The Resume

(circa 1874-1939)
Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Official name was the Victoria Hockey Club
Member of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (1896-98), Canadian Amateur Hockey League (1899-1905), Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (1905-08) and the Interprovincial Amateur Hockey Union (1908-13)
Five Stanley Cup championships (1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899)

Why Montreal Victorias might be annoying:

They ceased operations after 65 years of fielding amateur teams.
They were one of six separate teams from the Montreal area to compete for the Stanley Cup.
Despite their dominance in the Stanley Cup's early history, most hockey pundits prefer to ignore it.
They resigned their membership in the AHCA, after objecting to a proposal that allowed the Ottawa Capitals join the league.
Their 1896 Stanley Cup challenge matches were both against the similarly named Winnipeg Victorias hockey team.

Why Montreal Victorias might not be annoying:

They are the first team to win five consecutive Stanley Cup championships.
They were named the Victorias after the Victoria Skating Club, in which they were based out of.
They are credited with creating the modern day hockey puck, which was done after rounding off the edges from a square one.
They participated in the first amateur hockey match at the Montreal Forum (1924).
They are the first North American amateur club team to tour in Europe.

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Defunct Sports Organizations
• I Come from Canada
• Ice Hockey Players
• Ice Hockey Teams
• Montreal Area Sports Teams
• Our Last Stanley Cup Championship (Ranked: 1899)
• Profiles 53001-53250 (Ranked: 53195)
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 34]
• Sports Fans and Teams
• Sports' Teams
• Sports Teams Who are Royalty
• Stanley Cup Challenge Teams [Pre-NHL]
• We 3-peted Our Championships (Ranked: 1896)
• We 3-peted Our Championships (Ranked: 1897)
• We 3-peted Our Championships (Ranked: 1898)
• We 3-peted Our Championships (Ranked: 1899)
• We 3-peted Our Championships (Ranked: 1895)
• We Lost at the Stanley Cup Finals [By Year] (Ranked: 1896)
• We Won 4 Championships in a Row (Ranked: 1895)
• We Won 4 Championships in a Row (Ranked: 1896)
• We Won 4 Championships in a Row (Ranked: 1897)
• We Won 4 Championships in a Row (Ranked: 1898)
• We Won 4 Championships in a Row (Ranked: 1899)
• We Won 5 or More Championships in a Row (Ranked: 1895)
• We Won 5 or More Championships in a Row (Ranked: 1896)
• We Won 5 or More Championships in a Row (Ranked: 1897)
• We Won 5 or More Championships in a Row (Ranked: 1898)
• We Won 5 or More Championships in a Row (Ranked: 1899)
• We Won Back to Back Championships (Ranked: 1895)
• We Won Back to Back Championships (Ranked: 1896)
• We Won Back to Back Championships (Ranked: 1897)
• We Won Back to Back Championships (Ranked: 1898)
• We Won Back to Back Championships (Ranked: 1899)
• We Won Our Stanley Cup Finals Debut (Ranked: 1895)
• We Won the Stanley Cup [By Victories] (Ranked: 5)
• We Won the Stanley Cup [By Year] (Ranked: 1895)
• We Won the Stanley Cup [By Year] (Ranked: 1896)
• We Won the Stanley Cup [By Year] (Ranked: 1897)
• We Won the Stanley Cup [By Year] (Ranked: 1898)
• We Won the Stanley Cup [By Year] (Ranked: 1899)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying