1902 Stanley Cup program
This is a Program From January 1902 and Stanley Cup challange which was 3 Games. Manitoba won 2 to 0 over The Iron Dukes of Toronto. Previous to this program popping up the Earliest known Stanley Cup " Finals" program was from 1920. The 1920 program is currently listed on ebay. I contacted the Hockey Hall of fame and the earliest Finals program in their archives is 1922.
In 1894 Lord Stanley donated a Silver Cup to be given to the winners of a hockey Tournament in Montreal. From then until 1913 other Hockey teams could Challange the current Holders to a best of 3 series for the right to hold the cup. Attendance at many of these challange matches was in the Hundreds and some were held outdoors so it is likely not every challange had a program. This program was a giveaway from a Hardware store in Manitoba. I am looking for any other early Stanley Cup Challage programs. And I have a feeling someone on this board has at least one.
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