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40-588: The team played in several early ice hockey leagues, including the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada from 1886 until 1898, winning its championship seven times. The team competed in purely amateur leagues until 1906. After two seasons of playing with professionals, the club left its league, the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association to continue playing in amateur competition. It would go on to win

80-545: A combined team of HC Davos and EHC St. Moritz 18–0 and defeating HC Milano 15–2. In Davos , Switzerland , the team played Davos again, winning 9–0. The final stop on the tour was London , England , where the Victorias defeated an all-England side 14–1. The club was an Allan Cup finalist in 1928 , losing to the University of Manitoba team. The Victoria Hockey Club ceased activities in 1939. The team's logo

120-849: A meeting of the Province of Quebec Hockey Association. The club was to be renamed the Royal Hockey Club or Montreal Royals , independent of the association. The junior club operated by the M.A.A.A was also transferred. Starting in 1908, the Montreal Hockey Club played in the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association and the Inter-provincial Amateur Hockey Union leagues. Amateur Hockey Association of Canada The Amateur Hockey Association of Canada ( AHAC )

160-768: The Allan Cup in 1930, the successor of the Stanley Cup as the trophy given to Canadian amateur hockey champions. In 1932, the club would leave the MAAA association and become the Montreal Royals , eventually becoming a 'semi-professional' team in the Quebec Senior Hockey League . Prior to the Club's formal organization, a group of hockey enthusiasts from the 'Montreal Football Club' would play as

200-521: The Hockey Hall of Fame : Robert Jones (goal), Jim Fenwick (goal), Hartland MacDougall (goal), Harold Henderson (point), Ronald Elliot (point), William Pullan (point), Mike Grant ( cover point -Captain), Graham Drinkwater (rover), Shirley Davidson (forward), Robert MacDougall (forward), Norman Rankin (forward). Watson Jack (President), Fred Meredith (Hon. President), P.M. Desterneck (Secretary/Treasurer), G.R. Hooper (Director). The team

240-765: The Interprovincial Amateur Hockey Union until 1913. From 1913–1923, the club was a member of the Montreal City Hockey League . The club then joined the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey League . Later the team played in the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association. In 1924, as a part of a 50th anniversary, the Victorias played an exhibition match against the Parkdale Canoe Club of Toronto at the then-new Montreal Forum . The game

280-738: The Stanley Cup in 1895, December 1896, 1897, 1898 and February 1899. They also won the AHAC league in 1895, 1896, 1897 and 1898. In 1894, the team participated in the first Stanley Cup playoff, losing 3–2 to Montreal in the semi-final. The team resigned from the AHAC in 1898 over the proposal to allow the Ottawa Capitals into the league, and helped form the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) in which they played from 1899–1905. The CAHL itself folded in 1905 and

320-873: The Victoria Hockey Club was asked to send a written invitation to the Ottawa Hockey Club and the Quebec Hockey Club , asking each to send a representative to the meeting. Only Ottawa had responded. The meeting was held at the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal and attended by the following delegates with Mr. Jack Arnton acting as Chairman and Mr. J. G. Monk as Secretary: Victoria Hockey Club Ottawa Hockey Club McGill College M.A.A.A. Crystals Hockey Club With all strongly in favour of forming

360-537: The challenge system , where a championship team would face a new challenger each week for the championship, and the series system , which corresponds to the regular season found in the NHL today. With the exception of 1888, the challenge system was exclusively used in the AHAC before the advent of the Stanley Cup, while the series system became the norm in 1893, the first year the Cup was contested. The first championship team of

400-617: The 'Montreal Hockey Club', as far back as 1877. The group was captained by James Creighton before he moved to Ottawa , and would play at the Victoria Skating Rink . The Club was organized formally as an affiliate of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association on November 28, 1884. The first president of the team was Thomas Fraser and the first team was composed of T. L. Paton in goal, Fred M. Larmonth, point; W. D. Aird, cover point; W. C. Hodgson, D. McIntyre, R. F. Smith and F. W Barlow, forwards. Several of

440-445: The 1886 Dominion Championship: Thomas D. Green of Ottawa had played on the 1883 McGill hockey team. In that age, ice hockey was a very different game compared to today: the AHAC rules stated that there were six skaters on each side. These were defined as: The left-wing, centre and right-wing were the forwards, like today. The rover would line up behind the centre, with the point and cover-point following, in an 'I' formation towards

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480-482: The AHAC to revert to the challenge system. In 1893, the first year since 1888 where the AHAC played under a series system, the Montreal Hockey Club lost their first game against the Ottawa Hockey Club and proceeded to win their next seven en route to the championship. Lord Stanley announced that his challenge trophy (later known simply as the Stanley Cup ) for the best amateur hockey team in Canada would be presented to

520-664: The AHAC was the Montreal Crystals , having unofficially being declared the champions before the AHAC. The first title change occurred on January 14, 1887, when the Montreal Victorias defeated the champions 4–0. The Victorias would hold the title until the very last challenge game when the Crystals won 3–2 in their third successive challenge. Because of the Vics' long run as champions, it was decided to switch to

560-470: The MAAA, but with none of the hockey officials of the hockey club present. After accepting the trophy, the hockey club remained adamant about returning the trophy that was presented to them. In the end, the MAAA investigated into why its hockey club wanted to refuse and return the trophy, even though such an action would damage the reputation of the MAAA. It was believed that the people who were in charge of running their team were, in fact, not representative of

600-430: The Montreal Hockey Club is recorded as the winner from 1888–1894. According to Ultimate Hockey , the play between 1887 and 1892 occurred in the challenge format and the title of champion could change after every series. The final champion at the end of the season's worth of challenges would be considered 'Dominion of Canada' champion. Montreal Victorias The Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal , Quebec , Canada

640-567: The Montreal Hockey Club on May 15, 1893, as initial champion. At the time, the Montreal Hockey Club was in a dispute with its parent organization, the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (MAAA). The hockey club was adamant about refusing the trophy, while the directors of the MAAA decided to accept the trophy, considering it came from the Governor General of Canada. Thus, the trophy was accepted by

680-561: The Montreal Winter Carnival. On January 10, 1882, the Victoria Hockey Club held what was described as its 'first annual meeting', whereby it elected its president James G. Monk. Other directors included George W. Gardner as vice-president, secretary-treasurer was Charles Lamothe. Hockey was played with both balls and pucks during this period. According to McGill hockey club member W. L. Murray, by 1881 it

720-456: The Stanley Cup, which was for professional teams. The club then joined the Interprovincial Amateur Hockey Union , competing for the Allan Cup , the championship for senior amateur teams in Canada, and winning it in 1930. Between 1913 and 1924 the club played nine seasons in the Montreal City Hockey League . On October 11, 1932, the directors of the MAAA announced the turning over of the hockey club in its entirety to E.S. Hamilton and Ogilvie at

760-516: The Victorias defeated IK Göta 5–0, Djurgårdens IF 6–2, Södertälje SK 6–0 and IK Göta again 19–3. The team next played in Södertälje , defeating Södertälje IF 8–1. The club then played in Berlin , Germany , defeating an all-Czechoslovakia team 8–0 and Berliner SC 13–0. The team then moved to Vienna , Austria , where it defeated Wiener EV 8–0 and 7–0. In Milan , Italy , the club defeated

800-554: The club, in organizing his friends to play on the rink with sticks and skates from his home province of Nova Scotia . In 1875, the first recorded organized hockey game took place at its rink, the Victoria Skating Rink, which had opened in 1862, between skating club members and McGill University students. Until 1883, there was only exhibition matches against other teams in Montreal. Tournaments would begin in 1883 at

840-563: The exception that new teams required unanimous approval of the CAHL executive in order to join the league. † Stanley Cup winner Under the challenge system, the league championship would change hands until the end of the playing season. Under the series system, the league championship was only determined at the end of the season by best overall record or playoff. According to Arthur Farrell 's book of 1899, "Hockey: Canada's Royal Winter Game", Montreal Crystals are recorded as champions in 1887, and

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880-433: The goaltender. The face-offs were at a right angle to today's practice, the centre men facing inwards from the sides of the rink. The goaltenders used no special equipment. There were no goal nets. The goals were two posts, with no crossbar. An umpire would judge the legality of each score. There were no boards along the sides of the ice, and there were no standard dimensions for a rink, although dimensions were instituted for

920-535: The group to reconsider but was declined, after which point Montreal HC also withdrew. The withdrawing teams then met at the Windsor Hotel the same day. On December 14, the group met again and organized the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL), adding the Montreal Shamrocks for a complete conversion of the AHAC into the CAHL. The new league adopted the existing constitution of the AHAC, with

960-469: The hockey club to have seceded from the organization that bore them. The issue would be finally resolved in later years, after various attempts at reconciliation. At the annual meeting in December 1897, the Ottawa Capitals applied to join the AHAC but were turned down by the AHAC executive. The Capitals applied again at the annual meeting held in Montreal on December 10, 1898, leading to "a cataclysm in

1000-535: The hockey world." This time, the AHAC executive voted in favour of admitting the Capitals for league membership. The Globe noted that the Capitals were "questionably amateur", referring to the paying of players. This led to the representatives of the Quebec Bulldogs, Montreal Victorias and Ottawa Hockey Club opting to withdraw from the association. The representative of the Montreal Hockey Club asked

1040-487: The league title in 1902. The Club won Stanley Cup challenges in March 1894, March 1902 and February 1903. The 1902 team was known as the "Little Men of Iron" and its players became the core of the very successful Montreal Wanderers which was a professional club. The team played two seasons with professional players, in 1907 and 1907–08, in the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association , and after that no longer competed for

1080-407: The league, Montreal Hockey Club was the first winner of the newly introduced Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup (later known as the Stanley Cup ). Montreal was awarded the Cup as the champions of the AHAC since the AHAC was considered the top league of Canada. A meeting was called, for those in favour of the formation of a Dominion hockey association, for the evening of 8 December 1886. Mr. J.G. Monk of

1120-544: The new association, the name given was the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada and a constitution similar to the one governing lacrosse was adopted but modified to suit hockey. Afterwards, officers were elected for the upcoming inaugural season, who were: They agreed that the season should run from 1 January 1887 until 15 March 1887. The teams knew each other. They had competed at the Montreal Winter Carnival ice hockey tournaments from 1883–1885 and

1160-694: The players were members of the Montreal Lacrosse Club . The team played its first game on January 20, 1885 against McGill University , winning 2–1. The club would be a founding member of the Montreal-based Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) in 1886. The team held the Amateur Hockey Association title from 1888 until 1894. After the AHAC disbanded in 1898, the club continued in the Canadian Amateur Hockey League , winning

1200-472: The positioning of the goal out from the ends of the rink. A match was two halves of thirty minutes (also to note that in the day, game meant goal by modern definition). Sudden-death overtime was also in place, and a match would continue until a goal was scored in the event of a tie after regulation. Players in all positions would normally play the entire 60 minutes. Source: Montreal Gazette The AHAC operated on two different systems in its lifetime:

1240-473: The ranks of teams turned professional in 1908. The club was the first winner of the Allan Cup and continued to play until 1939, when it folded after its 65th season. The club often also fielded junior and intermediate teams. Interest in ice hockey at the Victoria Skating Club in Montreal, dates to at least 1874, and is attributed to the efforts of James Creighton then a judge of skating at

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1280-562: The series system in 1888. The series system was a success, although a tie atop the standings between the Vics and the Montreal Hockey Club (Montreal HC), and the subsequent scheduling of the tiebreaker game caused much trouble when the game was scheduled at a time when two Victorias players were injured, at the home venue of the Montreal HC. However, teams from outside Montreal incurred huge travelling expenses, which led

1320-503: The team helped found the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association . The league allowed amateurs and professionals to play against each other openly. The Victorias played in the league for two years as a purely amateur team leaving the ECAHA after the 1908 season to focus on amateur play. In 1908, the new Allan Cup was awarded to the Victorias as the top amateur team at the time. The Victorias remained active in senior-league amateur play in

1360-466: The team itself, and when the hockey club asked for a loan of $ 175 in start-up expenses for the 1894 season, it was flatly refused (the first time the MAAA refused anything to the hockey club). Inexplicably, the hockey club reversed its position, and the next few months saw a gradual schism between the MAAA and the club. Indeed, the inscriptions on the Cup when it was successfully defended in 1894 only stated "Montreal HC". The MAAA, at one point, considered

1400-556: Was an amateur men's ice hockey league founded on 8 December 1886, in existence until 1898. It was the second ice hockey league organized in Canada, after one in Kingston, Ontario started in 1883. It was organized to provide a longer season to determine the Canadian champion. Prior to its founding, the Canadian championship was determined in a tournament in Montreal. It is the first championship ice hockey league. The 1893 champion of

1440-417: Was an early men's amateur ice hockey club. Its date of origin is ascribed to either 1874, 1877 or 1881, making it either the first or second organized ice hockey club after McGill University . The club played at its own rink, the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal. The club was winners of the Stanley Cup in 1895 and held it until 1899, except for a period in 1896. The club remained amateur, splitting from

1480-612: Was awarded the Stanley Cup as 1895 champions of the A.H.A.C. regular season. Gordon Lewis(goal), Harold Henderson(point), Hartland MacDougall (point), Mike Grant (cover point - Captain), Graham Drinkwater(rover), Robert MacDougall (forward), Shirley Davidson(forward), Ernie McLea , (forward), Cam Davidson(forward), Jack Ewing(forward), Harry Messy (forward), David McLellan(forward), Percival Molson (forward) Watson Jack(President), Fred Meredith (Hon. President), W. Grant (Vice President), Frank Howard Wilson (Hon. Vice President), P.M. Desterneck Secretary/Treasurer) In December 1896,

1520-464: Was normally played with a square puck, made by slicing a rubber ball. According to Murray, the Victoria club of the 1880s is credited with eliminating the square edges and playing with a round puck. In 1886, the club helped to found the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC). The team played in this league from 1887–1898. It was during this period that the team had its greatest success, winning

1560-528: Was that of the Victoria Skating Club, a yellow or white 'V' in cursive. The team's sweaters were maroon in colour, and the team was sometimes nicknamed the "Maroons" by the Montreal Gazette in its reporting. Except for 1887–88, season play prior to 1892–93 was arranged in challenges. The Victorias also participated in exhibitions or tournaments. Lost Stanley Cup to CAHL league champions Montreal Shamrocks . The following players were inducted into

1600-544: Was the first amateur ice hockey game at the new venue. The game was held on December 13, 1924 and was a fund-raising event for the Club. The Victoria Skating Rink was closed in 1925 and the Victorias moved to Mount Royal Arena and the Forum. In 1927, the Victorias became the first North American club team to tour in Europe. In Stockholm , Sweden , the club played exhibition games against an all-Sweden team, winning 17–1. Next,

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