1915–16 PCHA season


The 1915–16 PCHA season was the fifth season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league. Season play ran from December 7, 1915, until February 25, 1916. Each team would play 18 games. The Portland Rosebuds club would be PCHA champions. After the season the club would play the Stanley Cup finals series against the Montreal Canadiens, NHA champions. Montreal would win the best-of-five series 3–2 to win the Cup.

League business

The league granted a new franchise to Seattle, the Metropolitans. To stock the team, the team signed Harry Holmes, Frank Foyston, Jack Walker, Cully Wilson of the Toronto NHA team. This caused retaliatory raids and Bert Lindsay, Frank Nighbor, Skinner Poulin and Walter Smaill all were signed to NHA clubs.

Regular season

Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Pacific Coast Hockey AssociationGPWLTGFGA
Portland Rosebuds1813507150
Vancouver Millionaires189907569
Seattle Metropolitans189906867
Victoria Aristocrats18513074102

Playoffs

The Rosebuds won the championship and travelled east to meet the Montreal Canadiens for the Stanley Cup. The Canadiens won the series 3-2 to claim the Cup. As champions of the PCHA, the Rosebuds engraved their team name on the Cup.

Stanley Cup Final

Results

Source: Coleman 1966.

Player statistics

Goaltending averages

Scoring leaders

PlayerTeam
Vancouver Millionaires182213359
Seattle Metropolitans182393227
Portland Rosebuds182182922
Victoria Aristocrats1816122846
Victoria Aristocrats1813112427
Vancouver Millionaires
Victoria Aristocrats		121210223
Vancouver Millionaires181832124
Portland Rosebuds1811102124
Seattle Metropolitans18136196
Vancouver Millionaires141271932