1950 Allan Cup

Canadian senior ice hockey championship March 2026 thumb|The Allan Cup was the championship trophy for amateur senior ice hockey in Canada.|alt=Photo of trophy at the Hockey Hall of Fame The 1950 Allan Cup was the senior ice hockey championship for the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) during the 1949–50 season. The event was hosted by the Calgary Stampeders and Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta. The 1950 playoff marked the 42nd time that the Allan Cup has been awarded. The CAHA faced issues with the professional-style operation of its top-level senior teams during the 1950 Allan Cup playoffs.Amateur Hockey Fading Out? Park Jack April 19, 1950 Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg, Manitoba 22 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-apr-19-1950-2135165/ Conn Smythe threatened that the Toronto Marlboros senior team would not continue the playoffs unless the CAHA guaranteed the team against financial losses for travel to the finals in Calgary, and claimed that it cost C$2,000 per week to keep the team operational.Smythe Wants C.A.H.A. Guarantee April 20, 1950 Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg, Manitoba 21 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-apr-20-1950-2110040/ Although the CAHA offered to pay tourist-class train tickets, the Marlboros insisted they travelled only by first-class accommodations.Marlies Want "Jam On It" April 24, 1950 Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg, Manitoba 23 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-apr-24-1950-2135207/ The London Free Press sports editor Jack Park, wrote that Smythe did not appreciate the prestige of winning the Allan Cup, and that the CAHA was essentially sponsoring teams by covering travel expenses. Park speculated that amateur hockey might be fading away, and that teams in larger cities would rather operate openly as professional to have more control over player salaries due to the competition for talent. Teams Toronto Marlboros (Eastern Canadian Champions) Calgary Stampeders (Western Canadian Champions) Playdowns Allan Cup Best-of-Seven Series Toronto Marlboros defeated Calgary Stampeders 4-games-to-1 Toronto Marlboros 6 - Calgary Stampeders 5 Calgary Stampeders 5 - Toronto Marlboros 4 Toronto Marlboros 4 - Calgary Stampeders 1 Toronto Marlboros 3 - Calgary Stampeders 1 Toronto Marlboros 9 - Calgary Stampeders 5 Eastern Playdowns Quarter-final Toronto Marlboros defeated Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 2-games-to-none Toronto Marlboros 10 - Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 Toronto Marlboros 13 - Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 0 Semi-final Toronto Marlboros defeated Cornwall Calumets 4-games-to-none Toronto Marlboros 7 - Cornwall Calumets 1 Toronto Marlboros 12 - Cornwall Calumets 2 Toronto Marlboros 8 - Cornwall Calumets 4 Toronto Marlboros 13 - Cornwall Calumets 1 Sherbrooke Saints defeated Sydney Millionaires 4-games-to-none Sherbrooke Saints 4 - Sydney Millionaires 2 Sherbrooke Saints 4 - Sydney Millionaires 2 Sherbrooke Saints 5 - Sydney Millionaires 3 Sherbrooke Saints 5 - Sydney Millionaires 0 Final Toronto Marlboros defeated Sherbrooke Saints 4-games-to-2 Toronto Marlboros 7 - Sherbrooke Saints 4 Toronto Marlboros 3 - Sherbrooke Saints 1 Toronto Marlboros 11 - Sherbrooke Saints 3 Sherbrooke Saints 6 - Toronto Marlboros 5 Sherbrooke Saints 5 - Toronto Marlboros 2 Toronto Marlboros 3 - Sherbrooke Saints 1 Western Playdowns Semi-final Calgary Stampeders defeated Kamloops Elks 4-games-to-1 Kamloops Elks 6 - Calgary Stampeders 1 Calgary Stampeders 5 - Kamloops Elks 3 Calgary Stampeders 5 - Kamloops Elks 2 Calgary Stampeders 3 - Kamloops Elks 2 Calgary Stampeders 6 - Kamloops Elks 3 Fort Frances Canadians defeated Emerson Canadians 3-games-to-2 Emerson Canadians 4 - Fort Frances Canadians 3 Fort Frances Canadians 9 - Emerson Canadians 4 Fort Frances Canadians 6 - Emerson Canadians 0 Emerson Canadians 4 - Fort Frances Canadians 3 Fort Frances Canadians 8 - Emerson Canadians 3 Final Calgary Stampeders defeated Fort Frances Canadians 4-games-to-1 Calgary Stampeders 11 - Fort Frances Canadians 0 Fort Frances Canadians 3 - Calgary Stampeders 2 Calgary Stampeders 9 - Fort Frances Canadians 1 Calgary Stampeders 5 - Fort Frances Canadians 2 Calgary Stampeders 4 - Fort Frances Canadians 3 References External links Allan Cup archives https://web.archive.org/web/20110515065832/http://www.allancup.ca/allancuparchivescores.htm 2011-05-15 Allan Cup website Allan 1950 Category:1950 in sports in Alberta Category:Ice hockey competitions in Calgary Category:Ice hockey competitions in Edmonton Category:1950s in Edmonton Category:1950s in Calgary