1995 Event Centennial of Canadian Mounties presence in Canada's Yukon Territory 1947 Event -81 degrees F (-63 degrees C), Snag Yukon (North American record) 1915 Event 100 degrees F (38 degrees C), Fort Yukon Alaska (state record) 1905 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Dawson City (Yukon) in 2 games Ottawa Silver 7 beats Dawson City (Yukon) 23-2 for Stanley Cup, this is most lopsided playoff game, Frank McGee scores 14 goals 1898 Event Yukon Territory of Canada organized, Dawson chosen as capital 1897 Event 1st ship arrives in Seattle carrying gold from Yukon 1896 Event George Washington Carmack discoveres gold in Klondike region of Yukon 1896 Event Announcement of Gold in Yukon