1924–25 Toronto St. Patricks season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1924–25
Year:	1924
Team:	Toronto St. Patricks
Record:	19–11–0
Division:	NHL
Leaguerank:	2nd
Goalsfor:	90
Goalsagainst:	84

The 1924–25 Toronto St. Patricks season was Toronto's eighth in the National Hockey League (NH). The St. Pats qualified for the playoffs, finishing second. The St. Pats lost to the Montreal Canadiens in what turned out to be the NHL championship when Hamilton was suspended..

Offseason

The team's majority shares held by Percy and Fred Hambly were sold to the partnership of mining magnate J. P. Bickell and movie theater impresario Nathan L. Nathanson, managing director of the Famous Players Theatre chain. Part-owner Charlie Querrie retained his minority ownership.

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	November 29, 1924	1–7	@ Montreal Canadiens (1924–25)	0–1–0
2	W	December 3, 1924	5–3	Boston Bruins (1924–25)	1–1–0
3	L	December 5, 1924	3–10	Hamilton Tigers (1924–25)	1–2–0
4	W	December 10, 1924	6–3	@ Ottawa Senators (1924–25)	2–2–0
5	L	December 13, 1924	1–3	Montreal Maroons (1924–25)	2–3–0
6	L	December 17, 1924	2–5	Montreal Canadiens (1924–25)	2–4–0
7	W	December 22, 1924	10–1	@ Boston Bruins (1924–25)	3–4–0
8	L	December 25, 1924	1–8	@ Hamilton Tigers (1924–25)	3–5–0
9	L	December 27, 1924	3–4	Ottawa Senators (1924–25)	3–6–0
10	W	January 1, 1925	2–1	@ Montreal Maroons (1924–25)	4–6–0
11	L	January 3, 1925	1–3	Montreal Canadiens (1924–25)	4–7–0
12	W	January 5, 1925	3–2	@ Boston Bruins (1924–25)	5–7–0
13	W	January 10, 1925	3–1	Hamilton Tigers (1924–25)	6–7–0
14	W	January 14, 1925	3–2	Ottawa Senators (1924–25)	7–7–0
15	L	January 17, 1925	1–2	@ Montreal Maroons (1924–25)	7–8–0
16	W	January 21, 1925	4–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1924–25)	8–8–0
17	W	January 24, 1925	4–3	Boston Bruins (1924–25)	9–8–0
18	L	January 28, 1925	0–4	@ Hamilton Tigers (1924–25)	9–9–0
19	W	January 31, 1925	2–1	@ Ottawa Senators (1924–25)	10–9–0
20	W	February 4, 1925	3–2	Montreal Maroons (1924–25)	11–9–0
21	W	February 7, 1925	5–4	Montreal Canadiens (1924–25)	12–9–0
22	W	February 10, 1925	5–1	@ Boston Bruins (1924–25)	13–9–0
23	W	February 14, 1925	3–1	Hamilton Tigers (1924–25)	14–9–0
24	W	February 18, 1925	4–2	Ottawa Senators (1924–25)	15–9–0
25	W	February 21, 1925	2–1	@ Montreal Maroons (1924–25)	16–9–0
26	W	February 25, 1925	3–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (1924–25)	17–9–0
27	W	February 28, 1925	5–1	Boston Bruins (1924–25)	18–9–0
28	L	March 4, 1925	2–3	@ Hamilton Tigers (1924–25)	18–10–0
29	L	March 7, 1925	0–3	@ Ottawa Senators (1924–25)	18–11–0
30	W	March 9, 1925	3–0	Montreal Maroons (1924–25)	19–11–0

Playoffs

The St. Pats lost to the third-place Montreal Canadiens in a two-game, total-goals series 5–2. As the Hamilton Tigers went on strike, the Canadiens were named NHL champion.

Date	Home team	Score	Visiting team	Score	Note
March 11	Montreal Canadiens	3	Toronto St. Patricks	2
March 13	Toronto St. Patricks	0	Montreal Canadiens	2

Montreal wins series 5 goals to two.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM RW 29 38 8 46 41 C 27 21 10 31 67 D 26 10 12 22 33 RW/D 30 10 6 16 12 D 30 4 6 10 74 D 25 2 2 4 20 C 13 1 2 3 4 LW 7 1 0 1 0 RW 9 1 0 1 4 C/D 3 1 0 1 8 LW 27 1 0 1 2 W 11 1 0 1 0 D 4 0 1 1 2 LW 5 0 0 0 0 LW 3 0 0 0 7 G 30 0 0 0 0 D 2 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO 1800 30 19 11 0 84 2.80 1 Team: 1800 30 19 11 0 84 2.80 1

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM C 2 1 0 1 7 RW/D 2 1 0 1 4 D 2 0 0 0 10 D 2 0 0 0 0 RW 2 0 0 0 0 D 2 0 0 0 0 C 2 0 0 0 0 LW 2 0 0 0 0 G 2 0 0 0 0 W 1 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO 120 2 0 2 5 2.50 0 Team: 120 2 0 2 5 2.50 0

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Transactions

• October 21, 1924: Lost Free Agent Wilf Loughlin to the Regina Capitals (WCHL)
• November 12, 1924: Signed Free Agent Reg Reid
• December 8, 1924: Signed Free Agent Ernie Parkes
• December 8, 1924: Traded Ernie Parkes to the Boston Bruins for cash
• December 9, 1924: Signed Free Agent Hap Day
• December 14, 1924: Traded Red Stuart to the Boston Bruins for cash
• December 17, 1924: Lost Free Agent Stan Jackson to the Boston Bruins
• January 14, 1925: Signed Free Agent Mike Neville
• February 9, 1925: Signed Free Agent Charlie Cotch

See also

• 1924–25 NHL season

References

Works cited

• Book: Ross, J. Andrew . 2015 . Joining the Clubs: The Business of the National Hockey League to 1945 . Syracuse University Press . 9780815633839.

Notes and References

1. Web site: hockey-reference.com . 2009-07-22 . 1924-25 Toronto St. Patricks Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com.