Hap Holmes Harry " Hap " Holmes ( February 21 , 1892 – June 27 , 1941 ) was a Canadian professional goaltender . As a professional , Holmes won the Stanley Cup four times , with four different teams . Holmes played as an amateur for three season with the Parkdale Canoe Club of the Ontario Hockey Association ( OHA ) from 1908 to 1911 , before joining the professional Toronto Blueshirts of the National Hockey Association ( NHA ) in 1912 – 13 . He died on June 27 , 1941 and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972 . Professional career . Toronto Blueshirts . Holmes began his professional career playing for the Toronto Blueshirts of the National Hockey Association ( NHA ) in 1912 – 13 . Holmes played with the Blueshirts for three seasons . In his first season with the Blueshirts , Holmes had a 6 – 7 record over 15 games with a shutout , for a 4 . 47 goals - against average . The Blueshirts ended up missing the playoffs in the 1913 – 14 season , Holmes ' second with the Blueshirts , in which he won the Stanley Cup for the first time . It was the first time a Toronto - based team won the Stanley Cup . In the NHA playoffs , Holmes won one out of two games , but ended with a 1 . 00 goals - against average and one shutout ; in the Stanley Cup final , Holmes won all three games and finished with a 2 . 59 goals - against average . The next season , the Blueshirts missed the playoffs , as Holmes had only eight victories over 20 games , ending up with a 4 . 18 goals - against average . First stint with the Seattle Metropolitans . In the 1915 – 16 season , Holmes signed with the Seattle Metropolitans of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association ( PCHA ) , although he was still under contract to the Blueshirts . In his first season with the Metropolitans , Holmes played 18 games . He finished with a 9 – 9 record , with no shutouts and a 3 . 67 goals - against average . That season , the Metropolitans missed the playoffs . In his sophomore season , Holmes posted a 16 – 8 record over 24 games , with two shutouts and a 3 . 28 goals - against average . In the Stanley Cup finals , Holmes posted a 3 – 1 record with a 2 . 75 goals - against average , en route to the Metropolitans ' only Stanley Cup win . The Metropolitans became the first American - based team to win the Stanley Cup . Toronto / Toronto Arenas . In November 1917 , Holmes signed as free agent with the Montreal Wanderers . The Wanderers , in turn , loaned Holmes back to Seattle on December 12 , 1917 . On January 4 , 1918 , the Metropolitans returned Holmes under loan to the Toronto Arenas , now in the newly - formed NHL . In his only full season with the Arenas , Holmes appeared in 16 regular season games , posting a 9 – 7 record , with a 4 . 73 goals - against average and no shutouts . In the NHL playoffs , Holmes played two games , winning and losing one respectively . In the Stanley Cup finals , Holmes had a 3 – 2 record over five games , with a 4 . 00 goals - against average , en route to Holmes ' third Stanley Cup win . He is the only member of both Blueshirts ' Stanley Cup wins . After playing only two games with Toronto the following season , surrendering nine goals in two losses , Holmes was recalled by the Metropolitans on December 27 , 1918 . Second stint with the Seattle Metropolitans . In the 1918 – 19 season Holmes appeared in 20 regular season games for the Metropolitans – winning 11 and losing nine – with no shutouts and a 2 . 25 goals - against average . In the PCHL playoffs , Holmes played two games , winning and losing one apiece , and surrendering five goals in total . The Metropolitans made the Stanley Cup finals once more . Playing against the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) , the series was abandoned tied at two wins apiece , because of the Spanish Influenza pandemic . Montreal could not continue the series because one of their players , Joe Hall , was severely ill with influenza ; however , the Metropolitans did not wish to accept the Cup by default . Hall eventually died on April 5 , 1919 , five days after the end of the series , in a Seattle hospital . The only draw of the series was a scoreless affair ; after playing 20 minutes of overtime , referee Mickey Ion called the game off . In the 1919 – 20 season , Holmes appeared in 22 games , winning 12 games , and losing 10 . He finished the season with four shutouts and a 2 . 46 goals - against average . In the PCHL playoffs , Holmes played two games , surrendering three goals , and ending up with a loss and a win . The Metropolitans made the Stanley Cup finals for the second straight season , playing against the Ottawa Senators of the NHL . The Metropolitans lost , and Holmes posted a 2 – 3 record with a 3 . 00 goals - against average . Holmes played the next four seasons with the Metropolitans , but failed to make the Stanley Cup final . Over that stretch , Holmes and the Metropolitans won about half the games each season . The Metropolitans missed the playoffs in only the 1922 – 23 season . In the 1920 – 21 season , Holmes appeared in 24 games . He posted a 12 – 11 – 1 record , with a 2 . 63 goals - against average and no shutouts . In the playoffs , he lost both games he appeared in , and let in 13 goals . The following season , he posted an identical win - loss - tie record in both the regular season . The only difference was a 2 . 60 goals - against average in the regular season , with four shutouts , and the reduction of his playoffs goals - against by 11 goals . In the 1922 – 23 season , Holmes appeared in 30 games , posting a 15 – 15 record , with two shutouts and a 3 . 45 goals - against average ; however , the Metropolitans missed the playoffs that season . In the 1923 – 24 , Holmes ' last with the Metropolitans , he appeared in 30 regular - season games , posting a 14 – 16 record , with two shutouts and a 3 . 26 goals - against average . Despite an extra loss , the Metropolitans made the playoffs that season . Holmes played two games , losing one and tying one , ending up with a 1 . 79 goals - against average . Victoria Cougars . In 1924 – 25 , after Metropolitans folded and the rest of the PCHA merged with the Western Canada Hockey League ( WCHL ) , Holmes joined the Victoria Cougars . In his first season with the Cougars , Holmes posted a 16 – 12 regular season record , with three shutouts and a 2 . 25 goals - against average . In the WCHL playoffs , Holmes was undefeated in four games . He had two wins and ties respectively , with one shutout and a 1 . 75 goals - against average . In the Stanley Cup final , Holmes posted a 3 – 1 record with a 2 . 00 goals - against average against the Canadiens . It was the last time a non - NHL team won the Stanley Cup . It was Holmes ' fourth and last Stanley Cup victory . The following season , Holmes had a 15 – 11 – 4 regular season record , with four shutouts a 1 . 68 goals - against average . In the WCHL playoffs , Holmes nearly duplicated his results from the previous season , posting a 2 – 0 – 2 record , with one shutout and a 1 . 45vgoals - against average . In the Stanley Cup final , the Cougars lost the series 3 – 1 against the Montreal Maroons . That marked the last time a non - NHL team appeared in the Stanley Cup finals , as the WCHL folded after the 1926 Stanley Cup final , and its players were absorbed by the NHL . It was Holmes ' seventh and final Stanley Cup final appearance . Detroit Cougars . A new NHL franchise in Detroit bought the rights to the Victoria Cougars players , and named the team the Cougars . Holmes played his last two professional seasons with Detroit Cougars . Holmes , playing for Detroit , posted 17 shutouts in 85 appearances . Detroit failed to make the playoffs in both of Holmes ' seasons with them , as Holmes only won 30 of his 85 appearances . In Holmes ' first season with Detroit , he posted an 11 – 26 – 4 record , over 41 games played . Holmes had six shutouts and overall , his goals - against average that season was 2 . 23 . In the 1927 – 28 season , Holmes ' final one as a professional player , he appeared in all 44 of Detroit ' s games . He posted a 19 – 19 – 6 record , with 11 shutouts and a 1 . 73 goals - against average . Playing style . As a player , Holmes wore a baseball cap in net to protect his head from spectators spitting tobacco or throwing other objects at it . Holmes was bald , and his head presented a tempting target . Holmes played a stand - up style , and relied on proper positioning to stop the puck . Holmes ' play was consistent , and he was relaxed and nonchalant in the nets , leading some to describe his play as almost lazy . Post - retirement . After his playing career , Holmes coached minor - league teams . He coached the Toronto Millionaires , of the Canadian Professional Hockey League ( CPHL ) to a 19 – 6 – 7 record in the 1928 – 29 season , and the Cleveland Indians of the International Hockey League ( IHL ) to a 24 – 18 – 6 record in the 1930 – 31 season . The American Hockey League ( AHL ) named their award for the top goaltender , the Harry " Hap " Holmes Memorial Award , after him . Holmes died on June 27 , 1941 . He was inducted posthumously into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972 .