1905–06 FAHL season explained

The 1905–06 Federal Amateur Hockey League (FAHL) season lasted from December 27, 1905, until February 28, 1906. Teams were to play an eight-game schedule, but due to the failure of the Montagnards, some teams played only 6 or 7 games.

Regular season

With the loss of their top two teams, Ottawa and Wanderers, the quality of the FAHL declined. The teams were replaced with the Ottawa Victorias and Smiths Falls Seniors clubs.

Highlights

The Montagnards would be completely overwhelmed 26–0 by Brockville in their final game on February 2.

Otherwise, the season was low scoring, with the notable outstanding debut of goaltender Percy LeSueur of Smiths Falls.

Final standing

TeamGames PlayedWinsLossesTiesGoals ForGoals Against
Smiths Falls Seniors
Ottawa Victorias
Brockville HC
Cornwall HC
Montreal Montagnards

Results

MonthDayVisitorScoreHomeScore
valign=topDecember27Smiths Falls 1 Montagnards 0
January1 Victorias 5 Cornwall 3
5 Cornwall 2 Brockville 4
10 Brockville 3 Smiths Falls 9
11 Victorias 3 Montagnards 0
19 Smiths Falls 3 Cornwall 1
20 Montagnards 2 Victorias 9
25 Victorias Brockville
27 Cornwall 3 Montagnards 2
30 Victorias 2 Smiths Falls 6
February2 Montagnards 0 Brockville 26
3 Cornwall 5 Victorias 4
9 Brockville 2 Cornwall 3
10 Smiths Falls 7 Victorias 4
13 Brockville Montagnards
15 Victorias 7 Brockville 11*
16 Cornwall 2 Smiths Falls 7
19 Smiths Falls 6 Brockville 4
23 Brockville 8 Victorias 14
23 Montagnards Cornwall
28 Montagnards Smiths Falls

† Postponed due to bad ice.

‡ No result.

* Makeup for January 25 game.

Goaltending averages

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Percy LeSueurSmiths Falls7 13 1 1.9
G. AnnableCornwall 2 9 0 4.5
Bill KerrBrockville 7 32 0 4.6
George AireyCornwall 3 14 0 4.7
Bill BannermanVictorias 8 42 1 5.3
Zina RunionsCornwall 1 7 0 7.0
Lou WrightMontagnards 4 42 0 9.8

Scoring Leaders

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Smith, TommyVictorias 8 12
Harrison, BobVictorias 8 12
Ross, HughSmiths Falls7 8
Throop, ArtVictorias 8 6
Brown, HarrySmiths Falls7 5
McCourt, OwenCornwall 6 5

Playoffs

After the season ended, Smiths Falls challenged the Ottawa Senators for the Stanley Cup. Ottawa would win the series 2–0. After the series, Ottawa would hire Percy LeSueur of the Smiths Falls team.

Smiths Falls vs. Ottawa

DateWinning TeamScoreLosing TeamLocation
March 6, 1906Ottawa Senators6–5Smiths FallsDey's Arena
March 8, 1906Ottawa Senators8–2Smiths Falls
Ottawa wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0

See also

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