Winnipeg Victorias 1896 Stanley Cup Champions
February 14, 1896 Stanley Cup winners
George Merritt(goal), Rod Flett(point), Fred Higginbotham (coverpoint), Charles Johnstone(coverpoint), Dan Bain(center), Jack Armytage(rover- Captain), Colin "Tote" Campbell(left wing), Attie Howard(right wing), Bob R Benson (Spare-left-right wing), E.B. Nixon (President), Able Code (Vice President/Manager), J. Carter (Mascot/Trainer).
An interesting factoid for this 2-0 win over the similarly named Montreal Victorias is that the very first Stanley Cup Parade was held in Winnipeg on Main Street celebrating this victory.
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