tarheelhockey
Offside Review Specialist
As we gear up for another round of project-driven research, it seems like an opportune time to shed a bit of light on an era that is undoubtedly a weak point for most of us. This isn't a formal project, just a discussion and not meant to distract from the top-100 lists currently in progress. Hopefully, the information shared here might come in handy for folks who are struggling with early candidates.
The original idea was to make this a top-5 (credit to @Black Gold Extractor for coming up with the concept) but there's good reason to expand it to 10. Unless I've overlooked someone, only 8 players from this period have been profiled in the ATD:
Dan Bain
Graham Drinkwater
Mike Grant
Harvey Pulford
Blair Russel
Alf Smith
Dolly Swift
Harry "Rat" Westwick
I'm fairly certain that at one point there were bios for Fred Scanlan, Art Farrell, and Harry Trihey -- seems they have been lost in the Land of Broken Links. I didn't include Russell Bowie, John Bouse Hutton, or Bruce Stuart, whose careers started in 1899 (I think). And not one of these guys was a goalie!
Points of reference
Senior leagues during this period (not all teams existed in all 5 years):
AAHL (starting in late 1896) - Brooklyn Crescent, Brooklyn Skating Club, New York AC, New York HC, New York Montclair, New York St. Nicholas
AHAC (became CAHL in 1898) - Montreal Crystals/Shamrocks, Montreal HC, Montreal Victorias, Ottawa HC, Quebec HC
MHA - Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg Victorias
OHA - Brockville, Kingston Frontenacs, Osgoode Hall, Peterborough, Queens University, Royal Military College, Stratford, Toronto AC, Toronto Granites, Toronto Victorias, Trinity College, University of Toronto
US Collegiate - Brown, Columbia, Harvard, Haverford, Johns Hopkins, Maryland, MIT, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Dental, Pittsburgh, Yale
WPHL (1897 and 1899 only) - Pittsburgh AC, Pittsburgh Casino, Pittsburgh Duquesne, Univ of Pittsburgh
Exhibition teams existed in certain areas, e.g. Edmonton
Stanley Cup Challenge results:
1895 - Montreal HC 5, Queens University 1
1896 - Winnipeg Victorias 2, Montreal Victorias 0
1896 - Montreal Victorias 6, Winnipeg Victorias 5
1897 - Montreal Victorias 15, Ottawa Capitals 2
1899 - Montreal Victorias 5, Winnipeg Victorias 3
1899 - Montreal Shamrocks 6, Queens University 2
So...
Who belongs in a top-10 from this era?
What worthy candidates haven't been mentioned yet?
Was there an identifiable GOAT as the calendar turned over to the new century?
Were goalies in this era just total bums, or has someone been overlooked?
The original idea was to make this a top-5 (credit to @Black Gold Extractor for coming up with the concept) but there's good reason to expand it to 10. Unless I've overlooked someone, only 8 players from this period have been profiled in the ATD:
Dan Bain
Graham Drinkwater
Mike Grant
Harvey Pulford
Blair Russel
Alf Smith
Dolly Swift
Harry "Rat" Westwick
I'm fairly certain that at one point there were bios for Fred Scanlan, Art Farrell, and Harry Trihey -- seems they have been lost in the Land of Broken Links. I didn't include Russell Bowie, John Bouse Hutton, or Bruce Stuart, whose careers started in 1899 (I think). And not one of these guys was a goalie!
Points of reference
Senior leagues during this period (not all teams existed in all 5 years):
AAHL (starting in late 1896) - Brooklyn Crescent, Brooklyn Skating Club, New York AC, New York HC, New York Montclair, New York St. Nicholas
AHAC (became CAHL in 1898) - Montreal Crystals/Shamrocks, Montreal HC, Montreal Victorias, Ottawa HC, Quebec HC
MHA - Winnipeg HC, Winnipeg Victorias
OHA - Brockville, Kingston Frontenacs, Osgoode Hall, Peterborough, Queens University, Royal Military College, Stratford, Toronto AC, Toronto Granites, Toronto Victorias, Trinity College, University of Toronto
US Collegiate - Brown, Columbia, Harvard, Haverford, Johns Hopkins, Maryland, MIT, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Dental, Pittsburgh, Yale
WPHL (1897 and 1899 only) - Pittsburgh AC, Pittsburgh Casino, Pittsburgh Duquesne, Univ of Pittsburgh
Exhibition teams existed in certain areas, e.g. Edmonton
Stanley Cup Challenge results:
1895 - Montreal HC 5, Queens University 1
1896 - Winnipeg Victorias 2, Montreal Victorias 0
1896 - Montreal Victorias 6, Winnipeg Victorias 5
1897 - Montreal Victorias 15, Ottawa Capitals 2
1899 - Montreal Victorias 5, Winnipeg Victorias 3
1899 - Montreal Shamrocks 6, Queens University 2
So...
Who belongs in a top-10 from this era?
What worthy candidates haven't been mentioned yet?
Was there an identifiable GOAT as the calendar turned over to the new century?
Were goalies in this era just total bums, or has someone been overlooked?
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