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Stanley Cup 1918-19 Season
The Montreal Canadians faced Seattle Metropolitans for the Stanley Cup. Each team had won two and tied one when the influenza epidemic struck. The Canadians were forced to forfeit. The Stanley Cup was going to be awarded to Seattle but they refused it. This was the only year in the history of the NHL until the 2005 lockout, that there was no Stanley Cup winner.
National Hockey League (NHL) pages on Rauzulu's Street:
^ topThe National Hockey League (NHL) agreed that it's champion would play the champion of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association for the Stanley Cup.
The format for the Stanley Cup was a best of 5 games, all played in 1919 in Seattle. The games were played under the NHL/PCHA rules, alternating between games.
The individual championship of the NHL was a seven game series, the PCHA championship being a 2 game total goal format played under the specific league rules.
^ topNational Hockey League (NHL) Championship 1918-19
Feb. 22 at Montreal Canadiens 8 Ottawa 4
Feb. 27 at Ottawa Canadiens 5 Ottawa 3
Mar. 1 at Montreal Canadiens 6 Ottawa 3
Mar. 3 at Ottawa Ottawa 6 Canadiens
3
Mar. 6 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Ottawa 2
Montreal Canadiens defeated the Ottawa Senators
4
games
to 1.
Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) Championship 1918-19
Mar. 12 at Seattle Seattle 6 Vancouver 1
Mar. 14 at Vancouver Vancouver
4 Seattle 1
Seattle Metropolitans defeated the Vancouver Millionaires
7 goals to 5.
Mar. 19 at Seattle Seattle 7 Canadiens 0
Mar. 22 at Seattle Canadiens
4 Seattle 2
Mar. 24 at Seattle Seattle 7 Canadiens
2
Mar. 26 at Seattle Seattle 0 Canadiens
0
Mar. 29 at Seattle Canadiens
4 Seattle 3 (15:51 OT)
Series was halted by Spanish influenza epidemic, due to illness of several players
and the death of Joe Hall. The March 26th tied game was after 28 minutes of overtime,
declared a "No
Contest" by N.H.L.
President Frank
Calder.
Stanley Cup Winning Team Roster 1918-19
Stanley Cup was not awarded.
^ topPlayoffs Summary 1918-19
Playoffs Final Standings
| Team | Result | GP |
Win |
Lost |
Tie |
GF |
GA |
| Ottawa | Lost NHL Final | 5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
18 |
26 |
| Vancouver Millionaires | Lost PCHA Final | 2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
| Montreal Canadiens | Won NHL Final | 10 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
36 |
37 |
| Seattle Metropolitans | Won PCHA Final | 7 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
26 |
15 |
Leading Scorers
|
Player
|
Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|
Newsy Lalonde
|
Canadiens | 10 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
|
Frank Foyston
|
Seattle | 7 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
|
Odie Cleghorn
|
Canadiens | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
|
Cully Wilson
|
Seattle | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
|
Cy Denneny
|
Ottawa | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
|
Joe Malone
|
Canadiens | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
|
Jack Walker
|
Seattle | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
|
Didier Pitre
|
Canadiens | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
|
Punch Broadbent
|
Ottawa | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Leading Goaltenders
| Player | Team | GP
|
Win
|
Lost
|
Tie
|
GA
|
G
Avg
|
SO
|
| Harry Holmes | Seattle | 7
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
15
|
1.97
|
2
|
| Georges Vezina | Canadiens | 10
|
6
|
3
|
1
|
37
|
3.49
|
1
|
| Hugh Lehman | Vancouver | 2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
3.50
|
0
|
| Clint Benedict | Ottawa | 5
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
26
|
5.20
|
0
|
Montreal Canadiens Playoffs Summary 1918-19
Overall: Win 5, Lose 3, Tie 1, GF-36 GA-37
Won NHL Title
| Player | Position
|
GP
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Points
|
| Alf Skinner | RW
|
7
|
8
|
3
|
11
|
| Harry Cameron | D
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
7
|
| Harry Meeking | LW
|
7
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
| Corbett Denneny | C
|
7
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
| Harry Mummery | D
|
7
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
| Rusty Crawford RW | RW
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
| Ken Randall | RW
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
| Jack Adams | C
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
| Harry Holmes | G
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Sammy Hebert | G
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Player | Team | GP
|
Win
|
Lost
|
Tie
|
GA
|
G
Avg
|
SO
|
| Georges Vezina | Canadiens | 10
|
6
|
3
|
1
|
37
|
3.49
|
1
|
Seattle Metropolitans Playoffs Summary 1918-19
Overall: Won 3, Lose 3, Tie 1,
GF-26 GA-15
Won PCHA Title
| Player | Position |
GP |
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
| Frank Foyston | LW |
7 |
12 |
1 |
13 |
| Cully Wilson | RW |
7 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
| Jack Walker | C |
7 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
| Muzz Murray | LW/D |
7 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| Ran McDonald | LW |
7 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Bobby Rowe | D |
7 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Roy Rickey | D |
7 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Harry Holmes | G |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Player | Team | GP
|
Win
|
Lost
|
Tie
|
GA
|
G
Avg
|
SO
|
| Harry Holmes | Seattle | 7
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
15
|
1.97
|
2
|
Vancouver Millionaires Playoffs Summary 1918-19
Overall:
Win 1, Lose 1, Tie 1, GF-5 GA-7
Lost PCHA Final
| Player | Position |
GP |
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
| Smokey Harris | LW |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Si Griffis | D |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Fred Taylor | C |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Lloyd Cook | RO |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Barney Stanley | RW |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Art Duncan | D |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hugh Lehman | G |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Player | Team | GP
|
Win
|
Lost
|
Tie
|
GA
|
G
Avg
|
SO
|
| Hugh Lehman | Vancouver | 2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
3.50
|
0
|
Ottawa Senators Playoffs Summary 1918-19
Overall: Win 1, Lose 4, Tie 0, GF-18 GA-26
Lost NHL Final
| Player | Position |
GP |
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
| Cy Denneny | LW |
5 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
| Punch Broadbent | RW |
5 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| Sprague Cleghorn | D |
5 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Harry Cameron | D |
5 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| Eddie Gerard | D |
5 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| George Boucher | LW |
5 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Jack Darragh | RW |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Frank Nighbor | C |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Clint Benedict | G |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Player | Team | GP
|
Win
|
Lost
|
Tie
|
GA
|
G
Avg
|
SO
|
| Clint Benedict | Ottawa | 5
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
26
|
5.20
|
0
|