The 1900–01 MHA season of the Manitoba Hockey Association was played by two teams Winnipeg Victorias and Winnipeg HC. The Victorias, as defending champions, played and defeated the Montreal Shamrocks of the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) in a Stanley Cup challenge to bring the Stanley Cup to Manitoba.
Regular season February 19, 1901
Victorias defeated Winnipeg 4 – 3 to win the Manitoba championship. After the season, the Victorias were presented with gold watches from the club. Honorary club president Hugh John Macdonald, former Manitoba premier, and son of former Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald made a speech.
Final standings Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points
Club GP W L T Pts Winnipeg Victorias 4 4 0 0 8 Winnipeg Hockey Club 4 0 4 0 0
Source: Zweig
Stanley Cup challenge
Shamrocks vs. Winnipeg
In January 1901, the Winnipeg Victorias again challenged the Montreal Shamrocks for the Cup. This time, Winnipeg prevailed, sweeping the best-of-three series with scores of 4–3 and 2–1. Game two was the first overtime game in Cup history with Dan Bain scoring at the four-minute mark of the extra period.
For the series, the Shamrocks added Montreal Victorias captain Mike Grant, replacing Frank Tansey. Winnipeg added Burke Wood and Jack Marshall. For Marshall, it would be the first Stanley Cup win of his career, a career in which he would with the Cup six times, with four teams.
Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Location NotesJanuary 29, 1901Winnipeg Victorias4–3Montreal ShamrocksMontreal ArenaJanuary 31, 1901Winnipeg Victorias2–1Montreal Shamrocks4:00, OTWinnipeg wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0
Game one Winnipeg addition Burke Wood scored twice for Winnipeg to lead the team, including the winner with two minutes remaining.
+ January 29 Winnipeg 4 at Shamrocks 3Art Brown G Joe McKenna Rod Flett P Mike Grant Magnus Flett CP Frank Wall 1 Tony Gingras 1 F Harry Trihey, Capt Dan Bain, Capt 1 F Jack P.Brannen 1 Charles Johnstone F Fred Scanlon Burke Wood 2 F Arthur Farrell 1 Fred Chadham sub Jack Marshall sub Referee - H. BairdUmpires - A. McKerrow, R.Boon
Game two Dan Bain scored late in the first half to put Winnipeg ahead. Harry Trihey tied it early in the second half. The game was tied to go to overtime. Bain scored the winner in overtime, the first Stanley Cup-winning goal scored in overtime.
+ January 31 Winnipeg 2 at Shamrocks 1Art Brown G Joe McKenna Rod Flett P Mike Grant Magnus Flett CP Frank Wall Tony Gingras F Harry Trihey, Capt 1 Dan Bain, Capt 2 F Jack P. Brannen Charles Johnstone F Fred Scanlon Burke Wood F Arthur Farrell Fred Chadham sub Jack Marshall sub Referee - H. BairdUmpires - A. McKerrow, R. Boon
Stanley Cup engraving
1901 Winnipeg Victorias
See also 1901 CAHL season List of Stanley Cup champions
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