Other hockey leagues in 1926:    
NHL
By the 1925–26 season, WHL teams were openly selling players to their richer NHL rivals to stay afloat. The NHL board of governors intervened by purchasing the contracts of every player in the WHL for $258,000 and the league formally disbanded. The remnants of five former WHL teams immediately formed the professional Prairie Hockey League (PHL)
League Semi.
League Champ.
Stanley Cup
y EDM Bye
x VIC 4
x SAS 3
y OTT Bye
x MAR 6
x PIT 4
Champ
MAR
1925-26 WCHL Champion Montreal Maroons
z: best record, c: conference winner, y: division winner, w: wildcard, x: clinched playoff spot

League Semifinals

Most goals scored in 2-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
3/20 (NHL) Mtl. Maroons 3-1 Pittsburgh (NHL) MAR 3-1
3/23 (NHL) Pittsburgh 3-3 Mtl. Maroons (NHL) MAR 6-4
3/12 (WCHL) Victoria 3-3 Saskatoon (WCHL) Tied 3-3
3/16 (WCHL) Saskatoon 0-1
OT		 Victoria (WCHL) VIC 4-3

League Championship

Most goals scored in 2-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
3/25 (NHL) Ottawa 1-1 Mtl. Maroons (NHL) Tied 1-1
3/27 (NHL) Mtl. Maroons 1-0 Ottawa (NHL) MAR 2-1
3/20 (WCHL) Edmonton 1-3 Victoria (WCHL) VIC 3-1
3/22 (WCHL) Victoria 2-2 Edmonton (WCHL) VIC 5-3

Stanley Cup Finals

Best of 5-game series
This is the last season that saw challengers from outside of the NHL compete for the Stanley Cup.
Champions of the NHL and WCHL competed for the Stanley Cup
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
3/30 (WCHL) Victoria 0-3 Mtl. Maroons (NHL) MAR 1-0
4/1 (WCHL) Victoria 0-3 Mtl. Maroons (NHL) MAR 2-0
4/3 (WCHL) Victoria 3-2 Mtl. Maroons (NHL) MAR 2-1
4/6 (WCHL) Victoria 0-2 Mtl. Maroons (NHL) MAR 3-1

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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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