1926 Stanley Cup Final

1926 ice hockey championship series August 2023 March 2026 1926 March 30 – April 6, 1926 Victoria Cougars (WHL) Montreal Maroons (NHL) best-of-five 3 0 3 0 2 3 2 0 3 1 Montreal: Montreal Forum Nels Stewart (2:50, second) Maroons:Clint Benedict (1965)Punch Broadbent (1962)Reg Noble (1962)Babe Siebert (1964)Nels Stewart (1962)Cougars:Frank Foyston (1958)Frank Fredrickson (1958)Hap Holmes (1972)Jack Walker (1960)Coaches:Leo Dandurand (1963)Eddie Gerard (1945, player) Montreal: Eddie GerardVictoria: Lester Patrick Montreal: Dunc MunroVictoria: Clem Loughlin The 1926 Stanley Cup Final saw the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Montreal Maroons, in their first Cup Final appearance, defeat the Western Hockey League (WHL) and defending Stanley Cup champion Victoria Cougars three games to one in the best-of-five game series.Schedule Mar 30, 1926 ET https://www.nhl.com/schedule 2021-08-06 NHL.com en-US This was the last time a non-NHL team would contest for the Cup – the WHL folded following the 1926 series leaving the Cup to be contested solely by NHL clubs thereafter. Paths to the Final 1925–26 NHL season 1925–26 WHL season The Cougars finished the 1925–26 WHL regular season in third place, but eventually upset the Edmonton Eskimos in the WHL championship by a combined score of 5–3 to reach the Stanley Cup Final. Meanwhile, the Maroons finished the NHL regular season in second place; in the O'Brien Cup playoffs, the Maroons beat the third seed Pittsburgh Pirates and then went on to beat first place Ottawa Senators two goals to one in a two-game total goals series, thus capturing the O'Brien Cup and the newly introduced, redundant, Prince of Wales Trophy. Game summaries All games in the 1926 Cup Final were played at the Montreal Forum. Aided by three future Hockey Hall of Famers, the Maroons ended up dominating the series. Goaltender Clint Benedict, who previously helped Ottawa in three Cup championships, recorded three shutouts. Rookie Nels Stewart scored 6 of Montreal's 10 overall goals in the 4 games. Punch Broadbent also recorded a goal for the Maroons. The Cougars' lone win came in game three, 3–2. Nels Stewart scored both goals in the fourth game to win the series. Stewart had given his stick to a fan after the playoff series against Ottawa. He asked for and retrieved the stick back from the fan prior to the fourth game. He then gave back the stick to the fan after game four.Montreal Gazette Maroons Captured Stanley Cup From Victoria Cougars 18 April 7, 1926 Montreal Maroons Victoria Cougars Montreal Forum Victoria Arena March 30 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/vic-vs-mmr/1926/03/30/1925030311#game=1925030311,game_state=final No scoring 02:00 – Nels Stewart (1)05:05 – Punch Broadbent (3) No scoring No scoring No scoring 16:10 – Nels Stewart (2) Hap Holmes Clint Benedict April 1 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/vic-vs-mmr/1926/04/01/1925030312#game=1925030312,game_state=final No scoring 10:10 – pp – Nels Stewart (3) No scoring 09:40 – Merlyn Phillips (4) No scoring 15:55 – pp – Dunc Munro (1) Hap Holmes Clint Benedict April 3 1 3–2 1 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/vic-vs-mmr/1926/04/03/1925030313#game=1925030313,game_state=final Haldor Halderson (1) – 16:15 03:02 – Babe Siebert (2) Clem Loughlin (1) – 10:05 No scoring Frank Fredrickson (1) – 07:50 16:15 – Nels Stewart (4) Hap Holmes Clint Benedict April 6 1 0–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/vic-vs-mmr/1926/04/06/1925030314#game=1925030314,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring 02:50 – Nels Stewart (5)19:10 – Nels Stewart (6) No scoring No scoring Hap Holmes Clint Benedict Montreal won series 3–1 Stanley Cup engraving The 1926 Stanley Cup was presented to Maroons captain Dunc Munro by the trophy's trustee William Foran, following the Maroons 2–0 win over the Cougars in game four. The following Maroons players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 1925–26 Montreal Maroons *1 Clint Benedict *2 Duncan Dunc Munro (Captain) 9 Albert Toots Holway 3 Reginald Reg Noble 8 Chapman Hobie Kitchen† 6 Albert Babe Siebert *7 Chuck Dinny Dinsmore 12 Merlyn Bill Phillips 5 Old Poison Nels Stewart *4 Harry Punch Broadbent 14 Bernie Brophy† 10 Doc Frank Carson 12 Shorty George Horne† 11 Sammy Rothschild James Strachan (president/owner) Gordon Cushings (vice president), Thomas Arnold (vice president) Bill O'Brien (trainer), Eddie Gerard (manager-coach) Donat Raymond (director), Arthur Cayford (secretary-treasurer) † Left off the Stanley Cup for not playing in the playoffs Eddie Gerard name was misspelt with F. Gerard (MGR) instead E. Gerard (MGR) on the second version created in 1969. This mistake was repeated in the 1992–93 replica Stanley Cup. Dunc Munro became the third player to win the Stanley Cup and Olympic gold medal. Munro won the Olympic gold medal with the Toronto Granites in 1924. After the series win, a new ring was added directly underneath the original bowl of the Cup with the words "Won/By Montreal 'Maroons' 1925–26". In addition, players' and non-players' names were added to the trophy. See also 1925–26 NHL season 1925–26 WHL season References http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=STC&year=1925-26 1925–26 Stanley Cup Winner: Montreal Maroons Hockey Hall of Fame 2006-06-29 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070930080453/http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=STC&year=1925-26 2007-09-30 Podnieks Andrew Hockey Hall of Fame Lord Stanley's Cup 2004 Triumph Books 1-55168-261-3 12, 58 Hockey Hall of Fame Dan Diamond The Official National Hockey League Stanley Cup Centennial Book 1992 Firefly Books 1-895565-15-4 67–68 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 Zweig Eric 2012 Stanley Cup: 120 years of hockey supremacy Firefly Books 978-1-77085-104-7 Footnotes Victoria Cougars1925 Montreal MaroonsStanley Cup champions 1926 Ottawa Senators1927 Stanley Cup Category:Stanley Cup Finals Stan Category:Western Canada Hockey League postseason Stanley Stanley Stanley Category:Ice hockey competitions in Montreal Category:1920s in Montreal Category:1926 in Quebec