1917-1918
For this first season of the replay there are two active leagues, the newly formed National Hockey League and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, known in-game as the Western Canada Hockey league. Both leagues are very small, having just four teams and three teams respectively. I will do reports on both leagues while they exist together.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
The first goal in NHL history was scored by Harry Meeking of the Toronto Arenas in their opening night game against the Montreal Wanderers at Westmount Arena on December 19th. Corb Denneny and Alf Skinner contributed the first ever assists. The Arenas would go on to win the game 6-3.
In real-life, the NHL played a split-season format in their first season. Since playing a split season is impossible in FHM4, in the replay the league had a 24-game schedule.
The Canadiens were the class of the new league as they went totally undefeated all season. This is evident in the fact that four of the top five scorers were members of that team.
Code:
GP W L OT PTS
Montreal Canadiens 24 24 0 0 48
Toronto Arenas 24 15 9 0 30
Ottawa Senators 24 6 16 2 14
Montreal Wanderers 24 3 21 0 6
SCORING LEADERS TEAM GP G A PTS
Newsy Lalonde MTL 24 39 40 79
Joe Malone MTL 24 25 41 66
Louis Berlinquette MTL 24 27 26 53
Amos Arbour MTL 24 16 24 40
Reg Noble TOR 24 8 31 39
In the playoffs the top two teams in the league met in a two game total goal series, i. e. the team with the most goals scored after two games would win the championship.
As expected the Canadiens hoisted the O'Brien cup after defeating the Arenas 6-0 in the first game and 4-2 in the second game. Thus, the Canadiens earn the right to face the PCHA champion in the Stanley Cup Final.
PACIFIC COAST HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
In the PCHA, which plays an 18 game season, the Vancouver Millionaires were the top team, led by a first line anchored by defenseman Cyclone Taylor and center Mickey MacKay.
Code:
GP W L OT PTS
Vancouver Millionaires 18 12 6 0 24
Portland Rosebuds 18 9 8 1 19
Seattle Metropolitans 18 6 11 1 13
SCORING LEADERS TEAM GP G A PTS
Tommy Dunderdale POR 18 9 19 28
Cyclone Taylor VAN 17 6 19 25
Jack Walker SEA 18 8 15 23
Frank Foyston SEA 15 9 13 22
Mickey MacKay VAN 18 9 12 21
Just like in the NHL, the top two teams met in a two game total goal series, and as expected the Millionaires easily topped the Rosebuds by a goal total of 14-1 to win the PCHA championship.
STANLEY CUP FINAL
The Stanley Cup final this year is a five-game series pitting the NHL champion against the PCHA champion.
The Habs were soundly defeated in Game 1 on their home ice 5-0, but won the next two games in dominant fashion to come to within a win of the Stanley Cup. However, the Millionaires had other plans as in Game 4 on their home ice they took a 5-2 lead into the third period. Despite a furious comeback effort by the Habs, Vancouver prevailed and won the game 6-5, setting up a Game 5 back in Montreal.
In Game 5, things looked bad for the Habs at the end of the first period as Vancouver led the game 2-1. However, three second period goals put them back on top 4-3. In the final period, the Millionaires only managed a single goal while the Habs tacked on two more, including one by Louis Berlinquette with less than 30 seconds remaining in the game to bring the Stanley Cup to Montreal.
NHL AWARD WINNERS:
HART TROPHY: Newsy Lalonde Mon Canadiens (24 GP 39-40-79)
VEZINA TROPHY: Georges Vezina Mon Canadiens (24-0-2 1.99)
NORRIS TROPHY: Billy Coutu Mon Canadiens (24 GP 7-22-29)
ART ROSS TROPHY: Newsy Lalonde Mon Canadiens (24 GP 39-40-79)
CALDER TROPHY: Reg Noble Toronto (24 GP 8-31-39)
POSTSEASON ALL-STARS:
Code:
POS FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM
G Georges Vezina Mon Can Hap Holmes Toronto
D Bert Corbeau Mon Can Hal McNamara Mon Can
D Billy Coutu Mon Can Jack Laviolette Mon Can
C Newsy Lalonde Mon Can Frank Nighbor Ottawa
LW Joe Malone Mon Can Louis Berlinquette Mon Can
RW Alf Skinner Toronto Jack Darragh Ottawa
PCHA AWARD WINNERS:
MVP AWARD: Tommy Dunderdale Portland (18 GP 9-19-28)
GOALIE AWARD: Hugh Lehman Vancouver (12-6-0 2.61)
DEFENSEMAN AWARD: Cyclone Taylor Vancouver (17 GP 6-19-25)
POINTS AWARD: Tommy Dunderdale Portland (18 GP 9-19-28)
ROOKIE AWARD: Eddie Jewell Portland (12 GP 5-5-10)
POSTSEASON ALL-STARS:
Code:
POS FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM
G Hugh Lehman Vancouver Tom Murray Portland
D Cyclone Taylor Vancouver Si Griffis Vancouver
D Moose Johnson Portland Lloyd Cook Vancouver
C Tommy Dunderdale Portland Mickey MacKay Vancouver
LW Jack Walker Seattle Fred Harris Portland
RW Barney Stanley Vancouver Charlie Tobin Portland