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1954 Memorial Cup
The 1954 Memorial Cup final was the 36th junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions St. Catharines Teepees of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League in Western Canada. In a best-of-seven series, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, St. Catharines won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Edmonton 4 games to 0 with 1 tie. Scores *Game 1: St. Catharines 8-2 Edmonton *Game 2: St. Catharines 5-3 Edmonton *Game 3: St. Catharines 4-1 Edmonton *Game 4: Edmonton 3-3 St. Catharines *Game 5: St. Catharines 6-2 Edmonton Winning roster Jack Armstrong, Hugh Barlow, Hank Ciesla, Barry Cullen, Brian Cullen, Nelson Bulloch, Ian Cushanen, Marv Edwards, Jack Higgins, Cecil Hoekstra, Pete Koval, Bob Maxwell, Don McLean, Wimpy Roberts, Reg Truax, Elmer Vasko, Chester Warchol. Coach: Rudy Pilous R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memorial Cup
The Memorial Cup () is the national championship of the Canadian Hockey League, a consortium of three major junior ice hockey leagues operating in Canada and parts of the United States. It is a four-team round-robin tournament played between the champions of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL), and a fourth, hosting team, which alternates between the three leagues annually. The Memorial Cup trophy was established by Captain James T. Sutherland to honour those who died in service during World War I. It was rededicated during the 2010 tournament to honour all soldiers who died fighting for Canada in any conflict. The trophy was originally known as the OHA Memorial Cup and was donated by the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) in 1919 to be awarded to the junior ice hockey champion of Canada. From its inception until 1971, the Memorial Cup was open to all Junior A teams in the country and was awarded following a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Canada, it is Canada's most populous province, with 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital. Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast, and to the south by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Almost all of Ontario's border with the United States f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudy Pilous
Rudolph Pilous (August 11, 1914 – December 5, 1994) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Pilous won the Stanley Cup coaching the Chicago Black Hawks in 1960–61, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985 in the builder category. Playing career Pilous played junior ice hockey in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League before becoming a New York Rangers prospect. During 1937–38, Pilous played minor professional hockey with the New York Rovers of the Eastern Hockey League. Unable to reach the National Hockey League, Pilous transferred the St. Catharines Saints, a senior ice hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association Senior division from 1938 to 1941. Coach and team builder In 1943, Pilous cofounded the St. Catharines Falcons, a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association. Pilous left the Falcons in 1946, spending the 1946–47 season as a scout for the nearby Buffalo Bisons. Pilous spent the 1947–48 season in Houston, Texa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmer Vasko
Elmer "Moose" Vasko (December 11, 1935 – October 30, 1998) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks and Minnesota North Stars. He was on the Blackhawks team that won the Stanley Cup in 1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (K .... Personal Vasko was born in Duparquet, Quebec. He was one of the few players of Slovak descent in the NHL's younger years. Vasko also never lost any of his teeth during his NHL career, despite the lack of mouthguards or helmets in his playing days. He was a second team all star in 1962-63 and 1963-64. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1935 births 1998 deaths Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players Canadian expatriate ice h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don McLean (ice Hockey, Born 1926)
Donald McLean (October 6, 1926 – August 23, 2009) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Lethbridge Maple Leafs. Career McLean won a gold medal at the 1951 World Ice Hockey Championships in Paris, France. The 1951 Lethbridge Maple Leafs team was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, dedicated to the preservation and history of sports within the province. It was created in 1957 by the Alberta Amateur Athletic Union (AAAU). The museum ... in 1974."Don McLean", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 4, 2015. References 1926 births 2009 deaths Canadian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Alberta Sportspeople from Lethbridge {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecil Hoekstra
Cecil Thomas Hoekstra (April 2, 1935 – January 14, 2018) was a Canadian ice hockey left winger. Career In the AHL, Hoekstra was a member of the Rochester Americans. He played in four NHL games for the Montreal Canadiens. After retiring from professional hockey, he became the superintendent of the Cherry Hill Club in Fort Erie, Ontario, and remained with the team for over thirty years until his retirement in 2007. He died in 2018, aged 82. Personal life Hoekstra's brother, Ed Hoekstra, played for the Philadelphia Flyers. Awards and achievements *Turnbull Cup MJHL Championships (1953 & 1954) *Memorial Cup Championship (1954) * WHL Championship (1956) *Edinburgh Trophy Championship (1956) *Allan Cup Championship (1971) *Calder Cup ( AHL) Championship (1964) *"Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum is a hall of fame and museum for ice hockey in Manitoba, located on the main level of the Canada Life Centre in downtown W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marv Edwards
Marvin Wayne Edwards (born August 15, 1935) is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender. He played 61 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, and California Golden Seals between 1969 and 1974. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1955 to 1974, was spent in various minor leagues. Internationally Edwards played for Canada at the 1959 World Championships, winning a gold medal. Playing career # Edwards started his National Hockey League career with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1968 after playing for several seasons with the Nashville Dixie Flyers of the Eastern Hockey League, where in his best season he led that circuit with 15 shutout In team sports, a shutout ( US) or clean sheet ( UK) is a game in which one team prevents the other from scoring any points. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball. Shutouts are usuall ...s. He also later played wi season. Career statisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Cullen
Brian Joseph Cullen (born November 11, 1933) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. Brian is the brother of the NHL hockey players Barry Cullen and Ray Cullen. Cullen began his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1954. He also played for the New York Rangers. He left the NHL after the 1961 season, playing two more seasons with the Buffalo Bisons The Buffalo Bisons (known colloquially as the Herd) are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Located in Buffalo, New York, the team plays their home games at Sahlen ... of the AHL before retiring from hockey following the 1963 season. Post retirement After retiring from professional hockey, Cullen became an auto-dealership owner. Awards and achievements * OHL MVP (1954) * OHL First All-Star Team (1954) Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References External links * 1933 births Living people Buffalo Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Cullen
Charles Francis "Barry" Cullen (June 16, 1935 – December 16, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger who played five seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings from 1955 to 1960. Cullen played alongside brother Brian, and his younger brother Raymond followed in their footsteps, going to play in the NHL as well. Barry's eldest son, Terry went to play for the Michigan Wolverines, where he was hit from behind and broke his neck. Barry's fourth child, John Cullen, went on to play for Boston University, and then to the NHL where he played with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Hartford Whalers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Tampa Bay Lightning. His grandson Paul Cullen also participates in the Canadian Rally Championship. Cullen lived in Guelph Guelph ( ; 2021 Canadian Census population 143,740) is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as "The Royal City", Guelph is roughly east of Kitchener and west of Downtown Toronto, at the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Ciesla
Henry Edward "Hank" Ciesla (October 15, 1934 in St. Catharines, Ontario – April 22, 1976) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 269 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Chicago Black Hawks and New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home .... Transfer History • September, 1955: Rights traded to Chicago by Buffalo (AHL) for $15,000 with Montreal receiving Bob Duncan (Toronto/OHA-Jr.) and Toronto receiving Gary Collins (Kitchener/OHA-Jr). • June, 1957: Traded to NY Rangers by Chicago for Ron Murphy. • October 3, 1959: Traded to Toronto by NY Rangers with Bill Kennedy and future considerations for Noel Price. • August, 1961: Traded to Cleveland (AHL) by Toronto (Rochester-AHL) for Bill Dineen and cash. • June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest, for more than 10,000 years. After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase, when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown, the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
