1916 Allan Cup

Claude C. Robinson was vice-president of the league and an Allan Cup trustee, who denied the protest.

[1] The Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association upheld a motion by Robinson that the 61st Battalion get to defend the Allan Cup by virtue of winning the Patriotic League, but that the Monarchs would be given the opportunity to defend the cup only if the soldiers had to leave Winnipeg.

The Winnipeg 61st Battalion received a challenge from a team in Fort William, Ontario, senior champions of the Thunder Bay Amateur Hockey Association.

Allan Cup trustee Claude C. Robinson ruled that the Ontario Hockey Association was too late in sending its champion to Winnipeg, and omitted them from the playoffs.

[3] Winnipeg 61st Battalion received a challenge from the Regina Victorias, senior champions of the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association.