Under their contracts, the Tigers players were to receive the same amount of money no matter how many games they played from December 1, 1924, to March 31, 1925 (even though the season started on November 29, 1924).
The day of the final game of the Semi-Final, Tiger Shorty Green met with Calder to try to reach an agreement, but to no avail.
The Montreal Canadiens won the series and faced off against the Victoria Cougars of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) for the Stanley Cup.
[1] In January 1925, Tommy Gorman and Ted Dey sold their interests in the Ottawa Senators to T. Franklin Ahearn.
[2] Ahearn then hired amateur hockey executive, Dave Gill, to be secretary-treasurer (general manager) of the team.
Broadbent scored five goals in a game on January 7 as Montreal defeated the Tigers 6–2 in the Abso-Pure rink in Hamilton.
[6] On December 17, goaltenders Jake Forbes of Hamilton and Alex Connell of Ottawa engaged in the first ever scoreless tie in a regular season game in NHL history.
The game was rough and referee Jerry Laflamme meted out quite a few penalties, including four minors to Lionel Hitchman of Boston.
The Bruins then defeated the league-leading Hamilton Tigers 2–0 in their next game as Doc Stewart played well in goal.
The NHL champion would go on to play the winner of the Western Canada Hockey League for the Stanley Cup.
It was suggested that the Ottawa Senators be included in the playoffs, but Charlie Querrie and Leo Dandurand cited a fourth-place finish didn't qualify Ottawa a playoff berth and it was decided that Montreal and Toronto played for the league title.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points The NHL introduced its second individual award, the Lady Byng Trophy, named after its donor, Lady Byng, wife of Canada's Governor-General.
[8] Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points Source: NHL.