| 1894 AHAC season | |
| League: | Amateur Hockey Association of Canada |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Duration: | January 5 – March 10, 1894 |
| No Of Teams: | 5 |
| Season: | 1894 |
| League Champs: | Montreal Hockey Club |
| League Champ Name: | Champions |
| Seasonslist: | Amateur Hockey Association of Canada |
| Seasonslistnames: | AHAC |
| Prevseason Link: | 1893 AHAC season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1893 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1895 AHAC season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1895 |
The 1894 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted from January 5 until March 10. The season ended with a four-way tie, necessitating a playoff to decide the league and Stanley Cup championships. The Montreal Hockey Club defeated the Ottawa Hockey Club in the final playoff game to claim the title.
In two games players scored five goals. In the opening game, in which Montreal soundly defeated Quebec 7–0, Haviland Routh scored five. On January 20, Bert Russel of Ottawa scored five.
| Team | Games Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals For | Goals Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Hockey Club | ||||||
| Ottawa Hockey Club | ||||||
| Montreal Victorias | ||||||
| Quebec Hockey Club | ||||||
| Montreal Crystals | ||||||
The first Stanley Cup playoff game occurred on March 17, 1894. At the end of the 1894 AHAC season, four teams tied for the AHA championship with records of 5–3–0. This created problems for the AHA governors and the Cup's trustees since there was no tie-breaking system in place. After long negotiation and the withdrawal of Quebec from the championship situation, it was decided that a three-team tournament would take place in Montreal, with Ottawa getting a bye to the finals (being the sole "road" team). The Montreal HC defeated the Montreal Victorias, 3 – 2.[1] Five days later on March 22, 1894, Montreal successfully defended their title with a 3 – 1 win over Ottawa. The OHA champion Osgoode Hall challenged for the Cup, but this was abandoned due to the lack of natural ice.[2]
Ice conditions were described as not very good. The game was considered exciting, however, with Haviland Routh and Billy Barlow starring.
| Montreal HC | Goals | Pos. | Goals | Victorias | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Collins | G | Gordon Lewis | |||
| Allan Cameron | P | Mike Grant | |||
| George James | CP | William Pullan | |||
| Billy Barlow | 2 | F | 1 | Shirley Davidson | |
| Clare Mussen | F | 1 | Robert MacDougall | ||
| Archie Hodgson | 1 | F | Norman Rankin | ||
| Haviland Routh | F | Reg Wallace | |||
| Referee: Weldy Young, Ottawa | |||||
The final was close and in doubt until Billy Barlow scored the winning goal at 9'00" of the third quarter.
According to the Globe report of the game:
"Team play was marred by the softness of the ice. Rough and foul play was frequent, both defences indulging freely in tripping and slashing. Young of Ottawa was injured by James in the second half and although he finished the game without apparent distress, fainted dead away at the end of it. After the match the victors were carried off the rink."[3]
| Ottawa | Goals | Pos. | Goals | Montreal HC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Morel | G | Herbert Collins | |||
| P | Allan Cameron | ||||
| CP | George James | ||||
| 1 | F | Haviland Routh | |||
| F | Clare Mussen | ||||
| Joe McDougall | F | 2 | Archie Hodgson | ||
| Sam McDougall | F | 1 | Billy Barlow | ||
| Referee: Herbert Scott, Quebec | |||||
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. | 5 | Quebec | 0 | Montreal | 7 |
| 6 | Crystals | 1 | Ottawa | 6 | |
| 6 | Quebec | 3 | Victorias | 7 | |
| 13 | Victorias | 3 | Montreal | 4 | |
| 13 | Ottawa | 1 | Quebec | 4 | |
| 18 | Crystals | 1 | Montreal | 3 | |
| 20 | Victorias | 1 | Ottawa | 5 | |
| 20 | Quebec | 4 | Crystals | 1 | |
| 27 | Ottawa | 4 | Montreal | 1 | |
| 27 | Crystals | 4 | Quebec | 8 | |
| Feb. | 3 | Quebec | 3 | Montreal | 2 |
| 9 | Ottawa | 3 | Crystals | 1 | |
| 10 | Montreal | 1 | Victorias | 2 | |
| 17 | Ottawa | 2 | Victorias | 3 | |
| 24 | Montreal | 5 | Ottawa | 1 | |
| 24 | Victorias | 3 | Quebec | 4 | |
| Mar. | 2 | Montreal | 2 | Crystals | 1 |
| 3 | Quebec | 0 | Ottawa | 2 | |
| 7 | Crystals | 0 | Victorias | 6 | |
| 10 | Victorias | 11 | Crystals | 1 | |
Note: GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Collins | Montreal | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1.875 |
| Ottawa | 8 | 16 | 1 | 2.00 | |
| Gordon Lewis | Victorias | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2.16 |
| Victorias | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | ||
| Frank Stocking | Quebec | 8 | 27 | 3.375 | |
| J. "Shiner" White | Crystals | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | |
| Victorias | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | ||
| Alexander Clapperton | Crystals | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | |
| Carpenter | Crystals | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | |
| Kearns | Crystals | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | |
Note: GP = games played, G = Goals scored.
| Name | Club | GP | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 8 | 10 | |
| Quebec | 8 | 10 | |
| Montreal | 8 | 8 | |
| Montreal | 8 | 8 | |
| Victorias | 5 | 6 | |
| Victorias | 8 | 6 | |
| Ottawa | 8 | 6 | |
| Arthur D. Scott | Quebec | 8 | 6 |
| K. Davidson | Quebec | 4 | 5 |
| Sam McDougall | Ottawa | 7 | 5 |