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REGULAR SEASON At the start of the season, Newsy Lalonde found himself moving west as the Montreal Canadiens traded him to the Saskatoon Sheiks of the Western Canada Hockey League for a rising young star named Aurel Joliat . Joliat would help the Habs win the second playoff spot over the St. Patricks. Standings ''Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes'' Leading Scorers ''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points'' Leading Goaltenders ''Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shut outs; AVG = Goals against average'' STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ''']] This was the second year in which the Stanley Cup playoffs involved three leagues. The previous year saw all three second place teams win their respective leagues. This year, it was all the first place teams. The NHL ''total goals'' playoffs for the O'Brien Trophy were won by the Ottawa Senators 3 goals to 2, despite the dirty play of several Montreal Canadiens players. The Pacific Coast Hockey Association abandoned its seven-man hockey in favour of the six-man rules used in the NHL and the Western Canada Hockey League . This allowed the PCHA and the WCHL to play interleague games. Despite playing interleague games, the two separate leagues kept their own standings. The newly renamed Vancouver Maroons won the PCHA championship and the Edmonton Eskimos won the WCHL championship. O'Brien Trophy Finals ''All dates are in 1923'' Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators Ottawa wins total goals series 3 goals to 2 Stanley Cup Finals The Stanley Cup Finals this season were played out west, in Vancouver. There, the WCHL champions received the privilege of battling the winner between Ottawa and Vancouver. In the end, Ottawa prevailed over both Western opponents to win their eighth Stanley Cup (third as a member of the NHL). Ottawa Senators vs. Vancouver Maroons ''Ottawa wins best-of-five series 3 games to 1'' Ottawa Senators vs. Edmonton Eskimos ''Ottawa wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0 for the Stanley Cup '' NHL Playoff Scoring Leader ''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points'' NHL AWARDS SEE ALSO
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