1930–31 PCHL season
The 1930–31 PCHL season was the third season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey League, a minor professional league with teams in the western United States and western Canada. It consisted of four teams: Vancouver Lions, Seattle Eskimos, Portland Buckaroos and Tacoma Tigers.
It was the last season of the first incarnation of the PCHL. It was followed by the 1936–37 PCHL season in the second incarnation of the league.
The season did not run 36 games as the previous two seasons as Tacoma Tigers dropped out of the league after 10 games. The two best teams in the league standings met in a best-of-five playoff format series for league championship honors.
Teams
[edit]| 1930–31 Pacific Coast Hockey League | |||||
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Buckaroos | Portland, Oregon | Portland Ice Arena | 2,000 | ||
| Seattle Eskimos | Seattle, Washington | Civic Ice Arena | 4,000 | ||
| Tacoma Tigers | Tacoma, Washington | Travelling team | N/A | ||
| Vancouver Lions | Vancouver, British Columbia | Denman Arena | 10,500 | ||
Map of teams
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Final standings
[edit]Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
| Pacific Coast Hockey League | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Eskimos | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 51 |
| Vancouver Lions | 35 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 61 | 61 |
| Portland Buckaroos | 35 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 60 | 61 |
| Tacoma Tigers | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 24 |
Source:[1]
Playoffs
[edit]Vancouver Lions defeated Seattle Eskimos 3 games to 0.[2]
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 1930-31 Pacific Coast Hockey League Standings The Internet Hockey Database (hockeydb.com). Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ "Three Straight for Lions in Coast Hockey Can't be Laughed Off" Vancouver Sun. March 31, 1931 (p. 12). Retrieved 2020-08-06.