1891 AHAC season

The 1891 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season saw the Montreal Hockey Club win the league and Canadian championship for the fourth straight season. Ontario launched the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) as the popularity of the sport spread west. Ottawa, the eventual Ontario champion, played in a challenge with Montreal and lost.
==Season==
The Dominion Hockey Club did not return to put on a challenge. The Shamrock Athletic Association mounted their first challenge. The Ottawa Hockey Club returned to AHAC play.
===Overall challenge record===
Team 	Games Played	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals For	Goals Against
Montreal Hockey Club†	8 	8 	0 	0 	28 	7
Ottawa Hockey Club 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0 	3
Montreal Shamrocks 	2 	0 	2 	0 	2 	9
Montreal Victorias 	2 	0 	2 	0 	2 	6
Montreal Crescents 	2 	0 	2 	0 	3 	10
Quebec Hockey Club 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0
Quebec lost to Montreal by default on January 7. As a result, Quebec was not allowed to issue any additional challenges for the 1891 season.
† National champion. The Montreals retained their championship all season without being defeated.
==Schedule and results==
Games consisted of a mixture of Challenge games and Exhibition (friendlies)
Date 	Home 	Score	Visitor 	Score	Location 	Match type
December 19	Montreal Hockey Club	3 	McGill 	1 	Crystal Rink 	Exhibition
January 2 	Montreal Hockey Club	1 	Montreal Crescents	3 	Crystal rink 	Exhibition
January 7 	Montreal Hockey Club	-- 	Quebec 	-- 	Crystal Rink 	Challenge
January 17 	Ottawa 	3 	McGill 	2 	Rideau Rink 	Exhibition
January 19 	Montreal Hockey Club	4 	Montreal Victorias	1 	Crystal rink 	Challenge
January 28 	Montreal Hockey Club	4 	Montreal Shamrocks	1 	Crystal rink 	Challenge
January 29 	Montreal Victorias 	3 	Montreal Crescents	1 	Victoria Rink	Exhibition
January 31 	Ottawa 	1 	Montreal Victorias	0 	Rideau Rink 	Exhibition
February 4 	Montreal Hockey Club	2 	Montreal Crescents	1 	Crystal rink 	Challenge
February 9 	Montreal Victorias 	6 	McGill 	5 	Victoria Rink	Exhibition
February 12	Montreal Hockey Club	2 	Montreal Victorias	1 	Crystal rink 	Challenge
February 21	Montreal Hockey Club	3 	Ottawa 	0 	Crystal rink 	Challenge
February 27	Montreal Hockey Club	5 	Montreal Shamrocks	1 	Crystal rink 	Challenge
March 5 	Montreal Hockey Club	8 	Montreal Crescents	2 	Crystal rink 	Challenge
Game on January 7 was defaulted to Montreal HC by Quebec. Quebec telegraphed that the team would not show.
==Player statistics==
===Goaltending averages===
Note: GP = games played, GA = goals against, SO = shutouts, GAA = Goals against average
Name 	Club 	GP	GA	SO	GAA
Tom Paton 	Montreal 	6 	6 	1 	1.0
Robert Jones	Victorias	2 	6 	0 	3.0
Albert Morel	Ottawa 	1 	3 	0 	3.0
Joe McKenna 	Shamrocks	2 	9 	0 	4.5
Source: Ultimate Hockey
===Scoring leaders===
Note: GP = games played, G = goals scored
Name 	Club 	GP	G
Kingan, A 	Montreal 	7 	5
Low, G 	Montreal 	6 	4
McNaughton, A	Montreal 	6 	3
Cafferty, T 	Shamrocks	2 	1
Cameron, A 	Montreal 	6 	1
Lee, S 	Montreal 	1 	1
Kinghorn, J 	Victorias	1 	1
McQuisten, S 	Crescents	2 	1
Warden, W 	Montreal 	2 	1
Source: Ultimate Hockey
17 Goals un accounted for in statistics
==See also==
* 1890–91 Ottawa Hockey Club season
==References==
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Category:1891 in ice hockey
Category:Amateur Hockey Association of Canada seasons