Manitoba & Northwestern Hockey Association

The Manitoba & Northwestern Hockey Association was an early senior-level men's amateur ice hockey league, founded in 1902, and played two seasons, 1902-1903 and 1903-1904, before joining the Manitoba Hockey Association. It operated in the provinces of Manitoba and Ontario of Canada, and was an important league in the early development of ice hockey in Canada.
==Teams==
* Brandon Wheat Cities (1902-1904)
* Portage la Prairie Plains (1902-1904)
* Rat Portage Thistles (1902-1904)
* Winnipeg Shamrocks (1902-1903)
==1902-03 Season==
;Scores
*12/26: Winnipeg Shamrocks - Rat Portage 3:2
*1/5: Brandon - Portage la Prairie 5:2 
*1/13: Winnipeg Shamrocks - Portage la Prairie 3:1 
*1/16: Rat Portage - Brandon 12:3 
*1/24: Rat Portage - Portage la Prairie 4:2 
*1/24: Brandon - Winnipeg Shamrocks 6:2 
*1/29: Portage la Prairie - Winnipeg Shamrocks 5:3 
*2/12: Portage la Prairie - Brandon 3:2
*2/14: Rat Portage - Winnipeg Shamrocks 11:6
*2/18: Rat Portage - Brandon 3:0 
*2/26: Portage la Prairie - Rat Portage 6:5
*3/5: Brandon - Winnipeg Shamrocks 5:4
;Table
Team 	Games Played	Wins	Losses	Ties	Points
Rat Portage Thistles 	6 	4 	2 	0 	8
Brandon Wheat Cities 	6 	3 	3 	0 	6
Portage la Prairie Plains	6 	3 	3 	0 	6
Winnipeg Shamrocks 	6 	2 	4 	0 	4
==1903-04 Season==
Team 	Games Played	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals For	Goals Against
Brandon Wheat Cities 	12 	9 	3 	0 	56 	26
Rat Portage Thistles 	12 	8 	4 	0 	57 	35
Portage la Prairie Plains	12 	1 	11 	0 	21 	73
League Leaders
Player 	Team 	Goals
Billy McGimsie	Rat Portage	14
Harry Bright 	Brandon 	13
Si Griffis 	Rat Portage	12
Jack Brodie 	Brandon 	9
==Stanley Cup Challenge==
In March of 1903, the Rat Portage Thistles would challenge the Ottawa Senators in a best-of-three series in Ottawa. The Thistles were younger and quicker than Ottawa; only one player on the Thistles was over the age of 20. However, poor soft ice conditions in Ottawa played a major factor as Ottawa swept the series with scores of 6–2 and 4–2.
Date 	Winning Team 	Score 	Losing Team 	Location
March 12, 1903 	Ottawa HC 	6–2 	Rat Portage Thistles 	Dey's Arena
March 14, 1903 	Ottawa HC 	4–2 	Rat Portage Thistles 	Dey's Arena
Ottawa HC wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0	Ottawa HC wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0	Ottawa HC wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0	Ottawa HC wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0	Ottawa HC wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0
 March 12
Rat Portage 	2 	at 	Ottawa HC 	6 	
Fred Dulmage 	 	G 	John "Bouse" Hutton 	 	
Mat Brown 	 	P 	Harvey Pulford, Capt 	 	
Tom Hooper, Capt 	 	CP 	Arthur Moore 	 	
Si Griffis 	 	RO 	Dave Gilmour 	1 	
Billy McGimsie 	2 	C 	Frank McGee 	2 	
Bill Martin 	 	LW 	Billy Gilmour 	3 	
Roxy Beaudro 	 	RW 	Suddy Gilmour 	 	
Referee- Harry Trihey	Referee- Harry Trihey	Referee- Harry Trihey	Referee- Harry Trihey	Referee- Harry Trihey	
 March 14
Rat Portage 	2 	at 	Ottawa HC 	4 	
Fred Dulmage 	 	G 	John "Bouse" Hutton 	 	
Mat Brown 	 	P 	Harvey Pulford, Capt 	 	
Tom Hooper, Capt 	 	CP 	Dave Gilmour 	1 	
Si Griffis 	 	RO 	Frank McGee 	2 	
Billy McGimsie 	1 	C 	Percy Sims 	1 	
Bill Martin 	 	RW 	Billy Gilmour 	 	
Roxy Beaudro 	1 	LW 	Suddy Gilmour 	 	
Referee- Chauncy Kirby	Referee- Chauncy Kirby	Referee- Chauncy Kirby	Referee- Chauncy Kirby	Referee- Chauncy Kirby	
==References==
*http://www.hobokin.net/kenorastats1.html
Category:Ice hockey leagues