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1.	view	STARS OF THE ICE. THE DINNER TO THE OTTAWA HOCKEY TEAM. Lord Stanley Gives a Challenge Cup Open to the Dominion, to be Competed for Next Year -- A Successful Reunion. Newspaper article. The Ottawa Journal. -- (March 19, 1892). -- P.1. Season-ending dinners to honour the hometown team were fast becoming a tradition. This one, at Ottawa’s Russell House Hotel, was to take on historic significance as the event where an aide to Lord Stanley of Preston announced the Governor General’s intention to donate a championship trophy. Description: Article Theme(s): Early Hockey, Stanley Cup

2.	view	GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S CUP. A Handsome Trophy Presented to the M.A.A.A. Last Night. Lougueuil Boating Men Hold Their Annual Meeting – Football News and Sporting News in General. Newspaper article. The Montreal Gazette. -- (May 16, 1893). -- P.8. The first presentation of the Stanley Cup took place at the annual meeting of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (MAAA), whose hockey team had won the championship. Readers of this Montreal Gazette story would have had no idea of the internal dissension wracking the MAAA. Their hockey team refused to accept the trophy because the name inscribed on it was “Montreal A.A.A.,” not the name the team preferred: “The Montreal Hockey Club.” Description: Article Theme(s): Early Hockey, Hockey Firsts, Stanley Cup

3.	view	MONTREAL THE CHAMPION. The Ottawas are Defeated After a Splendid Game. PINS FOR THE VICTORIAS. To Play Pool for Big Money -- St. Lawrence Yacht Club -- Capron and Sutton at Billiards -- General. Newspaper article. The Montreal Gazette. -- (March 23, 1894). -- P.8. In 1894, a four-way tie for first place in the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada standings necessitated Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time. Montreal defeated Ottawa in the final showdown to retain the trophy awarded to them the year before for finishing first. Description: Article Theme(s): Early Hockey, Hockey Firsts, Stanley Cup

4.	view	A FAMOUS VICTORY. STANLEY CUP WRESTLED FROM MONTREAL. The Stalwart Sons of the Prairie Capital Show Easterners How to Play Hockey -- Montrealers are Shut Out on their Own Ice -- Tremendous Local Interest in the Result. Newspaper article. Manitoba Free Press. -- (February 15,1896). -- P.1. On February 14, 1896, the Winnipeg Victorias defeated the Montreal Victorias, at Victoria Rink, to bring the Manitoba capital its first Stanley Cup. For the Manitoba Free Press, the win itself was evidently more newsworthy than the actual score. Montréal’s La Presse did report the final tally: 2 to 0. Heavy betting was a common practice among sporting types. Description: Article Theme(s): Early Hockey, Hockey Firsts, Stanley Cup

5.	view	LE SPORT. Hockey - Winnipeg vs Victoria - Les Winnipeg vainqueurs par 2 contre 0 - La raquette - Les courses des Princes of Wales - Le patin - La Boxe - Fitzsimmons vs Mahel. HOCKEY WINNIPEG vs VICTORIA. Newspaper article. La Presse. -- (15 février 1896). -- P.9. On February 14, 1896, the Winnipeg Victorias defeated the Montreal Victorias, at Victoria Rink, to bring the Manitoba capital its first Stanley Cup. For the Manitoba Free Press, the win itself was evidently more newsworthy than the actual score. Montréal’s La Presse did report the final tally: 2 to 0. Heavy betting was a common practice among sporting types. Description: Article Theme(s): Early Hockey, Hockey Firsts, Stanley Cup

6.	view	THIS CUP IS OURS! WINNIPEG VICS WILL CARRY IT BACK. Final Game Won by Winnipeg Victorias After a Hard Fought Struggle With the "Wearers of the Green" -Score Two to One-Was Even Up at Time-Description of the Match-Cheering Crowds Honored the Victors-Will Be Home Early Next Week-Messages to the Team. Newspaper article. Manitoba Free Press. -- (February 1, 1901). -- P.1-2, 6. The first Stanley Cup to be decided in overtime was won on the strength of Dan Bain’s goal. Four players in the historic match of January 31, 1901 were eventually named to the Hockey Hall of Fame: Winnipeg’s Dan Bain and Mike Grant, and Fred Scanlan and Harry Trihey of the defeated Montreal Shamrocks. Description: Article Theme(s): Early Hockey, Hockey Firsts, Stanley Cup

7.	view	Les Shamrock Défaits. Les Winnipeg triomphent difficilement, mais ils n'en remporteront pas moins la coupe Stanley à Winnipeg. Les Montagnard battent les McGill -- Une belle joute au patinoir Montagnard. Newspaper article. La Presse. -- (1 février 1901). -- P.3. The first Stanley Cup to be decided in overtime was won on the strength of Dan Bain’s goal. Four players in the historic match of January 31, 1901 were eventually named to the Hockey Hall of Fame: Winnipeg’s Dan Bain and Mike Grant, and Fred Scanlan and Harry Trihey of the defeated Montreal Shamrocks. Description: Article Theme(s): Early Hockey, Hockey Firsts, Stanley Cup

8.	view	HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP BELONGS TO OTTAWA. So Does the Stanley Cup Captured Last Night by Defeating Montreal Victorias Eight to Nothing. Hard Game Played in Water. Newspaper article. The Ottawa Journal.- -- (March 11, 1903). -- P.10. On March 10, 1903, the Ottawa Hockey Club won its first Stanley Cup, defeating the Montreal Victorias 8 to 0 in the second of a two-game series. A small monument at the corner of Bay Street and Gladstone Avenue in Ottawa marks the site of the old Dey’s Skating Rink where the victory was earned. Was the La Presse typesetter unhappy with the result? Description: Article Theme(s): Early Hockey, Hockey Firsts, Hockey Venues, Stanley Cup

9.	view	HOCKEY. LES VICTORIA SE FONT ECRASER A OTTAWA. LES OTTAWA TRIOMPHENT PAR UN SCORE DE 8 A 0 Newspaper article. La Presse. -- (11 mars 1903). -- P.3. On March 10, 1903, the Ottawa Hockey Club won its first Stanley Cup, defeating the Montreal Victorias 8 to 0 in the second of a two-game series. A small monument at the corner of Bay Street and Gladstone Avenue in Ottawa marks the site of the old Dey’s Skating Rink where the victory was earned. Was the La Presse typesetter unhappy with the result? Description: Article Theme(s): Early Hockey, Hockey Firsts, Hockey Venues, Stanley Cup

10.	view	World of Sport. KENORA THISTLES WIN STANLEY CUP. Western Challengers Defeated Wanderes at Montreal in Sensational Match - Thrilling Finish to Whirlwind Con-test-Defenders Made Desperate Stand in Second Half – Score Tied With One Minute to Play - Final Count 8-6 Newspaper article. Manitoba Free Press. -- (January 22, 1907). -- P.6-7. Maybe it was a change in the town’s name that did the trick. The Thistles of Kenora finally won the Stanley Cup in 1907, after unsuccessful challenges in 1903 and 1905. Back then, the Lake of the Woods, Ontario community was known as Rat Portage. Description: Article Theme(s): Early Hockey, Stanley Cup

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