1925 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 1925 Memorial Cup final was the seventh junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Toronto Aura Lee of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Regina Pats of the South Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in Western Canada. In a best-of-three series, held at the Arena Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Regina won their first Memorial Cup, defeating Toronto two games to none. Background Regina had defeated the Saskatoon Wesleys, the University of Manitoba, and teams from Calgary and Fort William en route to the Western Canadian championship.Lapp Macaulay 1997 26–27 Toronto had defeated a team from Sudbury, the Quebec Sons of Ireland, and a team from Owen Sound for the Eastern Canadian championship.Lapp Macaulay 1997 27 Scores This was the first Memorial Cup championship to be played under a best-of-three games series; previous versions had been a two-game, total goal series.Lapp Macaulay 1997 26 The first game was played on March 23, 1925. Regina won it, 2-1 in overtime. The second game was held March 25, with Regina winning 5-2, also winning the Memorial Cup. Winning roster thumb|1924–25 Regina Pats team photo|alt=Ice hockey players standing in a row Sly Acaster, Jack Crapper, Jack Cranstoun, Jack Cunning, Ken Doraty, Bert Dowie, Stan Fuller, Johnny Gottselig, Frank Ingram, Ike Morrison. Coach and Manager: Al RitchieLapp Macaulay 1997 281 References Bibliography Lapp Richard M. Macaulay Alec 1997 The Memorial Cup: Canada's National Junior Hockey Championship Harbour Publishing Madeira Park, British Columbia 1-55017-170-4 External links Memorial Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20160602202910/http://mastercardmemorialcup.ca/ June 2, 2016 Canadian Hockey League expanded Mem Category:Ice hockey competitions in Toronto 1925 Memorial Cup Category:1920s in Toronto Category:1925 in sports in Ontario