1914–15 PCHA season


The 1914–15 PCHA season was the fourth season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league. Season play ran from December 8, 1914, until March 9, 1915. The schedule was made for each team to play 18 games, but like the previous three seasons, one game was cancelled. The Vancouver Millionaires club were the PCHA champions. After the season the club faced off against the Ottawa Senators, NHA champions for the Stanley Cup, winning the series and becoming the first west-coast team to win the Cup.

League business

The franchise of the New Westminster Royals was transferred to Portland, Oregon, and renamed the "Rosebuds." The league established a "farm system" called the Boundary Hockey League in the British Columbia towns of Grand Forks, Greenwood and Phoenix.
;Rule changes
The league banned body checking within of the boards.

Regular season

Rookie Mickey MacKay led the league with 33 goals, while Cyclone Taylor won the scoring title. The two led the Vancouver Millionaires to the league title, winning 13 of 17 games.

Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Pacific Coast Hockey AssociationGPWLTGFGA
Vancouver Millionaires17134011571
Portland Rosebuds189909183
Victoria Aristocrats17413064116

Results

A game between Vancouver and Victoria was cancelled at the end of the season.
Source: Coleman, p. 271

Playoffs

The champion Vancouver Millionaires hosted the finals against the Ottawa Senators, NHA champions. Vancouver won the series and became the first west-coast team to win the Cup.

Player statistics

Goaltending averages

Scoring leaders

PlayerTeam
Vancouver Millionaires162322459
Vancouver Millionaires173311449
Vancouver Millionaires172373012
Portland Rosebuds182283023
Portland Rosebuds182272924
Victoria Aristocrats1617102722
Portland Rosebuds181682443
Victoria Aristocrats171441815
Portland Rosebuds181431739
Victoria Aristocrats171251715

Vancouver Millionaires 1915 Stanley Cup champions