1923 Stanley Cup Finals
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The 1923 Stanley Cup Finals took place between March 29 and March 31. The WCHL-PCHA playoff format was abandoned, and the NHL champion Ottawa Senators had to play first the PCHA champion Vancouver Maroons, followed by the WCHL champion Edmonton Eskimos in the Finals. All games were played in Vancouver.

Paths to the Final

In the NHL finals, the Senators defeated the Montreal Canadiens in a 2 game total goal series by a close 3–2 score in the series. The Senators then defeated Vancouver 3 games to 1 in the semi-finals.

The playoff format of the previous year where the PCHA champion met the WCHL champion prior to playing the NHL champion was abandoned. Therefore, for this year, the PCHA champions were given the chance to play the NHL champion in a best-of-three series.

The series

The March 31 game is especially notable as it is the game in which King Clancy played all positions, including goal for Clint Benedict. Clancy replaced Benedict in the third period for two minutes when Benedict was serving a penalty. At the time goalies had to serve their own penalties. This is only time that a player played all six positions in a Stanley Cup Final game.

Ottawa Senators 1923 Stanley Cup champions

Roster

Stanley Cup engraving

The Senators never did engrave their name on the Cup for their 1923 championship. It was not until the trophy was redesigned in 1948 that the words "1923 Ottawa Senators" was put onto its then-new collar.

References

• Diamond, Dan (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Total Sports Canada. pp. 51. ISBN 1–892129–0708. 
• Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. pp. 12, 50. ISBN 1–55168–261–3. 

See also

• National Hockey League
• List of Stanley Cup champions
• Pacific Coast Hockey Association
• Western Canada Hockey League