1906–07 FAHL season

The 1906–07 Federal Amateur Hockey League (FAHL) season lasted from December 28 until March 6. The four teams were to play a twelve game schedule, but the season ended early when two teams resigned from the league – the Montreal Montagnards over a dispute with a league ruling, and Cornwall HC when their top scorer, Owen 'Bud' McCourt, died following an on-ice brawl with the Ottawa Victorias. Ottawa were awarded the season championship.

Season

Morrisburg HC joined the league for the season, but was not of the same calibre as the others and did not win a game.

Highlights

Cornwall defeated Ottawa Victorias on February 15. Ottawa protested the game, as Cornwall players Degray and McCourt had also played two games that season with the Montreal Shamrocks in the rival Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA). The FAHL ordered the match be replayed, in Cornwall, on March 6, and did allow McCourt to play for Cornwall. During an on-ice brawl at the rematch, McCourt was struck in the head by the hockey sticks of two or more Ottawa players and knocked unconscious. McCourt died the next day, and Cornwall resigned from the league.

The Montagnards also used two players from the ECAHA's Montreal Shamrocks when they played Cornwall on February 25, winning the game 7–3. When Cornwall was told by the FAHL that they must replay Ottawa for using ECAHA players on February 15, they protested the February 25 game on the same grounds. When the FAHL agreed, the Montagnards refused to play the rematch and resigned from the league.

Final Standing

Team	Games Played	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals For	Goals Against
Montreal Montagnards	11	8	1	2	74	53
Cornwall HC	11	6	4	1	58	39
Ottawa Victorias	11	6	4	1	43	54
Morrisburg HC	11	0	11	0	25	54

† Morrisburg defaulted 4 games.

Schedule and results

Month	Day	Visitor	Score	Home	Score
Dec.	28	Victorias	4	Montagnards	6
Jan.	4‡	Victorias		Morrisburg
	11	Morrisburg	2	Cornwall	10
	12	Montagnards	7	Victorias	10
	14	Morrisburg	7	Montagnards	10
	18	Victorias	3	Cornwall	8
	23	Montagnards	7	Morrisburg	4
	23‡	Cornwall		Morrisburg
	27	Cornwall	6	Victorias	7 (overtime)
Feb.	1	Montagnards	2	Cornwall	2
	4	Victorias	5	Montagnards	6
	8	Morrisburg	4	Victorias	5
	11	Cornwall	1	Montagnards	4
	15	Victorias	2	Cornwall	4
	15	Morrisburg	5	Montagnards	11
	19‡	Cornwall		Morrisburg
	22	Montagnards	6	Victorias	6
	22	Morrisburg	3	Cornwall	11
	25	Cornwall	6	Montagnards	8
Mar.	1	Montagnards	7	Cornwall	3
	4‡	Victorias		Morrisburg
	6	Victorias	3	Cornwall	11

‡ Defaulted by Morrisburg.

Player statistics

Goaltending averages

Note: GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average

Name	Club	GP	GA	GAA
Hunter, Jack	Cornwall	9	39	4.3
Menard, Henri	Montagnards	10	49	4.7
Hague, Billy	Victorias	1	6	6.0
Bannerman, Bill	Victorias	7	48	6.9
Richard Lariviere	Morrisburg	4	36	9.0
Broder	Morrisburg	1	11	11.0

Scoring leaders

Name	Club	GP	G
McCourt, Owen	Cornwall	8	16
Smith, Don	Cornwall	9	16
Harrison, Bob	Victorias	7	15
Prevost, Alphonse	Montagnards	7	13
Strike, Fred	Montagnards	8	12
Lannon, Bill	Montagnards	7	12
McMillan, Aeneas	Cornwall	9	19
Marshall, Jack	Montagnards	3	6
Mallen, Ken	Morrisburg	5	6
Buchan, Harley	Morrisburg	4	5

References

Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc. NHL.

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