1891 AHAC season


The 1891 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season saw the Montreal Hockey Club win the league and Canadian championship for the fourth straight season. Ontario launched the Ontario Hockey Association as the popularity of the sport spread west. Ottawa, the eventual Ontario champion, played in a challenge with Montreal and lost.

Season

The Dominion Hockey Club did not return to put on a challenge. The Shamrock Athletic Association mounted their first challenge. The Ottawa Hockey Club returned to AHAC play.

Overall challenge record

TeamGames PlayedWinsLossesTiesGoals ForGoals Against
Montreal Hockey Club†
8
8
0
0
28
7
Ottawa Hockey Club
1
0
1
0
0
3
Montreal Shamrocks
2
0
2
0
2
9
Montreal Victorias
2
0
2
0
2
6
Montreal Crescents
2
0
2
0
3
10
Quebec Hockey Club
1
0
1
0
0
0

Quebec lost to Montreal by default on January 7. As a result, Quebec was not allowed to issue any additional challenges for the 1891 season.
† National champion. The Montreals retained their championship all season without being defeated.

Schedule and results

Games consisted of a mixture of Challenge games and Exhibition
DateHomeScoreVisitorScoreLocationMatch type
December 19Montreal Hockey Club3McGill1--Exhibition
January 2Montreal Hockey Club1Montreal Crescents2Crystal rinkExhibition
January 7Montreal Hockey Club--Quebec----Challenge
January 17Ottawa3McGill2--Exhibition
January 19Montreal Hockey Club4Montreal Victorias1Crystal rinkChallenge
January 28Montreal Hockey Club4Montreal Shamrocks1Crystal rinkChallenge
January 29Montreal Victorias3Montreal Crescents1--Exhibition
January 31Ottawa1Montreal Victorias0--Exhibition
February 4Montreal Hockey Club2Montreal Crescents1Crystal rinkChallenge
February 9Montreal Victorias6McGill5--Exhibition
February 12Montreal Hockey Club2Montreal Victorias1Crystal rinkChallenge
February 21Montreal Hockey Club3Ottawa0Crystal rinkChallenge
February 27Montreal Hockey Club5Montreal Shamrocks1Crystal rinkChallenge
March 5Montreal Hockey Club8Montreal Crescents2Crystal rinkChallenge

Game on January 7 was defaulted to Montreal HC by Quebec. Quebec telegraphed that the team would not show.

Player statistics

Goaltending averages

Note: GP = games played, GA = goals against, SO = shutouts, GAA = Goals against average
NameClubGPGASOGAA
Tom PatonMontreal6611.0
Robert JonesVictorias2603.0
Albert MorelOttawa1303.0
Joe McKennaShamrocks2904.5

Source: Ultimate Hockey

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = games played, G = goals scored
NameClubGPG
Kingan, AMontreal75
Low, GMontreal64
McNaughton, AMontreal63
Cafferty, TShamrocks21
Cameron, AMontreal61
Lee, SMontreal11
Kinghorn, JVictorias11
McQuisten, SCrescents21
Warden, WMontreal21

Source: Ultimate Hockey
17 Goals un accounted for in statistics