games was on February 14, 1896, in a sudden death game for the Stanley Cup when Jack Armytage scored the winning goal in 2-0 victory over Montreal; the first time the Cup came West." The first goal of the game was scored by Jack Armytage, although Dan Bain's Hockey Hall of Fame biography lists Bain as the goal scorer. "On February 14, 1896, the team traveled east to try to strip the Montreal Victorias of their Stanley Cup. Bain scored the winning goal in the Westerners' 2-0 upset to claim the hallowed silverware." This is likely a misplaced reference to the 1901 challenge game for the Cup won 2–1 in which Bain scored both goals for Winnipeg, the second in overtime. Newspaper accounts of the time list Armytage as the scorer, on a pass from Howard: According to the Winnipeg Tribune, in its report on the game: "It was rushed to the Montreal end where Howard lifted it from the corner to the front of the posts where Armytage was waiting and sent it through in 10 minutes." According to the Ottawa Journal, in its report on the game: "Armitage scored after 10 minutes of play on a pass from Howard." Winnipeg Victorias 1896 Stanley Cup champions -Note Winnipeg engraved 1895, because they defeated the 1895 champion before the 1896 hockey season was completed. See also 1896 AHAC season List of Stanley Cup champions List of pre-NHL seasons References Notes MHA Manitoba Hockey Association seasons