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.
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 Ottawa Hockey Club returned to AHAC play.
As a result, Quebec was not allowed to issue any additional challenges for the 1891 season.