end, Ottawa prevailed over both Western opponents to win their eighth Stanley Cup (third as a member of the NHL). Injuries had thinned the Senators line-up, and after seeing the gritty show put on by the undermanned Senators, Vancouver head coach Frank Patrick called them the greatest team he had ever seen. Stanley Cup Finals NHL Playoff scoring leader Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points Awards O'Brien Cup — Ottawa Senators Player statistics Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points Source: NHL Leading goaltenders GP = Games Played, GA = Goals Against, Mins = Minutes played, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals Against Average Source: NHL Coaches Hamilton Tigers: Art Ross Montreal Canadiens: Leo Dandurand Ottawa Senators: Pete Green Toronto St. Patricks: George O'Donoghue Debuts The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1922–23 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs): Billy Burch, Hamilton Tigers Aurel Joliat, Montreal Canadiens Lionel Hitchman, Ottawa Senators Last games The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1922–23 (listed with their last team): Didier Pitre, Montreal Canadiens Eddie Gerard, Ottawa Senators Harry Cameron, Toronto St. Patricks Free agency Transactions See also List of Stanley Cup champions Pacific Coast Hockey Association Western Canada Hockey League List of pre-NHL seasons 1922 in sports 1923 in sports References Notes External links NHL.com NHL