1919–20 Quebec Athletics season

1919–20 Quebec Athletics
League 4th (1st half), 4th (2nd half) NHL
1919–20 record 2-10-0 (1st half), 2-10-0 (2nd half)
Goals for 129
Goals against 113
Team information
Coach Mike Quinn
Arena Quebec Arena
Team leaders
Goals Joe Malone (39)
Assists Joe Malone (10)
Points Joe Malone (49)
Penalties in minutes Harry Mummery (35)
Wins Frank Brophy (3)
Goals against average Frank Brophy (7.11)

The 1919–20 Quebec Athletics season was the Athletics' first and last season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Quebec franchise, dating from the National Hockey Association (NHA), was re-activated after two seasons of dormancy. The team placed fourth and last in the league in both halves of the season to not qualify for the playoffs. The Quebec franchise would be transferred to Hamilton, Ontario, before the next season.

Off-season

The Quebec NHL franchise had been dormant for two seasons. In the first season, long-time manager Mike Quinn had retired due to ill health and the club's directors voted to suspend the team. Before the second season, the team had been sold to Percy Quinn (no relation), but Quinn was only using the franchise in an ill-fated attempt to resurrect the National Hockey Association (NHA). The NHL owners then cancelled the Quebec NHL franchise, leaving Quebec out of the league for a second season. In May 1919, Calder and Mike Quinn made efforts to return Quebec to the league. This led to the NHL approving a new franchise in December 1919, to be operated by the Quebec Athletic Club and the club's official name in the NHL was the Quebec Athletic Club, leaving the old 'Bulldogs' nickname behind.[1] Mike Quinn returned to manage the team for the season.

Regular season

Joe Malone and Jack McDonald from the Quebec NHA team were 'returned' to the new Quebec NHL team. Malone would lead the league in scoring with 39 goals. Malone would score seven goals in a game against Toronto on January 31, 1920, and six goals in a game against Ottawa on March 10, 1920.

On March 3, the Montreal Canadiens pummeled the Athletics 16–3, setting an all-time NHL record for goals by one team.

Final Standings

First half
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Ottawa Senators12930185923
Montreal Canadiens12840166251
Toronto St. Patricks12570105262
Quebec Athletics12210044481
Second half
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Ottawa Senators121020206241
Toronto St. Patricks12750146744
Montreal Canadiens12570106762
Quebec Athletics12210044796

[2] Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

1919-20 NHL Records
Team MON OTT QUE TOR
Montreal —1–77–15–3
Ottawa 7–1—7–15–3
Quebec 1–71–7—2–6
Toronto 3–53–56–2—

Playoffs

The Athletics did not qualify for the playoffs.

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Joe Malone C/LW2439104912
George Carey RW20119206
Tommy McCarthy RW12126180
Harry MummeryD24991842
Jack McDonald C2467134
Eddie Carpenter D24841224
Dave Ritchie D2363918
Tommy Smith C1001111
Frank BrophyG210000
Jack Coughlin F90000
Howie Lockhart G10000
Jack Marks F10004
Fred McLeanF70002
George McNaughtonF10000
Alex Wellington D10000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Frank Brophy14542131801487.110
Harry Mummery1423110187.610
Howie Lockhart6010101111.000
Team:14512442001777.320

[3]

Awards and records

Transactions

  • Howie Lockhart - Loaned to Quebec by Toronto, March 6, 1920. (Toronto 11, Quebec 2).

Roster

Name Position Birthdate Birthplace
Frank BrophyGAugust 9, 1900Quebec City, QC
George CareyRWQuebec, QC
Eddie CarpenterDJune 15, 1890Hartford, MI
Jack CoughlinRWJune 6, 1892Douro, ON
Howie LockhartGMarch 21, 1895North Bay, ON
Joe MaloneCFebruary 28, 1890Quebec City, QC
Jack MarksLWJune 11, 1885Brantford, ON
Thomas McCarthyRWHamilton, ON
Jack McDonaldLWFebruary 28, 1887Quebec, QC
Fred McLeanDMarch 16, 1893Lakeville Corner, NB
George McNaughtonRWApril 4, 1897Gaspe, QC
Harry MummeryDAugust 25, 1889Chicago, IL,
Dave RitchieDJanuary 12, 1892Montreal, QC
Tommy SmithCSeptember 27, 1886Ottawa, ON
Alex WellingtonRWAugust 4, 1893Port Arthur, ON

Source: NHL.com

References

  • Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol. 1 1893–1926 inc. National Hockey League.
  • Wong, John Chi-Kit (2005). Lords of the Rinks. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-8520-2.
Notes
  1. ↑ Wong 2005, pp. 75–79.
  2. ↑ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al., eds. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. ↑ "1919-20 Quebec Bulldogs Roster and Statistics". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved January 12, 2014.

See also

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