▁The ▁imp asse ▁continued ▁while ▁second - place ▁Toronto ▁and ▁third - place ▁Montreal ▁played ▁their ▁semi - final , ▁ending ▁with ▁Montreal ▁winning ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 3 . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁after ▁consult ing ▁with ▁Tig ers ▁management , ▁Cal der ▁declared ▁the ▁Canad iens ▁league ▁champions ▁and ▁f ined ▁the ▁Tig ers ' ▁players ▁$ 2 0 0 . ▁The ▁Canad iens ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁Victoria ▁C oug ars ▁for ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁but ▁lost . ▁That ▁marked ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁that ▁an ▁N HL ▁team ▁had ▁lost ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁to ▁a ▁rival ▁league . ▁ ▁Take over ▁by ▁New ▁York ▁Thomas ▁D ug gan ▁of ▁Montreal , ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁Mount ▁Royal ▁Arena , ▁held ▁two ▁options ▁for ▁expansion ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁sold ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁to ▁Boston ▁gro c ery ▁magn ate ▁Charles ▁Adams , ▁who ▁used ▁it ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁Boston ▁Bru ins . ▁He ▁sold ▁the ▁second ▁to ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁boot leg ger ▁named ▁" Big ▁Bill " ▁D w yer ▁for ▁a ▁team ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁At ▁the ▁N HL ▁league ▁meeting ▁of ▁April ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁D w yer ▁was ▁granted ▁an ▁expansion ▁franch ise ▁for ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Although ▁D w yer ▁wished ▁to ▁purchase ▁the ▁Hamilton ▁players , ▁for ▁a ▁little ▁while ▁it ▁seemed ▁that ▁Hamilton ▁might ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁N HL ▁as ▁Ab so - P