 The following season , Holmes had a 15 – 11 – 4 regular season record , with four shutouts and a 1 @.@ 68 goals @-@ against average . In the WHL playoffs , Holmes nearly duplicated his results from the previous season , posting a 2 – 0 – 2 record , with one shutout and a 1 @.@ 45 goals @-@ against average . In the 1926 Stanley Cup final , the Cougars lost the series 3 – 1 against the Montreal Maroons . That marked the last time a non @-@ NHL team appeared in the Stanley Cup finals , as the WHL folded after the 1926 Stanley Cup final , and its players were absorbed by the NHL . It was Holmes ' seventh and final Stanley Cup final appearance . 
