1924-25 NHL season
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Image:NationalHockeyLeague.png The 1924-25 NHL season was the eighth regular season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 30 games. The Stanley Cup winners were the Victoria Cougars of the WCHL, the last non-NHL team to win the Cup, who defeated the Montreal Canadiens. The NHL regular season champion Hamilton Tigers did not participate in the playoffs, as their players demanded to their owner, Percy Thompson that they would not participate in the NHL Finals unless they received an additional $200 each for the extra six games played that year. Under their contracts the Tigers players were to receive the same amount of money no matter how many games they played from December 1 1924 - March 31 1925 (even though the season started on November 29 1924). NHL President Frank Calder was not amused, stating that the players would be fined or suspended if they did not play in the final series, but the players stated that they would rather retire than advantage to be taken of them. The day of the final game of the Semi-Final, Tiger Shorty Green met with Calder to try and reach an agreement, but to no avail. The players were all suspended and fined $200 each, therefore eliminating themselves from the playoffs.
Prior to the start of this hockey season, the Pacific Coast Hockey Association folded and two of its teams, the Vancouver Maroons and Victoria Cougars, joined the Western Canada Hockey League. This meant that after three seasons of having three leagues compete for the Stanley Cup, there were once again only two.
A new trophy was added for the 1924-25 NHL season. The original Lady Byng Trophy was donated by Lady Bying, wife of Viscount Byng of Vimy, to be handed out to the player who shows the best sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with performance in play.
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Regular Season
This was the first campaign for the Montreal Maroons and Boston Bruins, the first United States team. It was also the last one for the Hamilton Tigers, who would relocate to New York City in the summer of 1925 and become the New York Americans. The number of games per season was also increased from 24 to 30.
Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
| National Hockey League | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Hamiltontigerslogo.gif Hamilton Tigers | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 39 | 90 | 60 | 332 |
| Image:Torontostpatslogo.gif Toronto St. Patricks | 30 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 90 | 84 | 249 |
| Image:Montrealcanadienslogo1922.PNG Montreal Canadiens | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 93 | 56 | 371 |
| Image:Ottawasenatorsoldl.gif Ottawa Senators | 30 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 35 | 83 | 66 | 331 |
| Image:Montrealmaroonslogo.gif Montreal Maroons | 30 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 45 | 65 | 264 |
| Image:Bostonbruinslogo1933.gif Boston Bruins | 30 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 49 | 119 | 264 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babe Dye | Toronto St. Patricks | 29 | 38 | 6 | 44 |
| Cy Denneny | Ottawa Senators | 28 | 27 | 15 | 42 |
| Aurel Joliat | Montreal Canadiens | 24 | 29 | 11 | 40 |
| Howie Morenz | Montreal Canadiens | 30 | 27 | 7 | 34 |
| Billy Boucher | Montreal Canadiens | 30 | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| Jack Adams | Toronto St. Patricks | 27 | 21 | 8 | 29 |
| Billy Burch | Hamilton Tigers | 27 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| Red Green | Hamilton Tigers | 30 | 19 | 4 | 23 |
| Jimmy Herberts | Boston Bruins | 30 | 17 | 5 | 22 |
| Hap Day | Toronto St. Patricks | 26 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
Stanley Cup playoffs
Image:Stanley cup.jpg All dates 1925
With an increase in the number of NHL teams, the NHL changed its playoff format by having the second and third place teams play a two game total goals series to see who would play the number one seed for the NHL championship, the Prince of Wales Trophy. The winner of the Wales Trophy would go on to play the winner of the Western Canada Hockey League for the Stanley Cup.
Prince of Wales Trophy
The third seed Montreal Canadiens played against the second seed Toronto St. Patricks in a total goals series. The winner of that series was to go on and play the first seed team, the Hamilton Tigers. But it was not to happen that way. During the total goals series, the Hamilton players demanded $200 each for the extra six games played during the regular season and the league threatened to suspend the players and the team. Last ditch efforts to reach a compromise failed and the Tigers were suspended. Montreal won the series against Toronto and was awarded the Prince of Wales Trophy and earned the right to play for the Stanley Cup.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto St. Patricks
| Date | Team | Score | Team | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 11 | Montreal Canadiens | 3 | Toronto St. Patricks | 2 | |
| March 13 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | Toronto St. Patricks | 0 |
Montreal wins total goals series 5 goals to 2
Stanley Cup Finals
Over in the Western Canada Hockey League, the third place Victoria Cougars won their league championship and would face the Montreal Canadiens for the Stanley Cup championship. Victoria easily beat Montreal three games to one out-scoring the Canadiens 16 to 8. This marks the first, and last, time since the inception of the NHL that a non-NHL team won the Stanley Cup. On a foot-note, though, the Seattle Metropolitans could have claimed the Cup during the flu cancelled season of 1919, but chose not to out of good-sportsmanship.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Victoria Cougars
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 21 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | Victoria Cougars | 5 | |
| March 23 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | Victoria Cougars | 3 | |
| March 27 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | Victoria Cougars | 2 | |
| March 30 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | Victoria Cougars | 6 |
Victoria Cougars win best-of-five series 3 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup
NHL Playoff scoring leader
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howie Morenz | Montreal Canadiens | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
NHL Awards
| Prince of Wales Trophy: | Montreal Canadiens |
| Hart Memorial Trophy: | Billy Burch, Hamilton Tigers |
| Lady Byng Trophy: | Frank Nighbor, Ottawa Senators |
See also
- List of Stanley Cup champions
- Western Canada Hockey League
- List of pre-NHL seasons
- 1924 in sports
- 1925 in sports
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