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Several days later, trustee William Foran wrote to NHA president Emmett Quinn that the trustees are " perfectly satisfied to allow the representatives of the three pro leagues ( NHA, PCHA and Maritime ) to make all arrangements each season as to the series of matches to be played for the Cup.

" One year later, the NHA and the PCHA concluded a gentlemen's agreement in which their respective champions would face each other for the Cup, similar to baseball's World Series, which is played between the American League and National League champions.

Under the new proposal, the Stanley Cup Final series alternated between the East and the West each year, with alternating games played according to NHA and PCHA rules .< ref name =" DiamondPrize-20 ">< nowiki > Diamond, Zweig, and Duplacey </ nowiki >, p. 20 </ ref > The Cup trustees agreed to this new arrangement, because after the Allan Cup became the highest prize for amateur hockey teams in Canada, the trustees had become dependent on the top two professional leagues to bolster the prominence of the trophy.

The PCHA's Vancouver Millionaires won the first " formal " PCHA – NHA Cup Final, three games to zero in a best-of-five series.