1953 Memorial Cup

Canadian junior ice hockey championship March 2023 March 2023 thumb|The Memorial Cup trophy|alt=Silver bowl trophy with two large handles, mounted on a wide black plinth engraved with team names on silver plates. The 1953 Memorial Cup final was the 35th junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Barrie Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions St. Boniface Canadiens of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League in Western Canada. In a best-of-seven series, held at Shea's Amphitheatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba and the Wheat City Arena in Brandon, Manitoba, Barrie won their 2nd Memorial Cup, defeating Winnipeg 4 games to 1.Flyers Win Memorial Cup May 7, 1953 The Canadian Press Ottawa Citizen 28 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen-1953-memorial-cup/198070459/ During game three of the 1953 Western Canada final, Leo Konyk scored an overtime game-winning goal for the St. Boniface Canadiens, then grabbed Fred Page who was refereeing, and began dancing with him at center ice. After the incident, Page implied that he did not like dancing.Sons Display Confidence In Tune-Up Bowles Ted April 14, 1953 Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg, Manitoba 18 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-apr-14-1953-949139/ Scores Game 1: Monday April 27, Barrie 6-4 St. Boniface (in Winnipeg) Game 2: Wednesday April 29, Barrie 6-3 St. Boniface (in Brandon) Game 3: Friday May 1, Barrie 7-5 St. Boniface (in Winnipeg) Game 4: Monday May 4, St. Boniface 7-4 Barrie (in Winnipeg) Game 5: Wednesday May 6, Barrie 6-1 St. Boniface (in Winnipeg) http://mastercardmemorialcup.ca/history-tournamentresults/ MemorialCup.ca - Tournament Results 2016-05-11 2018-07-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20180719114102/http://mastercardmemorialcup.ca/history-tournamentresults dead Winning roster Orin Carver, Don Cherry, George Cuculick, Marv Edwards, Bill Harrington, Jack Higgins, Tim Hook, John Martan, Don McKenney, Doug Mohns, Fred Pletsch, Tony Poeta, Jim Robertson, Ken Robertson, Skip Teal, Orval Tessier, Larry Thibault, Ralph Willis, Bob White. Coach: Hap Emmshttp://mastercardmemorialcup.ca/history-rosters/ MemorialCup.ca - Winning Rosters 2016-05-11 2017-09-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20170910221004/http://mastercardmemorialcup.ca/history-rosters/ dead References External links Memorial Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20160602202910/http://mastercardmemorialcup.ca/ 2016-06-02 Canadian Hockey League expanded Category:1952–53 in Canadian ice hockey 1953 Memorial Cup Category:Ice hockey competitions in Brandon, Manitoba Category:Ice hockey competitions in Winnipeg Category:1953 in Manitoba