LAST -- Year for Stanley Cup Competitions at Aberdeen Pavilion - Ottawa, Ontario
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1904 is the last year in which the Ottawa Silver Seven challenged other teams for the Stanley Cup while playing their home games at the Aberdeen Pavilion. In 1905, the Silver Seven played their games at the Dey's Arena.
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Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 12/04/2017
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The Aberdeen Pavilion (Pavillon Aberdeen in French) is an exhibition hall in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Overlooking the Rideau Canal, it is located in Lansdowne Park, Ottawa's historic fairgrounds. For many years, the building was known as the "Cattle Castle", due to its use for the Central Canada Exhibition's agricultural exhibits and shows, and some people still refer to it by this nickname today. It is the last surviving Canadian example of what was once a common form of Victorian exhibition hall, and was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1983.[1]
It is one of the oldest surviving indoor ice hockey venues in the world, although it has not hosted a hockey game in many years. It is the oldest surviving venue in which the Stanley Cup was contested, having hosted Stanley Cup challenge matches in 1904 between the Ottawa (Silver Seven) Hockey Club and challengers.
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The Silver Seven moved between three leagues during this time, and for a time were independent of any league. In February 1904, during the CAHL season, Ottawa resigned from the league in a dispute over the replaying of a game. The team had arrived late for a game in Montreal and the game had been called at midnight, with a tied score. The league demanded that the game be replayed. The club agreed to play only if the game mattered in the standings. The impasse led to Ottawa leaving the league. For the rest of that winter, the club played only in Cup challenge series. Quebec went on to win the championship of the league and demanded the Stanley Cup, but the Cup's trustees ruled that Ottawa still retained it.
Home Arena for the Ottawa team:
Home arena Royal Rink (1883)
Dey's Rink (1884–1887)
Rideau Rink (1889–1895,1898)[2]
Dey's Arena (1896–1897,1898–1903)
Aberdeen Pavilion (1904)
Dey's Arena (1905–1907)
The Arena (1908–1923)
Ottawa Auditorium (1923–1954)
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