▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Hockey ▁Association ▁( N HA ) ▁and ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Arist ocr ats , ▁champions ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Coast ▁Hockey ▁Association ▁( P CH A ). ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁pre - arr anged ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁le agues ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁season ▁after ▁post - season ▁exhib itions ▁held ▁in ▁their ▁previous ▁seasons . ▁The ▁inaug ural ▁series ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁N HA ▁champion , ▁and ▁alternate ▁ann ually ▁following ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁series ▁got ▁under ▁way , ▁there ▁was ▁some ▁concern ▁that ▁the ▁series ▁would ▁not ▁produce ▁an ▁" o fficial " ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁champion . ▁The ▁Victoria ▁club ▁had ▁not ▁formally ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁trust ees ▁to ▁challenge ▁for ▁the ▁Cup . ▁A ▁letter ▁arrived ▁from ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁trust ees ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 7 , ▁that ▁the ▁trust ees ▁would ▁not ▁let ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁travel ▁west , ▁because ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁consider ▁Victoria ▁a ▁proper ▁ch allen ger , ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁not ▁verified ▁themselves ▁with ▁the ▁trust ees . ▁However , ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 8 , ▁trust ee ▁William ▁For an ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁misunder standing . ▁P CH A ▁president ▁L ester ▁Patrick , ▁P CH A ▁President , ▁had ▁not ▁file d ▁a ▁challenge , ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁expected ▁Em m ett ▁Qu inn ▁of ▁the ▁N HA ▁to ▁make ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁arrang ements ▁in ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁hockey ▁commission er , ▁whereas ▁the ▁trust ees ▁thought ▁they