1922 Stanley Cup playoffs

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The 1922 Stanley Cup playoffs concluded on March 22 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. With the debut of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) at the start of the season, these playoffs marked the first time that the NHL, the PCHA, and the WCHL all competed for the Cup.

Background

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The WCHL began play at the start of the 1921–22 season. Soon, it was agreed to alter the Stanley Cup playoffs: The champions of the two Western leagues would compete in a series, with the winner facing the NHL champion in the final round.

After the 1921–22 WCHL regular season concluded, the Calgary Tigers lost to the Regina Capitals in a series to determine second place; both compiled identical 14–10 records. The Capitals then went on to beat the 15–9 first place Edmonton Eskimos in that league's first championship series.

Vancouver finished second overall in the 1921–22 PCHA regular season standings with a 12–12 record. However, they then went on to defeat the 12–11–1 first place Seattle Metropolitans in the PCHA championship series, winning both games by 1–0.

Meanwhile, the 1921–22 NHL season was capped with the 13–10–1 second place St. Patricks defeating the 14–8–2 first place Ottawa Senators, 5 goals to 4, in the two-game total goals NHL championship series.

Teams

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  NHL Teams   PCHA Teams   WCHL Teams
1922 Stanley Cup playoffs
League Team City Arena Capacity
NHL
Ottawa Senators Ottawa, Ontario The Arena 4,500
Toronto St. Patricks Toronto, Ontario Mutual Street Arena 7,500
PCHA Seattle Metropolitans Seattle, Washington Seattle Ice Arena 4,000
Vancouver Millionaires Vancouver, British Columbia Denman Arena 10,500
WCHL Calgary Tigers Calgary, Alberta Victoria Arena 3,000
Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Stock Pavilion 6,000
Regina Capitals Regina, Saskatchewan Regina Exhibition Stadium 4,000

Bracket

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League semifinals
two-game total-goals series
League championships
two-game total-goals series
Stanley Cup semifinal
two-game total-goals series
Stanley Cup Finals
best-of-five series
P1Seattle Metropolitans000
P2Vancouver Millionaires112
W2Regina Capitals112PCVancouver Millionaires145
W3Calgary Tigers011WCRegina Capitals202
W1Edmonton Eskimos112
W2Regina Capitals123
PCVancouver Millionaires413012
NCToronto St. Patricks32*0653
N1Ottawa Senators404
N2Toronto St. Patricks505

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinal: Vancouver Millionaires defeat Regina Capitals, 5 goals to 2

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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.[1]

Game-by-Game Winning Team Score Losing Team Location
1 March 8 Regina Capitals 2–1 Vancouver Millionaires Vancouver
2 March 11 Vancouver Millionaires 4–0 Regina Capitals Regina
Millionaires win two-game total goals series 5 goals to 2

NHL championship

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March 11 Ottawa Senators 4-5 Toronto St. Patricks Mutual Street Arena Recap  
Frank Nighbor (1) - 6:05
Cy Denneny (1) - 7:05
Cy Denneny (2) - 11:00
First period 0:30 - Ken Randall (1)
2:05 - Billy Stuart (1)
Frank Nighbor (2) - 6:20 Second period 3:50 - Babe Dye (1)
6:50 - Babe Dye (2)
No scoring Third period 15:00 - Corb Denneny (1)
Clint Benedict Goalie stats John Ross Roach
March 13 Toronto St. Patricks 0-0 Ottawa Senators The Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
John Ross Roach Goalie stats Clint Benedict
Toronto won series on total goals 5-4


Final: Toronto St. Patricks defeat Vancouver Millionaires, 3 games to 2

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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.


March 17 Vancouver Millionaires 4-3 Toronto St. Patricks Mutual Street Arena Recap  
Jack Adams (1) - 2:30
Jack Adams (2) - 5:30
Mickey MacKay (1) - 14:30
First period 1:07 - Babe Dye (3)
10:30 - Ken Randall (2)
No scoring Second period 8:00 - Babe Dye (4)
Jack Adams (3) - 16:30 Third period No scoring
Hugh Lehman Goalie stats John Ross Roach
March 21 Vancouver Millionaires 1-2 OT Toronto St. Patricks Mutual Street Arena Recap  
Jack Adams (4) - 13:00 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 1:45 - Corb Denneny (2)
No scoring First overtime period 4:50 - Babe Dye (5)
Hugh Lehman Goalie stats John Ross Roach
March 23 Vancouver Millionaires 3-0 Toronto St. Patricks Mutual Street Arena Recap  
Lloyd Cook (1) - 15:00 First period No scoring
Jack Adams (5) - 4:00 Second period No scoring
Eddie Oatman (1) - 18:00 Third period No scoring
Hugh Lehman Goalie stats John Ross Roach
March 25 Vancouver Millionaires 0-6 Toronto St. Patricks Mutual Street Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 12:00 - Lloyd Andrews (1)
15:00 - Babe Dye (6)
No scoring Second period 6:00 - Babe Dye (7)
10:00 - Lloyd Andrews (2)
18:00 - Corb Denneny (3)
No scoring Third period 17:00 - Rod Smylie (1)
Hugh Lehman Goalie stats John Ross Roach
March 28 Vancouver Millionaires 1-5 Toronto St. Patricks Mutual Street Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 3:00 - Babe Dye (8)
4:20 - Babe Dye (9)
No scoring Second period 7:00 - Corb Denneny (4)
Jack Adams (6) - 18:15 Third period 1:15 - Babe Dye (10)
8:15 - Babe Dye (11)
Hugh Lehman Goalie stats John Ross Roach
Toronto won the series 3-2


Cup engravings

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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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1921-22 Regina Capitals Game Results". JustSportsStats.com. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
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