The Resume

(1901-1908)
Independent amateur hockey franchise (1901-02)
Member of the Ottawa City Hockey League (1902-03), Canadian Amateur Hockey League (1903-05) and the Federal Amateur Hockey League (1905-08)
Challenged the Montreal Wanderers for the Stanley Cup (January 9-13, 1908)

Why Ottawa Victorias might be annoying:

They participated solely in exhibition matches for their first couple seasons.
They won the FAHL championship, by virtue of a forefeit (1907).
They were outscored 22-4 in their two-game Stanley Cup challenge against the Montreal Wanderers, which included a 13-1 defeat in the second game (1908).
They refused to play a rented team from Brockville, which played a factor in the demise of the FAHL.
They ceased operations weeks after their Stanley Cup defeat.

Why Ottawa Victorias might not be annoying:

They were one of the first hockey teams to employ a purple and white color scheme.
They had a two-year undefeated streak as an amateur team (1901-03).
They won the Ottawa City Hockey League title in their first season (1903).
Future Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Eddie Gerard and Tommy Smith were members of the team.

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Defunct Sports Organizations
• I Come from Canada
• Ice Hockey Players
• Ice Hockey Teams
• Look at Me, I'm Accepting My Award
• Ottawa Area Sports Teams
• Profiles 53501-53750 (Ranked: 53674)
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 36]
• Sports' Teams
• Sports Teams Who are Royalty
• Stanley Cup Challenge Teams [Pre-NHL]
• We Lost at the Stanley Cup Finals [By Year] (Ranked: 1908)
• We Lost Our Stanley Cup Finals Debut (Ranked: 1908)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying