What is 1916 Stanley Cup Finals?
{{no sources|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox Stanley Cup Final |year=1916 |dates=March 20-March 30, 1916 |team1='''Montreal Canadiens''' <small>(NHA)</small> |team1_short=Montreal |team1_coach=[[Newsy Lalonde]] |series_winner=[[George Prodger|Goldie Prodger]] <small>(17:20, third, G5)</small> |team2=Portland Rosebuds <small>(PCHA)</small> |team2_short=Portland |team2_coach=[[Edward Savage]] <small>(mgr.)</small> |format=best-of-five |team1_1=0 |team1_2='''2''' |team1_3='''6''' |team1_4=5 |team1_5='''2''' |team1_tot='''3''' |team2_1='''2''' |team2_2=1 |team2_3=3 |team2_4='''6''' |team2_5=1 |team2_tot=2 |location1=[[Montreal]] ([[Montreal Arena]]) <small>(all games)</small> |referees = [[Harvey Pulford]], J. Brennan }} The '''1916 [[Stanley Cup]] Final''' was played between the [[National Hockey Association]] (NHA) winners [[Montreal Canadiens]] and the [[Pacific Coast Hockey Association]] (PCHA) winners [[Portland Rosebuds]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-03-26|title=100 years ago, Seattle won the Stanley Cup and boosted pro hockey's reach|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/hockey/100-years-ago-seattle-won-the-stanley-cup-and-expanded-the-reach-of-pro-hockey/|access-date=2024-03-07|website=The Seattle Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Stanley Coup: How Portland put its name on hockey’s top prize|url=https://www.opb.org/artsandlife/article/stanley-cup-portland-rosebuds-hockey-first-american-team/|access-date=2024-03-07|website=opb|language=en}}</ref> This was the first time that a best-of-five Cup series had all five games played. The Rosebuds were the first team from the [[United States]] to play for the Cup. The Canadiens defeated the Rosebuds three games to two and won the Cup for the first time. == References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Montreal Canadiens]] [[Category:Stanley Cup Finals]] [[Category:1910s in Canada]] [[Category:1916 in the United States]] [[Category:History of Portland, Oregon]] [[Category:20th century in Oregon]]