It all started on March 18, 1892, at a dinner of the Ottawa Amateur Athletic
Association. Lord Kilcoursie, a player on the Ottawa Rebels hockey club from
Government House, delivered the following message on behalf of Lord Stanley, the
Earl of Preston and Governor General of Canada...
| Date |
Winning Team |
Coach |
2nd Place Team |
Playoff Format |
Score |
Winning Goal |
|
1893 |
Montreal HC (AHAC) |
|
No challengers, awarded to
Montreal as AHAC champions. |
|
March 22, 1894 |
Montreal HC (AHAC) |
|
Ottawa HC (AHAC) |
Single-elimination |
3-1 |
Billy Barlow |
|
1895 |
Montreal Victorias (AHAC) |
Mike Grant (cptn.) |
1895 AHAC Champion* |
|
February 14, 1896 |
Winnipeg Victorias (MHA) |
Jack Armytage (man.) |
Montreal Victorias (AHAC) |
Single-elimination |
2-0 |
Dan Bain |
|
December 30, 1896 |
Montreal Victorias (AHAC) |
Mike Grant (cptn.) |
Winnipeg Victorias (MHA) |
Single-elimination |
6-5 |
Ernie McLea |
|
December 27, 1897 |
Montreal Victorias (AHAC) |
Mike Grant (cptn.) |
Ottawa Capitals (CCHA) |
Single-elimination |
15-2 |
|
1898 |
Montreal Victorias (AHAC) |
Mike Grant (cptn.) |
1898 AHAC Champion |
|
February 15-18, 1899 |
Montreal Victorias (CAHL) |
Frank Richardson (man.) |
Winnipeg Victorias (MHA) |
Two-game total goals |
5-3 |
|
1899 |
Montreal Shamrocks (CAHL) |
Harry Trihey (cptn.) |
1899 CAHL Champion |
|
March 14,1899 |
Montreal Shamrocks (CAHL) |
Harry Trihey (cptn.) |
Queen's University (OHA) |
Single-elimination |
6-2 |
|
February 12-15, 1900 |
Montreal Shamrocks (CAHL) |
Harry Trihey (cptn.) |
Winnipeg Victorias (MHA) |
Best-of-three |
2-1 |
|
1900 |
Montreal Shamrocks (CAHL) |
Harry Trihey (cptn.) |
1900 CAHL Champion |
|
March 7, 1900 |
Montreal Shamrocks (CAHL) |
Harry Trihey (cptn.) |
Halifax Crescents (MaHL) |
Best-of-three |
2-0 |
|
January 29-31,1901 |
Winnipeg Victorias (MHA) |
Dan Bain (cptn.) |
Montreal Shamrocks (CAHL) |
Best-of-three |
2-0 |
Dan Bain |
|
January 21-23, 1902 |
Winnipeg Victorias (MHA) |
Dan Bain (cptn.) |
Toronto Wellingtons (OHA) |
Best-of-three |
2-0 |
|
March 15-17, 1902 |
Montreal HC (CAHL) |
Clare McKerrow |
Winnipeg Victorias (MHA) |
Best-of-three |
2-1 |
Jack Marshall |
|
January 29-31, February 2-4, 1903 |
Montreal HC (CAHL) |
Clare McKerrow |
Winnipeg Victorias (MHA) |
Best-of-three |
2-1† |
Tom Phillips |
| Era of the Silver
Seven |
|
March 7-10, 1903 |
Ottawa Senators (CAHL) |
A.T. Smith (man.) |
Montreal Victorias (CAHL) |
Two-game total goals |
9-1 |
|
March 12-14, 1903 |
Ottawa Senators (CAHL) |
A.T. Smith (man.) |
Rat Portage Thistles (MNWHA) |
Best-of-three |
2-1 |
|
January 1-4, 1904 |
Ottawa Senators (CAHL) |
A.T. Smith (man.) |
Winnipeg Rowing Club (MHA) |
Best-of-three |
2-1 |
|
February 23-25, 1904 |
Ottawa Senators** |
A.T. Smith (man.) |
Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
Best-of-three |
2-0 |
|
March 2, 1904 |
Ottawa Senators** |
A.T. Smith (man.) |
Montreal Wanderers (FAHL) |
Two-game total goals |
*** |
|
March 9-11, 1904 |
Ottawa Senators** |
A.T. Smith (man.) |
Brandon Wheat Cities (MNWHA) |
Best-of-three |
2-0 |
|
January 13-16, 1905 |
Ottawa Senators (FAHL) |
A.T. Smith (man.) |
Dawson City Nuggets |
Best-of-three |
2-0 |
|
March 7-9, 1905 |
Ottawa Senators (FAHL) |
A.T. Smith (man.) |
Rat Portage Thistles (MHL) |
Best-of-three |
2-1 |
Frank McGee |
|
February 27-28, 1906 |
Ottawa Senators (ECAHA) |
A.T. Smith (man.) |
Queen's University (OHA) |
Best-of-three |
2-0 |
|
March 6-8, 1906 |
Ottawa Senators (ECAHA) |
A.T. Smith (man.) |
Smiths Falls (FAHL) |
Best-of-three |
2-0 |
| |
|
March 14-17, 1906 |
Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA) |
Cecil Blanchford (cptn.) |
Ottawa Senators (ECAHA) |
Two-game total goals |
12-10 |
Lester Patrick |
|
December 27-29, 1906 |
Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA) |
Cecil Blanchford (cptn.) |
New Glasgow Cubs (MaHL) |
Two-game total goals |
17-5 |
|
January 21-23, 1907 |
Kenora Thistles (MPHL) |
Tommy Phillips (cptn.) |
Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA) |
Two-game total goals |
12-8 |
|
March 16-18, 1907 |
Kenora Thistles (MPHL) |
Tommy Phillips (cptn.) |
Brandon Wheat Cities (MPHL) |
Best-of-three,(for MPHL championship) |
2-0 |
|
March 23-25, 1907 |
Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA) |
Cecil Blanchford |
Kenora Thistles (MPHL) |
Two-game total goals |
12-8 |
|
January 1908 |
Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA) |
Cecil Blanchford |
Ottawa Victorias (FAHL) |
Two-game total goals |
22-4 |
|
March 10-12, 1908 |
Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA) |
Cecil Blanchford |
Winnipeg Maple Leafs (MPHL) |
Two-game total goals |
20-8 |
|
March 14, 1908 |
Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA) |
Cecil Blanchford |
Toronto (OPHL) |
Single-elimination |
6-4 |
|
December 1908 |
Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA) |
Cecil Blanchford |
Edmonton Eskimos (AHL) |
Two-game total goals |
13-10 |
|
1909 |
Ottawa Senators (ECHA) |
Bruce Stuart (cptn.) |
1909 ECHA champions, no
challengers |
|
January 5-7, 1910 |
Ottawa Senators (CHA) |
Bruce Stuart (cptn.) |
Galt (OPHL) |
Two-game total goals |
15-4 |
|
January 18-20, 1910 |
Ottawa Senators (NHA) |
Bruce Stuart (cptn.) |
Edmonton Eskimos (AHL) |
Two-game total goals |
21-11 |
| Montreal Wanderers became Stanley Cup
champions by winning NHA. They then defended against
Berlin. |
|
March 12, 1910 |
Montreal Wanderers (NHA) |
Frank "Pud" Glass (cptn.) |
Berlin Union Jacks (OPHL) |
Single-elimination |
7-3 |
| Ottawa Senators became Stanley Cup
champions by winning NHA. They then defended against
Galt. |
|
March 13, 1911 |
Ottawa Senators (NHA) |
Bruce Stuart (cptn.) |
Galt (OPHL) |
Single-elimination |
7-4 |
|
March 16, 1911 |
Ottawa Senators (NHA) |
Bruce Stuart (cptn.) |
Port Arthur Bearcats (NOHA) |
Single-elimination |
13-4 |
| Quebec Bulldogs became 1912 Stanley Cup
champions by winning NHA. They then defended against
Moncton Victorias. |
|
1912 |
Quebec Bulldogs (NHA) |
Mike Quinn |
Moncton Victorias (MaPHL) |
Best-of-three |
2-0 |
Joe Malone (18:00, 1st) |
|
1913 |
Quebec Bulldogs (NHA) |
Joe Malone (cptn.) |
Sydney Miners (MaPHL) |
Two-game total goals |
20-5 |
|
March 1914 |
Toronto Blue Shirts (NHA) |
Scotty Davidson |
Montreal Canadiens (NHA) |
Two-game total goals playoff for league championship |
6-2 |
|
March 1914 |
Toronto Blue Shirts (NHA) |
Scotty Davidson |
Victoria Aristocrats (PCHA) |
Best-of-three |
3-0 |
Harry Cameron (6:00, 3rd) |
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