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National Hockey League (NHL) Season Review 1918-1919
With the loss of the Montreal Wanderers from the arena fire, the NHL was down to three teams. The Quebec franchise was still not ready to join the league as an active team. As such a split season 20 game schedule was used, with the winners of each half meeting for the league title. The second half was shortened when the Toronto franchise withdrew due to financial issues. The end of the World War I should have provided the fledging league with new players however most were not discharged in time for the season.
Before the season started, the NHL adopted several key rule changes from the PCHA. Two blue lines dividing the ice surface into three zones with forward passing only allowed in the neutral zone. Kicking the puck became legal and the league also added assists as points, when the pass resulted in a goal. The penalty rules were also changed. A major penalty would leave a team shorthanded for three minutes of the five minutes, and for a 20 minute match penalty, a team would be shorthanded for only 5 minutes.
Montreal captured the first half championship with a 7-3 record. In the first half Ottawa was only a .500 team but rebounded in the second half to win the title with a 7-1 record. The Canadians and Ottawa faced off against each other for the NHL championship, with Montreal winning the best out of seven series 4-1.
In the PCHA Seattle and Vancouver were neck and neck the whole season before Vancouver finally pulled ahead and ended up winning the title by one game. In the two game total goals playoff Seattle defeated Vancouver by 7-5 goals.
The Canadians faced Seattle for the Stanley Cup. Each team had won two and tied one when the great influenza epidemic struck shredding the ranks of the Canadians. The Canadians were forced to forfeit and the Stanley Cup was going to be awarded to Seattle but they refused it. This was the only year in the history of the NHL until the 2005 lockout, that there was no Stanley Cup winner.
National Hockey League (NHL) pages on Rauzulu's Street:
^ topNational Hockey League (NHL) Season Standings 1918-1919
The NHL season was to be played as a 20 game split schedule. The winners of each half would meet in a playoff to determine the NHL champion. The season was cut short in the second half as Toronto ran into financial trouble and withdrew from the league.
| Team | GP | W | L | T |
GF | GA |
Pts
|
PCT |
| Montreal Canadiens | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 50 |
14
|
.700 |
| Ottawa Senators | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 39 |
10
|
.500 |
| Toronto Arenas | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 49 |
6
|
.300 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T |
GF | GA |
Pts
|
PIM |
| Ottawa Senators | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 14 |
14
|
.875 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 28 |
6
|
.375 |
| Toronto Arenas | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 43 |
4
|
.250 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Trophy Winners 1918-1919
| Award | 1919 Winner |
| Stanley Cup | No Winner Declared |
| O'Brien Trophy | Montreal Canadiens |
National Hockey League (NHL) All Star Team Selections 1918-1919
Voting for the NHL All Star Teams is conducted by the representatives of the Professional Hockey Writers Association at the end of the season. These are separate selections from the annual All Star game. Other years selections are listed under NHL All Star Selections. The first All Star Team selected in this manner is the 1930-31 season.
^ topNational Hockey League (NHL) Points Leaders 1918-1919
|
Player
|
GP | G | A | PTS |
|
Newsy
Lalonde
|
17 | 22 | 10 | 32 |
|
Odie
Cleghorn
|
17 | 22 | 6 | 28 |
|
Frank
Nighbor
|
18 | 19 | 9 | 28 |
|
Cy
Denneny
|
18 | 18 | 4 | 22 |
|
Didier
Pitre
|
17 | 14 | 5 | 19 |
|
Alf
Skinner
|
17 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
|
Harry
Cameron
|
14 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
|
Jack
Darragh
|
14 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
|
Reg
Noble
|
17 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
|
Corb
Denneny
|
16 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Assist Leaders 1918-1919
|
Player
|
GP | A |
|
Newsy
Lalonde
|
17 | 10 |
|
Frank
Nighbor
|
18 | 9 |
|
Odie
Cleghorn
|
17 | 6 |
Ken
Randall |
14 | 6 |
Spraque
Cleghorn |
18 | 6 |
Eddie
Gerald |
18 | 6 |
|
Didier
Pitre
|
17 | 5 |
|
Reg
Noble
|
17 | 5 |
|
Cy
Denneny
|
18 | 4 |
|
Alf
Skinner
|
17 | 4 |
|
Rusty Crawford
|
14 | 4 |
|
Jack
McDonald
|
14 | 4 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Leading Goal Scorers 1918-1919
|
Player
|
GP | G |
|
Newsy Lalonde
|
17 | 22 |
|
Odie Cleghorn
|
17 | 22 |
|
Frank Nighbor
|
18 | 19 |
|
Cy Denneny
|
18 | 18 |
|
Didier Pitre
|
17 | 14 |
|
Alf Skinner
|
17 | 12 |
|
Harry Cameron
|
14 | 11 |
|
Jack Darragh
|
14 | 11 |
|
Reg Noble
|
17 | 10 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Penalty Minute Leaders 1918-1919
|
Player
|
GP | A |
|
Joe Hall
|
16 | 135 |
Cy
Denneny |
18 | 55 |
|
Bert Corbeau
|
16 | 54 |
|
Rusty Crawford
|
18 | 52 |
Ken
Randall
|
14 | 47 |
Jack
Adams
|
18 | 47 |
|
Reg
Noble
|
17 | 43 |
|
Newsy Lalonde
|
18 | 42 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Stanley Cup Playoffs 1918-1919
In 1914 an agreement was reached between the NHA and the PCHA that their respective champions would face each other for the Stanley Cup. The Stanley Cup Final series would alternate between the east and the west each year, while the differing rules of the NHA and PCHA would alternate each game. In 1917-18, the demise of the NHA and the formation of the National Hockey League (NHL) this format was continued.
Mar. 19 at Seattle Seattle 7 Canadiens 0
Mar. 22 at Seattle Canadiens
4 Seattle 2
Mar. 24 at Seattle Seattle 7 Canadiens
2
Mar. 26 at Seattle Seattle 0 Canadiens
0
Mar. 29 at Seattle Canadiens
4 Seattle 3 (15:51 OT)
Series was halted by Spanish influenza epidemic, due
to illness of several
players and the death
of
Joe Hall. March
26th tie game, after 28
minutes
overtime, was
declared "No Contest" by
N.H.L.
President Frank
Calder.
A more detailed breakdown of the championship is located here.