1921–22 Toronto St. Patricks season
| 1921–22 Toronto St. Patricks | |
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Stanley Cup champions
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O'Brien Trophy winners
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| League | 2nd NHL |
| 1921–22 record | 13–10–1 |
| Home record | 8–4–0 |
| Road record | 5–6–1 |
| Goals for | 98 |
| Goals against | 97 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Charles Querrie |
| Coach | George O'Donoghue |
| Captain | Reg Noble |
| Arena | Arena Gardens |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Babe Dye (30) |
| Assists | Harry Cameron (8) |
| Points | Babe Dye (37) |
| Penalties in minutes | Corbett Denneny (28) |
| Wins | John Ross Roach (11) |
| Goals against average | John Ross Roach (4.07) |
The 1921–22 Toronto St. Patricks season was the fifth season of the Toronto NHL franchise, third as the St. Patricks. The St. Patricks would win the NHL championship and the Stanley Cup.
Prior to the season, St. Pats goaltender Jake Forbes was denied a pay raise, and he refused to play with the team for the 1921–22 season. Toronto suspended Forbes from the club, and signed free agent goaltender John Ross Roach.
The St. Pats played consistent hockey all season long, finishing the season with a 13–10–1, earning 27 points, and finishing in second place in the league, behind the Senators, and once again earned a spot in the O'Brien Cup finals.
Babe Dye led the St. Pats with 30 goals, two less than league leader Punch Broadbent of the Ottawa Senators, and his 37 points was the third highest in the NHL, behind Broadbent and Senators teammate Cy Denneny. Harry Cameron scored 19 goals and 27 points from the blueline, while Corbett Denneny also scored 19 goals and earned 26 points in total. Reg Noble had another solid season, scoring 17 goals and 25 points, while Ken Randall also got into double digits with goals, scoring 10. Denneny led the club with 28 penalty minutes, with Randall just behind him, getting 20 penalty minutes.
In goal, John Ross Roach had a solid rookie season, playing in 22 games, finishing with a record of 11–10–1, and a GAA of 4.07.
The St. Pats met the Ottawa Senators in the two game, total goal O'Brien Cup finals. Ottawa upset Toronto the previous year, however this season, Toronto was the underdog, as they finished 3 points behind the Senators in the NHL standings. The St. Pats defeated the Senators in the first game held at Mutual Street Arena by a score of 5–4. The series moved to Dey's Arena in Ottawa for the second game, and the St. Pats used the strategy of icing the puck whenever possible in this game to keep their lead, and it worked, as the teams played to a 0–0 tie, as Toronto advanced to the Stanley Cup finals, winning the series 5–4.
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