1922 Stanley Cup playoffs

The 1922 Stanley Cup playoffs was an ice hockey tournament held at the conclusion of the 1921–22 season. With the debut of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) at the start of the season, it marked the first time that the National Hockey League (NHL), the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), and the WCHL all competed for the Stanley Cup. It concluded on March 28 when the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Toronto St. Patricks defeated the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Vancouver Millionaires in the final series, three games to two.

1922 Stanley Cup playoffs

Dates	March 8–March 28, 1922
Final positions
Champions	Toronto St. Patricks
Runners-up	Vancouver Millionaires
Third place	Regina Capitals
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Background

National Hockey League

Main articles: 1921–22 NHL season and 1921–22 Toronto St. Patricks season

The 1921–22 NHL season was capped with the 13–10–1 second place Toronto St. Patricks defeating the 14–8–2 first place Ottawa Senators, 5 goals to 4, in the two-game total goals NHL championship series.

Pacific Coast Hockey Association

Main article: 1921–22 PCHA season

After the conclusion for the 1921–22 PCHA regular season, the second place Vancouver Millionaires defeated the first place Seattle Metropolitans in the two-game total-goals PCHA championship series, winning both games by 1–0.

Western Canada Hockey League

Main article: 1921–22 WCHL season

At the conclusion of the WCHL's inaugural season, the Edmonton Eskimos and the Regina Capitals initially ended with identical 14–9–1 records with the sole tie being between the two teams. It was decided to replay the tie game, with Edmonton winning the rematch 11–2 to place first.^[1] This pushed Regina down to a second place tie with the Calgary Tigers. The Capitals defeated the Calgary Tigers 2–1 (1–0, 1–1) in a two-game total-goals series to determine second place. The Capitals then went on to beat first place Edmonton 3–2 (1–1, 2–1) in another two-game total-goals series to win the league's first championship.

Format

With the inclusion of the WCHL, the leagues agreed to have the champions of the two Western leagues compete in a two-game total-goals series, with the winner facing the NHL champion in a best-of-five series for the Cup.

Bracket

	League semifinals two-game total-goals series							League championships two-game total-goals series							Stanley Cup semifinal two-game total-goals series							Stanley Cup Finals best-of-five series
								P1	Seattle Metropolitans	0	0	0
								P2	Vancouver Millionaires	1	1	2
	W2	Regina Capitals	1	1	2										PC	Vancouver Millionaires	1	4	5
	W3	Calgary Tigers	0	1	1										WC	Regina Capitals	2	0	2
								W1	Edmonton Eskimos	1	1	2
								W2	Regina Capitals	1	2	3
																						PC	Vancouver Millionaires	4	1	3	0	1	2
																						NC	Toronto St. Patricks	3	2*	0	6	5	3
								N1	Ottawa Senators	4	0	4
								N2	Toronto St. Patricks	5	0	5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

Each contest in this Vancouver-Regina two-game total-goals series was played under different rules. However, the road team prevailed in each match. Game one, played in Vancouver under the PCHA's seven-man rules, saw Dick Irvin score the game-winning goal to give the Capitals a 2–1 victory. Game two was played in Regina under the WCHL's six-man rules, but Millionaires defenceman Art Duncan recorded a hat-trick as he led Vancouver to a 4–0 shutout, and thus clinching the series on March 11 by a combined score of 5–2.^[2]

Game-by-Game		Winning Team	Score	Losing Team	Location
1	March 8	Regina Capitals	2–1	Vancouver Millionaires	Vancouver
2	March 11	Vancouver Millionaires	4–0	Regina Capitals	Regina
Millionaires win two-game total goals series 5 goals to 2

Stanley Cup Finals

Main article: 1922 Stanley Cup Finals

After Vancouver won Game 1, 4–3, Babe Dye scored 4:50 into overtime of Game 2 to give Toronto a 2–1 win. In Game 3, goaltender Hugh Lehman led the Millionaires to a 3–0 shutout. However, the St. Patricks tied the series in Game 4, 6–0, as John Ross Roach became the first rookie goaltender to record a Stanley Cup shutout. Game 5 belonged to Toronto as Dye scored four goals in a 5–1 victory to win the Stanley Cup.

Dye scored 9 out of the St. Patricks' 16 goals, while Roach averaged 1.80 goals against per game.

March 17	Vancouver Millionaires		4-3		Toronto St. Patricks	Mutual Street Arena	Recap
Jack Adams (1) - 2:30 Jack Adams (2) - 5:30 Mickey MacKay (1) - 14:30		First period			1:07 - Babe Dye (3) 10:30 - Ken Randall (2)
No scoring		Second period			8:00 - Babe Dye (4)
Jack Adams (3) - 16:30		Third period			No scoring
Hugh Lehman		Goalie stats			John Ross Roach

March 21	Vancouver Millionaires		1-2	OT	Toronto St. Patricks	Mutual Street Arena	Recap
Jack Adams (4) - 13:00		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			1:45 - Corb Denneny (2)
No scoring		First overtime period			4:50 - Babe Dye (5)
Hugh Lehman		Goalie stats			John Ross Roach

March 23	Vancouver Millionaires		3-0		Toronto St. Patricks	Mutual Street Arena	Recap
Lloyd Cook (1) - 15:00		First period			No scoring
Jack Adams (5) - 4:00		Second period			No scoring
Eddie Oatman (1) - 18:00		Third period			No scoring
Hugh Lehman		Goalie stats			John Ross Roach

March 25	Vancouver Millionaires		0-6		Toronto St. Patricks	Mutual Street Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			12:00 - Lloyd Andrews (1) 15:00 - Babe Dye (6)
No scoring		Second period			6:00 - Babe Dye (7) 10:00 - Lloyd Andrews (2) 18:00 - Corb Denneny (3)
No scoring		Third period			17:00 - Rod Smylie (1)
Hugh Lehman		Goalie stats			John Ross Roach

March 28	Vancouver Millionaires		1-5		Toronto St. Patricks	Mutual Street Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			3:00 - Babe Dye (8) 4:20 - Babe Dye (9)
No scoring		Second period			7:00 - Corb Denneny (4)
Jack Adams (6) - 18:15		Third period			1:15 - Babe Dye (10) 8:15 - Babe Dye (11)
Hugh Lehman		Goalie stats			John Ross Roach

Toronto won the series 3-2

Cup engravings

Toronto never did engrave their names on the Cup for their 1922 championship. It was only until the trophy was redesigned in 1948 that the words "1922 Toronto St. Pats." was put onto its then-new collar.