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1922 Stanley Cup playoffs
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Stanley Cup playoffs 1922 March 8–March 28, 1922 Toronto St. Patricks Vancouver Millionaires Regina Capitals 1921 1923
The 1922 Stanley Cup playoffs was an ice hockey tournament held at the conclusion of the 1921–22 season. With the debut of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) at the start of the season, it marked the first time that the National Hockey League (NHL), the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), and the WCHL all competed for the Stanley Cup. It concluded on March 28 when the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Toronto St. Patricks defeated the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Vancouver Millionaires in the final series, three games to two.
Background
National Hockey League
1921–22 NHL season 1921–22 Toronto St. Patricks season
The 1921–22 NHL season was capped with the 13–10–1 second place Toronto St. Patricks defeating the 14–8–2 first place Ottawa Senators, 5 goals to 4, in the two-game total goals NHL championship series.
Pacific Coast Hockey Association
1921–22 PCHA season
After the conclusion for the 1921–22 PCHA regular season, the second place Vancouver Millionaires defeated the first place Seattle Metropolitans in the two-game total-goals PCHA championship series, winning both games by 1–0.
Western Canada Hockey League
1921–22 WCHL season
At the conclusion of the WCHL's inaugural season, the Edmonton Eskimos and the Regina Capitals initially ended with identical 14–9–1 records with the sole tie being between the two teams. It was decided to replay the tie game, with Edmonton winning the rematch 11–2 to place first.Lowe Kevin Kevin Lowe Fischler Stan Stan Fischler Fischler Shirley Champions: The Making Of The Edmonton Oilers Prentice-Hall Scarborough, Ontario 1988 0-132-35623-6 17 This pushed Regina down to a second place tie with the Calgary Tigers. The Capitals defeated the Calgary Tigers 2–1 (1–0, 1–1) in a two-game total-goals series to determine second place. The Capitals then went on to beat first place Edmonton 3–2 (1–1, 2–1) in another two-game total-goals series to win the league's first championship.
Format
With the inclusion of the WCHL, the leagues agreed to have the champions of the two Western leagues compete in a two-game total-goals series, with the winner facing the NHL champion in a best-of-five series for the Cup.
Bracket
2 5 y League semifinalstwo-game total-goals series League championshipstwo-game total-goals series Stanley Cup semifinaltwo-game total-goals series Stanley Cup Finalbest-of-five series W2 Regina Capitals 1 1 W3 Calgary Tigers 0 1 2 1 P1 Seattle Metropolitans 0 0 P2 Vancouver Millionaires 1 1 0 2 W1 Edmonton Eskimos 1 1 W2 Regina Capitals 1 2 2 3 N1 Ottawa Senators 4 0 N2 Toronto St. Patricks 5 0 4 5 PC Vancouver Millionaires 1 4 WC Regina Capitals 2 0 5 2 PC Vancouver Millionaires 4 1 3 0 1 NC Toronto St. Patricks 3 2* 0 6 5 2 3
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Semifinals
Each contest in this Vancouver-Regina two-game total-goals series was played under different rules. However, the road team prevailed in each match. Game one, played in Vancouver under the PCHA's seven-man rules, saw Dick Irvin score the game-winning goal to give the Capitals a 2–1 victory. Game two was played in Regina under the WCHL's six-man rules, but Millionaires defenceman Art Duncan recorded a hat-trick as he led Vancouver to a 4–0 shutout, and thus clinching the series on March 11 by a combined score of 5–2.http://www.justsportsstats.com/hockeyresults.php?team=REG&year=1921 1921-22 Regina Capitals Game Results JustSportsStats.com June 29, 2016
Game-by-GameWinning teamScoreLosing teamLocation1March 8Regina Capitals2–1Vancouver MillionairesVancouver2March 11Vancouver Millionaires4–0Regina CapitalsReginaMillionaires win two-game total goals series 5 goals to 2
Stanley Cup Final
1922 Stanley Cup Final
After Vancouver won Game 1, 4–3, Babe Dye scored 4:50 into overtime of Game 2 to give Toronto a 2–1 win. In Game 3, goaltender Hugh Lehman led the Millionaires to a 3–0 shutout. However, the St. Patricks tied the series in Game 4, 6–0, as John Ross Roach became the first rookie goaltender to record a Stanley Cup shutout. Game 5 belonged to Toronto as Dye scored four goals in a 5–1 victory to win the Stanley Cup.
Dye scored 9 out of the St. Patricks' 16 goals, while Roach averaged 1.80 goals against per game.
Toronto St. Patricks Vancouver Millionaires Mutual Street Arena Denman Arena March 17 2 East 4-3 2 bigmouthsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1922-Stanley-Cup-Playoff-boxscores-ST-PATRICKS.pdf 1:07 - Babe Dye (3)10:30 - Ken Randall (2) Jack Adams (1) - 2:30Jack Adams (2) - 5:30Mickey MacKay (1) - 14:30 8:00 - Babe Dye (4) No scoring No scoring Jack Adams (3) - 16:30 John Ross Roach Hugh Lehman March 21 2 1-2 1 1 bigmouthsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1922-Stanley-Cup-Playoff-boxscores-ST-PATRICKS.pdf No scoring Jack Adams (4) - 13:00 No scoring No scoring 1:45 - Corb Denneny (2) No scoring 4:50 - Babe Dye (5) No scoring John Ross Roach Hugh Lehman March 23 2 3-0 2 bigmouthsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1922-Stanley-Cup-Playoff-boxscores-ST-PATRICKS.pdf No scoring Lloyd Cook (1) - 15:00 No scoring Jack Adams (5) - 4:00 No scoring Eddie Oatman (1) - 18:00 John Ross Roach Hugh Lehman March 25 2 0-6 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/vmi-vs-tsp/1922/03/25/1921030214#game=1921030214,game_state=final 12:00 - Lloyd Andrews (1)15:00 - Babe Dye (6) No scoring 6:00 - Babe Dye (7)10:00 - Lloyd Andrews (2)18:00 - Corb Denneny (3) No scoring 17:00 - Rod Smylie (1) No scoring John Ross Roach Hugh Lehman March 28 2 1-5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/vmi-vs-tsp/1922/03/28/1921030215#game=1921030215,game_state=final 3:00 - Babe Dye (8)4:20 - Babe Dye (9) No scoring 7:00 - Corb Denneny (4) No scoring 1:15 - Babe Dye (10)8:15 - Babe Dye (11) Jack Adams (6) - 18:15 John Ross Roach Hugh Lehman Toronto won the series 3-2
Cup engravings
Toronto never did engrave their names on the Cup for their 1922 championship. It was only until the trophy was redesigned in 1948 that the words "1922 Toronto St. Pats." was put onto its then-new collar.
References
http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=STC&year=1921–22 1921–22 Stanley Cup Winner: Toronto St. Pats Hockey Hall of Fame 2006-07-07
http://www.hockeyleaguehistory.com/Pacific_Coast_Hockey_Association%20_1911.htm hockeyleaguehistory.com – Pacific Coast Hockey Association 2006-07-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20060705014813/http://hockeyleaguehistory.com/Pacific_Coast_Hockey_Association%20_1911.htm 5 July 2006 live
Podnieks Andrew Hockey Hall of Fame Hockey Hall of Fame Lord Stanley's Cup 2004 Triumph Books 1-55168-261-3 12, 54
Dan Diamond The Official National Hockey League Stanley Cup Centennial Book 1992 Firefly Books 1-895565-15-4 54–55
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