Stanley Cup Events

1893 Mar 17 Montreal Hockey Club wins First Stanley Cup
The Montreal AAA were awarded the first Stanley Cup even thought the Montreal Hockey Club, which had recently become affiliated with the AAA, formed the basis of the team. The MHC, in fac...
1894 Mar 22 Montreal AAA wins Stanley Cup
The first Stanley Cup playoff game occurred on March 17, 1894. At the end of the 1894 AHAC season, four teams tied for the AHA championship with records of 5–3–0. This created problems fo...
1895 Mar 8 Montreal Victorias win Stanley Cup
On March 8, 1895, the Montreal Victorias won the 1895 AHAC title, finishing the season with a 6–2 record. Under the Stanley Cup rules, the team would also be awarded the Stanley Cup as le...
1896 Feb 14 Winnipeg Victorias win Stanley Cup
February 14, 1896 Stanley Cup winners George Merritt(goal), Rod Flett(point), Fred Higginbotham (coverpoint), Charles Johnston(coverpoint), Dan Bain(center), Jack Armytage(forward- Capta...
1896 Dec 30 Montreal Victorias win Stanley Cup
After losing a challenge earlier in the year to Winnipeg, the Montreal Victorias wasted in requesting a rematch in order to bring back the Cup to Montreal. However, satisfactory ice condi...
1897 Dec 27 Montreal Victorias win Stanley Cup
Victorias from Montreal were the champions for the third consecutive season in the Amateur Hockey Association. The Vics accepted a challenge from the Ottawa Capitals, winners of the Centr...
1899 Feb 18 Montreal Victorias win Stanley Cup
Montreal received another challenge from the MHA's Winnipeg Victorias. This time, it was decided that they would play a two-game total goals series in February 1899. The first game was w...
1899 Mar 4 Montreal Shamrocks win Stanley Cup
The Montreal Shamrocks changed their name from the Montreal Crystals prior to the 1895-96 season as they became affiliated with the Shamrock AAA. In order to keep the senior league Ottawa...
1900 Feb 16 Montreal Shamrocks win Stanley Cup
A late season challenge from the Winnipeg Victorias saw the Montreal Shamrocks play three games against the Manitoba champions. Playing all three games in five days, the Victorias won the...
1901 Jan 31 Winnipeg Victorias win Stanley Cup
In January 1901, the Winnipeg Victorias of the MHA again challenged the Montreal Shamrocks for the Cup. This time, Winnipeg prevailed, sweeping the best-of-three series with scores of 4–3...
1902 Jan 23 Winnipeg Victorias win Stanley Cup
he 1902 Manitoba Hockey Association (MHA) season consisted of a four game series between the Winnipeg HC and Winnipeg Victorias. As the Victorias were the defending Stanley Cup holder, th...
1902 Mar 17 Montreal AAA win Stanley Cup
After the Montreal HC won the 1902 CAHL title in March, they promptly sent a challenge to the Winnipeg Victorias. In game one of the best-of-three series, Winnipeg shutout Montreal, 1–0. ...
1903 Feb 4 Montreal AAA wins Stanley Cup
Another Montreal HC vs. Winnipeg Victorias best-of-three challenge series was held in early 1903. In game one, defending champion Montreal defeated Winnipeg, 8–1. game two was the first S...
1903 Mar 14 Ottawa Silver Seven win Stanley Cup
Ottawa defeated the Rat Portage Thistles 6–2, 4–2 (10–4) in a two-game, total goals series in Ottawa, March 12–14, 1903. As the new CAHL and Cup champions, the Ottawas accepted a challen...
1904 Jan 4 Ottawa Silver Seven win Stanley Cup
The 1903–04 Ottawa Hockey Club season, the club's 19th season of play, lasted from December 30, 1903 until March 11, 1904. Ottawa resigned from the CAHL after four games and played only S...
1905 Jan 16 Ottawa Silver Seven win Stanley Cup
The Silver Seven participated in perhaps the most famous[32][33][34] Stanley Cup challenge of all, that of Dawson City of Yukon Territory in 1905. Dawson City had Lorne Hanna, who had pla...
1906 Mar 8 Ottawa Silver Seven wins Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup Challenges The Ottawas played two Cup challenges during the regular season, defeating Queen's College of Kingston, the OHA champion, and defeating Smiths Falls, the FAHL cham...
1906 Mar 17 Montreal Wanderers win Stanley Cup
ECAHA Playoff As the season produced a tie for the season championship, the defending champion Ottawas and Wanderers played a two-game playoff, with the winner being awarded the Stanley ...
1907 Jan 21 Kenora Thistles win Stanley Cup
Wanderers vs. Kenora at Montreal The Wanderers played one Stanley Cup challenge during the season, losing to the Kenora Thistles 2–4, 6–8 on January 17–21. Aided by future Hockey Hall ...
1907 Mar 25 Montreal Wanderers win Stanley Cup
Kenora went ahead and added Alf Smith and Rat Westwick of Ottawa for the challenge, against the wishes of Mr. Foran. The series was supposed to start on March 21 in Kenora, but Montreal p...
1908 Mar 14 Montreal Wanderers win Stanley Cup
The 1907–08 Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA) season lasted from December 29, 1907 until March 7, 1908. Teams played a ten game schedule. The Montreal Wanderers would win ...
1909 Mar 13 Ottawa Senators win Stanley Cup
The 1909 Eastern Canadian Hockey Association (ECHA) season lasted from January 2 until March 6. Teams played a twelve game schedule. The Ottawa Senators would win the league championship ...
1910 Jan 20 Ottawa Senators win Stanley Cup
During the season Ottawa as Cup champion played a challenge against Edmonton in addition to their regular schedule. They had played a challenge during the CHA season against Galt. Otta...
1910 Mar 12 Montreal Wanderers win Stanley Cup
Since Ottawa won the challenges, the winner of the regular season of the NHA would take over the Stanley Cup championship. The Wanderers having won the championship of the NHA, took posse...
1911 Mar 16 Ottawa Senators win Stanley Cup
The 1910–11 NHA season was the second season of the now defunct National Hockey Association. Five teams played 16 games each, starting on December 31, 1910 and ending on March 10, 1911. T...
1912 Mar 13 Quebec Bulldogs win Stanley Cup
The 1911–12 NHA season was the third season of the now defunct National Hockey Association. Four teams played 18 games each. The Quebec Bulldogs would win the league championship and take...
1913 Mar 10 Quebec Bulldogs win Stanley Cup
The 1912–13 NHA season was the fourth season of the now defunct National Hockey Association. Six teams played 20 games each. The Quebec Bulldogs won the league championship to retain the ...
1914 Mar 11 Toronto Blueshirts win Stanley Cup
The 1913–14 NHA season was the sixth season of the National Hockey Association (NHA). At the end of the regular season, a tie for first place necessitated a playoff to determine the champ...
1915 Mar 26 Vancouver Millionaires win Stanley Cup
The 1915 Stanley Cup Final was played from 1915-03-22 to 1915-03-26. The Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Vancouver Millionaires swept the National Hockey Association (NHA...
1916 Mar 30 Montreal Canadiens win Stanley Cup
The 1916 Stanley Cup Final was played between the National Hockey Association (NHA) champion Montreal Canadiens and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Portland Rosebuds ...
1917 Mar 26 Seattle Metropolitans win Stanley Cup
The 1917 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Seattle Metropolitans and the National Hockey Association (NHA) champion Montreal Canadien...
1918 Mar 30 Toronto Arenas win Stanley Cup
The 1918 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Toronto and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Vancouver Millionaires. In a series ...
1919 Apr 1 1919 Stanley Cup Finals Canceled
The 1919 Stanley Cup Final ice hockey play-off series to determine the 1919 Stanley Cup champion ended with no champion decided, being suspended after five games had been played due to an...
1920 Apr 1 Ottawa Senators win Stanley Cup
The 1920 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Ottawa Senators and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Seattle Metropolitans. The S...
1921 Apr 4 Ottawa Senators win Stanley Cup
The 1921 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Ottawa Senators and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Vancouver Millionaires. The ...
1922 Mar 28 Toronto St. Pats win Stanley Cup
The 1922 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Toronto St. Pats and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Vancouver Millionaires. The...
1923 Mar 31 Ottawa Senators win Stanley Cup
The 1923 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the NHL champion Ottawa Senators and the WCHL champion Edmonton Eskimos. The previous WCHL-PCHA playoff format was abandoned, and the Ottawa Se...
1924 Mar 25 Montreal Canadiens win Stanley Cup
The 1924 Stanley Cup Final saw the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Montreal Canadiens defeat the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) champion Calgary Tigers two games to none in the...
1925 Mar 30 Victoria Cougars win Stanley Cup
The 1925 Stanley Cup Final saw the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) champion Victoria Cougars defeat the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Montreal Canadiens 3 games to 1 in a best...
1926 Apr 6 Montreal Maroons win Stanley Cup
The 1926 Stanley Cup Final saw the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Montreal Maroons, in their first Final series appearance, defeat the Western Hockey League (WHL) and defending Sta...
1927 Apr 13 Ottawa Senators win Stanley Cup
The 1927 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Ottawa Senators and the Boston Bruins. It was the first solely contested by National Hockey League teams since the ...
1928 Apr 14 New York Rangers win Stanley Cup
The 1928 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the New York Rangers and the Montreal Maroons. It was the first appearance by the Rangers in the Finals and was their f...
1929 Mar 29 Boston Bruins win Stanley Cup
The 1929 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the defending champion New York Rangers and the Boston Bruins. This was the first time in Stanley Cup history that two ...
1930 Mar 29 Montreal Canadiens win Stanley Cup
The 1930 Stanley Cup Final championship series was played between the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens. In a best of three series, Montreal won 4–3 and 3–0 to win the team's third...
1931 Apr 14 Montreal Canadiens win Stanley Cup
The 1931 Stanley Cup Finals was played between between the Montreal Canadiens and the Chicago Black Hawks, making their first Stanley Cup final appearance. The Canadiens, defending champi...
1932 Apr 9 Toronto Maple Leafs win Stanley Cup
The 1932 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-five series between the New York Rangers and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Toronto would win the series in three straight to win their first Stanley C...
1933 Apr 13 New York Rangers win Stanley Cup
The 1933 Stanley Cup Finals was played between the New York Rangers and the Toronto Maple Leafs, in a rematch of the 1932 Final. The Rangers won the series 3–1 to win their second Stanley...
1934 Apr 10 Chicago Blackhawks win Stanley Cup
The 1934 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Chicago Black Hawks and the Detroit Red Wings. It was the Red Wings' first appearance in the Final, and Chicago's s...
1935 Apr 9 Montreal Maroons win Stanley Cup
The 1935 Stanley Cup FinalNHL championship series was contested by the Montreal Maroons and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maroons would win the series 3–0 to win their second and final Sta...
1936 Apr 11 Detroit Red Wings win Stanley Cup
The 1936 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs. This was Detroit's second appearance in the Final and Toronto's sixt...