1870s–1939 ice hockey club in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Victoria HC
Full name
Victoria Hockey Club
Founded
1874 (1874), 1877 (1877), 1881 (1881)
Folded
1939
Based in
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Colors
Maroon & White
A photo of the club taken in 1881 in Quebec.[1]
The Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was an early men's amateur ice hockey club. Its date of origin is ascribed to either 1874,[2] 1877[3] or 1881, making it either the first or second organized ice hockey club after McGill University. The club played at its own rink, the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal. The club was winners of the Stanley Cup in 1895 and held it until 1899, except for a period in 1896. The club remained amateur, splitting from the ranks of teams turned professional in 1908. The club was the first winner of the Allan Cup and continued to play until 1939, when it folded after its 65th season.[2] The club often also fielded junior and intermediate teams.
^Farrell, Arthur (1899). Hockey: Canada's Royal Winter Game.
^ abMcNeil, Marc (December 31, 1939). "Casual Closeups". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 16.
^"After the Puck". The Globe. November 22, 1899. p. 9.
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