1902 CAHL Season
| Team | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals For | Goals Against |
| Montreal HC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 15 |
| Ottawa HC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 15 |
| Montreal Victorias | 4 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 25 |
| Quebec HC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 34 |
| Montreal Shamrocks | 1 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 62 |
Skater Stats
| Name | Team | Position | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Hooper | Montreal HC | Center/Rover | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Westwick* | Ottawa HC | Rover | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| Bowie | Victorias | Rover | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Marshall | Montreal HC | Rover/Center | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| B. Stuart | Ottawa HC | Center | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Liffiton | Montreal HC | RW | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Russell | Victorias | LW/Center | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| E. Stuart | Victorias | Center/Rover | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| G. Cummings | Shamrocks | Rover | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| H. Stuart | Quebec HC | Cover/LW | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Lemesurier | Quebec HC | RW | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Duval** | Ottawa HC | Cover | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Fraser | Ottawa HC | RW | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Locke | Victorias | RW | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Montgomery | Quebec HC | Rover | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Bright | Shamrocks | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Henry | Ottawa HC | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Hogan | Quebec HC | Forward | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Howard | VIctorias | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| E. Cummings | Shamrocks | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Pacaud | Quebec HC | Forward | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Spittal | Ottawa HC | Cover/Point | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Stanley | Quebec HC | Forward | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gardner | Montreal HC | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Smith | Shamrocks | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| B. Strachan | Victorias | Point | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Boon | Montreal HC | Cover | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Allen | Victorias | Forward | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Blair | Quebec HC | Forward | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Copeland | Quebec HC | Center | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gillespie | Quebec HC | Forward | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawrence | Shamrocks | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hurtubise | Shamrocks | Center | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| Maybe Duval | Ottawa HC | Cover | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Maybe McKenna | Shamrocks | Point | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Maybe Westwick | Ottawa HC | Rover | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| Possibly Westwick | Ottawa HC | Rover | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| Bowie or Russell | Victorias | N/A | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Hooper or Marshall | Montreal HC | N/A | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Hooper or Liffiton | Montreal HC | N/A | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Boon or Gardner | Montreal HC | N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bowie or Stuart | Victorias | N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| E. Cummings or Lawrence | Shamrocks | N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Duval or Henry | Ottawa HC | N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fraser or Henry | Ottawa HC | N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gardner or Marshall | Montreal HC | N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Henry or Westwick | Ottawa HC | N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hogan or Pacaud | Quebec HC | N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hogan or Stanley | Quebec HC | N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hooper or Gardner | Montreal HC | N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Montgomery or Stanley | Quebec HC | N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawrence or McKenna | Shamrocks | N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russell or Stuart | Victorias | N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 |
* Westwick almost certainly had at least one extra point, as he was credited with either the assist or the goal on the same goal scored in game #3 on 11 January.
** Duval almost certainly had at least one extra point, as he was credited with either the assist or the goal on the same goal scored in game #1 on 5 January.
Goalie Stats
| Name | Team | Games Played | Goals Allowed | GAA |
| Hutton | Ottawa HC | 8 | 15 | 1.88 |
| Nicholson | Montreal HC | 8 | 15 | 1.88 |
| Lockerby | Victorias | 6 | 15 | 2.50 |
| Moran | Quebec HC | 8 | 34 | 4.25 |
| Munro | Victorias | 2 | 10 | 5.00 |
| O’Reilly | Shamrocks | 8 | 62 | 7.75 |
Game #1: Montreal Victorias vs Ottawa HC, 5 January 1902
Henry scored the first of the game after a long run and pass from Duval, but then Bowie “made a whirlwind rush” and tied the game. Hutton stops shots from Bowie and Russell. Bowie or Russell passed to Stuart, who scored on his own rebound. Westwick was noted as doing “two men’s work”. Stuart scored the next one as well, this one assisted by Locke. Bowie scored next to give the Vics a 4-1 lead. Duval then takes matters in his own hands, and makes several rushes, two of them resulting in goals (one he scored, the other is disputed between him and Henry). Bruce Stuart, back from Quebec, then scored to tie the game. Westwick scores the OT winner.
A Montreal paper wrote: “The forward line of the Vics was more brilliant in combinations, but lacked the hard physique of the locals. Bowie, Russell, Locke and Stewart made wonderful dashes, and Bowie was the most prominent on the ice”
“Grant, on the defence, was steady, but lacked the old time brilliancy. His dashes up the ice, that made him famous, were a minus quantity; he blocked well, but was not over successful in lifting. McRobie put up a splendid game, but played too close in his goal, and he interfered somewhat with the efforts of Munroe, who showed in good form”
“In Saturday’s play Watts showed good dash, and his rushes were hard to stop. Stewart, Westwick, and Henry rivalled each other in brilliancy, but Westwick carried off the honors in the last ten minutes of play, when he seemed to be all over the ice at one and the same time. On the defence the honors were even. Duval was not in his usual good form, but he made many telling plays. Pulford is the same stronger player and is a difficult man to pass. Hutton in goal was superb. On three occasions, however, he was unable to get rid of the puck in time to avoid a score”
Another Montreal paper reported: “Grant had been doing fine work although he is apparently not the man he was, and he was particularly shy in the lifts he was distinguished for”
“Grant and McRobie tried an occasional rush, but Bowie failed to get up to full speed very often, although he, with Stuart and Russell, put up a good game”
“For the Ottawa every man on the forward line put up a great article of hockey, Watts doing particularly good work”
“Henry and Stewart were the most aggressive of the Ottawas”
An Ottawa paper wrote: “Bruce Stewart put up a first-rate game in center position and showed lots of judgment. He was a very successful in facing the puck and in practically every instance secured it for his side. He had a peculiar knack of sending it between his feet and each time this was worked the rubber went to another Ottawa man. Besides his ability in facing, Stewart proved very speedy. Westwick, who played behind centre, was up to usual form and worked decidedly well. He was always where the puck was, checked his opponents hard and made sure shots. Henry did matters very effectively and covered lots of territory. Watts likewise worked earnestly and made good use of his body”
“Duval, the cover-point man, was a star player in the game. His defence work was superb and he made few mistakes. A great feature about his method was his lifts of the puck which in most cases went straight from his stick almost on to the Victorias’ goal. He likewise took a hand in part of the forward line work and scored one of the games. Pulford put up a steady article of hockey at point and gave relief in many dangerous situations. Hutton, the goal-minder, had lots of hot shots to stop and did his business nicely”
“Among the Victorias, Russell, the left forward, and E. Stewart, the centre forward, did quite a lot of noticeable playing. They were speedy and sure and were well supported by Locke and Bowie”
“Grant, the cover-point, McRobie, the point man, and Munro, the goaltender, filled their positions well”
Final Score: 5-4 Ottawa HC
Rosters
Victorias: Munro in goal, McRobie at point, Grant at cover, Russell (LW), Bowie (BC), Locke (RW), and Stuart (C) at forward
Ottawa: Hutton in goal, Pulford at point, Duval at cover, B. Stuart (C), Westwick (BC), Watts (RW), and Henry (LW) at forward
| Team | Goal Scorer | Assist | Assist |
| Ottawa | Henry | Duval | N/A |
| Victorias | Bowie | Russell | N/A |
| Victorias | Stuart | Bowie or Russell | N/A |
| Victorias | Stuart | Locke | N/A |
| Victorias | Bowie | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Duval | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Duval or Henry | Maybe Duval
Possibly Westwick | N/A |
| Ottawa | B. Stuart | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Westwick | N/A | N/A |
Game #2: Montreal HC vs Montreal Shamrocks, 5 January 1902
It was a massacre. Not a lot was written about the game play.
An Ottawa paper reported: “The forward players of the Montreals worked like Trojans. They are as fast a quartet on the ice as has been seen for some time. And three of them are good shots, Hooper, Marshall and Liffiton. Hooper though he only played junior last year, broke into the senior firmament as a star of the first magnitude and with every prospect of improving. He plays in front of the poles and passes from the side are taken on the fly and the shots are never wide”
A Montreal paper wrote: “Marshall, by the way, has shown what his western experience has done for him. During his visit here with the Winnipeg team he had little opportunity to prove his mettle. It is of the right sort, and Montreal was wise to snap him up. Montreal’s defence was like a stone wall. Nicholson, who has the natural advantage of being broad, filled in the remaining space between the goal posts with his arms, legs and stick, which, when necessary, were as swift as the blades of a rotary electric fan, and from which the few things that came his way glanced off as effectually. He was a good goal-keeper last year, and he has gained in repose, a repose, however, that is of a deceptive kind, and resolves in speedy movements when necessity calls. Elliott and Boon managed most successfully to protect the third part of Montreal territory that lay between the goals and the centre of the rink”
“They took advantage of this, and Hooper and Liffiton particularly distinguished themselves, while Gardner’s work was steady and painstaking”
Final Score: 14-0 Montreal HC
Rosters
Montreal HC: Nicholson in goal, Elliott at point, Boon at cover, Liffiton, Hooper, Marshall, and Gardner at forward
Shamrocks: O’Reilly in goal, McKenna at point, Brennan at cover, Rome (replaced by Trihey), Casselman, Cummings, and Lawrence at forward
I have who scored and how many, but I don’t have the order.
| Team | Goal Scorer | Assist | Assist |
| Montreal HC | Hooper | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal HC | Hooper | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal HC | Hooper | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal HC | Hooper | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal HC | Hooper | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal HC | Hooper | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal HC | Hooper | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal HC | Hooper | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal HC | Hooper | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal HC | Marshall | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal HC | Marshall | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal HC | Liffiton | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal HC | Liffiton | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal HC | Gardner or Boon | N/A | N/A |
Game #3: Ottawa HC vs Montreal Shamrocks, 11 January 1902
O’Reilly was a busy man in the beginning of the match, but it was E. Cummings who scored first, putting the Shamrocks in the lead. O’Reilly was put on the alert again in the next game, and this time, despite some fine defensive play from Brennan and Viau, it was Ottawa who scored, Henry or Westwick putting the puck in the net. E. Cummings or Lawrence scored the game winner.
A Montreal paper wrote: “The presence of Hurtubise on the forwards was noticed from the start. He is a fast skater and good stick handler. He was wildly cheered every time he wiggled through the Ottawa’s line, with the puck on the end of his stick, and he did this frequently”
“The Cummings brothers skate like shadows, and Brother E. is becoming a good shot. Then there is Lawrence, who is only 17 years of age, but who has the makings in him of a player of the first class. He scored the game which won the match by a side shot which puzzled Hutton”
“Goalkeeper O’Reilly made up for his poor exhibition of a week ago. He was cool, and did the right thing every time. His blocking and stopping electrified the audience, who saw the young player only needed a bit of encouragement to be made equal to the best of them. Brennan at cover put up a good game, his lifting only being deficient. This will improve in time, no doubt. Then Viau, the second new man, proved he is a good blocker in front of O’Reilly”
“Ottawa’s defence was composed of men who know what to do. They played a steady, persistent game, but it was the forwards who were lacking. Henry and Westwick distinguished themselves, but all were slow”
Another Montreal paper reported: “Their defence was impregnable, and the way that O’Reiley turned hot shots to one side made him the hero of the hour and made him deserving of a seat alongside of John Philip Sousa, he of the medals. Viau, who played his first game with the Shamrocks, put up a great article in the way of blocking the Ottawas, although he did not show much proficiency as a lifter or a skater. Brennan, at coverpoint, put up a marvellous game. He got everything that came his way, and he cleared nearly every time, much to the chagrin of the Ottawa forward line, which charged him hard. Brennan, however, is a heavily set man and might be charged all day before he would show the least tinge of a yellow streak. On the forward line were Lawrence, George and Eddie Cummings, and Louis Hurtubise, a recruit from the ranks of the Montagnards. He is a fast and dashing player, but was not in the best of condition, and tired before the end of the game. He was well watched after it was seen what kind of a game he could play, and was given the sandwich on every possible occasion by the Ottawa forward men. Eddie Cummings was the other fast man on the team, playing left wing. He also was well watched and was banged into the fence regularly as the opportunity presented itself, but he survived the rough handling, though on one occasion he was down and out for fifteen minutes , and scored both games for the winners. George Cummings, as rover, was out of his element and probably handled the puck fewer times than any man on the ice. Lawrence played right wing, and had lots of work to do, but it was plain to be seen that the company he was in was a little too speedy”
“Spittal replaced Pulford at point. He did not handle the puck more than half a dozen times all night, Duval apparently not having confidence in him, and doing all the work himself. It was a wonderful game that Duval put up, although the Shamrocks played a defence game for the major portion of the match, he saved on many occasions what looked like threatening situations. He was here, there and everywhere, and proved that he has been deservedly titled the best coverpoint playing the game to-day. His lifts were marvels, as they went straight for goal, no matter where he sent them from or how closely he was pressed”
“Hutton, in goal, put up a splendid article, stopping a number of speedy shots with body, hands and stick”
“Stewart [B. Stuart], as per usual, played a rough and tumble sort of a game, for which he was benched for two different occasions. Westwick did good work, but only seemed animated to put his best foot forward when the team was playing a man down. Chic Henry played the most consistent game of any of the Ottawas, was always on the puck, and poured in shot after shot on the Shamrock goal. Watt was not conspicuous for anything brilliant”
“Duval is certainly a wonder at cover point”
Hurtubise seemed the speediest man on the ice”
“‘Chic’ Henry played a fast game, but could not score”
“Hurtubise is the first player the Shamrocks have ever had who was an adept at loafing offside”
“O’Reilly gave a great exhibition of goal keeping; it was a treat to watch him turn the shots aside”
An Ottawa paper wrote: “The forward line was slow, a thing that Harry Westwick and ‘Chik’ Henry can seldom be accused of. Duval was easily the best on the team. He had a tremendous amount of work to do and did it well. But he could not play a whole team. Bouse Hutton, too, haad lots to do and he certainly made some corking good stops”
“Hurtubuise is one of the fastest skaters on the ice and besides has played enough hockey to learn a few tricks of the game. He was fast enough with the puck to outskate the Ottawa forwards who were after him. Then he has a very good shot”
“Then Viau at point did great work. He can’t lift- not a little bit. But he can block splendidly and there were few that went past him, though in his movements he is a s slow as molasses with the thermometer at the freezing point”
“Hutton, they knew, and Duval, they knew, and knew both as brilliant players. Westwick and Henry have been favorites for a couple of years”
Final Score: 2-1 Shamrocks
Rosters
Ottawa: Hutton in goal, Spittal at point, Duval at cover, Henry, Stuart, Westwick, and Watts at forward
Shamrocks: O’Reilly in goal, Viau at point, Brennan at cover, Hurtubise, G. Cummings, E. Cummings, and Lawrence at forward
| Team | Goal Scorer | Assist | Assist |
| Shamrocks | E. Cummings | Hurtubise | N/A |
| Ottawa | Henry or Westwick | Maybe Westwick | N/A |
| Shamrocks | E. Cummings or Lawrence | N/A | N/A |
Game #4: Montreal Victorias vs Quebec HC, 11 January 1902
Not much on this one. It was apparently a rough affair, with several of the Quebec players receiving injuries.
A Montreal paper reported: “For Quebec, Pacaud, Stanley and Stuart particularly distinguished themselves through brilliant play, while for the Victorias Grant, Russell, Bowie and Stewart were the stars”
Another Montreal paper wrote: “For Quebec, Hod Stuart and Pacaud were the stars, while the Victoria forwards all played well”
Final Score: 9-5 Victorias
Rosters
Victorias: Munro in goal, McRobie at point, Grant at cover, Bowie, Russell, Locke, and Stuart at forward
Quebec: Moran in goal, Scott at point, H. Stuart at cover, Pacaud, Gillespie, Stanley, and Hogan at forward
| Team | Goal Scorer | Assist | Assist |
| Victorias | Bowie | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Locke | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Bowie | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Bowie or Russell | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Russell or Stuart | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Bowie or Stuart | N/A | N/A |
| Quebec | Hogan | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Bowie or Russell | N/A | N/A |
| Quebec | Hogan | N/A | N/A |
| Quebec | Hogan or Stanley | N/A | N/A |
| Quebec | Gillespie | N/A | N/A |
| Quebec | Pacaud | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Bowie or Russell | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Bowie or Russell | N/A | N/A |
Game #5: Montreal HC vs Ottawa HC, 18 January 1902
Ottawa starts the game with momentum, but Nicholson is up to the challenge. Pulford takes an early penalty, and Duval is forced to break up a rush from the Montreal forwards. Duval makes a rush, passes to Westwick, who gets the puck to Stuart, who scored. Nicholson is forced into action in the next game as well, stopping a rush from Henry and Westwick. Duval makes “a brilliant dash from goal to goal”, but the attempt is ultimately unsuccessful. Liffiton puts in a rebound from Hooper or Marshall. Stuart goes on a rush, but Nicholson ends it. Marshall is credited with playing well at this point. Hooper makes a rush. Westwick scores on a combination play with Duval and Stuart. Montreal ties it up after Marshall pokes in a rebound left after a shot from Liffiton. Pulford makes a rush up ice, but is stopped. Boon then makes a nice lift, a scramble ensues in front of the Ottawa net, and Liffiton scores. Hooper and Marshall go on a rush, and one of them scores the final goal of the match.
A Montreal paper wrote: “The Montreal team are well balanced. From goal out, the players are in perfect accord with each other. Nicholson was cool, letting the wide shots go by untouched, while he stopped superbly. Elliott at point blocked well and lifted nice, but showed a tendency to infringe on Capt. Boon’s territory. The latter has added to his avoirdupois since last year, and his work is more finished than ever. His speed is exceptional and his lifting accurate”
“On the forwards Jack Marshall was the bright particular star, and he was ably supported by Liffiton and Hooper, who rushed effectively. Gardiner was not up to the mark of the other players, although he woke up in the second half and made some sure dashes. The effect of Liffiton’s work was spoiled to a great extent by his being ruled off”
“The Ottawa defence put up its usual game and kept the Montreal forwards well out. Pulford blocked effectively, while Duval kept the puck in the air and made numerous runs to assist the forwards. The locals are weak on the forward. Watts while doing faithful plugging, is not fast enough in getting away to keep up with the other forwards. Stuart, Henry and Weswick are three determined, tricky players. They are not as fast as Montreal, but in fine stick handling, puck-nursing and dodging they are far superior”
“While the team is putting up a strong game this year, the services of Mr. Rogers and Mr. Sexsmith are sadly missed. Both these men were responsible for the majority of goals last year”
“Bruce Stuart and Harry Westwick did superb work”
“Westwick and Stuart worked like Trojans but they did not receive the support they should have obtained”
Another Montreal paper wrote: “It worked all right in the Victoria game when the defence went to pieces, but as lightning does not strike twice in the same place, so all defences do not get rattled, just when they are wanted to, and Boon and Elliott kept their heads, in spite of the brilliant dashes up the ice of Duval and Pulford. Duval, in the second half, certainly did some wonderful work, but he was unable to get quite into the flags, try as he would. He, of course, took desperate chances, and when he or Pulford went away up the ice, Liffiton always seemed to be on hand to pick up the puck and dash up on all occasions, being dangerous and assisting materially in each of the goals scored. Duval in the first half, lifted poorly, rarely going past centre, and being slow in his return in the second half he did an extraordinary amount of work. Watts was a very weak man and Henry was by no means in his best shape. Stewart and Westwick worked splendidly, particularly the latter in the second half making dash after dash up the centre. Hutton did nobly in goal, the Montrealers scoring each time with two or three men in on the goal-keeper, giving him no chance whatever of getting the puck away”
“Liffiton was the bright particular star of the Montreal team and was the speediest man on the ice”
“Unlike Pulford and Duval, when the Montrealers were behind, Boon and Elliott held their positions and never ventured upon the forward line, the result being there was always some one to stop the Ottawa rushes. Then both these players lifted splendidly, the returns being made very fast. On one occasion, the puck landed on Hutton’s chest with two Montrealers a few feet from him”
“... and while Pulford is probably the poorest skater playing first class hockey, he generally makes gains”
An Ottawa paper reported: “Liffiton, the right forward, and Gardner on the left side, put up a remarkably good game and were speedy and tricky. They were given good support by Marshall, the centre payer, and by Hooper, the rover”
“Boone, the cover point man, who did a clever lot of work, was really the only one who ventured out of his place, and he did not go far. Elliott, the point player, was both a hard man to pass and did lots of relief work in nice lifts of the puck. Nicholson, the goalminder, had his eyes open always and stopped many hot shots”
“Westwick was a hard worker on the forward line and covered considerable territory, and Stewart likewise played earnestly”
“Henry as left forward was fast at times and on other occasions showed lack of aggressiveness. Watts, the right forward, was somewhat on the slow side in moving about the ice and was ineffective in his stickhandling. On the Ottawa defence, Duval, the cover point, put up a great game. He played not merely a defence style, but did a lot of good forward work, and it was as a result of a couple of his rushes with the puck that the Ottawas succeeded in scoring. Pulford, the point man, handled himself fairly well but had a tendency sometimes to play a little too much out of his position. And as for Hutton, the goaltend, it was hardly his fault that Montreal scored, for it would have been pretty hard to stop some of the shots sent in”
Another Ottawa paper reported: “For the victors, Dickie Boone at cover point was worth two or three. His efforts were ably seconded by young Liffiton, who is certainly a small-sized wonder”
Final Score: 4-2 Montreal HC
Rosters
Montreal: Nicholson in goal, Elliott at point, Boon at cover, Marshall at rover, Hooper at center, Liffiton at LW, and Gardner at RW
Ottawa: Hutton in goal, Pulford at point, Duval at cover, Westwick at rover, B. Stuart at center, Henry at LW, and Watts at RW
| Team | Goal Scorer | Assist | Assist |
| Ottawa | Stuart | Westwick | Duval |
| Montreal | Liffiton | Hooper or Marshall | N/A |
| Ottawa | Westwick | Stuart | Duval |
| Montreal | Marshall | Liffiton | N/A |
| Montreal | Liffiton | Boon | N/A |
| Montreal | Hooper or Marshall | N/A | N/A |
Game #6: Quebec HC vs Montreal Shamrocks, 18 January 1902
Quebec starts off hot, pressuring the Shamrocks goal considerably. Hogan eventually scores on a lift. Cummings evened the match in the next game. Stanley and Montgomery each score shortly after the commencement of the second half. Montgomery gets another one, then then perhaps next game as well (possibly Stanley). McKenna stops the bleeding, either scoring for the Shamrocks or making the pass to Lawrence for the goal. But Stuart makes a rink-long rush and scores.
A Montreal paper wrote: “Reilly fully held up his reputation in stopping hot ones. He certainly had plenty to do, and never lost his head; but one cannot keep on stopping hot shots for ever”
“Montgomery played the star game for the Ancient Capital. He was in excellent form and did his work with great steadiness and rapidity”
Another Montreal paper reported: “That Quebec won was due to their strong defence. Scott and Stuart kept the forwards so persistently in possession of the puck that it was evident that it was only a matter of time when even some of those wild shots of the forwards would find their way into the net. Then again a strange feature of the game was that it was the goal keepers who carried off the honours of the evening. Both had a good deal to do and did it well just about equally well. Apart from this Quebec was the stronger in every position. Scott and Hod Stuart on the defence, although not very pretty players, were effective at all times, and that is quite an important matter when there is a question of results. On the forward line the new men, Montgomery and Stanley, did some nice work. The former, especially, is a neat stick handler and clever skater, and should be heard from later on. Pacaud and Hogan are steady men”
An Ottawa paper wrote: “In fact, their score would have been much larger had it not been for the magnificent work of O’Reilly between the poles. He stopped shots that seemed like certain scorers and staved off defeat time and time again”
“Montgomery is one of the best stick-handlers we have seen on the ice this season. In speed and dexterity he reminds one of Arthur Farrell. Stanley is a clever and plucky little played. And both Hogan and Pacaud understand the game thoroughly”
“Both defences showed up comparatively poorly, outside of the goal men. Both O’Reilly and Moran deserve praise for the shots they stopped”
“McKenna was far and away the best of the defence men. He played a cool and effective game. Hod Stuart is essentially a forward. To put him at cover point was a crime. He only shone in his fast rushes down the ice and the facility he displayed in standing his opponents on their heads. Brennan and Scott are about on a par. Both are heavy en, slow on their skates, and poor lifters; but with their weight that tells in heading odd the rush of a fast forward line”
Final Score: 6-2 Quebec
Rosters
Quebec: Moran in goal, Scott at point, Stuart at cover, Pacaud, Stanley, Hogan, and Montgomery at forward
Shamrocks: O’Reilly in goal, McKEnna at point, Brennan at cover, Bright, Ryan, Lawrence, and E. Cummings at forward
| Team | Goal Scorer | Assist | Assist |
| Quebec | Hogan | N/A | N/A |
| Shamrocks | E. Cummings | N/A | N/A |
| Quebec | Stanley | N/A | N/A |
| Quebec | Montgomery | N/A | N/A |
| Quebec | Montgomery | N/A | N/A |
| Quebec | Montgomery or Stanley | N/A | N/A |
| Shamrocks | Lawrence or McKenna | Maybe McKenna | N/A |
| Quebec | Stuart | N/A | N/A |
Game #7: Montreal Victorias vs Montreal HC, 22 January 1902
Lockerby was quite busy, stopping rushes from Boon, Marshall, and Gardner early on. Marshall scores the first of the game, but the celebration had barely even died down before Russell evened the score. Liffiton or Hooper scored on a lift. Just as Montreal was looking to take over the game, Bowie scores on a rush. Bowie scored the next one as well. The rest of the game was all Montreal HC, but Lockerby could not be beat.
A Montreal paper reported: “The Vics owe their victory not so much to their forwards as to their defence and forwards together, and then Lockerby in goal was impregnable. Time and again he saved his team; in fact he was so closely pressured in the second half that it was hair-raising to see the puck go in”
“Boon at cover point put up a splendid game. He seemed to be right on top of the Vics and to him is the credit of breaking up many good combinations by Bowie and Russell. As usual, Gardner and Liffiton, on the forwards, were always in the game. They skated and shot well, but combination play was lacking”
Another Montreal paper wrote: “The Vics missed Grant at cover point, who was prevented from playing by illness at home. Molson replaced him and while he played a good game, the forwards had not the confidence in him that they have in Grant, and, therefore, played back a great deal. In goals Lockerby played a great game. He stopped shot after shot, and the defeat of Montreal can be laid at his door. He was impregnable- that is all. On the Vics’ forward line Locke and Stuart were a disappointment. They could not keep pace with Bowie and Russell, who worked beautifully together”
“On the Montreal team NIcholson hardly had enough to do to keep himself warm. Elliott at point was a little weak in lifting. Boon played a good steady game at point, and lifted the puck in on goals repeatedly. On the forward line Marshall worked hard, but not effectively, while Hooper’s work was rather disappointing. Liffiton and Gardner were both fast and played good hockey”
An Ottawa paper reported: “Arthur Lockery took his place and played a wonderful game; now it was Marshall that shot, now it was Charlie Liffiton, now it was Archie Hooper. A hundred shots straight on the net he stopped and he it was that won the game”
“Elliott at point, who played a fine game at Ottawa, couldn’t lift, couldn’t check, couldn’t do anything. Gardner in the left wing forward was next thing to a dead one”
Final Score: 3-2 Victorias
Rosters
Victorias: Lockerby in goal, Strachan at point, Molson at cover, Locke, Dr. Stuart, Bowie and Russell at forward
Montreal HC: Nicholson in goal, Elliott at point, Boon at cover, Gardner, Liffiton, Hooper, and Marshall at forward
| Team | Goal Scorer | Assist | Assist |
| Montreal HC | Marshall | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Russell | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal HC | Hooper or Liffiton | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Bowie | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Bowie | Stuart | N/A |
Game #8: Ottawa HC vs Quebec HC, 25 January 1902
The game was quite rough, with one paper noting that the brothers Stuart were the “principal offenders”. They did not even spare each other, Bruce Stuart once hiding Hod Stuart in the head, so, reportedly, Hod jabbed Bruce with his stick in the solar plexus. Bruce Stuart left the game immediately, and was “carried into a sleigh on this way to the train”. An Ottawa paper reported that Duval may miss the rest of the season due to “a couple fingers broken by being slashed across the hand”.
Hod Stuart scored the first of the game off a pass from Montgomery. Pacaud or Hogan extends Quebec’s lead. Westwick scores to bring Ottawa within one, but the game ends.
A Montreal paper wrote: For the Quebeckers, Morin in goals and Hod Stuart at cover point, and Pacaud and Montgomery on the forward line, specially distinguished themselves. For Ottawa, Duval put up a splendid game, and Westwick, Stuart and Chambers deserve to be specially mentioned for their good playing”
Another Montreal paper reported: “Stuart and Stanley had their hands full with one another, while Montgomery and Westwick, and Pacaud and Chambers, were also well matched. Hogan found a little more than his match in Chic Henry, who was too fast for him. On the defences, Quebec was the stronger and here it was that the local team won out. Duval and Hod Stuart both put up most brilliant games, intercepting rushes and making fine dashes up the ice. Butterworth played a surprisingly strong game at point, while Scott’s work was at most times simply phenomenal. No men on either team, however, played more brilliantly than the two goalers. Moran in particular distinguishing himself”
An Ottawa paper wrote: “Moran in Quebec’s goal did some most phenomenal stopping and the game was mostly won by him and Quebec’s defence”
Final Score: 2-1 Quebec HC
Rosters
Ottawa: Hutton in goal, Butterworth at point, Duval at cover, Chambers, Henry, Westwick, and Stuart at forward
Quebec: Moran in goal, Scott at point, Stuart at cover, Pacaud, Stanley, Montgomery, and Hogan at forward
| Team | Goal Scorer | Assist | Assist |
| Quebec | Hod Stuart | Montgomery | N/A |
| Quebec | Hogan or Pacaud | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Westwick | N/A | N/A |
Game #9: Montreal Shamrocks vs Montreal Victorias, 25 January 1902
Not a ton here, but we at least get rosters and goal scorers.
A Montreal paper wrote: “Brennan, of the Shamrocks, could not get in the game, and played nothing like his old form”
Another Montreal paper reported: “The cover pint [of the Shamrocks] let a great many things go past him that should have been stopped, and O’Reilly seems not to have fully recovered yet of the nervous prostration which Montreal’s hailstorm of shots in the first game of the season gave him”
“Victorias, though fortunate in this, that their last two opponents have not been in the best of form, were unfortunate in having to suffer for the absence of Bowie. The absence of a strong man always disturbs the equipoise of a team, and besides this particular weakness, Grant, though a grand hockey player in his time, and, no doubt, a source of confidence to the younger members of the team, is hardly a source of strength. The team cannot fail to appreciate his jumping into the breach to help them out, but they should not rely too much on the kindness of the veterans”
Final Score: 9-2 Victorias
Rosters
Shamrocks: O’Reilly in goal, McKenna at point, Brennan at cover, Cummings at rover, Pright at center, E. Cummings at LW, Lawrence at RW
Victorias: Lockerby in goal, Strachan at point, Grant at cover, Stuart at rover, Russell at center, Howard at LW, Locke at RW
| Team | Goal Scorer | Assist | Assist |
| Victorias | Stuart | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Stuart | N/A | N/A |
| Shamrocks | G. Cummings | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Russell | N/A | N/A |
| Shamrocks | Lawrence | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Howard | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Locke | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Howard | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Russell | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Locke | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Stuart | N/A | N/A |
Game #10: Quebec HC vs Montreal HC, 1 February 1902
Stanley scored the first of the match off a combination play, but that was the only goal scored in the first half. Liffiton, Hooper, and Marshall score for Montreal in the second half, while Pacaud adds one for Quebec.
A Montreal paper wrote: “Moran, the goalkeeper of the easterners, was invincible, and stopped shot after shot in rapid succession. Scott and Stuart played an excellent game, and in fact, many ties the defence took the puck down the ice to help their forwards”
An Ottawa paper reported: “Moran in the poles was a tower of strength, stopping shots that seemed almost impossible. Scott and Capt. Stuart played a most useful game, and, in fact, several times the defence took the puck down the ice to help their forwards. But Dickey Boon was there all the time and invariably broke up their pretty runs”
“Marshall and Liffiton played a fast and steady game, but they seemed to lack the combination plays looked for, and which they must have to win the championship”
“Dickey Boon was easily the star of the match- he played with good judgment and it was very seldom a forward got past him. He brought the puck from his own end down to his opponents’ goal time after time, and if it had not been for his fast work there would probably have been a different story to tell today”
“Pacaud proved the star on the Quebec team”
Final Score: 3-2 Montreal HC
Rosters
Quebec: Moran in goal, Scott at point, Stuart at cover, Pacaud, Stanley, Hogan, and Montgomery at forward
Montreal: Nicholson in goal, Elliott at point, Boon at cover, Hooper, Marshall, Liffiton, and Gardner at forward
| Team | Goal Scorer | Assist | Assist |
| Quebec | Stanley | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal | Liffiton | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal | Hooper | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal | Marshall | N/A | N/A |
| Quebec | Pacaud | N/A | N/A |
Game #11: Montreal Shamrocks vs Ottawa HC, 1 February 1902
It took a while for someone to score, but once they did, it seemingly never stopped. Ottawa shut out the Shamrocks 12-0.
A Montreal paper wrote: “E. Cummings and Hurtubise did fairly well on the forward line. Brennan lifted well, but he and Viau were rather slow for the position. O’Reilly stopped well. Duval, Westwick and Stuart did the greater portion of the work for the Ottawas. Spittal put up a good game at right wing, and when in shape will strengthen the line”
Another Montreal paper reported: “Spittal played his place to perfection, and was generally found where he was expected to be. Many of the goals scored were from passes made by him. Duval, at point, succeeded in blocking many a run on goal. In the earlier part of the game Pulford, at point, used his body with telling effect, but still in a perfectly legal manner, with the result that, with the exception of Cummings at right, the Shamrock forward line were seized with ague when they saw him coming, and invariably passed the puck at random”
“Hutton, in goal for the home team, was given only about half a dozen chances, but he handled them well”
An Ottawa paper wrote: “Duval at point proved a stonewall of defence and spoiled many a rush by the Shamrocks. In the earlier stages of the game Pulford used his body with telling force, but, according to Hoyle, and succeeded in instilling a wholesome fear into the visiting forward line”
Another Ottawa paper reported: “Outside of O’Reilly, who is a fair master of the position between the flags, the aggregation has not one man that is really fit for senior company. Bright, on the forward line, would have been better at home reading the bulletins. Hurtubise, who played center, was a good worker and has the theory all right but he was very awkward on his blades”
“G. Cummings, behind center for the guests, was about the pick of the bunch and at times put up a clever, lonely game. E. Cummings on the right wing played a fair article, also, but Henry got the rubber away from him easily. The forward line had no combination, while Jack Brennan at cover and Viau, the Montagnard habitant at point made a close run for the booby prize for artistic awkwardness”
“Spittal is a heady player and he is faster than the average. He is the one who should have held down a place on the team all season and had he been in the game it is safe to say that Ottawa would have occupied a higher position in the club standing than now”
“Hutton easily blocked the few shots which the SHamrocks sent in and Duval and Pulford played most of the time up past center of the ice. Stuart showed better judgment than previously in getting directly in front of the flags in a rush down the ice and the attempts to score were therefore more effective. Westwick was as usual fast and clever, and Henry put up a good game”
Final Score: 12-0 Ottawa HC
Rosters
Shamrocks: O’Reilly in goal, Viau at point, Brennan at cover, G. Cummings (rover), Hurtubise (center), Bright (RW), and E. Cummings (LW) at forward
Ottawa: Hutton in goal, Pulford at point, Duval at cover, Westwick (cover), Stuart (center), Henry (LW), and Spittal (RW) at forward
| Team | Goal Scorer | Assist | Assist |
| Ottawa | Stuart | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Stuart | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Duval | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Spittal | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Stuart | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Westwick | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Henry | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Westwick | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Westwick | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Henry | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Spittal | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Westwick | N/A | N/A |
Game #12: Montreal HC vs Quebec HC, 8 February 1902
The match started out with some back-and-forth action,with both goalies having to make some saves, but soon devolved into sloppy play. Both teams had penalty issues; “Hod Stuart went off three times Hogan 2, and Pacaud and Montgomery once. Of the Montrealers, Elliott went off three times, Liffiton twice and Gardner once”. Unfortunately, there isn’t a strong play-by-play, but a couple papers provided a list of scorers.
A Montreal paper wrote: “For the Montrealers it is only fair to say that one and all put up a good game, but Hooper and Marshall, on the forward line, deserve special mention. Stuart was the star of the Quebec team, and was well supported by Scott and Moran, the latter frequently stopping some very dangerous shots, while Pacaud put up a plucky game for the forwards”
Another Montreal paper reported: Of the Quebec team Hod Stuart played hard, and so did Charlie Scott, while Pacaud and Montgomery were the only men who showed up on the forward line”
“For the Montrealers, Nicholson did wonders, while Elliott played his best game this season, though, like Hod Stuart, he was much too rough. Boon was the star of the entire fourteen men, and it would be hard to say whether Marshall, Liffiton, or Hooper was the more brilliant. Gardner was very poor”
Final Score: 7-1 Montreal HC
Rosters
Montreal: Nicholson in goal, Elliott at point, Boon at cover, Gardner, Marshall, Hooper, and Liffiton at forward
Quebec: Moran in goal, Scott at point, Stuart at cover, Pacaud, Montgomery, Hogan, and Lemesurier at forward
| Team | Goal Scorer | Assist | Assist |
| Montreal | Marshall | N/A | N/A |
| Quebec | Lemesurier | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal | Hooper or Liffiton | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal | Gardner or Hooper | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal | Hooper | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal | Hooper or Marshall | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal | Hooper | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal | Gardner or Marshall | N/A | N/A |
Game #13: Ottawa HC vs Montreal Victorias, 8 February 1902
Ottawa starts off pressuring the Victoria net, but Grant and Strachan clear. Ottawa makes another attempt, and a scrum ensues in front of the goal. Westwick scores. Howard scores for the Vics to tie the game. Bowie scores on “one of his beautiful rushes”, giving the Vics the lead. Westwick scores after the half, then Stuart scores.
A Montreal paper wrote: “Westwick, Stuart, Fraser and Henry, who were on the forward line, broke through the Victorias times and again, while their defence, Hutton in the net, Moore at point, and Spittal at cover, did splendid work”
“Mike Grant, at cover point, put up as good a game as he ver did, and Lockerby stopped some hot shots from the Ottawa firing line”
Another Montreal paper reported: “For Victoria, Lockerby, in goal, and Captain Bowie showed up to advantage. Strachan and Grant, on the defence, took advantage of the leniency of the referee, and devoted too much time to the body and too little to the puck to be thoroughly effective. Locke, Howard and Russell showed up well at times, but were not strong enough to put up with all the punishment that has to be taken in such a fierce game”
“On the Ottawas the game of the evening was played by Spittal, at cover point. Not only did he play a clean defence game, but he is quite capable of jumping into the forward line in the fastest company, and in addition, is an excellent lifter”
“Moore, at point, if not graceful, was at least very effective using his body to advantage, and blocking splendidly. Hutton, in goal, had quite a lot to do, and did it well”
“He [Westwick] is just as great a dodger as ever, and time and time again succeeded in bringing the puck right down the ice”
Final Score: 3-2 Ottawa HC
Rosters
Ottawa: Hutton in goal, Moore at point, Spittal at cover, Westwick, Stuart, Fraser, and Henry at forward
Victorias: Lockerby in goal, Strachan at point, Grant at cover, Bowie, Locke, Howard, and Russell at forward
| Team | Goal Scorer | Assist | Assist |
| Ottawa | Westwick | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Howard | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Bowie | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Westwick | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Stuart | N/A | N/A |
Game #14: Montreal Victorias vs Montreal Shamrocks, 12 February 1902
There isn’t a lot on this one. G. Cummings nearly scores, but Lockerby makes the save. Bright scores before the puck is cleared. Bowie scores after doing some “clever dodging and good stick play”. Russell scores during a scrum. Bowie scores after a “short dash”, then again after taking a pass from B. Strachan. G. Cummings scores in a scrum. No further information for the rest of the goals.
Final Score: 8-2 Victorias
Rosters
Victorias: Lockerby in goal, W. Strachan at point, Grant at cover, Bowie, B. Strachan, Russell, and Allen at forward
Shamrocks: O’Reilly in goal, McKenna at point, Brennan at cover, G. Cummings, Bright, Smith, and E. Cummings at forward
| Team | Goal Scorer | Assist | Assist |
| Shamrocks | Bright | G. Cummings | N/A |
| Victorias | Bowie | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Russell | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Bowie | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Bowie | B. Strachan | N/A |
| Shamrocks | G. Cummings | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Russell | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Allen | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | B. Strachan | N/A | N/A |
| Victorias | Russell | N/A | N/A |
Game #15: Quebec HC vs Ottawa HC, 15 February 1902
Again, unfortunately, not a ton of information, at least in comparison to other games . This was apparently a rough one, and, to nobody’s surprise, Hod Stuart was involved in it. Pulford, Moran, and Holliday were also notable in the rougher aspects of the game. One paper reported that Quebec only had three players on the ice at the end of the game, whereas Ottawa had six.
An Ottawa paper wrote: “Moran, the Quebec goal tender, Holliday, the point man, and Hod. Stewart, who was on the forward line, played a game in which offences against the rules was a leading part. Moran did a lot of slashing with his stick and had to be ruled off several times- a thing that is no usually the case with goal tends. Holliday was about the worst offender, using his stick rather offensively and tripping”
Final Score: 8-0 Ottawa HC
Rosters
Quebec: Moran in goal, Holliday at point, Scott at cover, Stuart (LW), Copeman (center), Montgomery (rover), and Lemessieur (RW) at forward
Ottawa: Hutton in goal, Pulford at point, Spittal at cover, Stuart(center), Westwick (rover), Henry (LW), and Fraser (RW) at forward
| Team | Goal Scorer | Assist | Assist |
| Ottawa | Fraser or Henry | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Fraser | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Westwick | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Westwick | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Stuart | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Stuart | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Fraser | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Fraser | N/A | N/A |
Game #16: Montreal HC vs Montreal Shamrocks, 15 February 1902
Montreal HC starts on the offensive, and Liffiton eventually scores “by a smart play and a good shot”. Hooper and McKenna are penalized. Gardner scores. The Shamrocks now start pressuring, but Boon was “generally being the stumbling block to the forwards wearing green”. G. Cummings finally scores to get the Shamrocks on the board, then he scores again after a nice rush by Smith to tie the match. Liffiton and O’Reilly have a disagreement that they attempt to resolve with hands and sticks. Hooper scores, then Marshall scores. Hooper scores again on a pass from Gardner. G. Cummings scores his third of the match. Bright makes a run, gets around Boon, and scores.
A Montreal paper wrote: “Boon and Liffiton were the only men on the team who seemed to be playing the game, the one doing all the defence work and the other all the offensive. Liffiton was all over the ice, and was the bright particular star of the fourteen men”
Final Score: 5-4 Montreal HC
Rosters
Montreal HC: Nicholson in goal, Elliott at point, Boon at cover, Marshall at center, Hooper at rover, Liffiton at RW, and Gardner at LW
Shamrocks: O’Reilly in goal, McKenna at point, Brennan at cover, Bright at center, G. Cummings at rover, Smith at RW, and E. Cummings at LW
| Team | Goal Scorer | Assist | Assist |
| Montreal HC | Liffiton | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal HC | Gardner | N/A | N/A |
| Shamrocks | G. Cummings | N/A | N/A |
| Shamrocks | G. Cummings | Smith | N/A |
| Montreal HC | Hooper | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal HC | Marshall | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal HC | Hooper | Gardner | N/A |
| Shamrocks | G. Cummings | N/A | N/A |
| Shamrocks | Bright | N/A | N/A |
Game #17: Ottawa HC vs Montreal HC, 22 February 1902
Ottawa starts the scoring quickly, Fraser scoring less than twenty seconds into the match. Ottawa scores the next game as well, this time Westwick (described as the star of the Ottawas by one paper) doing the needful. Marshall makes a run, but to no avail, as Hutton was “equal to everything that came his way”. Marshall, however, solves Hutton, taking the pass from Boon after the latter’s run down the ice. Stuart scores the final goal of the match on a mid range shot.
A Montreal paper reported: “Not the least important factor of the victory was the splendid work of the Ottawa defence, in which Hutton was the particular star. Spittal and Pulford played no mean game, but Hutton repeatedly robbed Montreal, though he made more than one lucky stop”
An Ottawa paper wrote very positively of Hutton’s play, particularly when Ottawa was down a couple men.
“Pulford and Spittal on the defence are quite a proposition in themselves. In the short time he has been playing cover-point Spittal has shown that he is one of the best men in the business. A good blocker and a sure lifter, he can take advantage of any opening that presents itself and hump into the forward line in the fastest company. Pulford, if he would only stay at point, is at all times a resourceful player”
“Westwick did most valuable work from the time the whistle was heard till the gong tolled victory. Nearly all the way through he did the right thing at the right time. He showed that he has not forgotten any tricks of the game and with all that he has done to improve the game, every one would be glad to see him captain the team that would secure the Stanley Cup before he retires from the game for good”
“Boon, at cover point, broke up one piece of combination play after another. Then, on the forward line, Liffiton and Gardner made a number of brilliant rushes”
“Marshall and Hooper played hard games, but both missed a number of rather easy chances”
Final Score: 3-1 Ottawa HC
Rosters
Ottawa: Hutton in goal, Pulford at point, Spittal at cover, Stuart at center, Westwick at rover, Henry and Fraser on the wings
Montreal: Nicholson in goal, Elliott at point, Boon at cover, Marshall at center, Hooper at rover, Liffiton and Gardner on the wings
| Team | Goal Scorer | Assist | Assist |
| Ottawa | Fraser | N/A | N/A |
| Ottawa | Westwick | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal | Marshall | Boon | N/A |
| Ottawa | Stuart | N/A | N/A |
Game #18: Montreal Shamrocks vs Quebec HC, 22 February 1902
Nothing but the rosters and goal scorers for this one.
Final Score: 7-3 Quebec HC
Rosters
Shamrocks: O’Reilly in goal, McKenna at point, Brennan at cover, E. Cumming, Bright, Smith, and G. Cummings at forward
Quebec: Moran in goal, Scott at point, Stuart at cover, Copeman, Stanley, Montgomery, and Lemesurier at forward
| Team | Goal Scorer | Assist | Assist |
| Quebec | Lemesurier | N/A | N/A |
| Quebec | Lemesurier | N/A | N/A |
| Quebec | Lemesurier | N/A | N/A |
| Quebec | Stuart | N/A | N/A |
| Shamrocks | E. Cummings | N/A | N/A |
| Quebec | Montgomery | N/A | N/A |
| Quebec | Lemesurier | N/A | N/A |
| Quebec | Stuart | N/A | N/A |
| Shamrocks | Smith | N/A | N/A |
| Shamrocks | Bright | N/A | N/A |
Game #19: Montreal HC vs Montreal Victorias, 26 February 1902
The game started with some back and forth play and lifting. Liffiton was noted for his rushes. Several penalties were called. Marshall finally scores, despite Montreal being down to five men on the ice. Hodge makes a stop. Hooper or Liffiton scores. Allen’s play is praised. Bowie makes a dangerous rush, but to no avail. Boon’s defence is noted. Montreal is on the offensive, Grant and Strachan are having to work hard. “Blakchaired Liffiton, who looked like a little fiend as he was rushing about, and blonde Blair Russell, with his innocent boyish face, made desperate efforts to score”. Marshall finally scored, and the match ends 3-0.
A Montreal paper wrote: “Grant, but the way, played a great game, and the defence was a very hard one to beat”
“The Victoria defence played almost a perfect game. Grant, although he did not seem to be a favorite, covered his tracks in a way that put one in mind of the old times when the Vics were a considerable parcel in the make up of anything that went for hockey. Marshall’s game was a good one; but he was unfortunate; he got everything that was coming to him and things happening”
“Gardner also seemed to be in bad luck, at least he got things coming to him when he did not expect them, and the ice was not the easiest place on earth to recoupricate”
Another Montreal paper reported: “Hodge at this time did not do much. Boon stole several threatening pucks and Nicholson stopped a number. Afterwards, however, Hodge played an excellent game, and he won his laurels as an accomplished senior last night”
“Boon, who, by the way can stand a wonderful amount of punishment for a little fellow”
An Ottawa paper noted: “Tom Hodge played cover point in the place of Elliott. He is a better player and when it came to mixing it up, well he was right in it. To put in a word, he fells bigger than he looks and so the Vics found. Montreal defence thus strengthened played a fine game. Boon was more brilliant that usual and Nicholson made some remarkable stops. Then the forward line was certainly in it from the start. Charlie Liffiton and Jack Marshall simply couldn’t be stopped”
“Allen, the intermediate man, was the best of the bunch [the Vic’s forwards]. Bowie was away off. He was evidently afraid of his sore wrist and the ice was too heavy for him”
Final Score: 3-0 Montreal HC
Rosters
Montreal HC: Nicholson in goal, Hodge at point, Boon at cover, Gardner, Hooper, Marshall, and Liffiton at forward
Victorias: Lockerby in goal, Strachan at point, Grant at cover, Russell, Bowie, Stewart, and Allen at forward
| Team | Goal Scorer | Assist | Assist |
| Montreal HC | Marshall | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal HC | Hooper or Liffiton | N/A | N/A |
| Montreal HC | Marshall | N/A | N/A |
Game #20: Quebec HC vs Montreal Victorias, 1 March 1902
The ice conditions were quite poor, which impacted the game considerably.
The Vics started aggressively, but Scott and Stuart repelled some attacks. Lockerby makes a couple saves for the Vics. Quebec is now on the offensive, but then Bowie goes on “an excellent run” and scores. Blair and Gillespie are dangerous, but Grant and Strachan are up to the challenge. Blair finally scores to tie the game. Moran makes some impressive saves in the next game. Stuart goes on a rush and passes to Copeland for the goal. Stuart then scores the final goal of the match.
A Montreal paper wrote: “While the Victoria attack lasted, however, there were a few narrow shaves that could be measured by inches, and only the phenomenal stopping of Moran prevented the rubber being netted. In the majority of attacks, the puck very seldom got past Stuart or Scott. The former played a particularly good game, and backed by Scott, saved the goalkeeper a lot of trouble”
“The Victorias were also strong in defence work but in the attack were not as effective as usual, though Russell and Bowie played well”
An Ottawa paper reported: “Quebec was shy of Stanley and Montgomery- two of their fastest men. But Gillespie and Blair, who replaced them, both displayed good judgment with the puck, and both could skate with the best of them and proved themselves to be in their proper company. Stuart and Scott proved to be a defence that the Vics’ forwards could not solve. Moran, as usual, put up a star game, and he is largely responsible for the Vics’ defeat”
Final Score: 3-1 Quebec HC
Rosters
Quebec: Moran in goal, Scott at point, Stuart at cover, Lemesurier, Blair, Copeland, and Gillespie at forward
Victorias: Lockerby in goal, Strachan at point, Grant at cover, Russell, Bowie, Stuart, and Allen at forward
| Team | Goal Scorer | Assist | Assist |
| Victorias | Bowie | N/A | N/A |
| Quebec | Blair | N/A | N/A |
| Quebec | Copeland | Stuart | N/A |
| Quebec | Stuart | N/A | N/A |
Retro All Star Team
There are some tough ones here. Nicholson and Hutton were pretty clearly the best goalies in the league; Nicholson gets the nod by the slimmest of margins. Point was a challenge because no one really distinguished themselves. I went with Pulford, though I think it is pretty clear that he was a flawed player. Duval was the best cover, even if he ended up having to miss some games. Hod Stuart was probably my second option, but it seems like he was not quite comfortable at the position yet. The forwards are pretty dull, as this year I didn’t find as many references to defensive play as I did in previous years. Thus, it is basically the top scorers. I will say that Westwick was probably the best defensive forward, in addition to being one of the better scorers, so he would be my vote for MVP if I was doing awards.
Goalie: Nicholson, Montreal HC
Point: Pulford, Ottawa HC
Cover: Duval, Ottawa HC
Forward: Weswick, Ottawa HC
Forward: Hooper, Montreal HC
Forward: Bowie, Montreal Victorias
Forward: Marshall, Montreal HC
