# 1924–25 Toronto St. Patricks season

The 1924–25 Toronto St. Patricks season was Toronto's eighth in the National Hockey League (NH). The St. Pats qualified for the playoffs, finishing second. The St. Pats lost to the Montreal Canadiens in what turned out to be the NHL championship when Hamilton was suspended..

## Offseason

The team's majority shares held by Percy and Fred Hambly were sold to the partnership of mining magnate J. P. Bickell and movie theater impresario Nathan L. Nathanson, managing director of the Famous Players Theatre chain. Part-owner Charlie Querrie retained his minority ownership.

## 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 | — |

## Schedule and results

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

## Playoffs

The St. Pats lost to the third-place Montreal Canadiens in a two-game, total-goals series 5–2. As the Hamilton Tigers went on strike, the Canadiens were named NHL champion.
| Date | Home team | Score | Visiting team | Score | Note |
| March 11 | Montreal Canadiens | 3 | Toronto St. Patricks | 2 | |
| March 13 | Toronto St. Patricks | 0 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | |
Montreal wins series 5 goals to two.

## Player statistics

Regular season :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Babe Dye | RW | 29 | 38 | 8 | 46 | 41 |
| Jack Adams | C | 27 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 67 |
| Hap Day | D | 26 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 33 |
| Bert McCaffrey | RW/D | 30 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 12 |
| Bert Corbeau | D | 30 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 74 |
| Albert Holway | D | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| Mike Neville | C | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Lloyd Andrews | LW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alvin Fisher | RW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Reg Noble | C/D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Reg Reid | LW | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rod Smylie | W | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Stuart | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Charlie Cotch | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Jackson | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| John Ross Roach | G | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Speyer | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| John Ross Roach | 1800 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 84 | 2.80 | 1 |
| Team: | 1800 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 84 | 2.80 | 1 |
Playoffs :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Jack Adams | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Bert McCaffrey | RW/D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bert Corbeau | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Hap Day | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babe Dye | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Holway | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Neville | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reg Reid | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ross Roach | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Smylie | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| John Ross Roach | 120 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 |
| Team: | 120 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 |
    Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
    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;

## Transactions

* October 21, 1924: Lost Free Agent Wilf Loughlin to the Regina Capitals (WCHL)
* November 12, 1924: Signed Free Agent Reg Reid
* December 8, 1924: Signed Free Agent Ernie Parkes
* December 8, 1924: Traded Ernie Parkes to the Boston Bruins for cash
* December 9, 1924: Signed Free Agent Hap Day
* December 14, 1924: Traded Red Stuart to the Boston Bruins for cash
* December 17, 1924: Lost Free Agent Stan Jackson to the Boston Bruins
* January 14, 1925: Signed Free Agent Mike Neville
* February 9, 1925: Signed Free Agent Charlie Cotch