The 1912–13 PCHA season was the second season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association. Season play ran from December 10, 1912, to March 18, 1913. Like the previous season, teams were to play a 16-game schedule, but one game was cancelled. The Victoria Senators were the PCHA champions. After the season the club played, and won, an exhibition series against the National Hockey Association champion Quebec Bulldogs.
Offseason The Patricks signed Cyclone Taylor from the Ottawa Senators, replacing Newsy Lalonde who returned to the Montreal Canadiens. Taylor signed with the Vancouver Millionaires on November 19, 1912.Kotylo(2006), p. 16
Teams 1912–13 Pacific Coast Hockey Association Team City Arena Capacity New Westminster Royals Vancouver, British Columbia Denman Arena 10,500 Vancouver Millionaires Vancouver, British Columbia Denman Arena 10,500 Victoria Senators Victoria, British Columbia Patrick Arena 4,000
Map of teams
Regular season
The PCHA moved two games east of the Rockies, on March 17 in Calgary, Alberta, and on March 18 in Regina, Saskatchewan. The final game of the season, between Victoria and New Westminster was cancelled. Victoria won the championship and formally asked to play for the Stanley Cup, but was turned down due to the PCHA season ending several weeks later than the eastern leagues' season finished.
Highlights On January 14, 1913, the PCHA held a speed skating competition among PCHA players. Ken Mallen was the victor, defeating Cyclone Taylor and Si Griffis. Griffis defeated Ernie Johnson to challenge Mallen.
Tommy Dunderdale won the overall scoring championship with 24 goals in 15 games. The top one-game performance was on March 17, when Eddie Oatman scored five goals in a game against Vancouver. On January 31, Lester Patrick, a defenseman, scored four goals in one game versus New Westminster.
The PCHA tried out NHA-style six-man hockey on February 15, in a game between New Westminster and Vancouver, but reverted to seven-man play for the rest of the season.
Final standings Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals against Pacific Coast Hockey Association GP W L T GF GA Victoria Senators 15 10 5 0 68 56 Vancouver Millionaires 16 7 9 0 84 89 New Westminster Royals 15 6 9 0 67 74
Results Month Day Visitor Score Home Score Dec. 10 New Westminster 2 Vancouver 7 13 New Westminster 4 Victoria 6 17 Victoria 3 Vancouver 6 27 Vancouver 4 Victoria 5 (OT 14'15") Jan. 4 New Westminster 5 Vancouver 10 9 New Westminster 2 Victoria 3 (OT 12'45") 17 Vancouver 3 Victoria 4 21 Victoria 5 Vancouver 4 25a Victoria 1 New Westminster 3 28 New Westminster 2 Vancouver 8 31 New Westminster 3 Victoria 7 Feb. 4 Victoria 7 Vancouver 4 7 Vancouver 3 New Westminster 2 (OT 5'45") 11 Vancouver 2 Victoria 7 15 New Westminster 5 Vancouver 3 18 Victoria 1 New Westminster 6 21 New Westminster 1 Victoria 8 25 Victoria 6 Vancouver 9 28 Vancouver 3 New Westminster 11 Mar. 4 Vancouver 5 Victoria 4 7 Victoria 1 New Westminster 0 17b Vancouver 7 New Westminster 11 18c Vancouver 6 New Westminster 10 d Victoria - New Westminster -
a Played in Vancouver b Played in Calgary c Played in Regina d Cancelled
A game between Victoria and New Westminster was cancelled at the end of the season.
Player statistics
Scoring leaders Player Team Victoria Senators 15 24 5 29 36 Vancouver Millionaires 14 14 6 20 21 Vancouver Millionaires 16 14 6 20 61 Vancouver Millionaires 14 12 8 20 17 Victoria Senators 15 14 5 19 12 Vancouver Millionaires 14 10 8 18 5 Vancouver Millionaires 16 11 4 15 9 New Westminster Royals 12 11 3 14 29 New Westminster Royals 13 11 3 14 20 New Westminster Royals 13 9 5 14 46
Goaltending averages Name Club GP GA SO Avg. Bert Lindsay Victoria 15 56 1 3.7 Hughie Lehman New Westminster 14 64 4.6 Allan Parr Vancouver 16 89 5.6 Foxy Smith New Westminster 1 10 10.0
See also List of pre-NHL seasons 1912 in sports 1913 in sports
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