1900–01 MHA season

The 1900–01 MHA season of the Manitoba Hockey Association was played by two teams Winnipeg Victorias and Winnipeg HC. The Victorias, as defending champions, played and defeated the Montreal Shamrocks of the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) in a Stanley Cup challenge to bring the Stanley Cup to Manitoba.
==Regular season==
;February 19, 1901:
Victorias defeated Winnipeg 4 – 3 to win the Manitoba championship. After the season, the Victorias were presented with gold watches from the club. Honorary club president Hugh John Macdonald, former Manitoba premier, and son of former Canadian Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald made a speech.
===Final standings===
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points
Standings 	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Winnipeg Victorias	4 	4	0	0	17	10	8
Winnipeg Winnipegs	4 	0	4	0	10	17	0
===Games===
*Dec. 29 Victorias 5 Winnipegs 1
*Jan. 9 Victorias 5 Winnipegs 4
*Jan. 17 Victorias 3 Winnipegs 2
*Feb. 19 Victorias 4 Winnipegs 3
The Victorias went to Montreal in January and defeated the Montreal Shamrocks for the Stanley Cup. This accounts for the short season.
==Team Photos==
1900-01WpgVic.jpg|Winnipeg Victorias
==Game Ads==
00-01ManSrWinnipegGameAd1.jpg|First game @ Winnipeg
00-01ManSrWinnipegGameAd.jpg|Fourth game @ Winnipeg
00-01StanleyCupWinnipeg.jpg|Stanley Cup display ad
==Stanley Cup challenge==
===Shamrocks vs. Winnipeg===
In January 1901, the Winnipeg Victorias again challenged the Montreal Shamrocks for the Cup. This time, Winnipeg prevailed, sweeping the best-of-three series with scores of 4–3 and 2–1. Game two was the first overtime game in Cup history with Dan Bain scoring at the four-minute mark of the extra period.
For the series, the Shamrocks added Montreal Victorias captain Mike Grant, replacing Frank Tansey. Winnipeg added Burke Wood and Jack Marshall. For Marshall, it would be the first Stanley Cup win of his career, a career in which he would with the Cup six times, with four teams.
Date 	Winning Team 	Score 	Losing Team 	Location 	Notes
January 29, 1901 	Winnipeg Victorias 	4–3 	Montreal Shamrocks 	Montreal Arena 	
January 31, 1901 	Winnipeg Victorias 	2–1 	Montreal Shamrocks 	Montreal Arena 	4:00, OT
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===Game one===
Winnipeg addition Burke Wood scored twice for Winnipeg to lead the team, including the winner with two minutes remaining.
 January 29
Winnipeg 	4 	at 	Shamrocks 	3 	
Art Brown 	 	G 	Joe McKenna 	 	
Rod Flett 	 	P 	Mike Grant 	 	
Magnus Flett 	 	CP 	Frank Wall 	1 	
Tony Gingras 	1 	F 	Harry Trihey, Capt 	 	
Dan Bain, Capt 	1 	F 	Jack P.Brannen 	1 	
Charles Johnston 	 	F 	Fred Scanlon 	 	
Burke Wood 	2 	F 	Arthur Farrell 	1 	
Fred Chadham 	 	sub 	 	 	
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===Game two===
Dan Bain scored late in the first half to put Winnipeg ahead. Harry Trihey tied it early in the second half. The game was tied to go to overtime. Bain scored the winner in overtime, the first Stanley Cup-winning goal scored in overtime.
 January 31
Winnipeg 	2 	at 	Shamrocks 	1 	
Art Brown 	 	G 	Joe McKenna 	 	
Rod Flett 	 	P 	Mike Grant 	 	
Magnus Flett 	 	CP 	Frank Wall 	 	
Tony Gingras 	 	F 	Harry Trihey, Capt 	1 	
Dan Bain, Capt 	2 	F 	Jack P. Brannen 	 	
Charles Johnston 	 	F 	Fred Scanlon 	 	
Burke Wood 	 	F 	Arthur Farrell 	 	
Fred Chadham 	 	sub 	 	 	
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==See also==
* 1901 CAHL season
* List of Stanley Cup champions
==References==
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;Notes
Category:Manitoba Hockey Association seasons
Category:1900 in ice hockey
Category:1901 in ice hockey