1901–02 MHA season

The 1902 Manitoba Hockey Association (MHA) season consisted of a four game series between the Winnipeg HC and Winnipeg Victorias. As the Victorias were the defending Stanley Cup holder, they would play two challenges, against Toronto and Montreal.
==Regular season==
===Scores===
*1/3: Winnipeg Victorias - Winnipeg Hockey Club 8:3 (6:1, 2:2)
*1/16: Winnipeg Victorias - Winnipeg Hockey Club 5:0 (1:0, 4:0)
*2/13: Winnipeg Victorias - Winnipeg Hockey Club 3:1 
*3/7: Winnipeg Victorias - Winnipeg Hockey Club 4:3 OT (2:3, 1:0, 1:0) 
===Final standings===
Team 	Games Played	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals For	Goals Against
Winnipeg Victorias 	4 	4 	0 	0 	20 	7
Winnipeg Hockey Club	4 	0 	4 	0 	7 	20
==Stanley Cup Challenges==
As Stanley Cup champion, the Victorias accepted a challenge from Toronto Wellingtons, champions of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA), played during the regular season. The first game was played under Ontario rules, the second under Manitoba rules. Unusually, in the first game a goal was scored by Rod Flett of Winnipeg, however this goal was into his own net. No Toronto player is credited for the goal, Mr. Flett is. Winnipeg would win the series 5–3, 5–3 (2–0).
===Winnipeg vs. Toronto Wellingtons===
Date 	Winning Team 	Score 	Losing Team 	Location
January 21, 1902 	Winnipeg Victorias 	5–3 	Toronto Wellingtons 	Winnipeg Auditorium
January 23, 1902 	Winnipeg Victorias 	5–3 	Toronto Wellingtons 	Winnipeg Auditorium
Winnipeg wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0	Winnipeg wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0	Winnipeg wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0	Winnipeg wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0	Winnipeg wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0
 January 21
Toronto 	3	at	Winnipeg 	5	
H "Dutchie" Morrison 	 	G 	Art Brown 	 	
George Chadwick 	 	P 	Rod Flett 	 	
Irvin Ardagh 	 	CP	Magnus Flett	 	
Charles McKay 	1	RO	Burke Wood 	1	
D. "Worts" Smart 	1	C 	Fred Chadham	2	
Charles "Chummy" Hill	 	LW	Fred Scanlan	 	
Frank McLaren 	 	RW	Tony Gingras	2	
Flett scored for Toronto (own goal)
 January 23
Toronto 	3	at	Winnipeg 	5	
H. "Dutchie" Morrison	 	G 	Art Brown 	 	
George Chadwick 	 	P 	Rod Flett 	 	
Irvin Ardagh 	 	CP	Magnus Flett	 	
Charles McKay 	 	RO	Burke Wood 	 	
D. "Worts" Smart 	 	C 	Fred Cadham 	 	
Charles "Chummy" Hill	 	LW	Fred Scanlan	 	
Frank McLaren 	 	RW	Tony Gingras	 	
Newspaper accounts omit the goal-scorers for the game.
===Winnipeg vs. Montreal===
After the Montreal HC won the 1902 CAHL title in March, they promptly sent a challenge to the Winnipeg Victorias and a best-of-three series was arranged. The season was mild, and there was an inch of water on the slushy ice for game one. Tony Gingras scored the only goal of game one and Winnipeg shut out Montreal, 1–0. Ice conditions improved for game two an Montreal shut out Winnipeg 5–0. In game three, Montreal took an early 2–0 lead after eleven minutes and then held on for a 2–1 victory. Winnipeg attacked furiously at the end, and Montreal's effort was described as "little men of iron" by Montreal Star sports editor Peter Spanjaardt. With the victory, the Montreal club won the Cup for the first time since 1894.
Jack Marshall of Montreal, who had played for the Winnipeg team in the previous year, faced his old team and scored three goals, including the series clincher. Art Hooper also scored three for Montreal.
Date 	Winning Team 	Score 	Losing Team 	Location
March 13, 1902 	Winnipeg Victorias 	1–0 	Montreal HC 	Winnipeg Auditorium
March 15, 1902 	Montreal HC 	5–0 	Winnipeg Victorias 	Winnipeg Auditorium
March 17, 1902 	Montreal HC 	2–1 	Winnipeg Victorias 	Winnipeg Auditorium
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 March 13
Montreal 	0	at	Winnipeg 	1	
Billy Nicholson 	 	G 	Art Brown 	 	
Tom Hodge 	 	P 	Rod Flett 	 	
Dickie Boon, Capt. 	 	CP	Magnus Flett 	 	
Art Hooper 	 	RO	Fred Cadham 	 	
Jack Marshall 	 	C 	Burke Wood 	 	
Charles Liffiton 	 	LW	Tony Gingras 	1	
Jimmy Gardner 	 	RW	Fred Scanlon 	 	
Billy Bellinghan - Spare	 	 	Dan Bain - Spare - Capt.	 	
Ronald Elliot - Spare 	 	 	Charles Johnston - Spare	 	
George Smith - Spare 	 	 	 	 	
Referee- W. MacFarlane 	 	 	 	 	
 March 15
Montreal 	5	at	Winnipeg 	0	
Billy Nicholson 	 	G 	Art Brown 	 	
Billy Bellingham 	 	P 	Rod Flett 	 	
Dickie Boon, Capt 	 	CP	Magnus Flett 	 	
Art Hooper 	2	RO	Fred Cadham 	 	
Jack Marshall 	2	C 	Burke Wood 	 	
Ernie Liffiton 	1	LW	Tony Gingras 	 	
Jimmy Gardner 	 	RW	Fred Scanlon 	 	
Billy Bellinghan - Spare	 	 	Dan Bain - Spare - Capt.	 	
Ronald Elliot - Spare 	 	 	Charles Johnston - Spare	 	
George Smith - Spare 	 	 	 	 	
Referee- W. MacFarlane 	 	 	 	 	
 March 17
Montreal 	2	at	Winnipeg 	1	
Billy Nicholson 	 	G 	Art Brown 	 	
Billy Bellingham 	 	P 	Red Flett 	 	
Dickie Boon 	 	CP	Magnus Flett 	 	
Art Hooper 	1	RO	Fred Cadham 	 	
Jack Marshall 	1	C 	Burke Wood 	 	
Ernie Liffiton 	 	LW	Tony Gingras 	1	
Jimmy Gardner 	 	RW	Fred Scanlon 	 	
Billy Bellinghan - Spare	 	 	Dan Bain - Spare - Capt.	 	
Ronald Elliot - Spare 	 	 	Charles Johnston - Spare	 	
George Smith - Spare 	 	 	 	 	
Referee- W. MacFarlane 	 	 	 	 	
==Other games==
*1/10: Winnipeg Victorias - Rat Portage Thistles 3:1 
==See also==
* List of Stanley Cup champions
==References==
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;Notes
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Category:1901 in ice hockey
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