NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 1924 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The 1924 Stanley Cup Playoffs was the third and final year in which the National Hockey League (NHL) champions, the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champions, and the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) champions all competed for the Stanley Cup (the PCHA and the WCHL would later merge after the season). The playoffs began on March 18, 1924, and concluded on March 25 when the NHL champion Montreal Canadiens defeated the WCHL champion Calgary Tigers in the final series, two games to zero. This is the current WikiProject: Ice Hockey Article Improvement Drive collaboration! The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional ice hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... NHL redirects here. ... The Pacific Coast Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league in western Canada, operating from 1911 to 1924 when it merged with the Western Canada Hockey League. ... The Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL), founded in 1921, was a major professional ice hockey league originally based in the prairies of Canada. ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Calgary Tigers were a former hockey team in Calgary. ...

Background

Montreal finished second overall in the 1923-24 NHL regular season standings with a 13-11 record, behind the 16-8 Ottawa Senators. However, the Canadiens upset the Senators in the two-game total goal league champion series, 5 goals to 2, to win the NHL title. The 1923-24 NHL season was the 7th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... This article discusses the original Ottawa Senators franchise. ...

Calgary finished the 1923-24 WCHL regular season with an 18-11-1 record. The Tigers then defeated the 17-11-2 second place Regina Capitals in the WCHL championship series, tying Game 1 in Regina, 2-2, and then winning 2-0 in Calgary. The 1923-24 season was the third season for the now defunct Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). ... The Regina Capitals were a professional ice hockey team originally based in the city of Regina, Saskatchewan in the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL), founded in 1921. ...

The 1923-24 PCHA season was capped with the 13-6-1 Vancouver Maroons defeating the 14-16-1 Seattle Metropolitans in a two-game league championship series. The Vancouver Millionaires were a professional ice hockey team in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 1911 to 1926. ... The Seattle Metropolitans were an ice hockey team based in Seattle, Washington which played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1915 to 1924. ...

Pre-Cup Playoffs news

Both rounds of the 1924 Stanley Cup Playoffs were scheduled to be played on the NHL winner's home ice, with Montreal having to face both the PCHA and the WCHL champions. However, Canadiens owner Leo Dandurand claimed that Calgary and Vancouver were inferior to his. He therefore wanted the two western teams to face off against each other, and then have the Canadiens play the winner in the final round. PCHA President Frank Patrick refused to go along with that idea and instead proposed a compromise in which the host team's (Montreal's) customary contribution towards the two other clubs' travel expenses would be cut in half. Leo Dandurand (born July 9, 1889 in Bourbonnais, Illinois - June 26, 1964), was a owner in the National Hockey League. ...

But in order to generate the additional money, Calgary and Vancouver decided to play a three-game series before going to Montreal, with the loser having to face the Canadiens in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Games were played in Vancouver, Calgary, and Winnipeg, with the Tigers coming back from a Game 1 loss to win the next two contests.

Despite this extra series between the Tigers and the Maroons, Montreal still had to defeat both western teams in order to win the Cup.

Cup Playoffs summary

Semifinals: Montreal Canadiens defeat Vancouver Maroons, 2 games to 0

The Canadiens swept the Maroons in two, one-goal victories in the best-of-three series. Billy Boucher scored the game-winning goal in Montreal's 3-2 victory in Game 1. In Game 2, Vancouver scored first on a goal by Billy's brother, Frank Boucher. But Billy responded with two goals of his own to give the Canadiens a 2-1 win and clinch the series. Bill Billy Boucher (b. ... Frank Boucher (October 7, 1901 in Ottawa, Ontario - December 12, 1977 was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League and Vancouver Maroons in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. ...

Finals: Montreal Canadiens defeat Calgary Tigers, 2 games to 0

Montreal also swept Calgary in the best-of-three finals series to clinch the Cup. In Game 1, Rookie Howie Morenz recorded a hat-trick as he led the Canadiens to a 6-1 victory. Game 2 was then moved to the artificial ice at Ottawa Auditorium in Ottawa because of poor ice conditions at Mount Royal Arena. There, goaltender Georges Vézina lead Montreal to a 3-0 shutout to clinch the Cup. Morenz also added another goal in the second contest, but was also leveled by Calgary right wing Cully Wilson and suffered a chipped collarbone. The Canadiens won their first Stanley Cup as a member of the NHL and its second counting the 1916 Cup win. Howard William Howie Morenz also nicknamed the Mitchell Meteor (June 21, 1902-March 8, 1937 in Mitchell, Ontario, Canada) was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. ... In sports, a hat-trick (more often rendered in North America as hat trick, without the hyphen) is associated with achieving something in a group of three. ... The Mount Royal Arena was an indoor arena located in Montreal, Canada. ... Georges VÃ©zina Georges VÃ©zina (pronounced: ), a. ...

Cup engravings

After the playoffs, a new ring was added to the Cup with the player's names engraved along with the following: "Canadiens of Montreal / World's Champions / Defeated / Ottawa Vancouver Calgary / Two Straight Games Each"

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