This was the last Stanley Cup Finals contested by a team from Vancouver until the 1982 Stanley Cup Finals. All games were held at Arena Gardens in Toronto.
Vancouver finished second overall in the 1921–22 PCHA regular season standings with a 12–12 record. However, they then went on to defeat the 12–11–1 first place Seattle Metropolitans in the PCHA championship series, winning both games by 1–0.
Meanwhile, the 1921–22 NHL season was capped with the 13–10–1 second place St. Patricks defeating the 14–8–2 first place Ottawa Senators, 5–4, in the two-game total goals NHL championship series.
After defeating the WCHL's Regina Capitals in the preliminary series, the PCHA's Vancouver Millionaires travelled to Toronto for the Final.
Game summaries
A fifth and deciding game five was necessary in this series to determine who would win the Cup. After Vancouver won game one, 4–3, Babe Dye scored 4:50 into overtime of game two to give Toronto a 2–1 win.It was in this game that Toronto fans got to see the penalty shot for the first time as Vancouver defenceman Art Duncan tripped Babe Dye from behind. Dye did not score on the shot. Vancouver won game three 3-0 and defenceman Harry Cameron suffered a separated shoulder and Toronto asked Frank Patrick for the use of Ottawa defenceman Eddie Gerard and Patrick permitted it. The St. Patricks tied the series in game four, 6–0, as John Ross Roach became the first rookie goaltender to record a Stanley Cup shutout. After this game, Patrick ruled Gerard ineligible. A sellout crowd jammed the Arena Gardens for game five. The game belonged to Toronto as Dye scored four goals in a 5–1 victory to clinch the Cup. Harry Cameron played despite his injury and mixed it up with Alf Skinner of Vancouver for which both players were banished with minor penalties for roughing. Reg Noble played a very good defensive game for Toronto.
For the series, Dye scored nine of the St. Pats' 16 goals, while Roach posted a 1.80 goals-against average.
The 1922 Stanley Cup was presented by the trophy's trustee William Foran. The St. Patricks never did engrave their name on the Cup for their championship season.
It was not until the trophy was redesigned in 1948 that the words "1922 Toronto St. Patricks" was put onto its then-new collar.
The following St. Patricks players and staff were members of the Stanley Cup winning team.
-Note-*(This was the last season that rover position was used in the Stanley Cup Finals).
At the start of 1922-23 season PCHA and WCHL agreed to have an interlocking regular season schedule, and PCHA dropped the Rover position. The alternating games in the finals with or without the rover position was not necessary anymore. All Stanley Cup playoff games since have been played with 6 players on each side since.
*-Spare goalie and Ass't Trainer first name are unknown.
Stanley Cup engraving
For reasons unknown, the St. Pats did not engrave their name on the Cup for their 1922 championship. It was not until the trophy was redesigned in 1948 that the words "1922 Toronto St. Pats" was put onto its then-new collar in 1948.
George O'Donoghue was 2nd NHL rookie coach to win the Stanley Cup
