The 1924–25 WCHL season was the fourth season for the Western Canada Hockey League. With the collapse of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), two teams, the Vancouver Maroons and Victoria Cougars joined the WCHL. Six teams played 28 games each.
Teams 1924–25 Western Canada Hockey League Team City Arena Capacity Calgary Tigers Calgary, Alberta Victoria Arena N/A Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Stock Pavilion 2,000 Regina Capitals Regina, Saskatchewan Regina Stadium N/A Saskatoon Crescents Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Crescent Arena N/A Vancouver Maroons Vancouver, British Columbia Denman Arena 10,500 Victoria Cougars Victoria, British Columbia Patrick Arena 4,000
Map of teams
Regular season
Final standings
Note GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points Team GP W L T GF GA Pts Calgary Tigers 28 17 11 0 96 80 34 Saskatoon Crescents 28 16 11 1 103 75 33 Victoria Cougars 28 16 12 0 84 63 32 Edmonton Eskimos 28 14 13 1 97 109 29 Vancouver Maroons 28 12 16 0 91 103 24 Regina Capitals 28 8 20 0 82 123 16
Playoffs League championship Bracket
Semi-final The Victoria Cougars defeated the Saskatoon Crescents in the WCHL semi-final. Date Away Score Home Score March 6 Saskatoon 1 Victoria 3 March 10 Victoria 3 Saskatoon 3 Victoria wins two-game, total-goals series 6–4 Source: Coleman(1966)
Final The Victoria Cougars then defeated the Calgary Tigers in the WCHL final.
Date Away Score Home Score March 14 Victoria 1 Calgary 1 March 18 Calgary 0 Victoria 2 Victoria wins two-game, total-goals series 3–1 Source: Coleman(1966)
Stanley Cup Finals
The Victoria Cougars faced the National Hockey League champion Montreal Canadiens in a best-of-5 series for the Stanley Cup. Victoria defeated Montreal, 3 games to 1, marking the only time since the inception of the NHL in 1917 that the NHL champion did not win the Cup and the final time this would happen.
Date Away Score Home ScoreMarch 21Montreal Canadiens2Victoria Cougars5March 23Montreal Canadiens1Victoria Cougars3March 27Montreal Canadiens 4 Victoria Cougars2March 30Montreal Canadiens1Victoria Cougars6 Source: Coleman(1966)
Player statistics
Scoring leaders
Player Team Vancouver Maroons 28 27 6 33 17 Calgary Tigers 24 20 13 33 23 Edmonton Eskimos 28 23 9 32 63 Saskatoon Crescents 27 22 10 32 79 Victoria Cougars 28 22 8 30 43 Vancouver Maroons 27 16 12 28 6 Edmonton Eskimos 28 17 6 23 33 Edmonton Eskimos 28 11 12 23 16 Regina Capitals 20 16 6 22 6 Saskatoon Crescents 28 18 3 21 48
Goaltending averages Name Club GP GA SO Avg. Hap HolmesVictoria 28 63 3 2.3 George HainsworthSaskatoon 28 75 2 2.7 Hugh LehmanVancouver 11 30 2.7 Hal WinklerCalgary 28 80 2 2.9 Hec FowlerEdmonton 8 29 1 3.6 Bill TobinEdmonton 3 12 4.0Herb StuartEdmonton 17 68 1 4.0Charlie ReidVancouver 17 72 1 4.4Red McCuskerRegina 28 123 4.4
Source: Coleman(1966)
See also 1924–25 NHL season
References
External links HockeyDB