The Art Ross Trophy, more commonly referred to as the Art Ross Cup, was an amateur challenge
ice hockey
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trophy which was competed for between 1913 and 1920.
History
The Art Ross Trophy got its name from its donator, the ice hockey player and manager
Art Ross, and was first competed for between amateur teams from
Montreal
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and
Quebec City
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which were ineligible to compete for the
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men's ice hockey champions of Canada. It was donated by Sir Montagu Allan of Ravenscrag, Montreal, and has been competed for since 1909. The current champions are the ...
. The first winners were the Montreal Champêtre in 1913, as champions of the
Montreal City Hockey League
The Montreal City Hockey League (MCHL) was a Canadian amateur senior ice hockey league in Montreal, Quebec which ran for 14 consecutive seasons between 1910 and 1924 when it merged with the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey League.
A rivaling senior ...
. The trophy soon got open for amateur challengers from outside of
Quebec
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and in December 1915 the
St. Nicholas Hockey Club from
New York, with future
Hockey Hall of Fame inductee
Hobey Baker
Hobart Amory Hare "Hobey" Baker (January 15, 1892 – December 21, 1918) was an American amateur athlete of the early twentieth century. Considered the first American star in ice hockey by the Hockey Hall of Fame, he was also an accomplished Am ...
on the team, challenged for the trophy against the Montreal Stars, but the series ended in a tie which meant the trophy stayed in
Canada
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.
"Listen, Little One, to the Tale Of Why the St. Nicks Were Beaten"
''Brooklyn Daily Eagle''. Dec. 21, 1915. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
References
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External links
A Trophy By Any Other Name
Zweig, Eric (ericzweig.com). September 3, 2015. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
Defunct ice hockey competitions in Canada