Originally Posted by
hotcross
Did You Know....
The Montreal Canadiens have by far the most Stanley Cup Wins since 1915-Present (the "Finals" era)
24 wins, 9 losses in the Final
Including a total of 34 appearances..... huh? something wrong with math??
No....
There were 2 years when the Stanley Cup was not awarded. Montreal was involved in one of them.
1919, because of the Spanish flu pandemic, and 2005 because of the NHL lockout.
Pandemic sound familiar?
The 1919 Stanley Cup Finals was the ice hockey play-off series to determine the 1919 Stanley Cup champions. No champion was declared; the series was canceled due to an outbreak of Spanish flu after five games had been played. It was the only time in the history of the Stanley Cup that it was not awarded due to a no-decision after playoffs were held.
Hosting the series in Seattle was the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Seattle Metropolitans playing off against the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Montreal Canadiens.
Both teams had won two games, lost two, and tied one before health officials were forced to cancel the deciding game of the series. Most of the Canadiens players and their manager George Kennedy fell ill with the flu and were hospitalized, leaving only three healthy players.
and that my friends, as they say, is History