1912β13 Toronto Hockey Club | |
---|---|
1912β13 record | 9β11β0 |
Home record | 7β3β0 |
Road record | 2β8β0 |
Goals for | 86 |
Goals against | 95 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bruce Ridpath |
Coach |
|
Arena | Arena Gardens |
The 1912β13 Toronto Hockey Club season was the first season of the Toronto franchise in the National Hockey Association (NHA). The team was also known as the Blueshirts.
Operation of the ice-making equipment at the new Arena Gardens was delayed a week when the pipes had to be relaid. Local pipefitters, unfamiliar with ice-making equipment, had installed the pipes improperly, and W. H. Magee of New York, advisor to the Arena, ordered the pipes removed and reinstalled. [1] [2]
The Torontos' manager Bruce Ridpath built the team from new prospects, rather than signing established professionals, like the Tecumsehs, the other Toronto NHA club. Ridpath signed Scotty Davidson, who had been playing in Calgary; Frank Foyston of the Toronto Eatons, Roy McGiffin of the Simcoes, Cully Wilson of Winnipeg, and Harry Cameron and Frank Nighbor of Port Arthur. Only Archie McLean from the PCHA had previous big-league experience. [3]
Cully Wilson scored the first-ever goal for the Torontos, in their opening night 9β5 loss to the Canadiens. [4] The team started the season poorly under the coaching of Ridpath, but Ridpath signed Jack Marshall, the former star of the Montreal Wanderers as coach. The team continued to struggle until Marshall decided to become a playing coach with the team. His veteran presence helped the Blueshirts to win some games, eventually finishing third in the standings.
Nighbor was the scoring star for the Blueshirts, scoring 23 goals.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quebec Bulldogs | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 112 | 75 |
Montreal Wanderers | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 93 | 90 |
Toronto Hockey Club | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 86 | 95 |
Montreal Canadiens | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 83 | 81 |
Ottawa Senators | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 87 | 81 |
Toronto Tecumsehs | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 59 | 98 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
1 | December 25 | Montreal Canadiens | 9β5 | Toronto | 0β1β0 | 0 |
2 | December 28 | Toronto | 5β8 | Montreal Canadiens | 0β2β0 | 0 |
3 | January 1 | Toronto | 1β7 | Ottawa Senators | 0β3β0 | 0 |
4 | January 4 | Montreal Wanderers | 3β5 | Toronto | 1β3β0 | 2 |
5 | January 8 | Toronto | 5β10 | Quebec Bulldogs | 1β4β0 | 2 |
6 | January 11 | Toronto | 2β5 | Toronto Tecumsehs | 1β5β0 | 2 |
7 | January 15 | Toronto Tecumsehs | 1β6 | Toronto | 2β5β0 | 4 |
8 | January 18 | Toronto | 1β3 | Montreal Wanderers | 2β6β0 | 4 |
9 | January 22 | Quebec Bulldogs | 3β6 | Toronto | 3β6β0 | 6 |
10 | January 25 | Ottawa Senators | 9β5 | Toronto | 3β7β0 | 6 |
11 | February 1 | Toronto | 2β3 | Montreal Wanderers | 3β8β0 | 6 |
12 | February 5 | Ottawa Senators | 0β2 | Toronto | 4β8β0 | 8 |
13 | February 8 | Montreal Canadiens | 3β5 | Toronto | 5β8β0 | 10 |
14 | February 12 | Quebec Bulldogs | 11β2 | Toronto | 5β9β0 | 10 |
15 | February 15 | Montreal Wanderers | 3β10 | Toronto | 6β9β0 | 12 |
16 | February 19 | Toronto | 7β3 | Toronto Tecumsehs | 7β9β0 | 14 |
17 | February 22 | Toronto Tecumsehs | 3β5 | Toronto | 8β9β0 | 16 |
18 | February 26 | Toronto | 4β6 | Quebec Bulldogs | 8β10β0 | 16 |
19 | March 1 | Toronto | 2β3 | Ottawa Senators | 8β11β0 | 16 |
20 | March 5 | Toronto | 6β2 | Montreal Canadiens | 9β11β0 | 18 |
Source: Coleman 1966 [6]
Player | Pos. | No. | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Nighbor | C | 9 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 25 | 13 |
Scotty Davidson | RW | 3 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 69 |
Cully Wilson | RW | 5 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 45 |
Harry Cameron | D | 2 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 20 |
Frank Foyston | C | 4 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 8 |
Roy McGiffin | LW | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 83 |
Jack Marshall | C | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
Archie McLean | D | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Steve Gunnlaugson | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Fred Doherty | RW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Victor Jopp | F | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mickey O'Leary | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ken Randall | RW | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Walker | F | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Society for International Hockey Research (SIHR)
1912β13 Toronto Hockey Club | |
---|---|
1912β13 record | 9β11β0 |
Home record | 7β3β0 |
Road record | 2β8β0 |
Goals for | 86 |
Goals against | 95 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bruce Ridpath |
Coach |
|
Arena | Arena Gardens |
The 1912β13 Toronto Hockey Club season was the first season of the Toronto franchise in the National Hockey Association (NHA). The team was also known as the Blueshirts.
Operation of the ice-making equipment at the new Arena Gardens was delayed a week when the pipes had to be relaid. Local pipefitters, unfamiliar with ice-making equipment, had installed the pipes improperly, and W. H. Magee of New York, advisor to the Arena, ordered the pipes removed and reinstalled. [1] [2]
The Torontos' manager Bruce Ridpath built the team from new prospects, rather than signing established professionals, like the Tecumsehs, the other Toronto NHA club. Ridpath signed Scotty Davidson, who had been playing in Calgary; Frank Foyston of the Toronto Eatons, Roy McGiffin of the Simcoes, Cully Wilson of Winnipeg, and Harry Cameron and Frank Nighbor of Port Arthur. Only Archie McLean from the PCHA had previous big-league experience. [3]
Cully Wilson scored the first-ever goal for the Torontos, in their opening night 9β5 loss to the Canadiens. [4] The team started the season poorly under the coaching of Ridpath, but Ridpath signed Jack Marshall, the former star of the Montreal Wanderers as coach. The team continued to struggle until Marshall decided to become a playing coach with the team. His veteran presence helped the Blueshirts to win some games, eventually finishing third in the standings.
Nighbor was the scoring star for the Blueshirts, scoring 23 goals.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quebec Bulldogs | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 112 | 75 |
Montreal Wanderers | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 93 | 90 |
Toronto Hockey Club | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 86 | 95 |
Montreal Canadiens | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 83 | 81 |
Ottawa Senators | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 87 | 81 |
Toronto Tecumsehs | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 59 | 98 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
1 | December 25 | Montreal Canadiens | 9β5 | Toronto | 0β1β0 | 0 |
2 | December 28 | Toronto | 5β8 | Montreal Canadiens | 0β2β0 | 0 |
3 | January 1 | Toronto | 1β7 | Ottawa Senators | 0β3β0 | 0 |
4 | January 4 | Montreal Wanderers | 3β5 | Toronto | 1β3β0 | 2 |
5 | January 8 | Toronto | 5β10 | Quebec Bulldogs | 1β4β0 | 2 |
6 | January 11 | Toronto | 2β5 | Toronto Tecumsehs | 1β5β0 | 2 |
7 | January 15 | Toronto Tecumsehs | 1β6 | Toronto | 2β5β0 | 4 |
8 | January 18 | Toronto | 1β3 | Montreal Wanderers | 2β6β0 | 4 |
9 | January 22 | Quebec Bulldogs | 3β6 | Toronto | 3β6β0 | 6 |
10 | January 25 | Ottawa Senators | 9β5 | Toronto | 3β7β0 | 6 |
11 | February 1 | Toronto | 2β3 | Montreal Wanderers | 3β8β0 | 6 |
12 | February 5 | Ottawa Senators | 0β2 | Toronto | 4β8β0 | 8 |
13 | February 8 | Montreal Canadiens | 3β5 | Toronto | 5β8β0 | 10 |
14 | February 12 | Quebec Bulldogs | 11β2 | Toronto | 5β9β0 | 10 |
15 | February 15 | Montreal Wanderers | 3β10 | Toronto | 6β9β0 | 12 |
16 | February 19 | Toronto | 7β3 | Toronto Tecumsehs | 7β9β0 | 14 |
17 | February 22 | Toronto Tecumsehs | 3β5 | Toronto | 8β9β0 | 16 |
18 | February 26 | Toronto | 4β6 | Quebec Bulldogs | 8β10β0 | 16 |
19 | March 1 | Toronto | 2β3 | Ottawa Senators | 8β11β0 | 16 |
20 | March 5 | Toronto | 6β2 | Montreal Canadiens | 9β11β0 | 18 |
Source: Coleman 1966 [6]
Player | Pos. | No. | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Nighbor | C | 9 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 25 | 13 |
Scotty Davidson | RW | 3 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 69 |
Cully Wilson | RW | 5 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 45 |
Harry Cameron | D | 2 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 20 |
Frank Foyston | C | 4 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 8 |
Roy McGiffin | LW | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 83 |
Jack Marshall | C | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
Archie McLean | D | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Steve Gunnlaugson | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Fred Doherty | RW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Victor Jopp | F | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mickey O'Leary | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ken Randall | RW | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Walker | F | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Society for International Hockey Research (SIHR)