks | 30 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 90 | 84 | 38 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 93 | 56 | 36 |
| Ottawa Senators | 30 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 83 | 66 | 35 |
| Montreal Maroons | 30 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 45 | 65 | 20 |
| Boston Bruins | 30 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 49 | 119 | 12 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

### Record vs. opponents

1924–25 NHL Records :
| Team | BOS | HAM | MTL | MTM | OTT | TOR |
| Boston | — | 1–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 0–6 |
| Hamilton | 5–1 | — | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–2–1 | 4–2 |
| M. Canadiens | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 4–0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 |
| M. Maroons | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–4–2 | — | 2–4 | 2–4 |
| Ottawa | 6–0 | 2–3–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | — | 2–4 |
| Toronto | 6–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | — |

## Playoffs

The Tigers players went on strike to gain an increase in pay for the longer season. After the first playoff series was completed, NHL President Calder suspended the team, awarding the championship to the first round winner. Calder imposed a fine on the players and this was paid after the franchise was sold to New York.

## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | W | November 29, 1924 | 5–3 | Ottawa Senators (1924–25) | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | W | December 3, 1924 | 2–0 | @ Montreal Maroons (1924–25) | 2–0–0 |
| 3 | W | December 5, 1924 | 10–3 | @ Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25) | 3–0–0 |
| 4 | W | December 10, 1924 | 7–1 | Boston Bruins (1924–25) | 4–0–0 |
| 5 | L | December 13, 1924 | 2–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1924–25) | 4–1–0 |
| 6 | T | December 17, 1924 | 0–0 OT | @ Ottawa Senators (1924–25) | 4–1–1 |
| 7 | W | December 20, 1924 | 3–1 | Montreal Maroons (1924–25) | 5–1–1 |
| 8 | W | December 25, 1924 | 8–1 | Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25) | 6–1–1 |
| 9 | W | December 29, 1924 | 2–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1924–25) | 7–1–1 |
| 10 | W | January 1, 1925 | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1924–25) | 8–1–1 |
| 11 | L | January 3, 1925 | 0–2 | @ Ottawa Senators (1924–25) | 8–2–1 |
| 12 | L | January 7, 1925 | 2–6 | Montreal Maroons (1924–25) | 8–3–1 |
| 13 | L | January 10, 1925 | 1–3 | @ Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25) | 8–4–1 |
| 14 | W | January 12, 1925 | 4–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1924–25) | 9–4–1 |
| 15 | W | January 17, 1925 | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1924–25) | 10–4–1 |
| 16 | W | January 21, 1925 | 5–4 | Ottawa Senators (1924–25) | 11–4–1 |
| 17 | W | January 24, 1925 | 1–0 | @ Montreal Maroons (1924–25) | 12–4–1 |
| 18 | W | January 28, 1925 | 4–0 | Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25) | 13–4–1 |
| 19 | W | January 31, 1925 | 8–3 | Boston Bruins (1924–25) | 14–4–1 |
| 20 | W | February 4, 1925 | 3–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1924–25) | 15–4–1 |
| 21 | L | February 7, 1925 | 2–3 | @ Ottawa Senators (1924–25) | 15–5–1 |
| 22 | W | February 11, 1925 | 3–2 | Montreal Maroons (1924–25) | 16–5–1 |
| 23 | L | February 14, 1925 | 1–3 | @ Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25) | 16–6–1 |
| 24 | W | February 17, 1925 | 2–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1924–25) | 17–6–1 |
| 25 | L | February 21, 1925 | 1–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1924–25) | 17–7–1 |
| 26 | W | February 25, 1925 | 2–0 | Ottawa Senators (1924–25) | 18–7–1 |
| 27 | L | February 28, 1925 | 0–1 | @ Montreal Maroons (1924–25) | 18–8–1 |
| 28 | W | March 4, 1925 | 3–2 | Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25) | 19–8–1 |
| 29 | L | March 7, 1925 | 0–2 | Boston Bruins (1924–25) | 19–9–1 |
| 30 | L | March 9, 1925 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1924–25) | 19–10–1 |

## Player statistics

Regular season :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Red Green | LW | 30 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 81 |
| Billy Burch | C/LW | 27 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 10 |
| Shorty Green | RW | 28 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 63 |
| Ken Randall | RW/D | 30 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 52 |
| Alex McKinnon | RW | 29 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 47 |
| Mickey Roach | C | 30 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 |
| Charlie Langlois | RW/D | 30 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 47 |
| Edmond Bouchard | LW/D | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| Jesse Spring | D | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Charlie Cotch | LW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Forbes | G | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Goldie Prodgers | F/D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Jake Forbes | 1833 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 60 | 1.96 | 6 |
| Jesse Spring | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Team: | 1835 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 60 | 1.96 | 6 |
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

## Awards and records

* Hart Trophy – Billy Burch