1968 Memorial Cup

Canadian junior ice hockey championship March 2023 March 2023 1968 Memorial Cup 11 May 1968 Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) 2 1967 1969 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 1968 Memorial Cup was the 50th annual Memorial Cup competition, organized by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) to determine the champion of junior A ice hockey. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Estevan Bruins of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League in Western Canada. In a best-of-seven series, held at the Niagara Falls Memorial Arena in Niagara Falls, Ontario and at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Niagara Falls won their 2nd Memorial Cup, defeating Estevan 4 games to 1. CAHA vice-president Lloyd Pollock oversaw the schedule, and used the Montreal Forum to increase profits for CAHA, since Maple Leaf Gardens was not available and due to the smaller size of the Niagara Falls Memorial Arena.Winnipeg May Get Glimpse Of Junior Hockey Final Taylor Sterling May 8, 1968 Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg, Manitoba 39 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-may-08-1968-1153337/ Scores Game 1: Niagara Falls 7-4 Estevan Game 2: Estevan 4-2 Niagara Falls (in Montreal) Game 3: Niagara Falls 7-4 Estevan Game 4: Niagara Falls 4-3 Estevan (2OT) Game 5: Niagara Falls 6-0 Estevan 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 Steve Atkinson, Doug Brindley, Russ Frieson, Karl Haggarty, Doug Keeler, Mike Keeler, Rick Ley, Don Makey, Phil Myre, Jim Notman, Phil Roberto, Ron Schwindt, Brad Selwood, Garry Swain, Don Tannahill, Dave Tataryn, Rick Thompson, Ross Webley, Tom Webster. Coach: Paul 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 National Playoff Tree Opening Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Memorial Cup 2 Western Canada Eastern Canada MB St. James NWO Fort William 2 4 NEO North Bay EO Cornwall 3 4 QC Verdun AC Halifax 4 0 BC Penticton AB Edmonton 4 1 SK Estevan NWO Fort William 4 1 EO Cornwall QC Verdun 0 4 BC Penticton SK Estevan 0 4 SO Niagara Falls QC Verdun 3 2 SK Estevan ON Niagara Falls 1 4 Additional Interleague Playdowns Halifax Canadiens defeated Fredericton Red Wings 4-games-to-2 (Atlantic Canada Final) Fort William Westfort Hurricanes defeated Nip-Rock Rangers 3-games-to-none (Northwestern Ontario Final) Verdun Maple Leafs defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 3-games-to-1 (Quebec SF) Verdun Maple Leafs defeated Drummondville Rangers 3-games-to-1 (Quebec Final) Roll of League Champions Western Canada - Abbott Cup playdowns British Columbia (BC) BCJHL: Penticton Broncos Alberta (AB) AJHL: Edmonton Movers Saskatchewan (SK) WCHL: Estevan Bruins Manitoba (MB) MJHL: St. James Canadians Northwestern Ontario (NWO) NWOJHL: Nip-Rock Rangers TBJHL: Fort William Westfort Hurricanes Eastern Canada - George Richardson Memorial Trophy playdowns Ontario (ON) Eastern Ontario (EO) - CJHL: Cornwall Royals Northeastern Ontario (NEO) - NOJHA: North Bay Trappers Southern Ontario (SO) - OHA: Niagara Falls Flyers Quebec (QC) LHJP: Drummondville Rangers LHJSLS: Chicoutimi Saguenéens LHJMM: Verdun Maple Leafs Atlantic Canada (AC) New Brunswick - Fredericton Red Wings (Independent) Nova Scotia - Halifax Canadiens (Independent) References External links Memorial Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20160602202910/http://mastercardmemorialcup.ca/ 2016-06-02 Canadian Hockey League expanded Mem 1968 Memorial Cup Category:Ice hockey competitions in Montreal Category:Sports in Niagara Falls, Ontario