A review of Steve Chapelle’s ‘No Decision’

The Review

The Montreal Canadiens have won the most Stanley Cups with 24.  Looking back at my childhood, I would always count the amount of Cups the Canadiens competed in.  Their first was in 1916.  Although the Canadiens competed for their second Stanley Cup title in 1919, history books tells us:  Montreal Canadiens (NHL) vs. Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) – Series cancelled after the fifth game because of the flu epidemic – Stanley Cup not awarded.  

But what lead to that decision to cancel the series at the deciding game?  

Steve Chapelle writes a captivating true story, entitled “No Decision” recounting what lead to that pivotal decision.  The book picks up towards the end of the 1919 regular season.  The Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens would compete for the NHL (National Hockey League) Championship.  With the winner playing the winner of the PCHA (Pacific Coast Hockey Association).   Keep in mind, the NHL was only two years old at the time, and the incumbent Stanley Cup winner, the Toronto Arenas, had just announced it would default its last two games of the regular season citing poor attendance.

What I find fascinating about Steve Chappele’s book is how he takes the reader through the journey of what it was like for a newly formed league, with changing rules and regulations on the fly, to legitimize itself (which includes a great history lesson on how the NHL came to be). 

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Grapple with the fact that World War I had just ended months prior, and a flu epidemic (that was killing millions world wide) was making its way through North America with tragic consequences.  Proving, there is more to the story  than, “Series cancelled after the fifth game because of the flu epidemic“.

Buy the Book

Steve Chapelle’s Book “No Decision” is available now on Amazon.  And you can download it for free until October 16, 2019.

Mario Perrazzino

GOHABS.com; web site  for Montreal Canadiens Hockey Fans

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