1921–22 Toronto St. Patricks season

The 1921–22 Toronto St. Patricks season was the fifth season of the Toronto NHL franchise, third as the St. Patricks. The St. Patricks would win the NHL championship and the Stanley Cup.

1921–22 Toronto St. Patricks
Stanley Cup champions
League2nd NHL
1921–22 record13–10–1
Home record8–4–0
Road record5–6–1
Goals for98
Goals against97
Team information
General ManagerCharles Querrie
CoachGeorge O'Donoghue
CaptainReg Noble
ArenaArena Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsBabe Dye (31)
AssistsHarry Cameron (8)
PointsBabe Dye (37)
Penalty minutesCorbett Denneny (28)
WinsJohn Ross Roach (11)
Goals against averageJohn Ross Roach (4.07)

Regular season
Team photograph

Prior to the season, St. Pats goaltender Jake Forbes was denied a pay raise, and he refused to play with the team for the 1921–22 season. Toronto suspended Forbes from the club, and signed free agent goaltender John Ross Roach.[1]

The St. Pats played consistent hockey all season long, finishing the season with a 13–10–1, earning 27 points, and finishing in second place in the league, behind the Senators, and once again earned a spot in the O'Brien Cup finals.[2]

Babe Dye led the St. Pats with 30 goals, two less than league leader Punch Broadbent of the Ottawa Senators, and his 37 points was the third highest in the NHL, behind Broadbent and Senators teammate Cy Denneny. Harry Cameron scored 19 goals and 27 points from the blueline, while Corbett Denneny also scored 19 goals and earned 26 points in total. Reg Noble had another solid season, scoring 17 goals and 25 points, while Ken Randall also got into double digits with goals, scoring 10. Denneny led the club with 28 penalty minutes, with Randall just behind him, getting 20 penalty minutes.[3]

In goal, John Ross Roach had a solid rookie season, playing in 22 games, finishing with a record of 11–10–1, and a GAA of 4.07.[4]

The St. Pats met the Ottawa Senators in the two game, total goal O'Brien Cup finals. Ottawa upset Toronto the previous year, however this season, Toronto was the underdog, as they finished 3 points behind the Senators in the NHL standings. The St. Pats defeated the Senators in the first game held at Mutual Street Arena by a score of 5–4. The series moved to Dey's Arena in Ottawa for the second game, and the St. Pats used the strategy of icing the puck whenever possible in this game to keep their lead, and it worked, as the teams played to a 0–0 tie, as Toronto advanced to the Stanley Cup finals, winning the series 5–4.

Toronto faced the Vancouver Millionaires of the PCHA to determine the winner of the 1922 Stanley Cup Finals in a best of 5 series, with all games being played at Mutual Street Arena. Vancouver took a 1–0 series lead, defeating Toronto 4–3, however, Babe Dye scored in overtime in the second game, evening the series to one win a piece. Vancouver took a 2–1 series lead, defeating the St. Pats 3–0 in the third game. The Millionaires looked to end the series in the fourth game, however, John Ross Roach shutout Vancouver 6–0, setting up a Stanley Cup deciding fifth game. The St. Pats, led by Babe Dye and his four goals, easily defeated Vancouver 5–1, as the Toronto franchise won the Stanley Cup for the second time in team history.[5]

Season standings
National Hockey League
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Ottawa Senators2414823010684
Toronto St. Patricks2413101279897
Montreal Canadiens2412111258894
Hamilton Tigers2471701488105

[6] 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
1921-22 NHL Records
Team HAM MON OTT TOR
Hamilton —1–73–53–5
Montreal 7–1—1–6–14–4
Ottawa 5–36–1–1—3–4–1
Toronto 5–34–44–3–1—

Schedule and results

Regular Season
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1December 17Montreal Canadiens2–5Toronto St. Pats1–0–02
2December 21Toronto St. Pats5–4Ottawa Senators2–0–04
3December 24Hamilton Tigers4–2Toronto St. Pats2–1–04
4December 28Toronto St. Pats4–3Hamilton Tigers3–1–06
5December 31Toronto St. Pats3–5Montreal Canadiens3–2–06
6January 4Ottawa Senators2–3Toronto St. Pats4–2–08
7January 7Hamilton Tigers2–5Toronto St. Pats5–2–010
8January 11Toronto St. Pats2–7Ottawa Senators5–3–010
9January 14Ottawa Senators5–2Toronto St. Pats5–4–010
10January 18Toronto St. Pats4–9Hamilton Tigers5–5–010
11January 21Toronto St. Pats5–3Montreal Canadiens6–5–012
12January 25Montreal Canadiens1–3Toronto St. Pats7–5–014
13January 28Ottawa Senators2–1Toronto St. Pats7–6–014
14February 1Toronto St. Pats5–4Hamilton Tigers8–6–016
15February 4Montreal Canadiens1–3Toronto St. Pats9–6–018
16February 8Toronto St. Pats4–6Montreal Canadiens9–7–018
17February 11Toronto St. Pats4–4Ottawa Senators9–7–119
18February 15Hamilton Tigers4–6Toronto St. Pats10–7–121
19February 18Toronto St. Pats4–6Montreal Canadiens10–8–121
20February 22Toronto St. Pats3–4Hamilton Tigers10–9–121
21February 25Ottawa Senators5–7Toronto St. Pats11–9–123
22March 1Toronto St. Pats3–2Ottawa Senators12–9–125
23March 4Hamilton Tigers4–8Toronto St. Pats13–9–127
24March 8Montreal Canadiens8–7Toronto St. Pats13–10–127

Playoffs

Toronto St. Pats 5, Ottawa Senators 4
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1March 11Ottawa Senators4–5Toronto St. Pats1–0
2March 13Toronto St. Pats0–0Ottawa Senators1–0–1

Toronto St. Pats 3, Vancouver Millionaires 2
Main article: 1922 Stanley Cup Finals
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1March 17Vancouver Millionaires4–3Toronto St. Pats0–1
2March 20Toronto St. Pats2–1Vancouver Millionaires1–1
3March 23Vancouver Millionaires3–0Toronto St. Pats1–2
4March 25Toronto St. Pats6–0Vancouver Millionaires2–2
5March 28Toronto St. Pats5–1Vancouver Millionaires3–2

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Babe Dye243173839
Harry Cameron2418173522
Corb Denneny241992828
Reg Noble2417112819
Ken Randall241061632
Red Stuart24371016
Lloyd Andrews110000
Stan Jackson10000
Ivan Mitchell20000
Paddy Nolan20000
John Ross Roach220000
Glenn Smith90000
Rod Smylie200002
Ted Stackhouse130002
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
John Ross Roach13402211101914.070
Ivan Mitchell120220063.000
Team:14602413101973.990

Playoffs
Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Babe Dye22022
Red Stuart21120
Harry Cameron20228
Corb Denneny21010
Ken Randall21014
Lloyd Andrews20000
Reg Noble200012
John Ross Roach20000
Rod Smylie10002
Ted Stackhouse10000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
John Ross Roach120210142.001
Team:120210142.001

[7]

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

See also

References
  1. Toronto St. Pats goaltending history : Jake Forbes
  2. Final NHL Standings 1921–22
  3. 1921–22 Toronto St. Pats [NHL] player statistics at hockeydb.com
  4. 4th of july 2016
  5. Legends of Hockey – Silverware – 1921–22 Stanley Cup Winner – Toronto St. Pats
  6. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  7. "1921-22 Toronto St. Patricks Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

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