| 1926 Stanley Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location(s) | Montreal: Montreal Forum | ||||||||||||||||||
| Format | best-of-five | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Montreal: Eddie Gerard Victoria: Lester Patrick | ||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Montreal: Dunc Munro Victoria: Clem Loughlin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | March 30 – April 6, 1926 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Nels Stewart (2:50, second) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Maroons: Clint Benedict (1965) Punch Broadbent (1962) Reg Noble (1962) Babe Siebert (1964) Nels Stewart (1962) Cougars: Frank Foyston (1958) Frank Fredrickson (1958) Hap Holmes (1972) Jack Walker (1960) Coaches: Leo Dandurand (1963) Eddie Gerard (1945, player) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 1926 Stanley Cup Finals saw the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Montreal Maroons, in their first Finals appearance, defeat the Western Hockey League (WHL) and defending Stanley Cup champion Victoria Cougars three games to one in the best-of-five game series.[1] This was the last time a non-NHL team would contest for the Cup – the WHL folded following the 1926 Finals leaving the Cup to be contested solely by NHL clubs thereafter.