Eskimos lineup included the great Duke Keats, Bill Tobin, Simpson and Gagne. The game was played with abut an inch of water covering the ice surface. In the 1923-24 season, however, Seattle, dropped out. In 1923, Champ obtained Barney Stanley as coach of the Caps but the team was rocked by dissension and Sparrow was suspended by the owner midway in the season. Regina finished second that year, behind Edmonton, and bowed to Eskimos in the playoffs.
Fans still recall that great play-off.
Esks won the first 1-0 when Gagne scored from Keats at Edmonton. At Regina, however, Caps won 3-2 in regulation time but after 30 minutes of gruelling overtime, Keats sidelined Regina on a penalty shot awarded when Traub toppled Ty Arbour at the goalmouth. Calgary s Tigers prevented Caps from moving out of the league in 1924. Tigers won the west final by two goals. Lester Patrick s Cougars later went on to defeat Montreal 3-1 for the Stanley Cup.