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 | | With the exception of 1888, the challenge system was exclusively used in the AHA before the advent of the Stanley Cup, while the series system became the norm in 1893, the first year the Cup was contested. |
 | | In 1893, the first year since 1888 where the AHA played under a series system, the Montreal AAA lost their first game against the Ottawa Hockey Club, and proceeded to win their next seven en route to the championship. |
 | | The Stanley Cup, as it would later be known, would be presented to the Montreal AAA on May 15, 1893, as its initial champions. |
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