1918–19 Toronto Arenas season
1918–19 Toronto Arenas | |
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League | 3rd (1st half), 3rd (2nd half) |
1918–19 record | 5–13–0 (overall) |
Goals for | 65 |
Goals against | 92 |
Team information | |
General Manager | Charles Querrie |
Coach | Dick Carroll |
Arena | Arena Gardens |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Alf Skinner (12) |
Assists | Ken Randall (6) |
Points | Alf Skinner (15) |
Penalties in minutes | Rusty Crawford (51) |
Wins | Bert Lindsay (5) |
Goals against average | Hap Holmes (4.50) |
< 1917–18 |
1919–20 > |
The 1918–19 Toronto Arenas season was the second season of the Toronto franchise of the National Hockey League. After being operated on a temporary basis in the previous year, the team became a formal entity, known as the 'Toronto Arena Hockey Club.' The club played 18 games and suspended operations.
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Regular season
When Toronto won the Cup in 1917–18, a monkey wrench had been thrown into the other owners' scheme to get rid of Eddie Livingstone. His team was estimated now to be worth $20,000, and Livingstone demanded that. The Arena Gardens offered $7,000, but Livingstone sued the Arena and Charlie Querrie for the $20,000. A league meeting of the old NHA proved futile as heated arguments broke out between Livingstone and the other owners. The old NHA was extinguished. However, George Kennedy gave some ground, saying that if Livingstone dropped his lawsuits, he might be allowed in the league. In the meantime, Hubert Vearncombe, treasurer of the Toronto Arena Company formed the separate Toronto Arena HC. This separated the hockey club from the Livingstone lawsuits, though the franchise still used Livingstone's players without permission.
It was announced on February 18, that Ken Randall and Harry Meeking had signed with Glace Bay of the Maritime League with the Arenas' permission. The game that night was attended by only 1,000 fans watching a 4–3 overtime loss to Ottawa. After a follow-up game in Ottawa on February 20, lost 9–3, manager Querrie announced that the club sought to withdraw from the NHL season[1] and this was agreed to by Ottawa and Montreal.[2] The NHL season ended at 18 games, with Montreal and Ottawa to play off for the championship.
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 57 | 50 |
Ottawa Senators | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 39 |
Toronto Arenas | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 49 |
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Ottawa Senators | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 14 |
Montreal Canadiens | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 28 |
Toronto Arenas | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 43 |
[3] 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.
Schedule and results
First half
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
1 | December 23 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–3 | Toronto Arenas | 0–1–0 | 0 |
2 | December 26 | Toronto Arenas | 2–5 | Ottawa Senators | 0–2–0 | 0 |
3 | December 28 | Toronto Arenas | 3–6 | Montreal Canadiens | 0–3–0 | 0 |
4 | December 31 | Ottawa Senators | 2–4 | Toronto Arenas | 1–3–0 | 2 |
5 | January 7 | Montreal Canadiens | 7–6 | Toronto Arenas | 1–4–0 | 2 |
6 | January 9 | Toronto Arenas | 2–4 | Ottawa Senators | 1–5–0 | 2 |
7 | January 11 | Toronto Arenas | 4–13 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–6–0 | 2 |
8 | January 14 | Ottawa Senators | 2–5 | Toronto Arenas | 2–6–0 | 4 |
9 | January 21 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–11 | Toronto Arenas | 3–6–0 | 6 |
10 | January 23 | Toronto Arenas | 2–3 | Ottawa Senators | 3–7–0 | 6 |
Second half
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
1 | January 28 | Ottawa Senators | 2–1 | Toronto Arenas | 0–1–0 | 0 |
2 | February 1 | Toronto Arenas | 0–10 | Montreal Canadiens | 0–2–0 | 0 |
3 | February 4 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–6 | Toronto Arenas | 1–2–0 | 2 |
4 | February 6 | Toronto Arenas | 1–3 | Ottawa Senators | 1–3–0 | 2 |
5 | February 11 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–6 | Toronto Arenas | 2–3–0 | 4 |
6 | February 15 | Toronto Arenas | 2–8 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–4–0 | 4 |
7 | February 18 | Ottawa Senators | 4–3 | Toronto Arenas | 2–5–0 | 4 |
8 | February 20 | Toronto Arenas | 3–9 | Ottawa Senators | 2–6–0 | 4 |
Playoffs
The Arenas did not qualify for the playoffs.
Player statistics
Scorers
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Alf Skinner | 17 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 26 |
Reg Noble | 17 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 35 |
Ken Randall | 14 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 27 |
Corb Denneny | 16 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
Rusty Crawford | 18 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 51 |
Harry Meeking | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 32 |
Harry Cameron | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
Jack Adams | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 35 |
Harry Mummery | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
Hap Holmes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Jacobs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bert Lindsay | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Ritchie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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;
Transactions
- December 14, 1918: Acquired Rusty Crawford from the Ottawa Senators for future considerations
- December 15, 1918: Signed Free Agent Paul Jacobs
- December 28, 1918: Signed Free Agent Bert Lindsay
- January 19, 1919: Loaned Harry Cameron to Ottawa Senators to complete December 14 trade
See also
References
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