1912–13 Toronto Hockey Club season

The 1912–13 Toronto Hockey Club season was the first season of the Toronto franchise in the National Hockey Association (NHA).
==Team business==
Operation of the ice-making equipment at the new Arena Gardens was delayed a week when the pipes had to be relaid. Local pipefitters, unfamiliar with ice-making equipment, had installed the pipes improperly, and W. H. Magee of New York, advisor to the Arena, ordered the pipes removed and reinstalled.
==Off-season==
The Torontos' manager Bruce Ridpath built the team from new prospects, rather than signing established professionals, like the Tecumsehs, the other Toronto NHA club. Ridpath signed Scotty Davidson, who had been playing in Calgary; Frank Foyston of the Toronto Eatons, Roy McGiffin of the Simcoes, Cully Wilson of Winnipeg, and Harry Cameron and Frank Nighbor of Port Arthur. Only Archie McLean from the PCHA had previous big-league experience.
==Regular season==
Cully Wilson scored the first-ever goal for the Torontos, in their opening night 9–5 loss to the Canadiens. The team started the season poorly under the coaching of Ridpath, but Ridpath signed Jack Marshall, the former star of the Montreal Wanderers as coach. The team continued to struggle until Marshall decided to become a playing coach with the team. His veteran presence helped the Blueshirts to win some games, eventually finishing third in the standings.
==Team roster==
;Skaters
*Harry Cameron
*Scotty Davidson
*Fred Doherty
*Frank Foyston
*Steve Gunnlaugson
*Victor Jopp
*Jack Marshall
*Roy McGiffin
*Archie McLean
*Frank Nighbor
*Mickey O'Leary
*Ken Randall
*Jack Walker
*Cully Wilson
;Goaltenders
*Harry Holmes
*Raymond Marchand
===Final standings===
===Game log===
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record	Pts
1 	December 25	Montreal Canadiens	9–5 	Toronto 	0–1–0 	0
2 	December 28	Toronto 	5–8 	Montreal Canadiens	0–2–0 	0
3 	January 1 	Toronto 	1–7 	Ottawa Senators 	0–3–0 	0
4 	January 4 	Montreal Wanderers	3–5 	Toronto 	1–3–0 	2
5 	January 8 	Toronto 	5–10 	Quebec Bulldogs 	1–4–0 	2
6 	January 11 	Toronto 	2–5 	Toronto Tecumsehs 	1–5–0 	2
7 	January 15 	Toronto Tecumsehs 	1–6 	Toronto 	2–5–0 	4
8 	January 18 	Toronto 	1–3 	Montreal Wanderers	2–6–0 	4
9 	January 22 	Quebec Bulldogs 	3–6 	Toronto 	3–6–0 	6
10	January 25 	Ottawa Senators 	9–5 	Toronto 	3–7–0 	6
11	February 1 	Toronto 	2–3 	Montreal Wanderers	3–8–0 	6
12	February 5 	Ottawa Senators 	0–2 	Toronto 	4–8–0 	8
13	February 8 	Montreal Canadiens	3–5 	Toronto 	5–8–0 	10
14	February 12	Quebec Bulldogs 	11–2 	Toronto 	5–9–0 	10
15	February 15	Montreal Wanderers	3–10 	Toronto 	6–9–0 	12
16	February 19	Toronto 	7–3 	Toronto Tecumsehs 	7–9–0 	14
17	February 22	Toronto Tecumsehs 	3–5 	Toronto 	8–9–0 	16
18	February 26	Toronto 	4–6 	Quebec Bulldogs 	8–10–0	16
19	March 1 	Toronto 	2–3 	Ottawa Senators 	8–11–0	16
20	March 5 	Toronto 	6–2 	Montreal Canadiens	9–11–0	18
==See also==
* 1912–13 NHA season
==References==
Category:Toronto Blueshirts seasons
Category:1912 in hockey
Category:1913 in hockey