<Ul> <Li> ← 1916 </Li> <Li> Stanley Cup Finals </Li> <Li> 1918 → </Li> </Ul> <Li> Stanley Cup Finals </Li> <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> Seattle won the PCHA title after finishing the 1916--17 regular season in first place with a 16--8 record . Meanwhile, Montreal advanced to the final series after narrowly defeating the Ottawa Senators, 7--6, in a two - game total - goals playoff series to end the 1916--17 NHA season . </P>

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