<P> The 1917 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the Pacific Coast Hockey Association ( PCHA ) champion Seattle Metropolitans and the National Hockey Association ( NHA ) and Stanley Cup defending champion Montreal Canadiens . Seattle defeated Montreal three games to one in a best - of - five game series to become the first United States - based team to win the Cup . It was also the first Stanley Cup Final to be played in the United States , as all games were played in Seattle , and the last Stanley Cup final to not feature a National Hockey League team . </P>
<P> The 1917 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the Pacific Coast Hockey Association ( PCHA ) champion Seattle Metropolitans and the National Hockey Association ( NHA ) and Stanley Cup defending champion Montreal Canadiens . Seattle defeated Montreal three games to one in a best - of - five game series to become the first United States - based team to win the Cup . It was also the first Stanley Cup Final to be played in the United States , as all games were played in Seattle , and the last Stanley Cup final to not feature a National Hockey League team . </P>
when did the seattle metropolitans win the stanley cup
when did the seattle metropolitans win the stanley cup
1917
1917