1907–08 WPHL season

The 1907–08 WPHL season was the eighth season of operation for the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League (WPHL) and the first since the league went dormant in 1904. In the intervening three seasons, a team representing Pittsburgh competed in the International Professional Hockey League (IPHL). Four Pittsburgh-area teams made up the revived WPHL, in which all games were played at the Duquesne Gardens. Old WPHL teams Pittsburgh Athletic Club and the Pittsburgh Bankers resumed play in the league. Two teams were added to the league, the Pittsburgh Pirates and a team representing the Pittsburgh Lyceum.

1907–08 WPHL season
League	Western Pennsylvania Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Number of teams	4
Regular season
Season champions	Pittsburgh Bankers (2nd title)

Bert Bennett.

Regular season

The season concluded with the Pittsburgh Bankers having the best record in the league and being named league champions. It was the team's second league title.

The season saw some of the first, if not the first, recorded trades involving professional hockey players. The Bankers traded Dutch Koch to Lyceum for Harry Burgoyne in December 1907,^[1] then in early January reacquired Koch from Lyceum in exchange for Fred Young.^[2] A bigger trade took place on January 27, with the Pittsburgh Pirates sending James MacKay, Edgar Dey and Dunc Taylor to the Bankers in exchange for Joseph Donnelly and Bert Bennett. On January 31 the Pirates also acquired Gordon McGuire from the Bankers through a purchase.^[3]

Final standings

Note GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PCT = Percentage

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PCT
Pittsburgh Bankers	19	12	4	3	81	59	.632
Pittsburgh Lyceum	17	11	5	1	77	49	.647
Pittsburgh Pirates	17	5	10	2	59	70	.294
Pittsburgh A.C.	17	3	12	2	41	80	.176

Source: Fitzsimmons, p. 415

• Games that resulted in a tie were replayed and are not reflected in total points

Results

Month	Day	Team	Score	Team	Score
1907
December	10	Bankers	2	Pittsburgh AC	0
	14	Pirates	2	Lyceum	1
	17	Pirates	6	Pittsburgh AC	2
	21	Lyceum	2	Bankers	1
	24	Pirates	8	Bankers	0
	28	Lyceum	6	Pittsburgh AC	1
	31	Pirates	4	Lyceum	2
1908
January	7	Bankers	7	Lyceum	5
	11	Pirates	6	Pittsburgh AC	1
	14	Lyceum	5	Pittsburgh AC	1
	18	Bankers	4	Pirates	2
	21	Bankers	6	Pittsburgh AC	2
	25	Bankers	2	Pittsburgh AC	2
	25	Lyceum	3	Pirates	1
	28	Pirates	4	Pittsburgh AC	4
February	1	Pittsburgh AC	2	Pirates	1
	1	Lyceum	5	Bankers	5
	4	Pirates	4	Bankers	4
	8	Lyceum	6	Pittsburgh AC	5
	8	Bankers	5	Pirates	3
	11	Lyceum	5	Pirates	1
	11	Bankers	7	Pittsburgh AC	2
	15	Bankers	7	Pittsburgh AC	3
	18	Lyceum	5	Bankers	3
	22	Lyceum	3	Bankers	2
	22	Pittsburgh AC	5	Pirates	3
	25	Lyceum	5	Pittsburgh AC	4
	29	Bankers	5	Pirates	4
March	3	Bankers	7	Pittsburgh AC	0
	7	Bankers	7	Pirates	6
	7	Lyceum	5	Pittsburgh AC	3
	10	Lyceum	16	Pirates	2
	14	Pittsburgh AC	4	Pirates	3
	14	Bankers	3	Lyceum	1
	16	Bankers	4	Lyceum	2

Exhibition

The Bankers played a "World's Series" with the Montreal Wanderers. The Wanderers won the series two games to one.^[4]