The 1922 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the National Hockey League (NHL) champion

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and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion

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. The St. Pats defeated Vancouver three games to two in the best-of-five game series to win their only

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as the St. Pats.Predecessor club 'Torontos' and descendent club 'Toronto Maple Leafs' would win Stanley Cups. This was the last Stanley Cup Finals contested by a team from Vancouver until the

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. All games were held at Arena Gardens in Toronto.

Paths to the Finals

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

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in the PCHA championship series, winning both games by 1–0. Meanwhile, the

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was capped with the 13–10–1 second place St. Patricks defeating the 14–8–2 first place Ottawa Senators, 5–4, in the two-game total goals NHL championship series. After defeating the WCHL's Regina Capitals in the preliminary series, the PCHA's Vancouver Millionaires travelled to Toronto for the Final.

Game summaries

A fifth and deciding game five was necessary in this series to determine who would win the Cup. After Vancouver won game one, 4–3, Babe Dye scored 4:50 into overtime of game two to give Toronto a 2–1 win. Then in game three, goaltender Hugh Lehman led the Millionaires to a 3–0 shutout win. In this game, star defenceman

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suffered a separated shoulder and Toronto asked Frank Patrick for the use of Ottawa defenceman Eddie Gerard and Patrick permitted it. The St. Patricks tied the series in game four, 6–0, as

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became the first rookie goaltender to record a Stanley Cup shutout. After this game, Patrick ruled Gerard ineligible. Game five belonged to Toronto as Dye scored four goals in a 5–1 victory to clinch the Cup. For the series, Dye scored nine of the St. Pats' 16 goals, while Roach posted a 1.80 goals-against average.

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1922 Stanley Cup was presented by the trophy's trustee

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. The St. Patricks 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 "1922 Toronto St. Patricks" was put onto its then-new collar. The following St. Patricks players and staff were members of the Stanley Cup winning team. 1921–22 Toronto St. Patricks

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Paths to the Finals

Game summaries

Stanley Cup engraving

See also

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