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1945 Memorial Cup

Canadian junior ice hockey championship

Silver bowl trophy with two large handles, mounted on a wide black plinth engraved with team names on silver plates. — The Memorial Cup trophy

The 1945 Memorial Cup final was the 27th junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA). The finals were held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. CAHA president Frank Sargent chose the location to maximize profits, which were reinvested into minor ice hockey in Canada.

The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Moose Jaw Canucks the Southern Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in of Western Canada. In a best-of-seven series, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, St. Michael's won their 2nd Memorial Cup, defeating Moose Jaw 4 games to 1.

Scores

Panorama of the arena exterior with beige-coloured bricks and street scene at a downtown intersection — Maple Leaf Gardens

Game 1: St. Michael's 8-5 Moose Jaw
Game 2: Moose Jaw 5-3 St. Michael's
Game 3: St. Michael's 5-3 Moose Jaw
Game 4: St. Michael's 4-3 Moose Jaw
Game 5: St. Michael's 7-2 Moose Jaw

Winning roster

John Arundel, John Blute, Pat Boehmer, Les Costello, Leo Gravelle, Bob Gray, Johnny McCormack, Ted McLean, Jim Morrison, Gus Mortson, Bobby Paul, Joe Sadler, Phil Samis, Tod Sloan, Jimmy Thomson, Frank Turik. Coach: Joe Primeau.

References

Smith, Maurice. (May 21, 1963). "Time Out". Winnipeg Free Press.
"MemorialCup.ca - Tournament Results".
"MemorialCup.ca - Winning Rosters".

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