1921–22 Toronto St. Patricks season

The 1921–22 Toronto St. Patricks season was the 5th season of the Toronto NHL franchise, third as the St. Patricks. The St. Patricks won the NHL championship and the Stanley Cup.
==Off-season==
Prior to the season, St. Pats goaltender Jake Forbes was denied a pay raise, and he refused to play with the team for the 1921–22 season. Toronto would suspend Forbes from the club, and sign free agent goaltender John Ross Roach. Toronto St. Pats goaltending history : Jake Forbes
==Regular Season==
The St. Pats would play consistent hockey all season long, finishing the season with a 13–10–1, earning 27 points, and finishing in second place in the league, behind the Senators, and once again earn a spot in the O'Brien Trophy finals.Final NHL Standings 1921-22
Babe Dye led the St. Pats with 30 goals, two less than league leader Punch Broadbent of the Ottawa Senators, and his 37 points was the third highest in the NHL, behind Broadbent and Senators teammate Cy Denneny. Harry Cameron scored 19 goals and 27 points from the blueline, while Corbett Denneny also scored 19 goals and earned 26 points in total. Reg Noble had another solid season, scoring 17 goals and 25 points, while Ken Randall also got into double digits with goals, scoring 10. Denneny led the club with 28 penalty minutes, with Randall just behind him, getting 20 penalty minutes.1921-22 Toronto St. Pats [NHL] player statistics at hockeydb.com
In goal, John Ross Roach had a solid rookie season, playing in 22 games, finishing with a record of 11–10–1, and a GAA of 4.07.hockeyequipment.cc
The St. Pats would face the Ottawa Senators in the two game, total goal O'Brien Cup finals. Ottawa upset Toronto the previous year, however this season, Toronto was the underdog, as they finished 3 points behind the Senators in the NHL standings. The St. Pats defeated the Senators in the first game held at Mutual Street Arena by a score of 5–4. The series moved to Dey's Arena in Ottawa for the second game, and the St. Pats used the strategy of icing the puck whenever possible in this game to keep their lead, and it worked, as the teams played to a 0–0 tie, as Toronto advanced to the Stanley Cup finals, winning the series 5–4.
Toronto would face the Vancouver Millionaires of the PCHA to determine the winner of the 1922 Stanley Cup Finals in a best of 5 series, with all games being played at Mutual Street Arena. Vancouver took a 1–0 series lead, defeating Toronto 4–3, however, Babe Dye scored in overtime in the second game, evening the series to one win a piece. Vancouver took a 2–1 series lead, defeating the St. Pats 3–0 in the third game. The Millionaires looked to end the series in the fourth game, however, John Ross Roach shutout Vancouver 6–0, setting up a Stanley Cup deciding fifth game. The St. Pats, led by Babe Dye and his four goals, easily defeated Vancouver 5–1, as the Toronto franchise won the Stanley Cup for the second time in team history.Legends of Hockey - Silverware - 1921-22 Stanley Cup Winner - Toronto St. Pats
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record 	Pts
1 	December 17	Montreal Canadiens	2–5 	Toronto St. Pats 	1–0–0 	2
2 	December 21	Toronto St. Pats 	5–4 	Ottawa Senators 	2–0–0 	4
3 	December 24	Hamilton Tigers 	4–2 	Toronto St. Pats 	2–1–0 	4
4 	December 28	Toronto St. Pats 	4–3 	Hamilton Tigers 	3–1–0 	6
5 	December 31	Toronto St. Pats 	3–5 	Montreal Canadiens	3–2–0 	6
6 	January 4 	Ottawa Senators 	2–3 	Toronto St. Pats 	4–2–0 	8
7 	January 7 	Hamilton Tigers 	2–5 	Toronto St. Pats 	5–2–0 	10
8 	January 11 	Toronto St. Pats 	2–7 	Ottawa Senators 	5–3–0 	10
9 	January 14 	Ottawa Senators 	5–2 	Toronto St. Pats 	5–4–0 	10
10	January 18 	Toronto St. Pats 	4–9 	Hamilton Tigers 	5–5–0 	10
11	January 21 	Toronto St. Pats 	5–3 	Montreal Canadiens	6–5–0 	12
12	January 25 	Montreal Canadiens	1–3 	Toronto St. Pats 	7–5–0 	14
13	January 28 	Ottawa Senators 	2–1 	Toronto St. Pats 	7–6–0 	14
14	February 1 	Toronto St. Pats 	5–4 	Hamilton Tigers 	8–6–0 	16
15	February 4 	Montreal Canadiens	1–3 	Toronto St. Pats 	9–6–0 	18
16	February 8 	Toronto St. Pats 	4–6 	Montreal Canadiens	9–7–0 	18
17	February 11	Toronto St. Pats 	4–4 	Ottawa Senators 	9–7–1 	19
18	February 15	Hamilton Tigers 	4–6 	Toronto St. Pats 	10–7–1 	21
19	February 18	Toronto St. Pats 	4–6 	Montreal Canadiens	10–8–1 	21
20	February 22	Toronto St. Pats 	3–4 	Hamilton Tigers 	10–9–1 	21
21	February 25	Ottawa Senators 	5–7 	Toronto St. Pats 	11–9–1 	23
22	March 1 	Toronto St. Pats 	3–2 	Ottawa Senators 	12–9–1 	25
23	March 4 	Hamilton Tigers 	4–8 	Toronto St. Pats 	13–9–1 	27
24	March 8 	Montreal Canadiens	8–7 	Toronto St. Pats 	13–10–1	27
==Playoffs==
===Toronto St. Pats 5, Ottawa Senators 4===
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	March 11	Ottawa Senators 	4–5 	Toronto St. Pats	1–0
2	March 13	Toronto St. Pats	0–0 	Ottawa Senators 	1–0–1
===Toronto St. Pats 3, Vancouver Millionaires 2===
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	March 17	Vancouver Millionaires	4–3 	Toronto St. Pats 	0–1
2	March 20	Toronto St. Pats 	2–1 	Vancouver Millionaires	1–1
3	March 23	Vancouver Millionaires	3–0 	Toronto St. Pats 	1–2
4	March 25	Toronto St. Pats 	6–0 	Vancouver Millionaires	2–2
5	March 28	Toronto St. Pats 	5–1 	Vancouver Millionaires	3–2
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Babe Dye 	24	31	7 	38 	39
Harry Cameron 	24	18	17	35 	22
Corb Denneny 	24	19	9 	28 	28
Reg Noble 	24	17	11	28 	19
Ken Randall 	24	10	6 	16 	32
Red Stuart 	24	3 	7 	10 	16
Lloyd Andrews 	11	0 	0 	0 	0
Stan Jackson 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
Ivan Mitchell 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
Paddy Nolan 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
Glenn Smith 	9 	0 	0 	0 	0
Rod Smylie 	20	0 	0 	0 	2
Ted Stackhouse 	13	0 	0 	0 	2
John Ross Roach	22	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player 	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA	GAA 	SA	SV	SV%	SO
John Ross Roach	1340	22	11	10	1	91	4.07	 	 	 	0
Ivan Mitchell 	120 	2 	2 	0 	0	6 	3.00	 	 	 	0
Team: 	1460	24	13	10	1	97	3.99	 	 	 	0
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Babe Dye 	2 	2	0	2 	2
Red Stuart 	2 	1	1	2 	0
Harry Cameron 	2 	0	2	2 	8
Corb Denneny 	2 	1	0	1 	0
Ken Randall 	2 	1	0	1 	4
Lloyd Andrews 	2 	0	0	0 	0
Reg Noble 	2 	0	0	0 	12
John Ross Roach	2 	0	0	0 	0
Rod Smylie 	1 	0	0	0 	2
Ted Stackhouse 	1 	0	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player 	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA 	SA	SV	SV%	SO
John Ross Roach	120	2 	1	0	1	4 	2.00	 	 	 	1
Team: 	120	2 	1	0	1	4 	2.00	 	 	 	1
==Awards and Records==
* O'Brien Cup - NHL champions
==Game Ads==
21-22NHLTorontoGameAd.jpg|Opening Game
21-22NHLPOTorontoGameAd.jpg|Playoff
==See Also==
* 1921–22 NHL season
==References==
==Sources==
*SHRP Sports
*The Internet Hockey Database
*Rauzulu's Street
*Goalies Archive
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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