1912–13 Toronto Tecumsehs season

1912–13 Toronto Tecumsehs
1912–13 record	7–13–0
Goals for	59
Goals against	98
Team information
Coach	Billy Nicholson
Arena	Arena Gardens

First team picture of the Tecumsehs team.
Standing (left to right): Tom Daly (trainer), George McNamara, Horace Gaul, Cap Williams, Con Corbeau, Howard McNamara, Billie Pop. Sitting: Alex Nicholson, Teddy Oke, W. Nicholson (manager), the mascot, Art Throop, Fred Strike, Ernie Liffiton.

The 1912–13 Toronto Tecumsehs season was the first season of the Toronto Tecumsehs professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey Association (NHA).

Team business

Before the season started, the franchise was transferred to the Tecumseh amateur ice hockey organization after a previous sale from Ambrose O'Brien of the NHA failed. The team was placed under the management of goaltender Billy Nicholson, who operated as manager, coach and player.

Regular season

The team's first goal was scored by Harry Smith in the first period of their first game against the Montreal Wanderers.[1]

The team placed in sixth place in the league and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Standings

National Hockey Association

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Quebec Bulldogs	20	16	4	0	112	75
Montreal Wanderers	20	10	10	0	93	90
Toronto Hockey Club	20	9	11	0	86	95
Montreal Canadiens	20	9	11	0	83	81
Ottawa Senators	20	9	11	0	87	81
Toronto Tecumsehs	20	7	13	0	59	98

[2]

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against

Schedule and results

Results

Month	Day	Visitor	Score	Home	Score
Dec.	28	Wanderers	7	Tecumsehs	4
Jan.	1	Canadiens	4	Tecumsehs	3
	4	Tecumsehs	5	Quebec	3
	8	Ottawa	1	Tecumsehs	4
	11	Toronto	2	Tecumsehs	5
	15	Tecumsehs	1	Toronto	6
	18	Quebec	4	Tecumsehs	2
	22	Tecumsehs	4	Ottawa	3 (7' overtime)
	25	Tecumsehs	4	Canadiens	5 (17' overtime)
	29	Tecumsehs	2	Wanderers	6
Feb.	1‡	Quebec	5	Tecumsehs	4 (4' overtime)
	5‡	Tecumsehs	5	Canadiens	4
	8	Tecumsehs	2	Wanderers	1
	12	Tecumsehs	0	Ottawa	11
	15	Tecumsehs	0	Quebec	8
	19	Toronto	7	Tecumsehs	3
	22	Tecumsehs	3	Toronto	5
	26	Ottawa	3	Tecumsehs	4
Mar.	1	Canadiens	3	Tecumsehs	1
	5	Wanderers	10	Tecumsehs	3

‡ Played with rover (7 man hockey)

Source: Coleman (1966)[3]

References

1. "Indians Also Get Set-back". Toronto World. December 30, 1912. p. 4.
2. Standings: Coleman, Charles (1966). Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol. 1, 1893-1926 inc. National Hockey League. p. 239.
3. Coleman, Charles (1966). Trail of the Stanley Cup, Volume 1: 1893–1926. Montreal: NHL. pp. 238–239. ISBN 0-84032941-5.