The 1892 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season lasted until March 7. The championship changed hands twice during the season. Ottawa defeated the Montreal Hockey Club in January and held the championship until March, defending it six times before Montreal won it in the final challenge of the season, defeating Ottawa 1–0.
Season
The Britannia Hockey Club of Montreal mounted their first challenge. Ontario champion Ottawa Hockey Club took over the championship by defeating the Montreal Hockey Club, and held it until the final game of the season, when the Montreal HC defeated them at their home Rideau Rink. It was the Montreal HC's only win of the season. The result is said to have displeased Governor-General Stanley, and after the season, he announced his donation of the Stanley Cup at the Ottawa HC end-of-season banquet, and asked for changes in the determination of the championship.
Overall record
Note GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against Team GP W L T GF GA Ottawa Hockey Club 7 6 1 0 23 9 Montreal Hockey Club† 6 1 4 1 9 21 Montreal Shamrocks 1 0 1 0 3 8 Montreal Britannias 1 0 0 1 2 2 Quebec Hockey Club 2 0 2 0 3 6
† League Champion by winning final challenge
Results
Games consisted of a mixture of Challenge games and Exhibition (friendlies) Date Visitor Score Home Score Location Exhibition play Jan. 26 Sherbrooke HC 1 Quebec HC 13 Quebec Skating Rink Jan. 29 Montreal HC 1 Shamrocks 2 Crystal Rink Jan. 30 Victorias 2nds 5 Sherbrooke 6 Sherbrooke Rink Feb. 2 Victorias 8 Montreal HC 4 Victoria Rink Feb. 3 Britannias 2 Montreal HC 2 Victoria Rink Feb. 5 Shamrocks 1 Montreal HC 4 Crystal Rink AHAC Challenge play Jan. 8 Ottawa HC 4 Montreal HC 3 Crystal Rink Jan. 15 Shamrocks 3 Ottawa HC 8 Rideau Rink Jan. 21 Montreal HC 2 Ottawa HC 10 Rideau Rink Jan. 28 Quebec HC 3 Ottawa HC 4 Rideau Rink Feb. 11 Montreal HC 1 Ottawa HC 3 Rideau Rink Feb. 18 Quebec HC 0 Ottawa HC 2 Rideau Rink Mar. 7 Montreal HC 1 Ottawa HC 0 Rideau Rink
Player Stats
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals scored Name Club GP G Robert Bradley Ottawa HC 6 9 Halder Kirby Ottawa HC 5 4 Jack Kerr Ottawa HC 6 4 Chauncey Kirby Ottawa HC 5 3 Bert Russel Ottawa HC 6 3 Sam Lee Montreal HC 4 2 George Lowe Montreal HC 6 2 Source: Ultimate Hockey
Goaltending averages Note: GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average Name Club GP GA SO GAAAlbert Morel Ottawa HC 6 9 1 1.5W. Cameron Britannias 1 2 0 2.0Tom Paton Montreal HC 5 11 0 2.2Bob Patton Quebec HC 2 6 0 3.0Joe Fyfe Shamrocks 1 8 0 8.0Harry Shaw Montreal HC 1 10 0 10.0 Source: Ultimate Hockey
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