The National Hockey League has been the owner of the Stanley Cup since 1910, and since 1926 only NHL teams could compete for the greatest prize in professional hockey . Montreal went on to beat the third seed Pittsburgh Pirates and then defeated the first place Ottawa Senators 2 goals to 1 in a two game total goals series, th… At the 1926 Stanley Cup Final, WHL president Frank Patrick began shopping the WHL's players to the NHL, hoping to raise $300,000 to distribute to the WHL owners. Kings of the Stanley Cup The rest of the WHL players would be distributed by a committee of Frank Calder, Leo Dandurand and James Strachan. The Cup would never again be contested by a non-NHL team. Meanwhile, the Maroons finished the NHL regular season in second place. At the 1926 Stanley Cup Final, WHL president,At the May 1, 1926, meeting, the NHL awarded the Detroit franchise to the syndicate of Wesley Seybourn and John Townsend, formed by,At the September 25, 1926, NHL meeting, the,Toronto bought the players of the Saskatoon franchise separately, and Montreal claimed George Hainsworth. When the renamed Western Hockey League folded in 1926, the Stanley Cup became the de facto trophy awarded to the NHL's champion. This was the last Stanley Cup playoffs before the WHL folded, and the last time any non … The top scorer is,A special meeting was held on October 26 at which the NHL was split into the Canadian and American divisions. All of the games in the 1926 Cup Final were played at the.Nels Stewart scored both goals in the fourth game to win the series. Patrick approached Art Ross of the Bruins, who agreed to purchase the contracts of … The second-place and third-place finishers played a two-game, total-goals series to advance to the second round. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup, the Stanley Cup Playoffs logo, the Stanley Cup Final logo, Center Ice name and logo, NHL Conference logos, NHL Winter Classic name, and The Biggest Assist Happens Off The Ice are registered trademarks and Stanley Cup Qualifiers name and logo, NHL.TV, Vintage Hockey word mark and logo, The Game Lives Where You Do, NHL Winter Classic logo, NHL Heritage Classic name and logo, NHL Stadium Series name and logo, NHL All-Star logo, NHL Face-Off name and logo, NHL. The Zamboni word mark and configuration of the Zamboni ice resurfacing machine are registered trademarks of Frank J. Zamboni & Co., Inc.© Frank J. Zamboni & Co., Inc. 2019.

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