The 1891 Amateur Hockey Association of Canada season saw the Montreal Hockey Club win the league and Canadian championship for the fourth straight season by beating the Montreal Crescents 8-2. Ontario launched the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) as the popularity of the sport spread west. Ottawa, the eventual Ontario champion, played in a challenge with Montreal and lost.
The Dominion Hockey Club did not return to put on a challenge. The Shamrock Athletic Association mounted their first challenge. The Ottawa Hockey Club returned to AHAC play.
Note GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Quebec lost to Montreal by default on January 7. As a result, Quebec was not allowed to issue any additional challenges for the 1891 season.
â National champion. The Montreals retained their championship all season without being defeated.
Games consisted of a mixture of Challenge games and Exhibition (friendlies)
Game on January 7 was defaulted to Montreal HC by Quebec. Quebec telegraphed that the team would not show.
Note: GP = games played, G = goals scored
Source: Ultimate Hockey
17 Goals unaccounted for in statistics
Note: GP = games played, GA = goals against, SO = shutouts, GAA = Goals against average
Source: Ultimate Hockey