The 1915

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was the

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(CAHA) championship for

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in the 1914–15 season. The title was first held by the

Melville Millionaires The Melville Millionaires are a Canadian junior "A" ice hockey based in Melville, Saskatchewan. They are members of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). They play their home games in the CN Community Centre which has a seating capa ...

as champions of their league and two challenge wins. The Millionaires then lost the final Allan Cup challenge to the

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. The 1915 playoff marked the eighth time the

had a champion.

Planning

The

(CAHA) was established in 1914, and arranged playoffs for the 1915 Allan Cup such that one team each from Eastern and Western Canada would challenge for the trophy, and that the cup holders played no more than two series to defend it. The CAHA preferred a home-and-home series, but cup trustee Claude C. Robinson stated that sudden death could be used in case the weather did not support hockey. CAHA president W. F. Taylor determined the playoffs format by having names drawn out of a hat by Winnipeg mayor Richard Deans Waugh.

Southern Saskatchewan Hockey League

The defending 1914 Allan Cup champions, the

Regina Victorias The Regina Victorias (often shortened to ''Vics'') were two ice hockey teams, one at the senior level (1914–1938) and one at the junior level (1917–1921), based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The senior Vics played in the Allan Cup finals three tim ...

, failed to win the Southern Saskatchewan Hockey League. The league champion

defended the Allan Cup on behalf of the league.

First challenge

The

received a challenge from the

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, Northern Saskatchewan Hockey League champions. The series was a home-and-home. *

(Allan Cup holder) *

(Challenger)

Results

:Melville Millionaires 9 - Prince Albert Mintos 8 :Melville Millionaires 6 - Prince Albert Mintos 5

win the series 15-13 and retain the Allan Cup.

Second challenge

Melville was challenged for the Allan Cup by the Toronto Victorias of the

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(OHA), who wanted to play under the eligibility rules adopted by the CAHA in December 1914. Residency requirements for players on Melville were questioned, whether they had lived in Melville long enough. The Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association (SAHA) contested that the residency rules did not come into effect until the next season. The CAHA held a special meeting at Winnipeg to discuss player eligibility and the residence rule.

Results

Played in Melville,

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. :Melville Millionaires 8 - Toronto Victorias 8 :Melville Millionaires 7 - Toronto Victorias 3

win the series 15-11 and retain the Allan Cup.

Third challenge

The Melville Millionaires received a challenge from the

who won the

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senior playoffs. The Monarchs were led by Fred Marples as team president and repeated as champions of the Winnipeg Amateur Hockey League. In the 1915 playoffs, the Monarchs defeated the

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by a total score of 27–14, defeated Fort William by a total score of 16–10, the defeated

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by a total score of 17–8 to reach the final series.

Results

Played in Melville,

. :Melville Millionaires 4 - Winnipeg Monarchs 3 :Winnipeg Monarchs 4 - Melville Millionaires 2 Winnipeg Monarchs conquer the Allan Cup, winning the series 7-goals-to-6. There were no further challenges.

Long-term outcomes

At the 1915 CAHA general meeting, residency rules were amended to give exceptions to soldiers relocated for service, and for students studying away from home. The CAHA expressed regret that a general meeting was called to handle the SAHA grievance, instead of dealing with the matter at an executive meeting as per the SAHA constitution. The CAHA then made a committee to review the constitutions of each CAHA branch, such that each coincides with the CAHA. In 1932, the CAHA decided to remove Melville's name from the trophy, since the team lost the final challenge, and to replace the nameplate with a plaque names of players who died serving in

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. In 1933, the CAHA restored the Melville plate to the trophy, and noted many of the team members had died in World War I.

References

External links

Allan Cup archives

Allan Cup website
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