# 1922–23 Toronto St. Patricks season

The 1922–23 Toronto St. Patricks season was the sixth season of operation of the Toronto National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. The St. Pats failed to repeat as Stanley Cup champions, not qualifying for the playoffs, by finishing third.

## Regular season
### Final standings

National Hockey League :
| | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
| Ottawa Senators | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 77 | 54 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 73 | 61 |
| Toronto St. Patricks | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 82 | 88 |
| Hamilton Tigers | 24 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 81 | 110 |
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

1922–23 NHL Records :
| Team | HAM | MTL | OTT | TOR |
| Hamilton | — | 2–6 | 2–6 | 2–6 |
| Montreal | 6–2 | — | 3–4–1 | 4–3–1 |
| Ottawa | 6–2 | 4–3–1 | — | 4–4 |
| Toronto | 6–2 | 3–4–1 | 4–4 | — |

## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | W | December 16, 1922 | 7–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1922–23) | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | L | December 20, 1922 | 2–7 | @ Ottawa Senators (1922–23) | 1–1–0 |
| 3 | W | December 23, 1922 | 9–4 | Hamilton Tigers (1922–23) | 2–1–0 |
| 4 | L | December 27, 1922 | 6–9 | @ Hamilton Tigers (1922–23) | 2–2–0 |
| 5 | L | December 30, 1922 | 2–8 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1922–23) | 2–3–0 |
| 6 | W | January 3, 1923 | 3–2 OT | Ottawa Senators (1922–23) | 3–3–0 |
| 7 | L | January 6, 1923 | 1–2 | @ Ottawa Senators (1922–23) | 3–4–0 |
| 8 | W | January 10, 1923 | 7–6 OT | @ Hamilton Tigers (1922–23) | 4–4–0 |
| 9 | T | January 13, 1923 | 2–2 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1922–23) | 4–4–1 |
| 10 | L | January 17, 1923 | 2–5 | Hamilton Tigers (1922–23) | 4–5–1 |
| 11 | L | January 20, 1923 | 1–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1922–23) | 4–6–1 |
| 12 | W | January 24, 1923 | 2–1 OT | Ottawa Senators (1922–23) | 5–6–1 |
| 13 | W | January 27, 1923 | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1922–23) | 6–6–1 |
| 14 | L | January 31, 1923 | 1–2 | @ Ottawa Senators (1922–23) | 6–7–1 |
| 15 | W | February 3, 1923 | 6–5 | Hamilton Tigers (1922–23) | 7–7–1 |
| 16 | W | February 7, 1923 | 4–2 | @ Hamilton Tigers (1922–23) | 8–7–1 |
| 17 | L | February 10, 1923 | 3–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1922–23) | 8–8–1 |
| 18 | W | February 14, 1923 | 6–4 | Ottawa Senators (1922–23) | 9–8–1 |
| 19 | W | February 17, 1923 | 3–2 | @ Hamilton Tigers (1922–23) | 10–8–1 |
| 20 | L | February 21, 1923 | 1–6 | @ Ottawa Senators (1922–23) | 10–9–1 |
| 21 | W | February 24, 1923 | 4–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1922–23) | 11–9–1 |
| 22 | L | February 28, 1923 | 0–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1922–23) | 11–10–1 |
| 23 | W | March 3, 1923 | 4–3 | Hamilton Tigers (1922–23) | 12–10–1 |
| 24 | W | March 5, 1923 | 2–0 | Ottawa Senators (1922–23) | 13–10–1 |

## Playoffs

The St. Pats did not qualify for the playoffs.

## Player statistics

Regular season :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Babe Dye | RW | 22 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 19 |
| Jack Adams | C | 23 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 64 |
| Reg Noble | C/D | 24 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 47 |
| Harry Cameron | D | 22 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 27 |
| Billy Stuart | D | 23 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| Lloyd Andrews | LW | 23 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| Ken Randall | RW/D | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 58 |
| Corb Denneny | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Denoird | C | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John Ross Roach | G | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ganton Scott | RW | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Smylie | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| John Ross Roach | 1469 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 88 | 3.59 | 1 |
| Team: | 1469 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 88 | 3.59 | 1 |
    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 9, 1922: Signed Free Agent Ganton Scott
* October 25, 1922: Signed Free Agent Gerry Denoird
* December 18, 1922: Acquired Jack Adams from Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) for Corbett Denneny