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1896–97 WPHL season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1896–1897 WPHL season |
| league | Western Pennsylvania Hockey League |
| sport | Ice hockey |
| duration | November 17 - December 15, 1896 |
| no_of_teams | 4 |
| season | Regular season |
| season_champs | No title awarded due to destruction of the Schenley Park Casino |
| nextseason_year | 1898–99 |
| prevseason_year | First season |
The 1896–97 WPHL season was the first season of championship hockey of Pittsburgh's Western Pennsylvania Hockey League. The season opened on November 17, 1896, and was well underway when brought to an end by the destruction of fire of the league's facility, the Schenley Park Casino ice rink on December 17, 1896.
League business
The Casino had installed an artificial ice-making plant in 1895 and the 1895-96 winter season saw the first introduction of hockey at the rink. Challenge exhibition matches of ice polo between the Canadian Queen's University of Kingston, Ontario, and Western University of Pennsylvania were held at the rink, and Queen's demonstrated the game of ice hockey. Between then and November 1896, the Casino management decided to organize two leagues at the rink; an inter-scholastic league for high schools, and a senior league. Both leagues were amateur. The senior league was named the Western Pennsylvania League.
The first league members were Pittsburgh Athletic Club, Duquesne Country and Athletic Club, Western University and the All-Pittsburgh (or simply Pittsburgh) team. The league played twice a week, on Tuesday and Friday nights.
Rules
The rules of the league were published in the Pittsburg Press on December 20, 1896:
Source:
Season
Play continued until December 16, when the Casino rink was destroyed by fire. The Pittsburghs, PAC and Western University teams, and all of the inter-scholastic teams lost their hockey equipment in the fire. The Pittsburghs loss was estimated at $300.
Final standing
Note GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PCT = Percentage
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh A.C. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | .750 |
| Western University | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 15 | .600 |
| Duquesne Country & A.C. | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | .400 |
| All-Pittsburgh | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | .250 |
Results
| Month | Day | Team | Score | Team | Score | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | |||||||
| November | 17 | Duquesne C&AC | 2 | All-Pittsburgh | 1 | ||
| 20 | Pittsburgh AC | 3 | Western University | 1 | |||
| 24 | Pittsburgh AC | 3 | All-Pittsburgh | 0 | |||
| 27 | Western University | 3 | Duquesne C&AC | 2 | |||
| December | 1 | Pittsburgh AC | 2 | Duquesne C&AC | 1 | ||
| 4 | All-Pittsburgh | 7 | Western University | 1 | |||
| 8 | Western University | 3 | Pittsburgh AC | 2 (OT 5') | |||
| 11 | Duquesne C&AC | 2 | All-Pittsburgh | 1 | |||
| 15 | Western University | 4 | Duquesne C&AC | 1 |
Play was suspended after fire destroyed the Casino rink. No championship was declared.
References
References
- (December 20, 1896). "Amateur Sport". Pittsburg Press.
- (December 17, 1896). "Amateur Sports". The Pittsburg Press.
- (November 18, 1896). "An Exciting Opening". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette.
- (November 21, 1896). "Amateur Sports". Pittsburg Press.
- (November 25, 1896). "Amateur Sports". Pittsburg Press.
- (November 28, 1896). "Sporting". Pittsburg Press.
- (December 2, 1896). "Amateur Sports". Pittsburg Press.
- (December 5, 1896). "Amateur Sports". Pittsburg Press.
- (December 9, 1896). "Amateur Sports". Pittsburg Press.
- (December 12, 1896). "Amateur Sports". Pittsburg Press.
- (December 16, 1896). "Amateur Sports". Pittsburg Press.
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