1907–08 WPHL season explained

1907–08 WPHL season
League:Western Pennsylvania Hockey League
Sport:Ice hockey
No Of Teams:4
Season:Regular season
Season Champs:Pittsburgh Bankers (2nd title)
Nextseason Year:1908–09
Prevseason Year:1906–07 (IPHL)

The 1907–08 WPHL season was the eighth season of operation for the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League (WPHL) and the first since the league went dormant in 1904. In the intervening three seasons, a team representing Pittsburgh competed in the International Professional Hockey League (IPHL). Four Pittsburgh-area teams made up the revived WPHL, in which all games were played at the Duquesne Gardens. Old WPHL teams Pittsburgh Athletic Club and the Pittsburgh Bankers resumed play in the league. Two teams were added to the league, the Pittsburgh Pirates and a team representing the Pittsburgh Lyceum.

Regular season

The season concluded with the Pittsburgh Bankers having the best record in the league and being named league champions. It was the team's second league title.

The season saw some of the first, if not the first, recorded trades involving professional hockey players. The Bankers traded Dutch Koch to Lyceum for Harry Burgoyne in December 1907,[1] then in early January reacquired Koch from Lyceum in exchange for Fred Young.[2] A bigger trade took place on January 27, with the Pittsburgh Pirates sending James MacKay, Edgar Dey and Dunc Taylor to the Bankers in exchange for Joseph Donnelly and Bert Bennett. On January 31 the Pirates also acquired Gordon McGuire from the Bankers through a purchase.[3]

Final standings

TeamGPWLTGFGAPts%
19 12 4 3 81 59 24 .632
17 11 5 1 77 49 22 .647
17 5 10 2 59 70 10 .294
17 3 12 2 41 80 6 .176
Source: Fitzsimmons, p. 415

Exhibition

The Bankers played a "World's Series" with the Montreal Wanderers. The Wanderers won the series two games to one.

References

Citations
  • Bibliography
  • Notes and References

    1. News: The Pittsburg Press. December 21, 1907. 8. Bankers and Lyceum Make a Player Trade. Newspapers.com.
    2. News: The Pittsburg Press. January 8, 1908. 14. General Sports. Newspapers.com.
    3. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85359958/icy-inklings/ "Icy Inklings"