1896 MPHL Season
2 teams competed during the regular season
Winnipeg Victorias finished in 1st place to claim the championship
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Manitoba Professional Hockey League (MPHL)
1895-96 MPHL Season Overview
The 1896 Manitoba Hockey Association season was a series of five games contested by the senior ice hockey teams of Winnipeg Victorias and the Winnipeg Hockey Club. During the season, on February 14 the Victorias played a Stanley Cup challenge match in Montreal, defeating the Montreal Victorias. Winnipeg won 2–0 to win the Cup. This was the first time the Stanley Cup champion was from a league other than the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada. The Victorias won the season series to retain the Cup for the league.
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