Celebrating the Victoria Cougars Stanley Cup win with song is off to a roaring start, with 31 entries in the songwriting contest shaved down to three finalists.

The Standing Twins, Stan Davis, and Paul Gatien and Gareth Hurwood of Black Angus are the finalists in the Century Celebration Songwriting Contest to memorialize the 1925 championship that put Greater Victoria at the pinnacle of the hockey world.

鈥淲e were overwhelmed by the reception to this contest and so impressed by the quality of submissions,鈥� contest organizer Rose Arsenault said in a news release. 鈥淭hese are good songs, catchy songs, that will be amazing to hear with a live audience cheering them on.鈥�

The competition asked artists to submit an original composition honouring the Victoria Cougars winning the iconic prize 100 years ago, then submissions were judged by an independent panel of music experts.

The three finalists will be featured on Music Night at the Bard & Banker, March 27 starting at 7:30 p.m. The winner will be selected by the audience, and receive the grand prize of $5,000. The runners up will each get $500.

鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled to host Music Night during the Century Celebration and support Greater Victoria鈥檚 music scene,鈥� Victoria Pub Company owner Matt MacNeil said. 鈥淭his is going to be a fun evening, and the Bard & Banker is a perfect venue to hear these artists pay tribute to a legendary championship that continues to shape our hockey community.鈥�

The Century Celebration of the Cougars鈥� historic win over the National Hockey League鈥檚 Montreal Canadians continues March 29 and 30, with family-friendly events and the highly anticipated return of the Cup for public viewing. Century Celebration festivities centre around the Oak Bay Recreation Centre, near the old location of Patrick Arena 鈥� a former stadium on the corner of Cadboro Bay Road and Epworth Street where the 1925 Cougars clinched the cup championship.