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.

Regular season

Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points

Western Canada Hockey League GP W L T Pts GF GA
Calgary Tigers2817110349579
Saskatoon Crescents28161113310275
Victoria Cougars2816120328463
Edmonton Eskimos28141312997109
Vancouver Maroons28121602491102
Regina Capitals2882001672121

Playoffs

The Victoria Cougars defeated the Saskatoon Crescents in the WCHL semi-final.

Date Away Score Home Score
March 6Saskatoon1Victoria3
March 10Victoria3Saskatoon3
Victoria wins two-game, total-goals series 6–4

Source: Coleman(1966)[1]

The Victoria Cougars then defeated the Calgary Tigers in the WCHL final.

Date Away Score Home Score
March 14Victoria1Calgary1
March 18Calgary0Victoria2
Victoria wins two-game, total-goals series 3–1

Source: Coleman(1966)[2]

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 Score
March 21Montreal Canadiens2Victoria Cougars5
March 23Montreal Canadiens1Victoria Cougars3
March 27Montreal Canadiens4Victoria Cougars2
March 30Montreal Canadiens1Victoria Cougars6

Source: Coleman(1966)[3]

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Mickey MacKayVancouver Maroons282763317
Harry OliverCalgary Tigers2420133323
Duke KeatsEdmonton Eskimos282393263
Bill CookSaskatoon Crescents2722103279
Frank FredricksonVictoria Cougars282283043
Frank BoucherVancouver Maroons271612286
Archie BridenEdmonton Eskimos281762333
Bullet Joe SimpsonEdmonton Eskimos2811122316
George HayRegina Capitals20166226
Bun CookSaskatoon Crescents281832148

Goaltending averages

Name Club GP GA SO Avg.
Hap Holmes Victoria286332.3
George Hainsworth Saskatoon287522.7
Hugh Lehman Vancouver11302.7
Hal Winkler Calgary288022.9
Hec Fowler Edmonton82913.6
Bill Tobin Edmonton3124.0
Herb Stuart Edmonton176814.0
Charlie Reid Vancouver177214.4
Red McCusker Regina281234.4

Source: Coleman(1966)[4]

See also

References

  1. Coleman 1966, pp. 480–481.
  2. Coleman 1966, pp. 481–482.
  3. Coleman 1966, pp. 482–483.
  4. Coleman 1966, p. 478.
  • Coleman, Charles (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1936 inc.
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