At the start of the season, Newsy Lalonde found himself moving west as the Montreal Canadiens traded him to the Saskatoon Sheiks of the Western Canada Hockey League for a rising young star named Aurel Joliat.
[2] The Canadiens sent Bert Corbeau and Edmond Bouchard to Hamilton in exchange for Joe Malone, now in the twilight of his great career.
There, the WCHL champions received the privilege of battling the winner between Ottawa and Vancouver.
In the end, Ottawa prevailed over both Western opponents to win their eighth Stanley Cup (third as a member of the NHL).
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points O'Brien Cup — Ottawa Senators Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points Source: NHL[2] GP = Games Played, GA = Goals Against, Mins = Minutes played, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals Against Average Source: NHL[7] The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1922–23 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs): The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1922–23 (listed with their last team):