1907–08 ECAHA season

1907–08 ECAHA season
League	Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association
Sport	ice hockey
Duration	December 29, 1907 – March 7, 1908
Number of teams	6
1907–08
Champion	Montreal Wanderers
Top scorer	Russell Bowie (31 goals)

The 1907–08 ECAHA season was the third season of the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA). lasted from . Teams played a ten-game schedule. The Montreal Wanderers would win the league championship with a record of eight wins, two losses.

League business

Executive

Dr. George Cameron, Montreal (President)
Joe Power, Quebec (1st Vice-President)
Patrick J. Baskerville, Ottawa (2nd Vice-President)
W. P. Lunny, Shamrocks (Secretary-Treasurer)

The Nationals applied for a franchise but did not get three-fourths approval.

Mr. Baskerville demanded better protection be given visiting teams at Quebec, as stones had been thrown at the Senators on their last visit.

Rule Changes

Teams could now openly pay players. Players would have to declare their professional or amateur status. The Victorias would remain strictly amateur.[1]

Hod Stuart Benefit All-Star Game

The first All-Star game in ice hockey was played on January 2, 1908, before 3,500 fans at the Montreal Arena between the Montreal Wanderers and a team of All-Stars players from the teams the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association. It was held in memory of Montreal Wanderers player Hod Stuart, who had drowned three months after the Wanderers won the Stanley Cup in 1907. The sale of tickets, from 25 cents to $1, raised $2,000 for Mr. Stuart's widow and two children.[2]

Wanderers (10)	All-Stars (7)
Riley Hern, goal, Art Ross, point, Walter Smaill, cover-point, Frank Glass, rover, Ernie Russell, centre, Cecil Blatchford, right wing, Ernie Johnson, left wing	Percy LeSueur, goal, (Ottawa) Rod Kennedy, point (Victorias) Frank Patrick, cover-point (Victorias) Joe Power, rover (Quebec) Grover Sargent, centre (Montreal) Eddie Hogan, right wing (Quebec) Jack Marshall, left wing (Shamrocks)

Regular season

Russell Bowie of Victorias led the scoring championship with 31 goals. This was the fifth time in ten seasons that Bowie would lead the scorers.

There was a large amount of player turnover. For the Wanderers, Hod Stuart of Wanderers had died in the off-season, Lester Patrick had moved west, and new players would include Art Ross from Brandon, Tom Hooper of Kenora and Ernie Russell formerly of Montreal HC.

Ottawa lost Harry Smith and Hamby Shore who moved to Winnipeg and Billy Gilmour who joined the Victorias. Ottawa added Cyclone Taylor from Portage Lakes, Tommy Phillips from Kenora, and Marty Walsh from the Canadian Soo.

Montreal Shamrocks signed up Didier Pitre and Jack Laviolette from the International League.

Quebec Bulldogs had three Power brothers in the lineup: Joe, Charles aka 'Chubby' and James aka 'Rocket'.

Montreal Victorias signed Frank Patrick of McGill and Billy Gilmour.

On January 28, the Wanderers played Renfrew Creamery Kings of the Federal League in Brockville, Ontario, for a bet of CA$400, (The Wanderers' expenses were provided). Wanderers played without three of their players from winning the Stanley Cup (Blatchford, Glass and Smail) and lost 11–5 to Renfrew.[3]

Highlights

Ottawa opened their new Arena, hosting the Wanderers on January 11, 1908, overloading capacity with 7,100 attending. Ottawa defeated the Wanderers 12–2. Ottawa and Wanderers were tied for first going into their rematch on February 29, when the Ottawa manager J. P. Dickson resigned in a dispute over which train to take to Montreal. At the time, two trains were available for the trip, and the two would race, with betting taking place on the winner. In the actual game, the two defence stars Art Ross and Cyclone Taylor would lead end-to-end rushes, and the game would be tied until Taylor was injured, and Bruce Stuart and Walter Smaill would score for the Wanderers to win 4–2.

On January 18, Quebec would defeat Montreal 18–5, with Chubby Power scoring six.

Russell Bowie would score five in a game three times, Marty Walsh would have the biggest game, scoring seven, and six in another. Tom Phillips would score five twice, Herb Jordan would score six and five, and Jack Marshall would score five twice.

Final standing

Team	Games Played	Wins	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against
Montreal Wanderers	10	8	2	63	52
Ottawa Hockey Club	10	7	3	86	51
Quebec Hockey Club	10	5	5	81	74
Montreal Shamrocks	10	5	5	53	49
Montreal Victorias	10	4	6	73	78
Montreal Hockey Club	10	1	9	53	105

Stanley Cup challenges

Wanderers played in three challenges, during the season against Ottawa Victorias and after the season, against Winnipeg and Toronto. All games were played at the Montreal Arena.

Wanderers vs. Ottawa

During the season, Wanderers would play a challenge against the Ottawa Victorias of the Federal Amateur Hockey League. On January 9–13, the Wanderers would win 9–3, 13–1 (22–4). Eddie Roberts broke his collarbone in the first game and was replaced by Gerard. Only 500 attended the second game.[4]

January 9
Victorias	3	at	Wanderers	9
		Pos
Billy Hague		G	William "Riley" Hern
Charles Ross		P	Art Ross	2
Melford Milne		CP	Tom Hooper
Ed Roberts	1	RO	Frank "Pud" Glass	3
Alf Young		C	Ernie Russell	4
Bob Harrison	1	RW	Walter Smaill
Jack Fraser	1	LW	Ernie "Moose" Johnson
Referees – James Power & D. Brown

[4]

January 13
Victorias	1	at	Wanderers	13
		Pos
Billy Hague		G	William "Riley" Hern
Charles Ross		P	Art Ross	1
Jack Ryan		CP	Tom Hooper
Eddie Gerard		RO	Frank "Pud" Glass	1
Harry Manson	1	C	Ernie Russell	6
Bob Harrison		RW	Cecil Blachford	1
Jack Fraser		LW	Ernie "Moose" Johnson	4
Referees – James Power & D. Brown

[4]

Wanderers vs. Winnipeg

Wanderers defeated Winnipeg Maple Leafs in a two-game series 11–5, 9–3 (20–8) March 10–12.

March 10
Maple Leafs	5	at	Wanderers	11
		Pos
Jack Winchester		G	William "Riley" Hern
J. A. Forrester		P	Art Ross	1
Barney Holden (Capt.)		CP	Walter Smaill	2
Hamilton Hamby Shore		F	Frank "Pud" Glass	1
Lorne Campbell		F	Bruce Stuart	2
Harry Kennedy	4	F	Cecil Blachford Capt.	3
Fred Lake	1	F	Ernie "Moose" Johnson	2
Referees – James Power & Kirby

[5]

March 12
Maple Leafs	3	at	Wanderers	9
		Pos
Jack Winchester		G	William "Riley" Hern
J.A. Forrester		P	Art Ross
Barney Holden Capt.		CP	Walter Smaill	1
Hamilton Hamby Shore	2	F	Frank "Pud" Glass
Lorne Campbell		F	Bruce Stuart	4
Harry Kennedy		F	Cecil Blachford Capt.
Fred Lake	1	F	Ernie "Moose" Johnson	4
Referees – Kirby & Henry

[5]

Wanderers vs. Toronto

The Wanderers then took on Toronto of the Ontario Professional Hockey League in a challenge. The Wanderers defeated Toronto 6–4 on March 14 on two late goals by Ernie Johnson and Bruce Stuart.

March 14
Toronto	4	at	Wanderers	6
		Pos
Chuck Tyner		G	William "Riley" Hern
Con Corbeau		P	Art Ross
Rowley Young	1	CP	Walter Smaill
Bert Morrison		F	Frank "Pud" Glass	2
Edouard Newsy Lalonde	2	F	Ernie Russell	1
Bruce Ridpath* Capt.	1	F	Cecil Blachford Capt.	1
Wally Mercer		F	Ernie "Moose" Johnson	1
Jack Marks		sub	Bruce Start	1
Referees – Frank Patrick & Russell Bowie

* Bruce Ridpath was Playing-Manager-Coach-Captain of 1908 Toronto Professionals [5]

Source: Coleman[6]

Schedule and results

1907

Month	Day	Visitor	Score	Home	Score
Dec.	29	Shamrocks	10	Montreal	4

1908

Month	Day	Visitor	Score	Home	Score
Jan.	4	Ottawa	1	Quebec	8
	4	Victorias	8	Shamrocks	6
	8	Wanderers	7	Montreal	3
	11	Wanderers	2	Ottawa	12
	11	Quebec	6	Victorias	12
	15	Victorias	5	Wanderers	7
	18	Ottawa	3	Shamrocks	4 (2' overtime)
	18	Montreal	5	Quebec	18
	22	Shamrocks	1	Wanderers	3
	25	Victorias	9	Ottawa	14
	25	Quebec	8	Wanderers	13
	29	Victorias	13	Montreal	7
Feb.	1	Ottawa	14	Montreal	7
	5	Wanderers	5	Victorias	6 (10' overtime)
	8	Quebec	5	Ottawa	11
	8	Montreal	3	Shamrocks	9
	12	Victorias	4	Shamrocks	7
	13	Shamrocks	3	Quebec	7
	15	Ottawa	10	Victorias	4
	15	Wanderers	8	Quebec	6
	19	Montreal	5	Wanderers	8
	22	Shamrocks	2	Ottawa	5
	22	Quebec	8	Montreal	6
	26	Montreal	7	Victorias	4
	29	Ottawa	2	Wanderers	4
	29	Victorias	8	Quebec	9 (3' overtime)
Mar.	4	Wanderers	6	Shamrocks	4
	7	Ottawa	14	Montreal	6
	7	Quebec	6	Shamrocks	7

Player statistics

Goaltending averages

Name	Club	GP	GA	GAA
Billy Nicholson	Shamrocks	10	49	4.9
Percy LeSueur	Ottawa	10	51	5.1
Riley Hern	Wanderers	10	52	5.2
Nathan Frye	Victorias	1	7	7.0
Paddy Moran	Quebec	10	74	7.4
Robinson	Victorias	9	71	7.9
Chuck Tyner	Montreal	1	9	9.0
Dave Finnie	Montreal	5	48	9.6
Archie Lockerby	Montreal	4	48	12.0

Leading scorers

Name	Club	GP	G
Russell Bowie	Victorias	10	31
Marty Walsh	Ottawa	9	28
Tommy Phillips	Ottawa	10	26
Charles Power	Quebec	10	23
Herb Jordan	Quebec	8	22
Ernie Russell	Wanderers	9	21
Jack Marshall	Shamrocks	9	19
Joe Eveleigh	Montreal	8	16
Joe Power	Quebec	10	13
Alf Smith	Ottawa	9	13

Montreal Wanderers 1908 Stanley Cup Champions

Players

Centres

Frank "Pud" Glass
Ernie Liffiton (also played wing)
Bruce Stuart (rover)
Walter Smaill (rover)
Harry Smith (rover)†^

Wingers

Ernie "Moose" Johnson
Larry Gilmour^ (also played center)
Ernie Russell
Jimmy Gardner†^

Defencemen

Art Ross (point)
Billy Strachan (point)
Tom Hooper‡^ (cover point also played centre)
Cecil Blachford (Captain-Cover point)

Goaltenders

William "Riley" Hern

Coaching and administrative staff

James Strachan (President), Clarence McKerrow (Hon. President)
Dickie Boon (Manager), George Guile (Secretary/Treasurer)
Tom Hodges (Hon. Secretary/Treasurer), William Jennings (Vice President)
Robert "Bob" Stephanson (Vice President), Robert "Bob" Ahern (Hon. Vice President)
George Hodges, Bert Strachan, Filbert Strachan, H. Watson†† (Directors)
Walter Dorion (Club Doctor), Paul Lefebvre (Trainer)

^Team picture included 4 players who did not play for Montreal 1908, but did win cups with the Wanderers – Hod Stuart 1906–07, Rod Kennedy 1906–07, Lester Patrick 1906–07, Jack Marshal 1907. 4 Players who won the Stanley Cup with the Wanderers in 1908 are missing from the team picture – Larry Gilmour^, Tom Hooper^, Jimmy" Gardner^, Harry Smith^.
† Jimmy Gardner and Harry Smith were not members of Montreal Wanderers during their January, and March 1908 Stanley Cup defenses. However they played in Dec 1908 when the Wanderers defeated Edmonton.
†† unknown first name.
‡ Tom Hooper left the Wanderers after the challenge game of January 13.

Stanley Cup engraving

After engraving 20 member names in the bowl of Stanley Cup in 1907, Wanderers did not even bother including their team name on the Stanley Cup in 1908. It was not until the trophy was redesigned in 1948 that the words "1908 Montreal Wanderers" was put onto its then-new collar.[7]

References

Coleman, p. 151
Podnieks, Andrew (2000). The NHL All-Star Game: 50 years of the great tradition. Toronto: HarperCollins. pp. 1–4. ISBN 0-00-200058-X.
"Renfrew beat Wanderers". The Globe. January 29, 1908. p. 9.
Coleman, p. 161
Coleman, p. 162
Coleman, p. 163
Podnieks 2004, p. 48.

Bibliography

Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc. NHL.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Podnieks, Andrew (2004). Hockey Hall of Fame (ed.). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. ISBN 1-55168-261-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Preceded by Montreal Wanderers March 1907	Montreal Wanderers Stanley Cup Champions 1908	Succeeded by Ottawa HC 1909
Preceded by 1907 ECAHA season	ECAHA seasons 1907–08	Succeeded by 1909 ECHA season

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[1] Coleman, p. 151

[2] Podnieks, Andrew (2000). The NHL All-Star Game: 50 years of the great tradition. Toronto: HarperCollins. pp. 1–4. ISBN 0-00-200058-X.

[3] "Renfrew beat Wanderers". The Globe. January 29, 1908. p. 9.

[Coleman,_p._161-4] Coleman, p. 161

[Coleman,_p._162-5] Coleman, p. 162

[6] Coleman, p. 163

[FOOTNOTEPodnieks200448-7] Podnieks 2004, p. 48.

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