1937 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 1937 Memorial Cup final was the 19th junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA). The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Copper Cliff Redmen of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Winnipeg Monarchs of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League in Western Canada. This was the first Memorial Cup series to feature a best-of-five format. The games were held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Winnipeg won their second Memorial Cup, defeating Copper Cliff three games to one. Path to the final The Winnipeg Monarchs defeated the Saskatoon Wesleys 5–2,Toronto Daily Star April 2, 1937 Winnipeg Monarchs Advance in Junior Playdowns 13 5–6,Toronto Daily Star April 5, 1937 Stirring Comeback 8 and 6–1 in a best-of-three series.Toronto Daily Star April 6, 1937 Monarchs Qualify For Title Round 9 The Copper Cliff Redmen defeated the Ottawa Rideaus in a two-game series to advance to the Memorial Cup Final in Toronto.Toronto Daily Star April 5, 1937 North Country Dominates Amateur Hockey Picture 8 Copper Cliff vs. Winnipeg For Winnipeg, it was their third appearance in the final in five years. The Monarchs lost the 1932 final to the Sudbury Wolves and defeated the Sudbury Wolves in the 1935 final. The referees would be future National Hockey League (NHL) president Clarence Campbell and former NHL player Babe Dye.Toronto Daily Star April 6, 1937 Play-off Data For Amateur Finals 10 In game one, the Redmen were down 3–0 with three minutes to play, but scored three to send the game to overtime. The Redmen won the game after ten minutes of overtime on a goal by Red Hamill while the Redmen were short-handed.Toronto Daily Star April 12, 1937 12 Ol' Lady Luck Plays A Big Part In Northerners' Win Described as "80 minutes of gruelling hockey", the second game saw the Monarchs prevail 6–5 over the Redmen to even the series. The Redmen took a two-goal lead into the second period, but owing to a string of penalties, the Monarchs scored three to take the lead. The Redmen scored to tie the game entering the third period. The Redmen scored and tried to hang on, but the Monarchs pressed the play and tied the score to send it to overtime. The first overtime of ten minutes passed without a goal, and the Redmen scored in the first minute of the second overtime. The Monarch then scored two to win the game.Toronto Daily Star April 13, 1937 10 Copper Cliffs' Long Victory String is Finally Snapped Burnett Red In the third game, the Monarchs defeated the Redmen 2–1 to take a two games to one lead in the series. Winnipeg scored first in the first period, and the Redmen scored in the second to tie the score. The Monarchs then struck back to take the lead on a goal by Alfie Pike. The Monarchs then held off the Redmen the rest of the way.Toronto Daily Star April 15, 1937 16 'Peg Monarch Only Sixty Minutes Away From Title Burnett Red In the fourth game, Winnipeg came out and dominated the Redmen and won the game 7–0 to take the series. Johnny McCready scored four goals for the Monarchs, which held the edge in speed over the heavier Redmen. 12,000 attended the game.Toronto Daily Star April 19, 1937 12 Monarchs In Name Ditto Fame are 'Peg Speed Boys Date Score Notes 1 April 10 Copper Cliff 4-3 Winnipeg 10' OT 2 April 12 Winnipeg 6-5 Copper Cliff 20' OT 3 April 14 Winnipeg 2-1 Copper Cliff 4 April 17 Winnipeg 7-0 Copper Cliff The Memorial Cup was presented to the Monarchs by CAHA past-president E. A. Gilroy, who had also presented the trophy to the Monarchs in their 1935 Memorial Cup victory.An Earful Buss Johnny May 7, 1937 Winnipeg Tribune Winnipeg, Manitoba 29 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-may-07-1937-1695914/ Winning roster Jack Atcheson, Ami Clement, Ted Dent, Zenon Ferley, Jack Fox, Dick Kowcinak, Pete Langelle, Lucien Martel, Johnny McCready, A. Peletier, Alf Pike, Paul Rheault, Denny Robinson, Remi Vandaele. Coach: Harry Neil Source: Toronto Daily StarToronto Daily Star April 8, 1937 12 Western Cup Contenders Arrive In Toronto To-morrow International playoffs The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) arranged an international tournament aimed to determine a world's amateur club team champion, hosted at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, and invited the champions of the Allan Cup and the Memorial Cup, the Eastern Amateur Hockey League and the English National League. The tournament coincided with national teams playing at the 1937 Ice Hockey World Championships held at the same time in England.World Title Hockey Teams Play at Toronto in April February 23, 1937 The Winnipeg Tribune Winnipeg, Manitoba 12 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-feb-23-1937-3024666/ The world's amateur title was contested by the Wembley Lions, the Hershey Bears, the Sudbury Tigers, and the Winnipeg Monarchs. The schedule was a six-game double round-robin tournament from April 17 to 24, followed by a best-of-three game final series among the top two teams.Schedule Of Round Robin For World's Amateur Title The Canadian Press April 19, 1937 Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat, Alberta 3 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-apr-19-1937-3024713/ CAHA representative W. A. Hewitt announced the shortening of the series due to poor attendance. The game between Hershey and Winnipeg was cancelled as both teams went home early, then tournament was completed by a best-of-three series between Sudbury and Wembley.Wembley, Sudbury Will Play Series For World's Title April 22, 1937 Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg, Manitoba 18 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-apr-22-1937-3024725/ References External links Memorial Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20160602202910/http://mastercardmemorialcup.ca/ June 2, 2016 Canadian Hockey League expanded Category:1936–37 in Canadian ice hockey 1937 Memorial Cup Category:Ice hockey competitions in Toronto Category:1930s in Toronto Category:1937 in sports in Ontario