1897 Halifax City Hockey League

This was the 1897 Halifax City League season:
==Teams==
*Dartmouth Chebuctos
*Dartmouth Mutuals
*Halifax United Banks
*Halifax Crescents
*Halifax Wanderers
==Results==
*1/8: Banks - Crescents 3:2Halifax Herald, 1897-01-09
Banks roster: Lyde (goal), Baillie (point), Grant (cover), Gentles, DeMille, McCurdy (forwards), Burrows (rover). Crescents roster: Bishop (goal), McKenzie (point), Mullane (cover), Davis, Murray, Munt (forwards), Ryan (rover). 
*1/8: Wanderers - Chebuctos 3:1
Wanderers roster: McCarthy (goal), Clark (point), Pickering (capt., cover), Mackintosh, Francklyn, Wilby (forwards), Keefe (rover). Chebuctos roster: Cameron (goal), McKenna (point), Laidlaw (cover), Swaffer, Patterson, Kane (capt.) (forwards), Young (rover).
*1/12: Wanderers - Mutuals 5:2Halifax Herald, 1897-01-13
Wanderers roster: McCarthy (goal), Clarke (point), Pickering (cover), Keefe (rover), C. Grant, Mackintosh, Wilby (forwards). Mutuals roster: Warner (goal), Hunt (point), Faulkner (cover), Ross (rover), Leahy, Jenkins, Bonang (forwards).
*1/12: Chebuctos - Crescents 5:2
Chebuctos roster: Cameron (goal), O'Kane (point), Kane (cover), Young (rover), Patterson, Swaffer, Laidlaw (forwards). Crescents roster: Bishop (goal), McKenzie (point), Ryan (cover), Mullane (rover), Murray, Currie, Mullane (forwards). 
*1/15: Wanderers - Banks 9:4Halifax Herald, 1897-01-16
Wanderers roster: McCarthy (goal), Clarke (point), Pickering (cover), Keef (rover), Mackintosh, Franklyn, Wilby (forwards). Banks roster: Lyon (goal), Grant (point), Stephen (cover), Gentles (rover), Burrowes, DeMille, Robertson (forwards).
*1/15: Crescents - Mutuals 4:4 - was originally a 5:4 win for Crescents, but the goal was protested and the hockey committee declared the game a tieHalifax Herald, 1897-01-20
Crescents roster: Bishop (goal), McKenzie (point), Ryan (cover), Tim Mullane (rover), Mullane, Murray, Meagher (forwards). Mutuals roster: Warner (goal), Hunt (point), Faulkner (cover), Ross (cover), Lehay, Bonang, Jenkins (forwards).
*1/22: Wanderers - Crescents 3:0Halifax Herald, 1897-01-23
*1/22: Chebuctos - Banks 5:2
*1/29: Crescents - Banks 5:1Halifax Herald, 1897-01-30
Crescents roster: Bishop (goal), McKenzie (point), Ryan (cover), Mont (rover), Mihar, Carmichael, Murray (forwards). Banks roster: Mellish (goal), Grant (point), McKay (cover), Gentles (rover), DeMille, Burroughs, McCurdy (forwards).
*1/29: Wanderers - Mutuals 4:1
Wanderers roster: McCarthy (goal), Clarke (point), Pickering (cover), Keefe (rover), Mackintosh, Jost, Wilby (forwards). Mutuals roster: Warner (goal), Faulkner (point), Hunt (cover), Leahy (rover), Bonang, Ross, Jenkins (forwards).
*2/2: Chebuctos - Wanderers 4:3Halifax Herald, 1897-02-03
Chebuctos roster: McKenna (goal), O'Kane (point), Laidlaw (cover), Patterson (rover), Young, J. Kane, Swaffer (forwards). Wanderers roster: McCarthy (goal), Clarke (point), Pickering (cover), Keefe (rover), Mackintosh, Francklyn, Wilby (forwards). 
*2/5: Chebuctos - Crescents 6:0Halifax Herald, 1897-02-06
*2/5: Banks - Mutuals 4:3
*2/12: Wanderers - Crescents 2:0Halifax Herald, 1897-02-13
*2/19: Wanderers - Bankers 7:1Halifax Herald, 1897-02-20
Wanderers roster: McCarthy (goal), Henry (point), Pickering (cover), Keefe, Francklyn, Whitby, Mackintosh (forwards). Bankers roster: Lyde (goal), Grant (point), McCurdy (cover), Gentles, Robertson, Burrowes, DeMille (forwards).
*3/5: Wanderers - Chebuctos 3:1Halifax Herald, 1897-03-06
Wanderers roster: McCarthy (goal), Clarke (point), Pickering (cover), Francklyn, Mackintosh, Keefe, Wilby (forwards). McKenna (goal), Kane (point), J. Kane (cover), Patterson, Young, Swaffer, Laidlaw (forwards). 
The Halifax Wanderers won the championship.
==References==
Category:1897 in ice hockey