1920β21 Hamilton Tigers | |
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League | 4th NHL |
1920β21 record | 6β18β0 |
Team information | |
General manager | Percy Thompson |
Coach | Percy Thompson |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Joe Malone (28) |
Assists | Joe Malone (9) Goldie Prodgers (9) Joe Matte (9) |
Goals against average | Howard Lockhart (5.45) |
The 1920β21 Hamilton Tigers season was the first season of play for the new Hamilton Tigers team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Tigers finished in last place in both halves of the season and did not qualify for the playoffs. The team previously had played in Quebec City, where they were known as the Quebec Bulldogs, but had been sold to Hamilton interests in 1920. Joe Malone led the team in scoring, with 28 goals in 20 games.
The NHL transferred the Quebec franchise to Hamilton, where it was named the Tigers, a nickname used by a multitude of sports teams in the city. [1] Contemporary newspaper coverage often referred to the senior team of the same name in the OHA as the "Tigers", while the NHL team would either be nameless or simply referred to as "professionals". [2]
Noting that the Quebec Athletics finished in last place in 1919β20, the league encouraged the other teams to provide players to Hamilton to improve the team's competitiveness. Toronto provided Babe Dye but recalled Dye after the first game and loaned Mickey Roach. Montreal provided Billy Coutu in exchange for keeping Harry Mummery. Ottawa did not provide any players willingly. Sprague Cleghorn and Harry Broadbent were eventually ordered by the league to report to Hamilton, but neither did. Cleghorn played some games with Toronto before returning to Ottawa. [3]
Joe Malone missed the start of the season due to business commitments keeping him in Quebec. [4] He joined the team in January 1921, having missed four games. [5] He scored 28 goals in 20 games for the Tigers to place fourth in the league in goal-scoring. [6] However, the team won only three games in each half of the schedule to finish last, with a record of 6 wins and 18 losses. [7]
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Ottawa Senators | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 49 | 23 |
Toronto St. Patricks | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 47 |
Montreal Canadiens | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 51 |
Hamilton Tigers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 38 |
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Toronto St. Patricks | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 66 | 53 |
Montreal Canadiens | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 75 | 48 |
Ottawa Senators | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 48 | 52 |
Hamilton Tigers | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 58 | 94 |
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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Note: Teams that qualified for playoffs highlighted in bold.
1920β21 NHL Records [9] | ||||||||||||
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Team | HAM | MTL | OTT | TOR | ||||||||
Hamilton | β | 3β5 | 1β7 | 2β6 | ||||||||
Montreal | 5β3 | β | 5β3 | 3β5 | ||||||||
Ottawa | 7β1 | 3β5 | β | 4β4 | ||||||||
Toronto | 6β2 | 5β3 | 4β4 | β |
The Tigers did not qualify for the playoffs.
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | December 22, 1920 | 5β0 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1920β21) | 1β0β0 |
2 | L | December 27, 1920 | 1β3 | @ Ottawa Senators ( 1920β21) | 1β1β0 |
3 | W | December 29, 1920 | 6β2 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1920β21) | 2β1β0 |
4 | L | January 3, 1921 | 4β5 | Toronto St. Patricks ( 1920β21) | 2β2β0 |
5 | L | January 6, 1921 | 1β5 | Ottawa Senators ( 1920β21) | 2β3β0 |
6 | W | January 8, 1921 | 3β2 OT | @ Toronto St. Patricks ( 1920β21) | 3β3β0 |
7 | L | January 12, 1921 | 2β4 | Toronto St. Patricks ( 1920β21) | 3β4β0 |
8 | L | January 15, 1921 | 4β6 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1920β21) | 3β5β0 |
9 | L | January 19, 1921 | 3β4 | @ Ottawa Senators ( 1920β21) | 3β6β0 |
10 | L | January 22, 1921 | 5β7 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1920β21) | 3β7β0 |
Second half | |||||
11 | L | January 26, 1921 | 3β10 | @ Toronto St. Patricks ( 1920β21) | 0β1β0 |
12 | L | January 29, 1921 | 1β2 | Ottawa Senators ( 1920β21) | 0β2β0 |
13 | W | February 2, 1921 | 6β5 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1920β21) | 1β2β0 |
14 | L | February 5, 1921 | 3β7 | Ottawa Senators ( 1920β21) | 1β3β0 |
15 | L | February 9, 1921 | 4β7 | @ Ottawa Senators ( 1920β21) | 1β4β0 |
16 | L | February 12, 1921 | 4β6 | Toronto St. Patricks ( 1920β21) | 1β5β0 |
17 | L | February 16, 1921 | 5β10 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1920β21) | 1β6β0 |
18 | L | February 19, 1921 | 4β5 | @ Toronto St. Patricks ( 1920β21) | 1β7β0 |
19 | W | February 23, 1921 | 7β4 | Toronto St. Patricks ( 1920β21) | 2β7β0 |
20 | L | February 26, 1921 | 6β13 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1920β21) | 2β8β0 |
21 | W | February 28, 1921 | 6β2 | Ottawa Senators ( 1920β21) | 3β8β0 |
22 | L | March 2, 1921 | 1β7 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1920β21) | 3β9β0 |
23 | L | March 5, 1921 | 3β4 OT | @ Toronto St. Patricks ( 1920β21) | 3β10β0 |
24 | L | March 7, 1921 | 5β12 | @ Ottawa Senators ( 1920β21) | 3β11β0 |
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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
Date | From Tigers | To Tigers |
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November 11, 1920 | To
Montreal Canadiens Harry Mummery, Jack McDonald, Dave Ritchie |
Jack Coughlin, Goldie Prodgers, Joe Matte, Billy Coutu (loan) |
December 4, 1920 | To
Toronto St. Patricks |
Babe Dye (loan) |
December 24, 1920 | To
Toronto St. Patricks Babe Dye |
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December 30, 1920 | To
Ottawa Senators (original) |
Punch Broadbent, Sprague Cleghorn (loan) |
January 4, 1921 | To
Montreal Canadiens Punch Broadbent, Sprague Cleghorn (players did not report) |
cash |
January 25, 1921 | To
Toronto St. Patricks Sprague Cleghorn (did not report) |
Source: "Hockey Transactions Search Results". prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
1920β21 Hamilton Tigers | |
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League | 4th NHL |
1920β21 record | 6β18β0 |
Team information | |
General manager | Percy Thompson |
Coach | Percy Thompson |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Joe Malone (28) |
Assists | Joe Malone (9) Goldie Prodgers (9) Joe Matte (9) |
Goals against average | Howard Lockhart (5.45) |
The 1920β21 Hamilton Tigers season was the first season of play for the new Hamilton Tigers team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Tigers finished in last place in both halves of the season and did not qualify for the playoffs. The team previously had played in Quebec City, where they were known as the Quebec Bulldogs, but had been sold to Hamilton interests in 1920. Joe Malone led the team in scoring, with 28 goals in 20 games.
The NHL transferred the Quebec franchise to Hamilton, where it was named the Tigers, a nickname used by a multitude of sports teams in the city. [1] Contemporary newspaper coverage often referred to the senior team of the same name in the OHA as the "Tigers", while the NHL team would either be nameless or simply referred to as "professionals". [2]
Noting that the Quebec Athletics finished in last place in 1919β20, the league encouraged the other teams to provide players to Hamilton to improve the team's competitiveness. Toronto provided Babe Dye but recalled Dye after the first game and loaned Mickey Roach. Montreal provided Billy Coutu in exchange for keeping Harry Mummery. Ottawa did not provide any players willingly. Sprague Cleghorn and Harry Broadbent were eventually ordered by the league to report to Hamilton, but neither did. Cleghorn played some games with Toronto before returning to Ottawa. [3]
Joe Malone missed the start of the season due to business commitments keeping him in Quebec. [4] He joined the team in January 1921, having missed four games. [5] He scored 28 goals in 20 games for the Tigers to place fourth in the league in goal-scoring. [6] However, the team won only three games in each half of the schedule to finish last, with a record of 6 wins and 18 losses. [7]
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Ottawa Senators | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 49 | 23 |
Toronto St. Patricks | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 47 |
Montreal Canadiens | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 51 |
Hamilton Tigers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 38 |
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Toronto St. Patricks | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 66 | 53 |
Montreal Canadiens | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 75 | 48 |
Ottawa Senators | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 48 | 52 |
Hamilton Tigers | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 58 | 94 |
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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Note: Teams that qualified for playoffs highlighted in bold.
1920β21 NHL Records [9] | ||||||||||||
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Team | HAM | MTL | OTT | TOR | ||||||||
Hamilton | β | 3β5 | 1β7 | 2β6 | ||||||||
Montreal | 5β3 | β | 5β3 | 3β5 | ||||||||
Ottawa | 7β1 | 3β5 | β | 4β4 | ||||||||
Toronto | 6β2 | 5β3 | 4β4 | β |
The Tigers did not qualify for the playoffs.
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | December 22, 1920 | 5β0 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1920β21) | 1β0β0 |
2 | L | December 27, 1920 | 1β3 | @ Ottawa Senators ( 1920β21) | 1β1β0 |
3 | W | December 29, 1920 | 6β2 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1920β21) | 2β1β0 |
4 | L | January 3, 1921 | 4β5 | Toronto St. Patricks ( 1920β21) | 2β2β0 |
5 | L | January 6, 1921 | 1β5 | Ottawa Senators ( 1920β21) | 2β3β0 |
6 | W | January 8, 1921 | 3β2 OT | @ Toronto St. Patricks ( 1920β21) | 3β3β0 |
7 | L | January 12, 1921 | 2β4 | Toronto St. Patricks ( 1920β21) | 3β4β0 |
8 | L | January 15, 1921 | 4β6 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1920β21) | 3β5β0 |
9 | L | January 19, 1921 | 3β4 | @ Ottawa Senators ( 1920β21) | 3β6β0 |
10 | L | January 22, 1921 | 5β7 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1920β21) | 3β7β0 |
Second half | |||||
11 | L | January 26, 1921 | 3β10 | @ Toronto St. Patricks ( 1920β21) | 0β1β0 |
12 | L | January 29, 1921 | 1β2 | Ottawa Senators ( 1920β21) | 0β2β0 |
13 | W | February 2, 1921 | 6β5 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1920β21) | 1β2β0 |
14 | L | February 5, 1921 | 3β7 | Ottawa Senators ( 1920β21) | 1β3β0 |
15 | L | February 9, 1921 | 4β7 | @ Ottawa Senators ( 1920β21) | 1β4β0 |
16 | L | February 12, 1921 | 4β6 | Toronto St. Patricks ( 1920β21) | 1β5β0 |
17 | L | February 16, 1921 | 5β10 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1920β21) | 1β6β0 |
18 | L | February 19, 1921 | 4β5 | @ Toronto St. Patricks ( 1920β21) | 1β7β0 |
19 | W | February 23, 1921 | 7β4 | Toronto St. Patricks ( 1920β21) | 2β7β0 |
20 | L | February 26, 1921 | 6β13 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1920β21) | 2β8β0 |
21 | W | February 28, 1921 | 6β2 | Ottawa Senators ( 1920β21) | 3β8β0 |
22 | L | March 2, 1921 | 1β7 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1920β21) | 3β9β0 |
23 | L | March 5, 1921 | 3β4 OT | @ Toronto St. Patricks ( 1920β21) | 3β10β0 |
24 | L | March 7, 1921 | 5β12 | @ Ottawa Senators ( 1920β21) | 3β11β0 |
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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
Date | From Tigers | To Tigers |
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November 11, 1920 | To
Montreal Canadiens Harry Mummery, Jack McDonald, Dave Ritchie |
Jack Coughlin, Goldie Prodgers, Joe Matte, Billy Coutu (loan) |
December 4, 1920 | To
Toronto St. Patricks |
Babe Dye (loan) |
December 24, 1920 | To
Toronto St. Patricks Babe Dye |
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December 30, 1920 | To
Ottawa Senators (original) |
Punch Broadbent, Sprague Cleghorn (loan) |
January 4, 1921 | To
Montreal Canadiens Punch Broadbent, Sprague Cleghorn (players did not report) |
cash |
January 25, 1921 | To
Toronto St. Patricks Sprague Cleghorn (did not report) |
Source: "Hockey Transactions Search Results". prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved 2009-05-19.