1920–21 Toronto St. Patricks season

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1920–21 Toronto St. Patricks
League2nd (1st half), 1st (2nd half) NHL
1920–21 record15–9–0
Team information
General managerCharles Querrie
CoachFrank Carroll
CaptainReg Noble
ArenaArena Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsBabe Dye (33)
AssistsHarry Cameron (9)
PointsBabe Dye (38)
Penalty minutesKen Randall (74)
WinsJake Forbes (13)
Goals against averageJake Forbes (3.83)

The 1920–21 Toronto St. Patricks season was the Toronto National Hockey League (NHL) franchise's fourth season, second as the St. Patricks. The club won the regular season schedule, but lost in the playoffs and did not play for the Stanley Cup.

Offseason[]

Regular season[]

Final standings[]

First Half
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Ottawa Senators 10 8 2 0 16 49 23
Toronto St. Patricks 10 5 5 0 10 39 47
Montreal Canadiens 10 4 6 0 8 37 51
Hamilton Tigers 10 3 7 0 6 34 38
Second Half
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Toronto St. Patricks 14 10 4 0 20 66 53
Montreal Canadiens 14 9 5 0 18 75 48
Ottawa Senators 14 6 8 0 12 48 52
Hamilton Tigers 14 3 11 0 6 58 94

[1] Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Note: Teams that qualified for playoffs highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents[]

1920-21 NHL Records
Team HAM MON OTT TOR
Hamilton — 3–5 1–7 2–6
Montreal 5–3 — 5–3 3–5
Ottawa 7–1 3–5 — 4–4
Toronto 6–2 5–3 4–4 —

Schedule and results[]

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L December 22, 1920 3–6 @ Ottawa Senators (1920–21) 0–1–0
2 W December 25, 1920 5–4 Montreal Canadiens (1920–21) 1–1–0
3 L December 29, 1920 1–8 Ottawa Senators (1920–21) 1–2–0
4 W January 3, 1921 5–4 @ Hamilton Tigers (1920–21) 2–2–0
5 L January 8, 1921 2–3 OT Hamilton Tigers (1920–21) 2–3–0
6 W January 12, 1921 4–2 @ Hamilton Tigers (1920–21) 3–3–0
7 L January 15, 1921 2–5 Ottawa Senators (1920–21) 3–4–0
8 L January 17, 1921 5–9 @ Montreal Canadiens (1920–21) 3–5–0
9 W January 19, 1921 7–2 Montreal Canadiens (1920–21) 4–5–0
10 W January 22, 1921 5–4 OT @ Ottawa Senators (1920–21) 5–5–0
Second half
11 W January 26, 1921 10–3 Hamilton Tigers (1920–21) 1–0–0
12 L January 29, 1921 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1920–21) 1–1–0
13 L February 2, 1921 3–4 @ Ottawa Senators (1920–21) 1–2–0
14 W February 5, 1921 10–6 Montreal Canadiens (1920–21) 2–2–0
15 W February 9, 1921 5–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1920–21) 3–2–0
16 W February 12, 1921 6–4 @ Hamilton Tigers (1920–21) 4–2–0
17 W February 16, 1921 4–3 Ottawa Senators (1920–21) 5–2–0
18 W February 19, 1921 5–4 Hamilton Tigers (1920–21) 6–2–0
19 L February 23, 1921 4–7 @ Hamilton Tigers (1920–21) 6–3–0
20 W February 26, 1921 4–2 Ottawa Senators (1920–21) 7–3–0
21 L February 28, 1921 0–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1920–21) 7–4–0
22 W March 2, 1921 3–2 @ Ottawa Senators (1920–21) 8–4–0
23 W March 5, 1921 4–3 OT Hamilton Tigers (1920–21) 9–4–0
24 W March 7, 1921 6–4 Montreal Canadiens (1920–21) 10–4–0

Playoffs[]

The St. Patricks qualified first in the second half and played the Senators for the league championship. The Senators defeated the St. Patricks (5–0 and 2–0) to progress to the Stanley Cup final against the Vancouver Millionaires, who they also defeated three games to two.

Player statistics[]

Scorers[]

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Babe Dye 23 33 5 38 32
Reg Noble 24 19 8 27 54
Harry Cameron 24 18 9 27 35
Corb Denneny 20 19 7 26 29
Ken Randall 22 6 5 11 74
Sprague Cleghorn 13 3 5 8 31
Cully Wilson 8 2 3 5 22
Rod Smylie 23 2 1 3 2
Billy Stuart 19 2 1 3 4
Mickey Roach 9 1 1 2 2
Jake Forbes 20 0 0 0 0
Jack McDonald 6 0 0 0 2
Ivan Mitchell 4 0 0 0 0

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

  • December 4, 1920: Loaned Babe Dye to the Hamilton Tigers
  • December 15, 1920: Signed Free Agent Rod Smylie
  • December 16, 1920: Traded Howard Lockhart to the Hamilton Tigers for cash
  • December 24, 1920: Babe Dye returned to Toronto from Hamilton Tigers
  • January 25, 1921: Acquired Sprague Cleghorn from Hamilton Tigers for future considerations
  • March 15, 1921: Released Sprague Cleghorn

Roster[]

References[]

  1. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. ^ "1920-21 Toronto St. Patricks Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
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