1917 Stanley Cup Finals

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In the 1917 Stanley Cup Finals, the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Seattle Metropolitans defeated the National Hockey Association (NHA) champion Montreal Canadiens 3 games to 1 in the best-of-five game series. In doing so, the Metropolitans (commonly nicknamed the "Mets") became the first United States team to win the Cup.

Contents 1 Background 2 The Series 3 1916-17 Seattle Metropolitans 4 Cup engravings 5 References 6 See also

[edit] Background

Seattle won the PCHA title after finishing the 1916-17 regular season in first place with a 16-8 record. Meanwhile, Montreal advanced to the Cup finals after narrowly defeating the Ottawa Senators, 7-6, in a two game total goals playoff series to end the 1916-17 NHA season.

[edit] The Series

All of the games of the 1917 Stanley Cup Finals were played at the Seattle Ice Arena. Games 1 and 3 were played under PCHA rules; Games 2 and 4 were played under NHA rules. In Game 1, Didier Pitre scored 4 goals as he led the Canadiens to an 8-4 victory. But the Mets won the next three contests to clinch the Cup, allowing only one goal in each game. Bernie Morris scored 14 of Seattle's 23 total goals for the series, including 6 in their 9-1 victory in Game 4. Future Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Hap Holmes recorded a 2.90 goals-against average for the Mets.

Game-by-Game		Winning Team	Score	Losing Team	Rules Used	Location
1	March 17	Montreal Canadiens	8–4	Seattle Metropolitans	PCHA	Seattle Ice Arena
2	March 20	Seattle Metropolitans	6–1	Montreal Canadiens	NHA
3	March 23	Seattle Metropolitans	4–1	Montreal Canadiens	PCHA
4	March 26	Seattle Metropolitans	9–1	Montreal Canadiens	NHA
Metropolitans win best-of-five series 3 games to 1

[edit] 1916-17 Seattle Metropolitans

Harry Holmes, Eddie Carpenter, Cully Wilson, Jack Walker, Bernie Morris, Frank Foyston, Roy Rickey, Jim Riley, Bobby Rowe(captain), Pete Muldoon(manager).

[edit] Cup engravings

After the finals, "Seattle/World's Champions/Defeated Canadians/1917" was added to the Cup (Note that the anglicized form of "Canadiens" was engraved).

[edit] References

• 1916-17 Stanley Cup Winner: Seattle Metropolitans. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2006-07-02.
• hockeyleaguehistory.com - Pacific Coast Hockey Association. Retrieved on 2006-07-02.
• Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 49. ISBN 1-55168-261-3. 
• Diamond, Dan (ed.) (1992). The Official National Hockey League Stanley Cup Centennial Book. Firefly Books, 48-49. ISBN 1-895565-15-4. 

[edit] See also

• 1916-17 NHA season

Preceded by Montreal Canadiens 1916

Seattle Metropolitans Stanley Cup Champions 1917

Succeeded by Toronto 1918