Winnipeg vs. Montreal
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 Stanley Cup challenge match to be replayed. Both teams skated to a 2–2 tie before the game had to be suspended at 27:00 of overtime because of a midnight curfew. It was then decided to discard the result and replay the game two days later. In the rescheduled contest, the Victorias won, 4–2, to even the series. However, Montreal won the decisive game three, 4–1, to retain the Cup.
- Spare - Winnipeg Victorias - Dan Bain - C
- Spares - Montreal - Cecil Blachford - RW, Tom Hodge - D, Charles Liffton - RW, George Smith - RW
| Winnipeg Victorias | 2 | | Montreal HC | 2 |
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Jan 31, 1903 stopped at 27 minutes overtime due to Sabboth Law| Fred Olsen | | G | Billy Nicholson | |
| Rod Flett | | P | Tom Hodge | |
| Magnus Flett | | CP | Dickie Boon, Capt. | |
| Billy Kean | | RO | Archie Hooper | 1 |
| Fred Cadham, Capt. | 1 | C | Jack Marshall | |
| Tony Gingras | 1 | RW | Cecil Blachford | |
| Fred Scanlon | | LW | Tommy Phillips | 1 |
| Referee – Percy Quinn |
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- Spare - Winnipeg Victorias - Dan Bain - C
- Spares - Montreal - Billy Bellingham - D, Jimmy Gardner - RW, Charles Liffton - RW, George Smith - RW
- Spare - Winnipeg Victorias - Dan Bain - C
- Spares - Montreal - Billy Bellingham - D, Jimmy Gardner - RW, Charles Liffton - RW, George Smith - RW
- Spare - Winnipeg Victorias - Dan Bain - C
- Spares - Montreal - Cecil Blachford - D, Jimmy Gardner - RW, Tom Hodge - D, Charles Liffton - RW,
Rat Portage vs. Ottawa HC
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 challenge from the Rat Portage Thistles of the Manitoba & Northwestern Hockey Association (MNWHA). Entering the best-of-three challenge series, the Thistles were younger and quicker than Ottawa; only one player on the Thistles was over the age of 20. Any chance that those factors could have helped the team was negated by soft ice conditions. Ottawa swept the series with scores of 6–2 and 4–2.
| Rat Portage | 2 | | Ottawa HC | 4 |
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March 14, 1903| Fred Dulmage | | G | John "Bouse" Hutton | |
| Mat Brown | | P | Harvey Pulford, Capt | |
| Tom Hooper, Capt | | CP | Dave Gilmour | 1 |
| Si Griffis | | RO | Frank McGee | 2 |
| Billy McGimsie | 1 | C | Percy Sims | 1 |
| Bill Martin | | RW | Billy Gilmour | |
| Roxy Beaudro | 1 | LW | Suddy Gilmour | |
| Referee- Chauncy Kirby |
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For their win, the Ottawa players would each receive a silver nugget. From that point on the team would also be known as the Silver Seven.
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