The Stanley Cup:
The Challenge Years
1893-1913
See Also The Stanley Cup,
1893 Montreal AAA - claim cup
Montreal AAA claimed the Stanley Cup as champions of the Amateur Hockey Association 1893
1894 Montreal AAA - hold cup
Montreal AAA 3 - Montreal Victorias 2 3-17-1894
Montreal AAA - hold cup
Montreal AAA 3 - Ottawa Capitals 1 3-22-1894
1895 Montreal Victorias - win cup
Montreal Victorias claimed the Stanley Cup as  champions of the Amateur Hockey Association 1893
1896 Winnipeg Victorias - win cup
Winnipeg Victorias 2 - Montreal Victorias 0 2-14-1896
Montreal Victorias - win cup
Montreal Victorias 6 - Winnipeg Victorias 5 12-30-1896
1897 Montreal Victorias - hold cup
Montreal Victorias 15 - Ottawa Capitals 2 12-27-1897
1898 Montreal Victorias - hold cup
Montreal Victorias claimed the Stanley Cup as champions of the Amateur Hockey Association 1893
1899 Montreal Victorias - hold cup
Montreal Victorias 2 - Winnipeg Victorias 1
Montreal Victorias 3 - Winnipeg Victorias 1
Montreal Victorias win series 2-0
2-15-1899
2-18-1899
 
Montreal Shamrocks - claim cup
Montreal Shamrocks claimed the Stanley Cup as champions of the Amateur Hockey Association 1893
Montreal Shamrocks - hold cup
Montreal Shamrocks 6 - Queens University 2 3-14-1899
1900 Montreal Shamrocks hold cup
Montreal Shamrocks 4 - Winnipeg Victorias 3
Winnipeg Victorias 3 - Montreal Shamrocks 2
Montreal Shamrocks 5 - Winnipeg Victorias 4
Montreal wins series 2-1
2-12-1900
2-14-1900
2-16-1900
 
Montreal Shamrocks hold cup
Montreal Shamrocks 10 - Halifax Crescents 2
Montreal Shamrocks 11 - Halifax Crescents 0
Montreal wins series 2-0
3-7-1900
3-7-1900
 
1901 Winnipeg Victorias win cup
Winnipeg Victorias ? - Montreal Shamrocks ?
Winnipeg Victorias ? - Montreal Shamrocks ?
Winnipeg Victorias win series 2-0
1900
1900
 
1902 Montreal AAA win cup
Montreal AAA ? - Winnipeg Victorias ?
Winnipeg Victorias ? - Montreal AAA ?
Montreal AAA ? - Winnipeg Victorias ?
Montreal wins series 2-1
3-?-1902
3-?-1902
3-?-1902
 
1903 Montreal AAA hold cup
Montreal AAA d. Winnipeg Victorias 2-1-1 in a 4 game series 1/29-2/41903
Ottawa Silver Seven win cup
Ottawa Silver Seven 1 - Montreal AAA 1
Ottawa Silver Seven 8 - Montreal AAA 0
Ottawa Silver Seven win 2 game - total goals series 9-1
1903
1903
 
Ottawa Silver Seven hold cup
Ottawa Silver Seven 6 - Rat Portage 2
Ottawa Silver Seven 4 - Rat Portage 2
Ottawa Silver Seven win series 2-0
3-12-03
3-14-03
 
1904 Ottawa Silver Seven hold cup
Ottawa Silver Seven 9 - Winnipeg Rowing Club 1
Winnipeg Rowing Club 6 - Ottawa Silver Seven 2
Ottawa Silver Seven 2 - Winnipeg Rowing Club 0
Ottawa wins series 2-1
12-30-1903
1-1-1904
1-4-1904
 
Ottawa Silver Seven hold cup
Ottawa Silver Seven 6 - Toronto Marlboros 3
Ottawa Silver Seven 11 - Toronto Marlboros 2
Ottawa wins series 2-0
2-23-1904
2-25-1904
 
Ottawa Silver Seven hold cup
Ottawa Silver Seven 5 - Montreal Wanderers 5
Montreal refused to play another game so Ottawa retains the cup
3-2-1904
 
Ottawa Silver Seven hold cup
Ottawa Silver Seven 6 - Brandon Wheat Kings 3
Ottawa Silver Seven 9 - Brandon Wheat Kings 3
Ottawa wins series 2-0
3-9-1904
3-11-1904
 
1905 Ottawa Silver Seven hold cup
Ottawa Silver Seven 9 - Dawson City 2
Ottawa Silver Seven 23 - Dawson City 2
Ottawa wins series 2-0
1-13-1905
1-16-1905
 
Ottawa Silver Seven hold cup
Rat Portage 9 - Ottawa Silver Seven 3
Ottawa Silver Seven 4 - Rat Portage 2
Ottawa Silver Seven 5 - Rat Portage 2
Ottawa wins series 2-1
3-7-1905
3-9-1905
3-11-1905
 
1906 Ottawa Silver Seven hold cup
Ottawa Silver Seven 16 - Queens University 7
Ottawa Silver Seven 12 - Queens University 7
Ottawa wins series 2-0
2-27-1906
2-28-1906
 
Ottawa Silver Seven hold cup
Ottawa Silver Seven 6 - Smiths Falls 2
Ottawa Silver Seven 8 - Smiths Falls 2
Ottawa wins series 2-0
3-6-1906
3-8-1906
 
Montreal Wanderers win cup
Montreal Wanderers 9 - Ottawa Silver Seven 1
Ottawa Silver Seven 9 - Montreal Wanderers 3
Montreal wins 2 game total goals series 12-10
3-14-06
3-17-06
 
Montreal Wanderers hold cup
Montreal Wanderers 10 - New Glascow 3
Montreal Wanderers 7 - New Glascow 2
Montreal wins series 2-0
12-27-1906
12-29-1906
 
1907 Kenora Thistles win cup
Kenora Thistles 4 - Montreal Wanderers 2
Kenora Thistles 8 - Montreal Wanderers 6
Kenora wins series 2-0
1-17-1907
1-21-1907
 
Montreal Wanderers win cup
Montreal Wanderers 7 - Kenora Thistles 2
Kenora Thistles 6 - Montreal Wanderers 5
Montreal wins 2 game total goal series 12-8
3-23-1907
3-25-1907
 
1908 Montreal Wanderers hold cup
Montreal Wanderers 9 - Ottawa Victorias 3
Montreal Wanderers 13 - Ottawa Victorias 1
Montreal wins series 2-0
1-9-1908
1-13-1908
 
Montreal Wanderers hold cup
Montreal Wanderers 11 - Winnipeg Maple Leafs 5
Montreal Wanderers 9 - Winnipeg Maple Leafs 3
Montreal wins series 2-0
3-10-1908
3-12-1908
 
Montreal Wanderers hold cup
Montreal Wanderers 6 - Toronto Professionals 4 3-14-1908
Montreal Wanderers hold cup
Montreal Wanderers 7 - Edmonton Eskimos 3
Edmonton Eskimos 7 - Montreal Wanderers 6
Montreal wins 2 game total goal series 13-10
12-28-1908
12-30-1908
 
1909 Ottawa Senators claim cup
Ottawa claimed the Stanley Cup as champions of the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association 1909
Ottawa Senators hold cup
Ottawa Senators 12 - Galt Professionals 3
Ottawa Senators 3 - Galt Professionals 1
Ottawa wins series 2-0
1-5-1909
1-7-1909
 
Ottawa Senators hold cup
Ottawa Senators 8 - Edmonton Eskimos 4
Ottawa Senators 13 - Edmonton Eskimos 7
Ottawa wins series 2-0
1-18-1909
1-20-1909
 
1910 Montreal Wanderers claim cup
Montreal claimed the Stanley Cup as champions of the National Hockey Association 1910
Montreal Wanderers hold cup
Montreal Wanderers 7 - Berlin Union Jacks 3 3-12-1910
1911 Ottawa Senators claim cup
Ottawa claimed the Stanley Cup as champions of the National Hockey Association 1911
Ottawa Senators hold cup
Ottawa Senators 7 - Gault Professionals 4 3-13-1911
Ottawa Senators hold cup
Ottawa Senators 13 - Port Arthur 4 3-16-1911
1912 Quebec Bulldogs claim cup
Quebec claimed the Stanley Cup as champions of the National Hockey Association 1912
Quebec Bulldogs hold cup
Quebec Bulldogs 9 - Moncton Victorias 3
Quebec Bulldogs 8 - Moncton Victorias 0
Quebec wins series 2-0
3-11-1912
3-13-1912
 
1913 Quebec Bulldogs hold cup
Quebec holds cup as champions of the National Hockey Association 1913
Quebec Bulldogs hold cup
Quebec Bulldogs 14 - Sydney Millionaires 3
Quebec Bulldogs 6 - Sydney Millionaires 2
Quebec wins series 2-0
3-8-1913
3-10-1913
The Challenge era ended in 1914 when the National Hockey
Association and the western leagues determined that the
cup would be awarded to the winner of a final series
between the champions of the leagues
Team Cups
Claimed
Cups
Won
Cups
Held
Cups
Held*
Total Holds
Lost
Challenges
Lost
Ottawa Silver Seven 0 1 9 0 10 1 0
Montreal Wanderers 1 2 6 0 9 1 1
Ottawa Senators 2 0 4 0 6 0 0
Montreal AAA 1 1 3 0 5 1 0
Montreal Victorias 0 2 2 1 5 1 1
Montreal Shamrocks 0 2 0 0 2 1 0
Quebec Bulldogs 1 0 2 1 4 0 0
Winnipeg Victorias 0 2 0 0 2 2 3
Kenora Thistles 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Edmonton Eskimos 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Galt Professionals 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Ottawa Capitals 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Queens University 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Rat Portage 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Berlin Union Jacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Brandon Wheat Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dawson City 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Halifax Crescents 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Moncton Victorias 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
New Glascow 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ottawa Victorias 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Port Arthur 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Smiths Falls 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Sydney Millionaires 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Toronto Marlboros 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Toronto Professionals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Winnipeg Maple Leafs 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Winnipeg Rowing Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
*-Cups held through winning a league.