1918–19 Montreal Canadiens season
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The 1918–19 Montreal Canadiens
season was the team's tenth
season
and second as a member of the new National Hockey League
(NHL). The Canadiens would win the NHL title and go to Seattle to face off for the Stanley Cup
. However, a Spanish flu epidemic broke out in Seattle and both teams would abandon the series after several Canadiens fell ill. Montreal defenceman Joe Hall
would die from the flu.
. Livingstone did not wish to sell his team for less than $20,000, more than the Arena Company was willing to pay. On September 20, 1918, the NHA owners, including the Canadiens, voted to permanently suspend the NHA. Livingstone forced another meeting on December 11, 1918, hoping to get Canadiens' minority shareholder Brunswick to vote with him, but at the meeting, Brunswick officials affirmed their loyalty to the Canadiens and the meeting ended with the Canadiens, Brunswick, Ottawa and Wanderers simply leaving the meeting.
came second in the league in goals against average of 4.3 per game. Odie Cleghorn
returned to professional play and he had an outstanding 24 goals in 17 games to lead the league in goals for the Canadiens.
The Toronto Arenas
folded on March 20, 1919, leaving only Montreal and Ottawa in the league. The teams proceeded to play off for the league title.
Montreal wins best-of-seven series four games to one to win the NHL championship.
Series ended 2–2–1 and no winner awarded – playoffs were curtailed due to the influenza
epidemic
Source: Mouton, p. 153
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
season was the team's tenth
Montreal Canadiens seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Montreal Canadiens professional ice hockey club. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons the Canadiens completed in both the National Hockey Association and the National Hockey League .-NHA :Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins,...
season
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...
and second as a member of the new National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL). The Canadiens would win the NHL title and go to Seattle to face off for the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
. However, a Spanish flu epidemic broke out in Seattle and both teams would abandon the series after several Canadiens fell ill. Montreal defenceman Joe Hall
Joe Hall
Joseph Henry Hall , nicknamed Bad Joe Hall, was a professional ice hockey defenceman who played professionally from 1904 until 1919 when he died as a result of the influenza epidemic...
would die from the flu.
Team business
Prior to the season, another attempt was made by Eddie Livingstone to revive the National Hockey AssociationNational Hockey Association
The National Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey organization with teams in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. It is the direct predecessor organization to today's National Hockey League...
. Livingstone did not wish to sell his team for less than $20,000, more than the Arena Company was willing to pay. On September 20, 1918, the NHA owners, including the Canadiens, voted to permanently suspend the NHA. Livingstone forced another meeting on December 11, 1918, hoping to get Canadiens' minority shareholder Brunswick to vote with him, but at the meeting, Brunswick officials affirmed their loyalty to the Canadiens and the meeting ended with the Canadiens, Brunswick, Ottawa and Wanderers simply leaving the meeting.
Regular season
Georges VezinaGeorges Vézina
Joseph-Georges-Gonzague Vézina was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played seven seasons in the National Hockey Association and nine in the National Hockey League , all with the Montreal Canadiens...
came second in the league in goals against average of 4.3 per game. Odie Cleghorn
Odie Cleghorn
James Ogilvie "Odie" Cleghorn was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger, linesman and referee...
returned to professional play and he had an outstanding 24 goals in 17 games to lead the league in goals for the Canadiens.
The Toronto Arenas
Toronto Arenas
The Toronto Arenas, Toronto Blueshirts or Torontos was a professional men's ice hockey team that played in the first two seasons of the National Hockey League . It was operated by the owner of the Arena Gardens, the Toronto Arena Company...
folded on March 20, 1919, leaving only Montreal and Ottawa in the league. The teams proceeded to play off for the league title.
Game log
| Regular season results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | L | December 21, 1918 | 2–5 | Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators (original) The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934... (1918–19 1918–19 Ottawa Senators season The 1918–19 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 34th season, second in the National Hockey League , and they would see much improvement over the previous season... ) |
0–1–0 |
| 2 | W | December 23, 1918 | 4–3 | @ Toronto Arenas Toronto Arenas The Toronto Arenas, Toronto Blueshirts or Torontos was a professional men's ice hockey team that played in the first two seasons of the National Hockey League . It was operated by the owner of the Arena Gardens, the Toronto Arena Company... (1918–19 1918–19 Toronto Arenas season The 1918–19 Toronto Arenas season was the second season of the Toronto franchise of the National Hockey League. After being operated on a temporary basis in the previous year, the team became a formal entity, known as the 'Toronto Arena Hockey Club.' The club played 18 games and suspended... ) |
1–1–0 |
| 3 | W | December 28, 1918 | 6–3 | Toronto Arenas Toronto Arenas The Toronto Arenas, Toronto Blueshirts or Torontos was a professional men's ice hockey team that played in the first two seasons of the National Hockey League . It was operated by the owner of the Arena Gardens, the Toronto Arena Company... (1918–19 1918–19 Toronto Arenas season The 1918–19 Toronto Arenas season was the second season of the Toronto franchise of the National Hockey League. After being operated on a temporary basis in the previous year, the team became a formal entity, known as the 'Toronto Arena Hockey Club.' The club played 18 games and suspended... ) |
2–1–0 |
| 4 | L | January 2, 1919 | 2–7 | @ Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators (original) The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934... (1918–19 1918–19 Ottawa Senators season The 1918–19 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 34th season, second in the National Hockey League , and they would see much improvement over the previous season... ) |
2–2–0 |
| 5 | W | January 4, 1919 | 5–2 | Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators (original) The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934... (1918–19 1918–19 Ottawa Senators season The 1918–19 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 34th season, second in the National Hockey League , and they would see much improvement over the previous season... ) |
3–2–0 |
| 6 | W | January 7, 1919 | 7–6 | @ Toronto Arenas Toronto Arenas The Toronto Arenas, Toronto Blueshirts or Torontos was a professional men's ice hockey team that played in the first two seasons of the National Hockey League . It was operated by the owner of the Arena Gardens, the Toronto Arena Company... (1918–19 1918–19 Toronto Arenas season The 1918–19 Toronto Arenas season was the second season of the Toronto franchise of the National Hockey League. After being operated on a temporary basis in the previous year, the team became a formal entity, known as the 'Toronto Arena Hockey Club.' The club played 18 games and suspended... ) |
4–2–0 |
| 7 | W | January 11, 1919 | 13–4 | Toronto Arenas Toronto Arenas The Toronto Arenas, Toronto Blueshirts or Torontos was a professional men's ice hockey team that played in the first two seasons of the National Hockey League . It was operated by the owner of the Arena Gardens, the Toronto Arena Company... (1918–19 1918–19 Toronto Arenas season The 1918–19 Toronto Arenas season was the second season of the Toronto franchise of the National Hockey League. After being operated on a temporary basis in the previous year, the team became a formal entity, known as the 'Toronto Arena Hockey Club.' The club played 18 games and suspended... ) |
5–2–0 |
| 8 | W | January 16, 1919 | 10–6 | @ Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators (original) The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934... (1918–19 1918–19 Ottawa Senators season The 1918–19 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 34th season, second in the National Hockey League , and they would see much improvement over the previous season... ) |
6–2–0 |
| 9 | W | January 18, 1919 | 5–3 | Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators (original) The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934... (1918–19 1918–19 Ottawa Senators season The 1918–19 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 34th season, second in the National Hockey League , and they would see much improvement over the previous season... ) |
7–2–0 |
| 10 | L | January 21, 1919 | 3–11 | @ Toronto Arenas Toronto Arenas The Toronto Arenas, Toronto Blueshirts or Torontos was a professional men's ice hockey team that played in the first two seasons of the National Hockey League . It was operated by the owner of the Arena Gardens, the Toronto Arena Company... (1918–19 1918–19 Toronto Arenas season The 1918–19 Toronto Arenas season was the second season of the Toronto franchise of the National Hockey League. After being operated on a temporary basis in the previous year, the team became a formal entity, known as the 'Toronto Arena Hockey Club.' The club played 18 games and suspended... ) |
7–3–0 |
| Second half | |||||
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 11 | L | January 25, 1919 | 0–1 | Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators (original) The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934... (1918–19 1918–19 Ottawa Senators season The 1918–19 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 34th season, second in the National Hockey League , and they would see much improvement over the previous season... ) |
0–1–0 |
| 12 | L | January 30, 1919 | 2–3 OT | @ Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators (original) The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934... (1918–19 1918–19 Ottawa Senators season The 1918–19 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 34th season, second in the National Hockey League , and they would see much improvement over the previous season... ) |
0–2–0 |
| 13 | W | February 1, 1919 | 10–0 | Toronto Arenas Toronto Arenas The Toronto Arenas, Toronto Blueshirts or Torontos was a professional men's ice hockey team that played in the first two seasons of the National Hockey League . It was operated by the owner of the Arena Gardens, the Toronto Arena Company... (1918–19 1918–19 Toronto Arenas season The 1918–19 Toronto Arenas season was the second season of the Toronto franchise of the National Hockey League. After being operated on a temporary basis in the previous year, the team became a formal entity, known as the 'Toronto Arena Hockey Club.' The club played 18 games and suspended... ) |
1–2–0 |
| 14 | L | February 4, 1919 | 3–6 | @ Toronto Arenas Toronto Arenas The Toronto Arenas, Toronto Blueshirts or Torontos was a professional men's ice hockey team that played in the first two seasons of the National Hockey League . It was operated by the owner of the Arena Gardens, the Toronto Arena Company... (1918–19 1918–19 Toronto Arenas season The 1918–19 Toronto Arenas season was the second season of the Toronto franchise of the National Hockey League. After being operated on a temporary basis in the previous year, the team became a formal entity, known as the 'Toronto Arena Hockey Club.' The club played 18 games and suspended... ) |
1–3–0 |
| 15 | W | February 8, 1919 | 4–3 | Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators (original) The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934... (1918–19 1918–19 Ottawa Senators season The 1918–19 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 34th season, second in the National Hockey League , and they would see much improvement over the previous season... ) |
2–3–0 |
| 16 | L | February 11, 1919 | 4–6 | @ Toronto Arenas Toronto Arenas The Toronto Arenas, Toronto Blueshirts or Torontos was a professional men's ice hockey team that played in the first two seasons of the National Hockey League . It was operated by the owner of the Arena Gardens, the Toronto Arena Company... (1918–19 1918–19 Toronto Arenas season The 1918–19 Toronto Arenas season was the second season of the Toronto franchise of the National Hockey League. After being operated on a temporary basis in the previous year, the team became a formal entity, known as the 'Toronto Arena Hockey Club.' The club played 18 games and suspended... ) |
2–4–0 |
| 17 | L | February 13, 1919 | 0–7 | @ Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators (original) The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934... (1918–19 1918–19 Ottawa Senators season The 1918–19 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 34th season, second in the National Hockey League , and they would see much improvement over the previous season... ) |
2–5–0 |
| 18 | W | February 15, 1919 | 8–2 | Toronto Arenas Toronto Arenas The Toronto Arenas, Toronto Blueshirts or Torontos was a professional men's ice hockey team that played in the first two seasons of the National Hockey League . It was operated by the owner of the Arena Gardens, the Toronto Arena Company... (1918–19 1918–19 Toronto Arenas season The 1918–19 Toronto Arenas season was the second season of the Toronto franchise of the National Hockey League. After being operated on a temporary basis in the previous year, the team became a formal entity, known as the 'Toronto Arena Hockey Club.' The club played 18 games and suspended... ) |
3–5–0 |
Playoffs
Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 22 | Ottawa Senators | 4 | Montreal Canadiens | 8 | |
| February 27 | Ottawa Senators | 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 5 | |
| March 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 5 | Ottawa Senators | 3 | |
| March 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 3 | Ottawa Senators | 6 | |
| March 6 | Ottawa Senators | 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 |
Montreal wins best-of-seven series four games to one to win the NHL championship.
Finals
Montreal Canadiens vs. Seattle Metropolitans| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 19 | Montreal Canadiens | 0 | Seattle Metropolitans | 7 | |
| March 22 | Seattle Metropolitans | 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | |
| March 24 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | Seattle Metropolitans | 7 | |
| March 26 | Seattle Metropolitans | 0 | Montreal Canadiens | 0 | 20:00 OT |
| March 30 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | Seattle Metropolitans | 3 | 15:57 OT |
Series ended 2–2–1 and no winner awarded – playoffs were curtailed due to the influenza
Influenza
Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae , that affects birds and mammals...
epidemic
Epidemic
In epidemiology, an epidemic , occurs when new cases of a certain disease, in a given human population, and during a given period, substantially exceed what is expected based on recent experience...
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | # | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| Newsy Lalonde Newsy Lalonde Édouard Cyrille "Newsy" Lalonde was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward in the National Hockey League and a professional lacrosse player, regarded as one of hockey's and lacrosse's greatest players of the first half of the 20th century and one of sport's most colourful characters... |
4 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 42 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 18 | ||
| Odie Cleghorn Odie Cleghorn James Ogilvie "Odie" Cleghorn was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger, linesman and referee... |
6 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Didier Pitre Didier Pitre Joseph George Didier "Cannonball" Pitre was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He was nicked named "Cannonball". One of the first players to join the Montreal Canadiens, Pitre's French-Canadian heritage helped give his line-mates the nickname the Flying Frenchmen, brought upon by his... |
5 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | ||
| Jack McDonald | 10 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Joe Malone | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Joe Hall Joe Hall Joseph Henry Hall , nicknamed Bad Joe Hall, was a professional ice hockey defenceman who played professionally from 1904 until 1919 when he died as a result of the influenza epidemic... |
3 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 135 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| Louis Berlinguette | 8 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Bert Corbeau Bert Corbeau Bertram Orian "Pig Iron" Corbeau was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Hamilton Tigers, Toronto St. Pats, and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was a member of the Montreal Canadiens first Stanley Cup championship... |
2 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | ||
| Billy Coutu Billy Coutu Wilfrid Arthur Coutu was a professional Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, the Hamilton Tigers, and the Boston Bruins... |
9 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Amos Arbour Amos Arbour Joseph Hermas "Amos, Butch" Arbour was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played seven seasons in the National Hockey Association and six seasons in the National Hockey League for Montreal Canadiens, Hamilton Tigers and Toronto St. Patricks.-Career statistics:-External links:... |
12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Billy Bell | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Fred Doherty Fred Doherty Wilfred Patrick Doherty was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played one season in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens. He was born in Norwood, Ontario.-References:*... |
11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | # | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA | |||
| Georges Vezina Georges Vézina Joseph-Georges-Gonzague Vézina was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played seven seasons in the National Hockey Association and nine in the National Hockey League , all with the Montreal Canadiens... |
1 | 18 | 1117 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 78 | 1 | 4.19 | 10 | 636 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 3.49 | ||
Transactions
- signed Odie CleghornOdie CleghornJames Ogilvie "Odie" Cleghorn was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger, linesman and referee...
as a free agent, December 9, 1918 - signed Fred DohertyFred DohertyWilfred Patrick Doherty was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played one season in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens. He was born in Norwood, Ontario.-References:*...
as a free agent, December 13, 1918 - signed Amos ArbourAmos ArbourJoseph Hermas "Amos, Butch" Arbour was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played seven seasons in the National Hockey Association and six seasons in the National Hockey League for Montreal Canadiens, Hamilton Tigers and Toronto St. Patricks.-Career statistics:-External links:...
as a free agent, January 23, 1919
Roster
- Georges VezinaGeorges VézinaJoseph-Georges-Gonzague Vézina was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played seven seasons in the National Hockey Association and nine in the National Hockey League , all with the Montreal Canadiens...
- Amos ArbourAmos ArbourJoseph Hermas "Amos, Butch" Arbour was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played seven seasons in the National Hockey Association and six seasons in the National Hockey League for Montreal Canadiens, Hamilton Tigers and Toronto St. Patricks.-Career statistics:-External links:...
, Billy Bell, Louis BerlinquetteLouis BerlinquetteLouis Dieudonné Berlinguette was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 8 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons and Pittsburgh Pirates...
, Odie CleghornOdie CleghornJames Ogilvie "Odie" Cleghorn was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger, linesman and referee...
, Bert CorbeauBert CorbeauBertram Orian "Pig Iron" Corbeau was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Hamilton Tigers, Toronto St. Pats, and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was a member of the Montreal Canadiens first Stanley Cup championship...
, Billy CoutuBilly CoutuWilfrid Arthur Coutu was a professional Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, the Hamilton Tigers, and the Boston Bruins...
, Fred DohertyFred DohertyWilfred Patrick Doherty was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played one season in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens. He was born in Norwood, Ontario.-References:*...
, Joe HallJoe HallJoseph Henry Hall , nicknamed Bad Joe Hall, was a professional ice hockey defenceman who played professionally from 1904 until 1919 when he died as a result of the influenza epidemic...
, Newsy LalondeNewsy LalondeÉdouard Cyrille "Newsy" Lalonde was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward in the National Hockey League and a professional lacrosse player, regarded as one of hockey's and lacrosse's greatest players of the first half of the 20th century and one of sport's most colourful characters...
, Joe Malone, Jack McDonald, Didier PitreDidier PitreJoseph George Didier "Cannonball" Pitre was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He was nicked named "Cannonball". One of the first players to join the Montreal Canadiens, Pitre's French-Canadian heritage helped give his line-mates the nickname the Flying Frenchmen, brought upon by his...
Source: Mouton, p. 153
See also
- 1918–19 NHL season
- List of Stanley Cup champions