▁were ▁being ▁pur pos ely ▁ignored . ▁The ▁Victoria ▁challenge ▁was ▁accepted . ▁Any ▁t ension ▁was ▁diff used ▁as ▁Toronto ▁successfully ▁def ended ▁the ▁Cup ▁by ▁swe eping ▁a ▁best - of - five ▁series ▁in ▁three ▁games . ▁This ▁began ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁trust ees ▁on ▁the ▁challeng ers ▁and ▁series ▁for ▁the ▁Cup . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁trust ee ▁William ▁For an ▁wrote ▁to ▁N HA ▁president ▁Em m ett ▁Qu inn ▁that ▁the ▁trust ees ▁are ▁" per fect ly ▁satisfied ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁pro ▁le agues ▁( N HA , ▁P CH A ▁and ▁Mar itime ) ▁to ▁make ▁all ▁arrang ements ▁each ▁season ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁series ▁of ▁matches ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Cup ." ▁ ▁Victoria ▁vs . ▁Toronto ▁ ▁All ▁games ▁played ▁at ▁Arena ▁Gard ens ▁in ▁Toronto . ▁ ▁Part ▁of ▁their ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁agreement ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁draft ing ▁and ▁player ▁rights ▁ownership , ▁the ▁N HA ▁and ▁P CH A ▁le agues ▁agreed ▁to ▁have ▁their ▁respective ▁champions ▁face ▁each ▁other ▁for ▁the ▁Cup . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁the ▁N HA ▁concluded ▁a ▁similar ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁Mar itime ▁Hockey ▁League ▁but ▁the ▁M HL ▁champions ▁abandoned ▁their ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁challenge ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁challenge ▁again . ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁on wards , ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁championship ▁final s ▁altern ated ▁between ▁the ▁East