1907–08 ECAHA season

The 1907–08 ECAHA season was the third season of the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA). lasted from . Teams played a ten-game schedule. The Montreal Wanderers would win the league championship with a record of eight wins, two losses.
==League business==
===Executive===
* Dr. George Cameron, Montreal (President)
* Joe Power, Quebec (1st Vice-President)
* Patrick J. Baskerville, Ottawa (2nd Vice-President)
* W. P. Lunny, Shamrocks (Secretary-Treasurer)
The Nationals applied for a franchise but did not get three-fourths approval.
Mr. Baskerville demanded better protection be given visiting teams at Quebec,
as stones had been thrown at the Senators on their last visit.
===Rule Changes===
* Teams could now openly pay players. Players would have to declare their professional or amateur status. The Victorias would remain strictly amateur.Coleman, p. 151
==Hod Stuart Benefit All-Star Game==
The first All-Star game in ice hockey was played on January 2, 1908, before 3,500 fans at the Montreal Arena between the Montreal Wanderers and a team of All-Stars players from the teams the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association. It was held in memory of Montreal Wanderers player Hod Stuart, who had drowned three months after the Wanderers won the Stanley Cup in 1907. The sale of tickets, from 25 cents to $1, raised $2,000 for Mr. Stuart's widow and two children.
Wanderers (10)	All-Stars (7)
* Riley Hern, goal,
* Art Ross, point,
* Walter Smaill, cover-point,
* Frank Glass, rover,
* Ernie Russell, centre,
* Cecil Blatchford, right wing,
* Ernie Johnson, left wing	
* Percy LeSueur, goal, (Ottawa)
* Rod Kennedy, point (Victorias)
* Frank Patrick, cover-point (Victorias)
* Joe Power, rover (Quebec)
* Grover Sargent, centre (Montreal)
* Eddie Hogan, right wing (Quebec)
* Jack Marshall, left wing (Shamrocks)
==Regular season==
Russell Bowie of Victorias led the scoring championship with 31 goals. This was the fifth time in ten seasons that Mr. Bowie would lead scorers.
There was a large amount of player turnover. For the Wanderers, Hod Stuart of Wanderers had died in the off-season, Lester Patrick had moved west, and new players would include Art Ross from Brandon, Tom Hooper of Kenora and Ernie Russell formerly of Montreal HC.
For Ottawa, Harry Smith and Hamby Shore moved to Winnipeg. This was Cyclone Taylor's first season for Ottawa and Tom Phillips and Marty Walsh joined the team.
Montreal Shamrocks signed up Didier Pitre and Jack Laviolette from the International League.
Quebec Bulldogs had three Power brothers in the lineup: Joe, Charles aka 'Chubby' and 'Rocket'.
Montreal Victorias signed Frank Patrick of McGill and Billy Gilmour of Ottawa.
On January 28, the Wanderers played Renfrew Creamery Kings of the Federal League in Brockville, Ontario, for a bet of $400, (Wanderers expenses were provided). Wanderers played without three of their players from winning the Stanley Cup (Blatchford, Glass and Smail) and lost 11–5 to Renfrew.
===Highlights===
Ottawa opened their new Arena, hosting the Wanderers on January 11, 1908, overloading capacity with 7,100 attending. Ottawa defeated the Wanderers 12–2. Ottawa and Wanderers were tied for first going into their rematch on February 29, when the Ottawa manager J. P. Dickson resigned in a dispute over which train to take to Montreal. At the time, two trains were available for the trip, and the two would race, with betting taking place on the winner. In the actual game, the two defence stars Art Ross and Cyclone Taylor would lead end-to-end rushes, and the game would be tied until Taylor was injured, and Bruce Stuart and Walter Smaill would score for the Wanderers to win 4–2.
On January 18, Quebec would defeat Montreal 18–5, with Chubby Power scoring six.
Russell Bowie would score five in a game three times, Marty Walsh would have the biggest game, scoring seven, and six in another. Tom Phillips would score five twice, Herb Jordan would score six and five, and Jack Marshall would score five twice.
===Final standing===
Team 	Games Played	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals For	Goals Against
Montreal Wanderers 	10 	8 	2 	0 	63 	52
Ottawa Hockey Club 	10 	7 	3 	0 	86 	51
Quebec Hockey Club 	10 	5 	5 	0 	81 	74
Montreal Shamrocks 	10 	5 	5 	0 	53 	49
Montreal Victorias 	10 	4 	6 	0 	73 	78
Montreal Hockey Club	10 	1 	9 	0 	53 	105
==Stanley Cup challenges==
Wanderers played in three challenges, during the season against Ottawa Victorias and after the season, against Winnipeg and Toronto. All games were played at the Montreal Arena.
===Wanderers vs. Ottawa===
During the season, Wanderers would play a challenge against the Ottawa Victorias of the Federal Amateur Hockey League. On January 9–13, the Wanderers would win 9–3, 13–1 (22–4). Eddie Roberts broke his collarbone in the first game and was replaced by Gerard. Only 500 attended the second game.Coleman, p. 161
 January 9
Victorias 	3 	at 	Wanderers 	9
 	G 	Pos 	 	G
Billy Hague 	 	G 	William "Riley" Hern 	
Charles Ross 	 	P 	Art Ross 	2
Melford Milne 	 	CP 	Tom Hooper 	
Ed Roberts 	1 	RO 	Frank "Pud" Glass 	3
Alf Young 	 	C 	Ernie Russell 	4
Robert Harrison 	1 	RW 	Walter Smaill 	
Jack Fraser 	1 	LW 	Ernie "Moose" Johnson 	
Referees – James Power & D. Brown	Referees – James Power & D. Brown	Referees – James Power & D. Brown	Referees – James Power & D. Brown	Referees – James Power & D. Brown
 January 13
Victorias 	1 	at 	Wanderers 	13
 	G 	Pos 	 	G
Billy Hague 	 	G 	William "Riley" Hern 	
Charles Ross 	 	P 	Art Ross 	1
Jack Ryan 	 	CP 	Tom Hooper 	
Eddie Gerard 	 	RO 	Frank "Pud" Glass 	1
Harry Manson 	1 	C 	Ernie Russell 	6
Robert Harrison 	 	RW 	Cecil Blachford 	1
Jack Fraser 	 	LW 	Ernie "Moose" Johnson 	4
Referees – James Power & D. Brown	Referees – James Power & D. Brown	Referees – James Power & D. Brown	Referees – James Power & D. Brown	Referees – James Power & D. Brown
===Wanderers vs. Winnipeg===
Wanderers defeated Winnipeg Maple Leafs in a two-game series 11–5, 9–3 (20–8) March 10–12.
 March 10
Maple Leafs 	5 	at 	Wanderers 	11
 	G 	Pos 	 	G
Jack Winchester 	 	G 	William "Riley" Hern 	
J. A. Forrester 	 	P 	Art Ross 	1
Barney Holden (Capt.) 	 	CP 	Walter Smaill 	2
Hamilton Hamby Shore 	 	F 	Frank "Pud" Glass 	1
Lorne Campbell 	 	F 	Bruce Stuart 	2
Harry Kennedy 	4 	F 	Cecil Blachford Capt. 	3
Fred Lake 	1 	F 	Ernie "Moose" Johnson 	2
Referees – James Power & Kirby	Referees – James Power & Kirby	Referees – James Power & Kirby	Referees – James Power & Kirby	Referees – James Power & Kirby
Coleman, p. 162
 March 12
Maple Leafs 	3 	at 	Wanderers 	9
 	G 	Pos 	 	G
Jack Winchester 	 	G 	William "Riley" Hern 	
J.A. Forrester 	 	P 	Art Ross 	
Barney Holden Capt. 	 	CP 	Walter Smaill 	1
Hamilton Hamby Shore 	2 	F 	Frank "Pud" Glass 	
Lorne Campbell 	 	F 	Bruce Stuart 	4
Harry Kennedy 	 	F 	Cecil Blachford Capt. 	
Fred Lake 	1 	F 	Ernie "Moose" Johnson 	4
Referees – Kirby & Henry	Referees – Kirby & Henry	Referees – Kirby & Henry	Referees – Kirby & Henry	Referees – Kirby & Henry
===Wanderers vs. Toronto===
They would then play Toronto Professionals of the Ontario Professional Hockey League and defeat them 6–4 on March 14 on two late goals by Ernie Johnson and Bruce Stuart.
 March 14
Toronto 	4 	at 	Wanderers 	6
 	G 	Pos 	 	G
Chuck Tyner 	 	G 	William "Riley" Hern 	
Con Corbeau 	 	P 	Art Ross 	
Rowley Young 	1 	CP 	Walter Smaill 	
Bert Morrison 	 	F 	Frank "Pud" Glass 	2
Edouard Newsy Lalonde 	2 	F 	Ernie Russell 	1
Bruce Ridpath* Capt. 	1 	F 	Cecil Blachford Capt. 	1
Wally Mercer 	 	F 	Ernie "Moose" Johnson 	1
Jack Marks 	 	sub 	Bruce Start 	1
Referees – Frank Patrick & Russell Bowie	Referees – Frank Patrick & Russell Bowie	Referees – Frank Patrick & Russell Bowie	Referees – Frank Patrick & Russell Bowie	Referees – Frank Patrick & Russell Bowie
Coleman, p. 163
*Bruce Ridpath was Playing-Manager-Coach-Captain of 1908 Toronto Professionals who were sometimes nicknamed the Toronto Maple Leafs
==Schedule and results==
;1907
Month	Day	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Score
Dec. 	29 	Shamrocks	10 	Montreal	4
;1908
Month	Day	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Score
Jan. 	4 	Ottawa 	1 	Quebec 	8
Jan. 	4 	Victorias	8 	Shamrocks	6
Jan. 	8 	Wanderers	7 	Montreal 	3
Jan. 	11 	Wanderers	2 	Ottawa 	12
Jan. 	11 	Quebec 	6 	Victorias	12
Jan. 	15 	Victorias	5 	Wanderers	7
Jan. 	18 	Ottawa 	3 	Shamrocks	4 (2' overtime)
Jan. 	18 	Montreal 	5 	Quebec 	18
Jan. 	22 	Shamrocks	1 	Wanderers	3
Jan. 	25 	Victorias	9 	Ottawa 	14
Jan. 	25 	Quebec 	8 	Wanderers	13
Jan. 	29 	Victorias	13 	Montreal 	7
Feb. 	1 	Ottawa 	14 	Montreal 	7
Feb. 	5 	Wanderers	5 	Victorias	6 (10' overtime)
Feb. 	8 	Quebec 	5 	Ottawa 	11
Feb. 	8 	Montreal 	3 	Shamrocks	9
Feb. 	12 	Victorias	4 	Shamrocks	7
Feb. 	13 	Shamrocks	3 	Quebec 	7
Feb. 	15 	Ottawa 	10 	Victorias	4
Feb. 	15 	Wanderers	8 	Quebec 	6
Feb. 	19 	Montreal 	5 	Wanderers	8
Feb. 	22 	Shamrocks	2 	Ottawa 	5
Feb. 	22 	Quebec 	8 	Montreal 	6
Feb. 	26 	Montreal 	7 	Victorias	4
Feb. 	29 	Ottawa 	2 	Wanderers	4
Feb. 	29 	Victorias	8 	Quebec 	9 (3' overtime)
Mar. 	4 	Wanderers	6 	Shamrocks	4
Mar. 	7 	Ottawa 	14 	Montreal 	6
Mar. 	7 	Quebec 	6 	Shamrocks	7
==Player statistics==
===Goaltending averages===
Name 	Club 	GP	GA	SO	Avg.
Billy Nicholson	Shamrocks	10	49	 	4.9
Percy LeSueur 	Ottawa 	10	51	 	5.1
Riley Hern 	Wanderers	10	52	 	5.2
Nathan Frye 	Victorias	1 	7 	 	7.0
Paddy Moran 	Quebec 	10	74	 	7.4
Robinson 	Victorias	9 	71	 	7.9
Chuck Tyner 	Montreal 	1 	9 	 	9.0
Dave Finnie 	Montreal 	5 	48	 	9.6
Archie Lockerby	Montreal 	4 	48	 	12.0
===Leading scorers===
Name 	Club 	GP	G
Bowie, Russell	Victorias	10	31
Walsh, Marty 	Ottawa 	9 	28
Phillips, Tom 	Ottawa 	10	26
Power, Charles	Quebec 	10	23
Jordan, Herb 	Quebec 	8 	22
Russell, Ernie	Wanderers	9 	21
Marshall, Jack	Shamrocks	9 	19
Eveleigh, Joe 	Montreal 	8 	16
Power, Joe 	Quebec 	10	13
Smith, Alf 	Ottawa 	9 	13
==References==
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