| 1912–13 NHA season | |
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| League | National Hockey Association |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | December 25, 1912 – March 5, 1913 |
| Number of games | 20 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Regular season | |
| Top scorer | Joe Malone (43) |
| O'Brien Cup | |
| Champions | Quebec Bulldogs |
| Runners-up | Montreal Wanderers |
| NHA seasons | |
The 1912–13 NHA season was the fourth season of the National Hockey Association (NHA). Six teams played 20 games each. The Quebec Bulldogs won the league championship to retain the Stanley Cup. They played and defeated the Sydney Millionaires in a challenge after the regular season.
The Arena Gardens was completed in Toronto and the two dormant NHA franchises started play as the Toronto Hockey Club ('Torontos' or 'Blue Shirts') and the Toronto Tecumsehs ('Indians'). The Arena Gardens hosted a pre-season exhibition match between the Montreal Canadiens and Montreal Wanderers, at which a brawl broke out and Sprague Cleghorn would be charged with assault.[1]
For this season the NHA teams played again with six skaters, abandoning the position of rover. It was agreed that from February onwards, the teams would play with seven. However, after several games at the start of February played with the rover, the decision was made to abandon the rover position permanently.
The Stanley Cup trustees decided prior to this season that all future Stanley Cup challenges would take place after the end of the regular season.
The Montreal Canadiens adopted a 'barber pole' style of jersey similar to the Ottawas with a CAC logo, prompting complaints from the Ottawas. The Ottawas' complaints were resolved with the Canadiens introducing a second jersey of solid red, with a wide blue stripe around the chest and the letter 'C' as a logo, used only when playing Ottawa.[2] The solid red jersey with a wide blue stripe would be adopted full-time the following season and is the basis for the Canadiens jersey design to this day.[2]
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| Team | City | Arena | Capacity | ||
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| Montreal Canadiens | Montreal, Quebec | Montreal Arena | 4,300 | ||
| Montreal Wanderers | Montreal, Quebec | Montreal Arena | 4,300 | ||
| Ottawa Senators | Ottawa, Ontario | The Arena | 4,500 | ||
| Quebec Bulldogs | Quebec, Quebec | Quebec Skating Rink | 1,400 | ||
| Toronto Blueshirts | Toronto, Ontario | Arena Gardens | 7,500 | ||
| Toronto Tecumsehs | Toronto, Ontario | Arena Gardens | 7,500 | ||
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| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |
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| Quebec Bulldogs | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 112 | 75 |
| Montreal Wanderers | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 93 | 90 |
| Toronto Hockey Club | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 86 | 95 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 83 | 81 |
| Ottawa Senators | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 87 | 81 |
| Toronto Tecumsehs | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 59 | 98 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Joe Malone scored 9 goals in the first game. He was not in the lineup for the second game.[4]
| Sydney | 3 | at | Quebec | 14 | |
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| Toby McDonald | G | Paddy Moran | |||
| George Trenouth | 1 | P | Joe Hall | ||
| Alfred McDonald Capt. | CP | Harry Mummery | 1 | ||
| Ken Randall | 1 | C | Joe Malone | 9 | |
| Bill Dunphy | RW | Rusty Crawford | 3 | ||
| Jim Fraser | LW | Tommy Smith | |||
| Joe Tetreault | 1 | sub | Billy Creighton | 1 |
| Sydney | 2 | at | Quebec | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby McDonald | G | Paddy Moran | |||
| George Trenouth | 1 | P | Joe Hall | 3 | |
| Alfred McDonald | Capt. | CP | Harry Mummery | ||
| Ken Randall | C | Tommy Smith | 1 | ||
| Bill Dunphy | RW | Billy Creighton | 2 | ||
| Jim Fraser | LW | Jack Marks | |||
| Jim Wilkie | 1 | sub |
Quebec wins series 20–5
After the season a series was arranged between Ottawa and Montreal Wanderers and Quebec to play in New York. Ottawa and Montreal played first, with the winner to play-off against Quebec. After the Wanderers defeated Ottawa 10–8 (3–2, 7–6), the Wanderers won the two-game series against Quebec 12–10 (9–5, 3–5).
| Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Location |
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| March 8, 1913 | Montreal Wanderers | 3–2 | Ottawa | St. Nicholas Rink, New York |
| March 10, 1913 | Montreal Wanderers | 7–6 | Ottawa | |
| March 13, 1913 | Montreal Wanderers | 9–5 | Quebec | |
| March 15, 1913 | Quebec | 5–3 | Montreal Wanderers |
Quebec travelled to Victoria, British Columbia to play an exhibition series with the Victoria Senators. The Senators had requested a challenge series with Quebec, but would not travel to Quebec City, but would play a series in Toronto. Bulldogs would not agree to defend the Cup on any other ice than their home rink. The Senators would win the best-of-three series.[5]
| Quebec | 5 | at | Victoria | 7 | |
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| Paddy Moran | G | Bert Lindsay | |||
| Harry Mummery | P | George "Goldie" Prodgers | |||
| Joe Hall | CP | Lester Patrick playing-Manager-Coach | 1 | ||
| Rusty Crawford Capt. | 1 | R | Skinner Poulin | 2 | |
| Joe Malone Capt. | 2 | C | Tommy Dunderdale Capt. | 1 | |
| Jack Marks | 1 | RW | Bobby Rowe | 1 | |
| Tommy Smith | 1 | LW | Bob Genge | 2 | |
| Jeff Malone -C | spare | Jack Ulrich -RW | |||
| Billy Creighton -P/RW | spare | Walter SmaillLW |
Game one was played with 7 players on a side including the Rover position and PCHL rules.
| Quebec | 6 | at | Victoria | 3 | |
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| Paddy Moran | G | Bert Lindsay | |||
| Harry Mummery | 1 | P | George "Goldie" Prodgers | 1 | |
| Joe Hall | CP | Lester Patrick playing-Manager-Coach | 1 | ||
| Joe Malone Capt. | 2 | C | Tommy Dunderdale Capt. | ||
| Rusty Crawford | 2 | RW | Bob Genge | ||
| Jack Marks | 1 | LW | Skinner Poulin | ||
| Tommy Smith -LW | 2 | Sub | Walter Smaill -LW | 1 | |
| Jeff Malone -C | spare | Jack Ulrich -RW | |||
| Billy Creighton -P/RW | spare | Bobby Rowe -RW |
Game two was played with 6 players on a side without a Rover position under NHA rules.
| Quebec | 1 | at | Victoria | 6 | |
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| Paddy Moran | G | Bert Lindsay | |||
| Harry Mummery | P | George "Goldie" Prodgers | |||
| Joe Hall | CP | Lester Patrick playing-Manager-Coach | 2 | ||
| Rusty Crawford | R | Bobby Genge | 2 | ||
| Joe Malone Capt. | C | Tommy Dunderdale Capt. | 2 | ||
| Jack Marks | RW | Bobby Rowe | |||
| Tommy Smith | 1 | LW | Skinner Poulin | ||
| Walter Smaill LW-sub | |||||
| Jeff Malone -C | spare | Jack Ulrich -RW | |||
| Billy Creighton -P/RW | spare |
Game three was played with seven players on a side including the Rover position and PCHL rules. Victoria won the series two games to one.
The Tecumsehs travelled to Boston to play an exhibition series against New Glasgow of Nova Scotia.[6]
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
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| Dec. | 25 | Canadiens | 9 | Toronto | 5 |
| 28 | Ottawa | 3 | Quebec | 7 | |
| 28 | Toronto | 5 | Canadiens | 8 | |
| 28 | Wanderers | 7 | Tecumsehs | 4 | |
| 31 | Quebec | 3 | Wanderers | 1 | |
| Jan. | 1 | Toronto | 1 | Ottawa | 7 |
| 1 | Canadiens | 4 | Tecumsehs | 3 | |
| 4 | Ottawa | 7 | Canadiens | 3 | |
| 4 | Tecumsehs | 5 | Quebec | 3 | |
| 4 | Wanderers | 3 | Toronto | 5 | |
| 8 | Ottawa | 1 | Tecumsehs | 4 | |
| 8 | Toronto | 5 | Quebec | 10 | |
| 8 | Canadiens | 4 | Wanderers | 3 | |
| 11 | Ottawa | 5 | Wanderers | 11 | |
| 11 | Canadiens | 3 | Quebec | 4 | |
| 11 | Toronto | 2 | Tecumsehs | 5 | |
| 15 | Wanderers | 1 | Ottawa | 9 | |
| 15 | Tecumsehs | 1 | Toronto | 6 | |
| 15 | Quebec | 4 | Canadiens | 5 | |
| 18 | Canadiens | 6 | Ottawa | 0 | |
| 18 | Quebec | 4 | Tecumsehs | 2 | |
| 18 | Toronto | 1 | Wanderers | 3 | |
| 22 | Tecumsehs | 4 | Ottawa | 3 (7' overtime) | |
| 22 | Quebec | 3 | Toronto | 6 | |
| 22 | Wanderers | 4 | Canadiens | 3 | |
| 25 | Ottawa | 9 | Toronto | 5 | |
| 25 | Wanderers | 10 | Quebec | 6 | |
| 25 | Tecumsehs | 4 | Canadiens | 5 (17' overtime) | |
| 29 | Tecumsehs | 2 | Wanderers | 6 | |
| 29 | Quebec | 5 | Ottawa | 3 | |
| Feb. | 1‡ | Toronto | 2 | Wanderers | 3 |
| 1‡ | Quebec | 5 | Tecumsehs | 4 (4' overtime) | |
| 1‡ | Canadiens | 1 | Ottawa | 2 | |
| 5‡ | Ottawa | 0 | Toronto | 2 | |
| 5‡ | Wanderers | 3 | Quebec | 4 | |
| 5‡ | Tecumsehs | 5 | Canadiens | 4 | |
| 8‡ | Quebec | 4 | Ottawa | 1 | |
| 8 | Tecumsehs | 2 | Wanderers | 1 | |
| 8‡ | Canadiens | 3 | Toronto | 5 | |
| 12 | Tecumsehs | 0 | Ottawa | 11 | |
| 12 | Quebec | 11 | Toronto | 2 | |
| 12 | Wanderers | 4 | Canadiens | 6 | |
| 15 | Ottawa | 3 | Canadiens | 2 | |
| 15 | Wanderers | 3 | Toronto | 10 | |
| 15 | Tecumsehs | 0 | Quebec | 8 | |
| 19 | Ottawa | 2 | Wanderers | 8 | |
| 19 | Canadiens | 2 | Quebec | 4 | |
| 19 | Toronto | 7 | Tecumsehs | 3 | |
| 22 | Wanderers | 3 | Ottawa | 9 | |
| 22 | Tecumsehs | 3 | Toronto | 5 | |
| 22 | Quebec | 7 | Canadiens | 6 | |
| 26 | Ottawa | 3 | Tecumsehs | 4 | |
| 26 | Toronto | 4 | Quebec | 6 | |
| 26 | Canadiens | 4 | Wanderers | 5 | |
| Mar. | 1 | Canadiens | 3 | Tecumsehs | 1 |
| 1 | Toronto | 2 | Ottawa | 3 | |
| 1 | Quebec | 6 | Wanderers | 4 | |
| 5 | Ottawa | 6 | Quebec | 8 | |
| 5 | Wanderers | 10 | Tecumsehs | 3 | |
| 5 | Toronto | 6 | Canadiens | 2 |
‡ Played with rover (7 man hockey)
| Name | Club | GPI | W | L | T | Min | GA | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedict, Clint | Ottawa | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 275 | 16 | 1 | 3.49D |
| Moran, Paddy | Quebec | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1204 | 75 | 1 | 3.73A |
| Vezina, Georges | Canadiens | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1217 | 81 | 1 | 3.99B |
| Boyce, Art | Wanderers | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 966 | 67 | 4.16 | |
| LeSueur, Percy | Ottawa | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 934 | 65 | 0 | 4.18D |
| Holmes, Harry | Toronto | 15 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 779 | 58 | 1 | 4.47E |
| Nicholson, Billy | Tecumsehs | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1228 | 98 | 0 | 4.79C |
| Marchand, Ray | Toronto | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 421 | 37 | 0 | 5.27E |
| Cadotte, Bert | Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 234 | 23 | 0 | 5.90 |
| Player | Team | GP | G | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Malone | Quebec Bulldogs | 20 | 43 | 34 |
| Tommy Smith | Quebec Bulldogs | 18 | 39 | 30 |
| Harry Hyland | Montreal Wanderers | 20 | 27 | 38 |
| Frank Nighbor | Toronto Blueshirts | 19 | 25 | 9 |
| Newsy Lalonde | Montreal Canadiens | 18 | 25 | 61 |
| Didier Pitre | Montreal Canadiens | 17 | 24 | 80 |
| Punch Broadbent | Ottawa Senators | 20 | 20 | 15 |
| Scotty Davidson | Toronto Blueshirts | 20 | 19 | 69 |
| Don Smith | Montreal Canadiens | 20 | 19 | 52 |
| Skene Ronan | Ottawa Senators | 20 | 18 | 39 |
The 1913 Stanley Cup was presented by the trophy's trustee William Foran.
The following Bulldogs players and staff were members of the Stanley Cup winning team.
1912–13 Quebec Bulldogs
| Preceded by | Quebec Bulldogs Stanley Cup Champions 1913 |
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| Preceded by | NHA seasons 1912–13 |
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