1923 Stanley Cup Final

1923 ice hockey championship series August 2023 March 2026 1923 March 29–31, 1923 Ottawa Senators (NHL) Edmonton Eskimos (WCHL) best-of-three 2* 1* 1 0 2 0 * – Denotes overtime period(s) Vancouver: Denman Arena Punch Broadbent (11:23, first) Senators:Clint Benedict (1965)Georges Boucher (1960)Punch Broadbent (1962)King Clancy (1958)Jack Darragh (1962)Cy Denneny (1959)Eddie Gerard (1945)Frank Nighbor (1947)Eskimos:Duke Keats (1958)Bullet Joe Simpson (1963) Ottawa: Pete GreenEdmonton: Ken McKenzie Ottawa: Eddie GerardEdmonton: Duke Keats 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 Senators now had to play first the PCHA champion Vancouver Maroons, followed by the WCHL champion Edmonton Eskimos in the Finals. This was the last Finals series until the 1983 Stanley Cup Final to be contested by a team from Edmonton. Both games were played in Vancouver, making this the last Finals until 2020 played entirely at a neutral site (the 1924 and 1925 Final series each featured one neutral site game). Paths to the Finals 1923 Stanley Cup playoffs In the NHL playoff, the Senators defeated the Montreal Canadiens in a 2-game total-goal series by a close 3–2 score in the series. Billy Coutu charged Cy Denneny and Sprague Cleghorn butt-ended Lionel Hitchman in the first game and the Canadiens manager Leo Dandurand suspended both players for their actions. Odie Cleghorn and Didier Pitre did well in the two players place, but Ottawa won the series. Ottawa brought Montreal Canadiens right wing Billy Boucher west with them in hopes that they could use him, but Frank Patrick ruled that the undermanned Senators could not use him. 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 injury-riddled Senators then defeated Vancouver three games to one in the semi-finals. Game summaries In the first game, Edmonton was leading 1–0, on a goal by Crutchy Morrison, before the ailing Lionel Hitchman scored in the third period to tie the game. Duke Keats of Edmonton was awarded a penalty shot during the game, but failed to score. Cy Denneny, despite suffering from a concussion, scored after two minutes of overtime to win the game for the Senators.The Globe March 30, 1923 Ottawa Beat Eskimos in Overtime Game, 2–1 8 In the second game, the Senators got a first-period goal from Harry Broadbent and made it stand to the end of the game, playing six-man defence. The shots were recorded; 21, 14 and 13 for a total of 48 by the Senators, and 25, 18, and 25 for a total of 68 by Edmonton.The Globe April 2, 1923 12 Ottawa Retains Canadian Title; Many handicaps overcome by best professional team in existence Several players could not play the whole game, including Eddie Gerard and Georges Boucher. Lionel Hitchman played the game with his broken nose in a plaster. Harry Helman played despite a cut to his face from Frank Nighbor's skates, incurred in practice. Cy Denneny had been cut in the leg by the skate of Vancouver's Smokey Harris.The Globe April 3, 1923 8 How Ottawa Overcame Numerous Handicaps 'Super-sub' King Clancy took a turn in all positions, including goal for Clint 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.Conner Floyd Hockey's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Wicked Slapshots, Bruising Goons, and Ice Oddities Brassey's 2002 978-1-57488-364-0 https://books.google.com/books?id=RhckeJ5LuNUC&q=%22King+Clancy%22+%22six+positions%22&pg=PA162 Edmonton Eskimos Ottawa Senators Denman Arena The Arena March 29 2 2–1 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sen-vs-ede/1923/03/29/1922030311#game=1922030311,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 10:05 - John Morrison (1) No scoring No scoring Lionel Hitchman (1) - 13:04 No scoring Cy Denneny (3) - 2:08 Hal Winkler Clint Benedict March 31 2 1–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sen-vs-ede/1923/03/31/1922030312#game=1922030312,game_state=final No scoring Punch Broadbent (6) - pp - 11:23 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Hal Winkler Clint Benedict Ottawa won series 2–0 Stanley Cup engraving The 1923 Stanley Cup was presented by the trophy's trustee William Foran. The Senators 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 "1923 Ottawa Senators" was put onto its then-new collar. The following Senators players and staff were members of the Stanley Cup winning team. 1922–23 Ottawa Senators 2 Frank King Clancy 3 Lionel Hitchman 4 George Buck Boucher 5 Eddie Gerard (Captain)^ *9 Frank Nighbor *6 Jack Darragh 7 Harry Punch Broadbent 8 Cy Denneny 10 Harry Helman *1 Clint Benedict *Edwin Ted Dey (President/Owner) Tommy Gorman (Manager/Secretary/Owner) Pete Green (Coach) Frank Dolan (Trainer) Frank Ahearn, (Hon. President/Owner)& ^-Also played Wing &-Missing from team picture 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. See also 1922–23 NHL season 1922–23 Ottawa Senators season 1922–23 PCHA season Pacific Coast Hockey Association Western Canada Hockey League References Diamond Dan Total Stanley Cup 2000 Total Sports Canada Toronto 978-1-892129-07-9 51 registration https://archive.org/details/totalstanleycupo0000unse/page/51 Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50. 978-1-55168-261-7 http://www.nhl.com/info/all-time-nhl-playoff-results https://web.archive.org/web/20170724171920/https://www.nhl.com/info/all-time-nhl-playoff-results dead July 24, 2017 All-Time NHL Results Toronto St. Pats1922 Montreal Canadiens1924 Ottawa SenatorsStanley Cup champions 1923 Category:Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Stan Category:Western Canada Hockey League postseason Category:Ottawa Senators (original) games Stan Category:March 1923 sports events in Canada Category:Ice hockey competitions in Ottawa Category:Ice hockey competitions in Edmonton Category:1923 in Ontario Category:1920s in Ottawa