1920 Stanley Cup
Ottawa Senators win 1920 Stanley Cup Final 3 games to 2 over Seattle Metropolitans
The 1920 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Ottawa Senators and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Seattle Metropolitans. The Senators won the series by three games to two in the best-of-five game series. Although all of the games for the series were scheduled to be played at The Arena in Ottawa, unseasonably warm weather and poor ice conditions forced the last two contests to be played on the artificial ice at Toronto's Arena Gardens. This would be the last Stanley Cup Final appearance for a team based on the West Coast of the United States until the 1993 Stanley Cup Final. It is the last Finals appearance by a Seattle-based team to date.
Quick Facts
- Format
- best-of-five
- Dates
- March 22 – April 1, 1920
- Series winner
- Jack Darragh (5:00, third)
- Coaches
- Ottawa: Pete Green; Seattle: Pete Muldoon
- Referees
- Cooper Smeaton
Lore & Background
The Senators captured the 1919–20 NHL title after they won both halves of the regular season, thus eliminating the need for a league championship playoff. Meanwhile, Seattle finished the 1919–20 PCHA regular season in first place with a 12–10 record, but had to defeat the second place Vancouver Millionaires in a two-game total goals championship series, 7–3, to win the PCHA title. The location of the series was under dispute. As the 1919 series was not completed, the PCHA wanted the 1920 series to take place out west. The NHL opposed the idea. The PCHA proposed playing the series in Winnipeg, but this was still not agreed to by the NHL. While the dispute continued, the schedules for both leagues was allowed to drag out, leading to a late starting date for the Finals.
Reader's Guide
Ice conditions were again wet. At the 6:55 mark, Walker scored on a back-hand to put Seattle again two goals ahead, before Nighbor scored his second to make the score 3–2 af
Did You Know?
- The 1920 Stanley Cup was presented by the trophy's trustee William Foran.
- The Senators never did engrave their name on the Cup for their championship season.
- It was not until the trophy was redesigned in 1948 that the words '1920 Ottawa Senators' was put onto its then-new collar.
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