The 1915–16 PCHA season was the fifth season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league. Season play ran from December 7, 1915, until February 25, 1916. Each team would play 18 games. The Portland Rosebuds club would be PCHA champions. After the season the club would play the Stanley Cup Finals series against the Montreal Canadiens, NHA champions. Montreal would win the best-of-five series 3–2 to win the Cup.

League business

The league granted a new franchise to Seattle, the Metropolitans. To stock the team, the team signed Harry Holmes, Frank Foyston, Jack Walker, Cully Wilson of the Toronto NHA team. This caused retaliatory raids and Bert Lindsay, Frank Nighbor, Skinner Poulin and Walter Smaill all were signed to NHA clubs.

Regular 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
Portland Rosebuds1813507150
Vancouver Millionaires189907569
Seattle Metropolitans189906867
Victoria Aristocrats18513074102

Playoffs

The Rosebuds won the championship and travelled east to meet the Montreal Canadiens for the Stanley Cup. The Canadiens won the series 3-2 to claim the Cup. As champions of the PCHA, the Rosebuds engraved their team name on the Cup.

Stanley Cup Finals

ChampionsRunners upFormatResult
Montreal CanadiensPortland Rosebudsbest of 53–2

Results

Month Day Visitor Score Home Score
Dec. 7Portland2Vancouver0
7Victoria2Seattle3
10Vancouver1Portland2
10Seattle4Victoria3
14Victoria7Vancouver5
14Portland3Seattle4
17Vancouver2Victoria8
17Seattle2Portland5
28Vancouver6Seattle4
28Victoria2Portland3 (11:30 OT)
Jan. 4Seattle3Vancouver4
4Portland10Victoria5
7Portland6Seattle3
11Victoria3Vancouver8
14Vancouver5Portland3
14Seattle3Victoria5
18Portland1Vancouver4
18Victoria3Seattle5
21Portland3Victoria1
25Vancouver3Seattle2
25Victoria5Portland7
29Seattle2Vancouver4
Feb. 1Vancouver16Victoria4
1Seattle1Portland4
4Portland6Vancouver1
4Victoria3Seattle6
8Vancouver0Portland1
8Victoria4Seattle8
11Victoria6Vancouver7 (10:56 OT)
11Portland4Seattle8
15†aVictoria4Portland4
16‡aVictoria5Portland2
18Victoria1Portland4
18Seattle4Vancouver1
22Vancouver2Seattle4
25aVancouver6Victoria7
25Seattle2Portland5
  • † Cancelled due to fog.
  • ‡ Replay of game on February 15.
  • a at Seattle.

Source: Coleman 1966.[1]

Player statistics

Goaltending averages

Name Club GP GA SO Avg.
Murray, Tom Portland185022.8
Holmes, Hap Seattle18673.7
Lehman, Hugh Vancouver18693.8
McCulloch, Fred Victoria18105.7

Scoring leaders

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Cyclone TaylorVancouver Millionaires182213359
Bernie MorrisSeattle Metropolitans182393227
Charles TobinPortland Rosebuds182182922
Dubbie KerrVictoria Aristocrats1816122846
Lester PatrickVictoria Aristocrats1813112427
Sibby NicholsVancouver Millionaires
Victoria Aristocrats
121210223
Lloyd CookVancouver Millionaires181832124
Eddie OatmanPortland Rosebuds1811102124
Jack WalkerSeattle Metropolitans18136196
Mickey MacKayVancouver Millionaires141271932

See also

References

Notes

  1. Coleman 1966, pp. 297–298.

Bibliography

Coleman, Charles (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1936 inc.

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