1920–21 Toronto St. Patricks season

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.

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)

Regular season

Final standings
First Half
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Ottawa Senators10820164923
Toronto St. Patricks10550103947
Montreal Canadiens1046083751
Hamilton Tigers1037063438
Second Half
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Toronto St. Patricks141040206653
Montreal Canadiens14950187548
Ottawa Senators14680124852
Hamilton Tigers14311065894

[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 —3–51–72–6
Montreal 5–3—5–33–5
Ottawa 7–13–5—4–4
Toronto 6–25–34–4—

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LDecember 22, 19203–6@ Ottawa Senators (1920–21)0–1–0
2WDecember 25, 19205–4Montreal Canadiens (1920–21)1–1–0
3LDecember 29, 19201–8Ottawa Senators (1920–21)1–2–0
4WJanuary 3, 19215–4@ Hamilton Tigers (1920–21)2–2–0
5LJanuary 8, 19212–3 OTHamilton Tigers (1920–21)2–3–0
6WJanuary 12, 19214–2@ Hamilton Tigers (1920–21)3–3–0
7LJanuary 15, 19212–5Ottawa Senators (1920–21)3–4–0
8LJanuary 17, 19215–9@ Montreal Canadiens (1920–21)3–5–0
9WJanuary 19, 19217–2Montreal Canadiens (1920–21)4–5–0
10WJanuary 22, 19215–4 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1920–21)5–5–0
Second half
11WJanuary 26, 192110–3Hamilton Tigers (1920–21)1–0–0
12LJanuary 29, 19212–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1920–21)1–1–0
13LFebruary 2, 19213–4@ Ottawa Senators (1920–21)1–2–0
14WFebruary 5, 192110–6Montreal Canadiens (1920–21)2–2–0
15WFebruary 9, 19215–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1920–21)3–2–0
16WFebruary 12, 19216–4@ Hamilton Tigers (1920–21)4–2–0
17WFebruary 16, 19214–3Ottawa Senators (1920–21)5–2–0
18WFebruary 19, 19215–4Hamilton Tigers (1920–21)6–2–0
19LFebruary 23, 19214–7@ Hamilton Tigers (1920–21)6–3–0
20WFebruary 26, 19214–2Ottawa Senators (1920–21)7–3–0
21LFebruary 28, 19210–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1920–21)7–4–0
22WMarch 2, 19213–2@ Ottawa Senators (1920–21)8–4–0
23WMarch 5, 19214–3 OTHamilton Tigers (1920–21)9–4–0
24WMarch 7, 19216–4Montreal 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 Dye233353832
Reg Noble241982754
Harry Cameron241892735
Corb Denneny201972629
Ken Randall22651174
Sprague Cleghorn1335831
Cully Wilson823522
Rod Smylie232132
Billy Stuart192134
Mickey Roach91122
Jake Forbes200000
Jack McDonald60002
Ivan Mitchell40000

[2]

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;

Transactions

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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