1957 Memorial Cup

1957 Canadian junior ice hockey championship June 2021 June 2021 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 1957 Memorial Cup final was the 39th junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA). The Flin Flon Bombers won their first Memorial Cup championship by defeating the Ottawa Junior Canadiens four games to three in a best-of-seven final series held at the Whitney Forum and the Regina Exhibition Stadium.Junior Title To Flin Flon: Defeat Canadiens 3–2 In Deciding Contest The Canadian Press May 9, 1957 Calgary Herald 44 https://www.newspapers.com/article/calgary-herald-1957-memorial-cup/198670892/ CAHA second vice-president Gordon Juckes oversaw the scheduling and discipline for the national playoffs.Juckes Recommends Disciplinary Action May 30, 1957 Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg, Manitoba 42 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-may-30-1957-2447352/ Western Canada playoffs Prior to the playoffs, the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) requested permission for its champion to be allowed three additional players on its roster if the team reached the Western Canada final. When the request was approved by a vote of Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) branch presidents, the Flin Flon Bombers and the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) objected despite a ruling by CAHA president Jimmy Dunn that the decision was made according to the CAHA constitution.Saskatchewan Protests Aid for MJHL Champions March 11, 1957 Winnipeg Tribune Winnipeg, Manitoba 13 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-mar-11-1957-2447151/ The Winnipeg Tribune reported that the decision had "started the old country-city mud-slinging campaign". Flin Flon Daily Miner editor Harry Miles wrote that, "Jimmy Dunn in Winnipeg [was] shovelling new players into the Winnipeg junior club with reckless abandon", and implied that Winnipeg had long dominated amateur sports in Manitoba and that the decisions of various sports associations made it more difficult for Flin Flon to compete.The Bully-Boys Are Riding Again March 13, 1957 Winnipeg Tribune Winnipeg, Manitoba 18 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-mar-13-1957-2447186/ When supporters of the Bombers hanged Dunn in effigy, he responded by saying "All I hope is that the effigy looked like me. I'd hate to think they had hanged somebody else by mistake". The Bombers defeated the Edmonton Oil Kings four wins to two in their best-of-seven semifinal series, and the Fort William Canadians defeated the Winnipeg Monarchs four wins to three with one tied game in the other semifinal. The SJHL requested permission for the Bombers to add players to its roster for the Western Canada final which was declined in a vote by CAHA branch presidents.No Help For Flin Flon April 6, 1957 Winnipeg Tribune Winnipeg, Manitoba 3 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-apr-06-1957-2447256/Lapp Richard M. Macaulay Alec The Memorial Cup: Canada's National Junior Hockey Championship Harbour Publishing 1997 Madeira Park, British Columbia 1-55017-170-4 106–109 In the best-of-seven final, the Bombers defeated the Canadians in four consecutive games to capture the Abbott Cup as champions of Western Canada and advance to the Memorial Cup final. Eastern Canada playoffs The Ottawa Junior Canadiens participated in the Eastern Canada junior playoffs as an independent team which played exhibition games instead of scheduled league games. The Junior Canadiens won the first two games of the semifinal series by scores of 9–3 and 14–0 over the Ottawa Shamrocks, and the best-of-five series was aborted. In the Eastern Canada final, the Junior Canadiens defeated the Guelph Biltmores with four wins and a tie in a best-of-seven series to capture the George Richardson Memorial Trophy and advance to the Memorial Cup final. Memorial Cup final thumb|Flin Flon Bombers jersey 1967|alt=White hockey jersey with maroon trim and a Bombers logo on the chest, accompanied by a hockey stick, a hockey glove, and a photo of Bobby Clarke The Junior Canadiens arrived late for the first scheduled match in the best-of-seven final series. Ottawa's coach Sam Pollock stated that the CAHA advised the team to fly to Winnipeg, despite that flying was against team policy. The team was further delayed after the first two attempts for a charter from Winnipeg to Flin Flon both failed, and the third attempt was not available until a day later. CAHA second vice-president Gordon Juckes oversaw the playoffs and admitted that mistakes were made in planning transportation.Sad Sam Explains Transportation Mix-up April 26, 1957 Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg, Manitoba 39 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-apr-26-1957-2447283/ Pollock criticized the CAHA for scheduling games in Flin Flon, which he felt gave the Bombers an unfair advantage as opposed to playing at a neutral location. He was also critical of the hospitality and amenities in the town which upset the local community. Bombers' president Jimmy Wardle responded by saying, "Flin Flon citizens are up in arms over criticism levelled at the town and its facilities by Ottawa [Junior Canadiens] officials who do not recognize, apparently, any part of Canada west of Ottawa". Pollock was ejected from game five for excessive vocal criticism on the on-ice officials during the second period, and later said that Flin Flon "can't win it honestly with that type of refereeing".Flin Flon Needs One More Victory May 6, 1957 Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge, Alberta 10 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-may-06-1957-2447304/ Ernie Fedoruk wrote in the Regina Leader-Post that Pollock had "questioned the ancestry of the referees". The CAHA felt that Pollock's comments had a detrimental effect on the on-ice officials, and warned him that he would be suspended for any repeat incident. The Bombers became the first team from Western Canada since 1948 to win the Memorial Cup, when they defeated the Junior Canadiens by a 3–2 score in the seventh game. The Bombers were welcomed at the train station in Flin Flon by an estimated 4,000 cheering fans, the Hudbay Pipe Band, the Flin Flon School Band, and the local Navy League Cadet Corps drum and bugle band. At the 1957 CAHA general meeting, delegates agreed to recommendations to prevent a repeat of mistakes and verbal outbursts by team officials. Motions were approved to have written policies for choosing the location of the finals, the methods of travel used by the teams, and for disciplinary sanctions. Scores Game-by-game scores:http://mastercardmemorialcup.ca/history-tournamentresults/ Tournament results 2019 Memorial Cup Canadian Hockey League June 2, 2021 July 19, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180719114102/http://mastercardmemorialcup.ca/history-tournamentresults dead Game 1: Flin Flon 3–1 Ottawa (in Flin Flon) Game 2: Ottawa 4–3 Flin Flon (in Flin Flon) Game 3: Ottawa 5–2 Flin Flon (in Flin Flon) Game 4: Flin Flon 3–1 Ottawa (in Regina) Game 5: Flin Flon 3–2 Ottawa (in Regina) Game 6: Ottawa 4–2 Flin Flon (in Regina) Game 7: Flin Flon 3–2 Ottawa (in Regina) Winning roster Flin Flon Bombers roster:http://mastercardmemorialcup.ca/history-rosters/ Winning rosters 2019 Memorial Cup Canadian Hockey League June 2, 2021 September 10, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170910221004/http://mastercardmemorialcup.ca/history-rosters/ dead Coach: Bobby Kirk Players: Barry Beatty, Jean Gauthier, Patty Ginnell, Harvey Fleming, Carl Forster, Ted Hampson, Ron Hutchinson, Mike Kardash, George Konik, Orland Kurtenbach, Rod Lee, Cliff Lennartz, Mel Pearson, Duane Rupp, Ken Wiley, George Wood References External links Memorial Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20160602202910/http://mastercardmemorialcup.ca/ June 2, 2016 Canadian Hockey League expanded Memorial Cup 1957 Category:Memorial Cup tournaments Category:Sports in Flin Flon Category:Ice hockey competitions in Regina, Saskatchewan Category:1957 in Saskatchewan Category:1957 in Manitoba