1922 Stanley Cup Finals

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1922 Stanley Cup Finals
12345Total
Toronto St. Patricks (NHL)320653
Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA)413012
* – Denotes overtime period(s)
Location(s) Toronto: Arena Gardens
Formatbest-of-five
CoachesToronto: George O'Donoghue
Vancouver: Frank Patrick
DatesMarch 17–28, 1922
Series-winning goal Babe Dye (4:20, first)
Hall of Famers St. Patricks:
Harry Cameron (1963)
Babe Dye (1970)
Eddie Gerard (1945)
Reg Noble (1962)
Millionaires:
Jack Adams (1959)
Hughie Lehman (1958)
Mickey MacKay (1952)
Coaches:
Frank Patrick (1950)
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The 1922 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Toronto St. Patricks and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Vancouver Millionaires. The St. Pats defeated Vancouver three games to two in the best-of-five game series to win their only Stanley Cup as the St. Pats. [1]

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This was the last Stanley Cup Finals contested by a team from Vancouver until the 1982 Stanley Cup Finals. All games were held at Arena Gardens in Toronto.

Paths to the Finals

Vancouver finished second overall in the 1921–22 PCHA regular season standings with a 12–12 record. However, they then went on to defeat the 12–11–1 first place Seattle Metropolitans in the PCHA championship series, winning both games by 1–0.

Meanwhile, the 1921–22 NHL season was capped with the 13–10–1 second place St. Patricks defeating the 14–8–2 first place Ottawa Senators, 5–4, in the two-game total goals NHL championship series.

After defeating the WCHL's Regina Capitals in the preliminary series, the PCHA's Vancouver Millionaires travelled to Toronto for the Final.

Game summaries

A fifth and deciding game five was necessary in this series to determine who would win the Cup. After Vancouver won game one, 4–3, Babe Dye scored 4:50 into overtime of game two to give Toronto a 2–1 win.It was in this game that Toronto fans got to see the penalty shot for the first time as Vancouver defenceman Art Duncan tripped Babe Dye from behind. Dye did not score on the shot. Vancouver won game three 3-0 and defenceman Harry Cameron suffered a separated shoulder and Toronto asked Frank Patrick for the use of Ottawa defenceman Eddie Gerard and Patrick permitted it. The St. Patricks tied the series in game four, 6–0, as John Ross Roach became the first rookie goaltender to record a Stanley Cup shutout. After this game, Patrick ruled Gerard ineligible. A sellout crowd jammed the Arena Gardens for game five. The game belonged to Toronto as Dye scored four goals in a 5–1 victory to clinch the Cup. Harry Cameron played despite his injury and mixed it up with Alf Skinner of Vancouver for which both players were banished with minor penalties for roughing. Reg Noble played a very good defensive game for Toronto.

For the series, Dye scored nine of the St. Pats' 16 goals, while Roach posted a 1.80 goals-against average.

March 17Vancouver Millionaires4–3Toronto St. Patricks Mutual Street Arena Recap  
Jack Adams (1) – 02:30
Jack Adams (2) – 05:30
Mickey MacKay (1) – 14:30		First period01:07 – Babe Dye (3)
10:30 – Ken Randall (2)
No scoringSecond period08:00 – Babe Dye (4)
Jack Adams (3) – 16:30Third periodNo scoring
Hugh Lehman Goalie stats John Ross Roach
March 21Vancouver Millionaires1–2OTToronto St. Patricks Mutual Street Arena Recap  
Jack Adams (4) – 13:00First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period01:45 – Corb Denneny (2)
No scoringFirst overtime period04:50 – Babe Dye (5)
Hugh Lehman Goalie stats John Ross Roach
March 23Vancouver Millionaires3–0Toronto St. Patricks Mutual Street Arena Recap  
Lloyd Cook (1) – 15:00First periodNo scoring
Jack Adams (5) – 04:00Second periodNo scoring
Eddie Oatman (1) – 18:00Third periodNo scoring
Hugh Lehman Goalie stats John Ross Roach
March 25Vancouver Millionaires0–6Toronto St. Patricks Mutual Street Arena Recap  
No scoringFirst period12:00 – Lloyd Andrews (1)
15:00 - Babe Dye (6)
No scoringSecond period06:00 – Babe Dye (7)
10:00 – Lloyd Andrews (2)
18:00 – Corb Denneny (3)
No scoringThird period17:00 – Rod Smylie (1)
Hugh Lehman Goalie stats John Ross Roach
March 28Vancouver Millionaires1–5Toronto St. Patricks Mutual Street Arena Recap  
No scoringFirst period03:00 – Babe Dye (8)
04:20 – Babe Dye (9)
No scoringSecond period07:00 – Corb Denneny (4)
Jack Adams (6) – 18:15Third period01:15 – Babe Dye (10)
08:15 – Babe Dye (11)
Hugh Lehman Goalie stats John Ross Roach
Toronto won series 3–2

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1922 Stanley Cup was presented by the trophy's trustee William Foran. The St. Patricks never did engrave their name on the Cup for their championship season.

It was not until the trophy was redesigned in 1948 that the words "1922 Toronto St. Patricks" was put onto its then-new collar.

The following St. Patricks players and staff were members of the Stanley Cup winning team.

1921–22 Toronto St. Patricks

Players

   Centres
   Wingers
   Defencemen
   Goaltenders
  • † borrowed for one game in the Stanley Cup Finals from Ottawa
  • &-missing from the team picture.
  • ‡ Corb Denneny & Ken Randall each played one game as a Rover in the Stanley Cup Finals
  • @- included on the team picture, but never played in the NHL.

Coaching and administrative staff

  • Charlie Querrie (President/Manager)
  • George O'Donoghue (Business Manager/Coach)
  • Willy Pop (Trainer)
  • H. McIlroy (Ass't Trainer)*
  • -Note-*(This was the last season that rover position was used in the Stanley Cup Finals).

At the start of 1922-23 season PCHA and WCHL agreed to have an interlocking regular season schedule, and PCHA dropped the Rover position. The alternating games in the finals with or without the rover position was not necessary anymore. All Stanley Cup playoff games since have been played with 6 players on each side since.

  • *-Spare goalie and Ass't Trainer first name are unknown.

Stanley Cup engraving

For reasons unknown, the St. Pats did not engrave their name on the Cup for their 1922 championship. It was not until the trophy was redesigned in 1948 that the words "1922 Toronto St. Pats" was put onto its then-new collar in 1948. George O'Donoghue was 2nd NHL rookie coach to win the Stanley Cup

1922 Stanley Cup.png

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Notes
  1. ↑ Predecessor club 'Torontos' and descendent club 'Toronto Maple Leafs' would win Stanley Cups.
Preceded by Toronto St. Patricks
Stanley Cup Champions
1922		Succeeded by
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