| 1890 AHAC season | |
| League: | Amateur Hockey Association of Canada |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Duration: | January 3 – March 4, 1890 |
| No Of Teams: | 4 |
| Season: | 1890 |
| League Champs: | Montreal Hockey Club |
| League Champ Name: | Champions |
| Seasonslist: | Amateur Hockey Association of Canada |
| Seasonslistnames: | AHAC |
| Prevseason Link: | 1889 AHAC season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1888–89 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1891 AHAC season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1891 |
The 1890 AHAC season was the fourth season of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada. Play was in challenges. The Montreal Hockey Club would win the final challenge of the season against the Montreal Victorias to win the Canadian championship for the third season in a row.
The annual meeting of the Amateur Hockey Association was held in the rooms of the MAAA in Montreal, on November 22, 1889. The main business was whether to accept Quebec or not, and whether to change the Crystals team name to the Dominions. Representatives from most of the hockey clubs were present. The election for the ensuing year resulted as follows:[1]
The season consisted of challenge games as well as numerous exhibition matches between all the teams in the AHAC. Quebec would challenge this season. The Montreal Crystals would be known as the Dominion Hockey Club of Montreal for this season.
Statistics are based on challenge games only and do not include stats regarding exhibition games [2]
| Team | Games Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals For | Goals Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Hockey Club† | ||||||
| Quebec Hockey Club | ||||||
| Montreal Dominions | ||||||
| Montreal Victorias | ||||||
† National Champion
| Date | home | Score | Visitor | Score | Location | Match type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 3 | 5 | 4 | Dominion Rink | Exhibition | |||
| January 7 | Montreal Hockey Club | 5 | Quebec | 1 | Dominion Rink | Challenge | |
| January 13 | Montreal Victorias | 11 | 4 | n/a | Exhibition | ||
| January 17 | Montreal Hockey Club | 4 | Montreal Victorias | 2 | Dominion Rink | Challenge | |
| January 24 | Montreal Hockey Club | 5 | Montreal Victorias | 1 | n/a | Exhibition | |
| January 28 | Montreal Victorias | 3 | Ottawa | 1 | n/a | Exhibition | |
| January 31 | Montreal Hockey Club | 6 | Montreal Dominions | 4 | Dominion Rink | Challenge | |
| Feb 11 | Montreal Hockey Club | 6 | Montreal Dominions | 2 | Dominion Rink | Challenge | |
| Feb 18 | Montreal Hockey Club | 2 | Montreal Victorias | 1 | Dominion Rink | Challenge | |
| Feb 25 | Montreal Hockey Club | 3 | Montreal Dominions | 2 | Crystal Rink | Challenge | |
| Mar 4 | Montreal Hockey Club | 2 | Montreal Victorias | 1 | Crystal Rink | Challenge |
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals scored.
| Name | Club | GP | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archie McNaughton | Montreal | 7 | 12 |
| Findlay, Jack | Montreal | 7 | 6 |
| Brown, Dave | Dominions | 3 | 4 |
| Kingan, Alex | Montreal | 2 | 3 |
| Cameron, Allan | Montreal | 6 | 2 |
| Lee, Sam | Montreal | 4 | 2 |
| Ritchie, Andy | Dominions | 3 | 2 |
| Arnton, Jack | Victorias | 2 | 1 |
| Barlow, Eddie | Victorias | 3 | 1 |
| Scott, Arthur | Quebec | 1 | 1 |
| Lowe, George | Montreal | 1 | 1 |
Note: GP = Games played, GA = goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1.9 | |
| Jones, Robert | Victorias | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.7 |
| Fyfe, Joe | Dominions | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Laurie, Archie | Quebec | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Scanlan, Robert | Dominions | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6.0 |