1894 AHAC season

The 1894 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted from January 5 until March 10. Montreal HC would win the league and Canadian championship for the seventh season in a row.
==Executive==
* President - W. Jack, Victorias
* First Vice Pres. - A. Laurie, Quebec
* Second Vice Pres. - W. C. Young, Ottawa
* Secretary-Treasurer - J. A. Findlay, Montreal
==Season==
===Highlights===
In two games players scored five goals. In the opening game, in which Montreal soundly defeated Quebec 7–0, Haviland Routh scored five. On January 20, H. Russell of Ottawa scored five.
===Final standing===
Team 	Games Played	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals For	Goals Against
Montreal Hockey Club	8 	5 	3 	0 	25 	15
Ottawa Hockey Club 	8 	5 	3 	0 	24 	16
Montreal Victorias 	8 	5 	3 	0 	36 	20
Quebec Hockey Club 	8 	5 	3 	0 	26 	27
Montreal Crystals 	8 	0 	8 	0 	10 	43
===Results===
Month	Day	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Score
Jan. 	5 	Quebec 	0 	Montreal 	7
Jan. 	6 	Quebec 	3 	Victorias	7
Jan. 	6 	Crystals 	1 	Ottawa 	6
Jan. 	13 	Ottawa 	1 	Quebec 	4
Jan. 	13 	Victorias	3 	Montreal 	4
Jan. 	18 	Crystals 	1 	Montreal 	3
Jan. 	20 	Quebec 	4 	Crystals 	1
Jan. 	20 	Victorias	1 	Ottawa 	5
Jan. 	27 	Ottawa 	4 	Montreal 	1
Jan. 	27 	Crystals 	4 	Quebec 	8
Feb. 	3 	Quebec 	3 	Montreal 	2
Feb. 	9 	Ottawa 	3 	Crystals 	1
Feb. 	10 	Montreal 	1 	Victorias	2
Feb. 	17 	Ottawa 	2 	Victorias	3
Feb. 	24 	Montreal 	5 	Ottawa 	1
Feb. 	24 	Victorias	3 	Quebec 	4
Mar. 	2 	Montreal 	2 	Crystals 	1
Mar. 	3 	Quebec 	0 	Ottawa 	2
Mar. 	7 	Crystals 	0 	Victorias	6
Mar. 	10 	Victorias	11 	Crystals 	1
===Goalkeeper averages===
Name 	Club 	GP	GA	SO	Avg.
Collins, Herbert 	Montreal 	8 	15	1 	1.9
Morel, A. 	Ottawa 	8 	16	1 	2.0
Lewis, Gordon 	Victorias	6 	13	1 	2.2
Jones, Robert 	Victorias	1 	3 	 	3.0
Stocking, Frank 	Quebec 	8 	27	 	3.4
White, 	Crystals 	2 	8 	 	4.0
McDougall, Hartland	Victorias	1 	4 	 	4.0
Clapperton, 	Crystals 	4 	18	 	4.5
Carpenter, 	Crystals 	1 	6 	 	6.0
Kearns, 	Crystals 	1 	11	 	11.0
===Scoring leaders===
Name 	Club 	GP	G
Russell, Herbert 	Ottawa 	8 	10
Swift, Arthur E. 	Quebec 	8 	10
Routh, Haviland 	Montreal 	8 	8
Barlow, Billy 	Montreal 	8 	8
Rankin, Norman 	Victorias	5 	6
Davidson, Shirley	Victorias	8 	6
Kirby, Chauncy 	Ottawa 	8 	6
Scott, Arthur D. 	Quebec 	8 	6
Davidson, K. 	Quebec 	4 	5
McDougall, Sam 	Ottawa 	7 	5
==Playoffs==
The first Stanley Cup playoff game occurred on March 17, 1894. At the end of the 1894 AHAC season, four teams tied for the AHA championship with records of 5–3–0. This created problems for the AHA governors and the Cup's trustees since there was no tie-breaking system in place. After long negotiation and the withdrawal of Quebec from the championship situation, it was decided that a three-team tournament would take place in Montreal, with Ottawa getting a bye to the finals (being the sole "road" team). The Montreal HC defeated the Montreal Victorias, 3 – 2. Five days later on March 22, 1894, Montreal successfully defended their title with a 3 – 1 win over Ottawa.
===Game One: Montreal Hockey Club vs. Montreal Victorias===
Ice condition were described as not very good. The game was considered exciting, however, with Haviland Routh and Billy Barlow starring.
Date 	Winning Team 	Score	Losing Team 	Location
March 17, 1894	Montreal Hockey Club	3 – 2	Montreal Victorias	Victoria Rink
====Game one rosters====
Montreal HC 	Goals	Pos.	Goals	Victorias
Herbert Collins	 	G 	 	Gordon Lewis
Allan Cameron 	 	P 	 	Mike Grant
George James 	 	CP 	 	William Pullan
Billy Barlow 	2 	F 	1 	Shirley Davidson
Clare Mussen 	 	F 	1 	Robert McDougall
Archie Hodgson 	1 	F 	 	Norman Rankin
Haviland Routh 	 	F 	 	Reg Wallace
===Game Two: Ottawa Hockey Club vs. Montreal Hockey Club===
The final was close and in doubt until Billy Barlow scored the winning goal at 9'00" of the third quarter. According to the Globe report of the game:
:"Team play was marred by the softness of the ice. Rough and foul play was frequent, both defences indulging freely in tripping and slashing. Young of Ottawa was injured by James in the second half and although he finished the game without apparent distress, fainted dead away at the end of it. After the match the victors were carried off the rink."
Date 	Winning Team 	Score	Losing Team 	Location
March 22, 1894	Montreal Hockey Club	3 – 1	Ottawa Hockey Club	Victoria Rink
==== Game two rosters ====
Ottawa 	Goals 	Pos. 	Goals 	Montreal HC
A. Morel 	 	G 	 	Herbert Collins
Harvey Pulford 	 	P 	 	Allan Cameron
Weldy Young 	 	CP 	 	George James
Chauncy Kirby 	1 	F 	 	Haviland Routh
Herbert Russell 	 	F 	 	Clare Mussen
Joe McDougall 	 	F 	1 	Archie Hodgson
Sam McDougall 	 	F 	2 	Billy Barlow
Referee: Herbert Scott, Quebec	Referee: Herbert Scott, Quebec	Referee: Herbert Scott, Quebec	Referee: Herbert Scott, Quebec	Referee: Herbert Scott, Quebec
==Montreal Hockey Club 1894 Stanley Cup champions==
==Game Ads==
94AHACQuebecGameAd.jpg|Quebec City
==See also==
*List of Stanley Cup champions
==References==
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==External links==
* description of first Stanley Cup final on Backcheck
==References==
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Category:Stanley Cup
Category:1894 in ice hockey
Category:Amateur Hockey Association of Canada seasons