Hockey started as a challenge series in the winter of 1889 when a team from Ottawa challenged teams from Lindsay and Toronto.

He played two seasons for the club, including their Stanley Cup win, in 1901, although he did not play in the challenge series.

Note: In January 1996 Hungary played a challenge series against Croatia winning 7-0 and 6-0.

Losing a challenge series doesn't put a dent in the A.C.C.'s stature.

The team with the Hawke Cup at the end of the challenge series holds it for the winter.

In 1985, four independent west coast soccer clubs joined together to create an informal challenge series.

The success of the challenge series led to a discussion among the four teams about forming a permanent league or alliance.

This brought him to the attention of the Vancouver Whitecaps who were one of the three other teams in the challenge series.

"I don't see how they can see this thing as an international event, and then not permit a challenge series," he said of the club's alternative plan.

Rigby shared the goal with Hunter Stern during this challenge series and retired from playing at the end of it.