1919–20 Toronto St. Patricks season

The 1919–20 Toronto St. Patricks season was the third season of the Toronto National Hockey League franchise. The franchise was sold to the owners of the Toronto St. Patricks amateur hockey association and renamed the St. Patricks. The club improved on its record from the previous season, but did not make the playoffs as the Ottawa Senators won both halves of the season.

1919–20 Toronto St. Patricks
League3rd (1st half), 2nd (2nd half) NHL
1919–20 record12–12–0 (5–7–0, 7–5–0)
Team information
General managerCharles Querrie
CoachFrank Heffernan
Harvey Sproule
ArenaArena Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsCorb Denneny
Reg Noble (24)
AssistsCorb Denneny (12)
PointsCorb Denneny (36)
Penalty minutesCully Wilson (86)
WinsIvan Mitchell (6)
Goals against averageJake Forbes (4.20)

Offseason

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Regular season

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Final standings

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First half
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Ottawa Senators 12 9 3 0 18 59 23
Montreal Canadiens 12 8 4 0 16 62 51
Toronto St. Patricks 12 5 7 0 10 52 62
Quebec Athletics 12 2 10 0 4 44 81
Second half
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Ottawa Senators 12 10 2 0 20 62 41
Toronto St. Patricks 12 7 5 0 14 67 44
Montreal Canadiens 12 5 7 0 10 67 62
Quebec Athletics 12 2 10 0 4 47 96

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

Record vs. opponents

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1919–20 NHL Records [2]
Team MTL OTT QUE TOR
Montreal 1–7 7–1 5–3
Ottawa 7–1 7–1 5–3
Quebec 1–7 1–7 2–6
Toronto 3–5 3–5 6–2


Schedule and results

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No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L December 23, 1919 0–3 @ Ottawa Senators (1919–20) 0–1–0
2 W December 27, 1919 7–4 Quebec Bulldogs (1919–20) 1–1–0
3 W December 31, 1919 5–1 Montreal Canadiens (1919–20) 2–1–0
4 W January 3, 1920 4–3 Ottawa Senators (1919–20) 3–1–0
5 L January 7, 1920 5–7 @ Quebec Bulldogs (1919–20) 3–2–0
6 L January 10, 1920 7–14 @ Montreal Canadiens (1919–20) 3–3–0
7 L January 14, 1920 3–4 Montreal Canadiens (1919–20) 3–4–0
8 W January 17, 1920 8–3 Quebec Bulldogs (1919–20) 4–4–0
9 L January 21, 1920 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1919–20) 4–5–0
10 W January 24, 1920 5–3 Ottawa Senators (1919–20) 5–5–0
11 L January 28, 1920 0–7 @ Ottawa Senators (1919–20) 5–6–0
12 L January 31, 1920 6–10 @ Quebec Bulldogs (1919–20) 5–7–0
Second half
13 L February 4, 1920 5–6 Montreal Canadiens (1919–20) 0–1–0
14 W February 7, 1920 4–3 @ Ottawa Senators (1919–20) 1–1–0
15 W February 11, 1920 7–2 Quebec Bulldogs (1919–20) 2–1–0
16 W February 16, 1920 4–3 @ Quebec Bulldogs (1919–20) 3–1–0
17 W February 18, 1920 8–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1919–20) 4–1–0
18 L February 21, 1920 3–5 Ottawa Senators (1919–20) 4–2–0
19 W February 25, 1920 8–2 @ Quebec Bulldogs (1919–20) 5–2–0
20 L February 28, 1920 0–1 Ottawa Senators (1919–20) 5–3–0
21 L March 3, 1920 4–7 @ Ottawa Senators (1919–20) 5–4–0
22 W March 6, 1920 11–2 Quebec Bulldogs (1919–20) 6–4–0
23 L March 10, 1920 2–7 @ Montreal Canadiens (1919–20) 6–5–0
24 W March 13, 1920 11–4 Montreal Canadiens (1919–20) 7–5–0

Player statistics

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Scorers

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Player GP G A Pts PIM
Corb Denneny 24 24 12 36 20
Reg Noble 24 24 9 33 52
Cully Wilson 23 20 6 26 86
Ken Randall 22 10 8 18 42
Babe Dye 23 11 3 14 10
Goldie Prodgers 16 8 6 14 4
Mickey Roach 21 11 2 13 4
Joe Matte 17 8 3 11 19
Harry Cameron 7 3 0 3 6
Frank Heffernan 19 0 1 1 10
Jake Forbes 5 0 0 0 0
Howie Lockhart 7 0 0 0 0
Ivan Mitchell 16 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;

Playoffs

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The team failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Transactions

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References

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  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. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1919-20 Toronto St. Patricks Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-26.