1919 Stanley Cup Finals

The series was cancelled due to an outbreak of Spanish flu after five games had been played, and no champion was declared.

It was the only time in the history of the Stanley Cup that it was not awarded due to a no-decision after playoffs were held.

[1][2] The series was a rematch of the 1917 Stanley Cup Finals and the first since the armistice to end World War I.

[1] Meanwhile, the Metropolitans finished the 1919 PCHA regular season in second place with an 11–9 record, behind the 12–8 Vancouver Millionaires.

Hours before the puck dropped for Game One, Metropolitans leading scorer Bernie Morris was arrested by United States authorities for alleged draft dodging.

[2][6] Without Morris, Seattle won game one 6–1 after Frank Foyston notched a hat trick, essentially ending the aggregate goals series.

Joe Hall took a puck to the nose on a deliberate play by Cully Wilson, but the rough tactics did not continue as Seattle tried to catch up.

[16] In the extra period, Montreal's substitute Jack McDonald sprinted on the ice and tallied the game-winning goal in dramatic fashion after the Mets were down a player when Frank Foyston was injured, Jack Walker broke a skate, and Cully Wilson collapsed from exhaustion, leading the Canadiens to a 4–3 victory.

The sixth and deciding game of the series was scheduled for April 1, but an outbreak of influenza caused several players on both teams to become seriously ill.[2] With Lalonde, Hall, Coutu, Berlinguette, and McDonald of Montreal hospitalized or sick in bed, with fevers between 101 and 105 degrees Fahrenheit, game six was cancelled just five and a half hours before it was scheduled to start.

Kennedy asked to use players from the Victoria team of the PCHA, but president Frank Patrick refused the request.

[21] His funeral was held in Vancouver on April 8, with most team members attending,[22] and he was buried in Brandon, Manitoba.