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Sport In Winnipeg
Winnipeg has been home to several professional hockey, football and baseball franchises. There have also been numerous university and amateur athletes. Hockey Winnipeg has a storied hockey history and has been home to several top amateur and professional hockey clubs. The Winnipeg Victorias were three-time Stanley Cup champions (1896, 1901 and 1902). Prior to the founding of national hockey program, three Winnipeg-based clubs won gold medals representing Canada: the Winnipeg Falcons at the 1920 Winter Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, the Winnipeg Hockey Club at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, and the Winnipeg Monarchs at the 1935 World Ice Hockey Championships Winnipeg teams dominated the early years of the Allan Cup, Canada's senior amateur championship. Between 1909 and 1918, when the Allan Cup was decided through challenges, the Winnipeg Victorias, the Winnipeg Hockey Club, the Winnipeg Monarchs, and the Winnipeg 61st Battalion each won at least one champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,607 and a metropolitan population of 834,678, making it the sixth-largest city, and eighth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. The city is named after the nearby Lake Winnipeg; the name comes from the Western Cree words for "muddy water" - “winipīhk”. The region was a trading centre for Indigenous peoples long before the arrival of Europeans; it is the traditional territory of the Anishinabe (Ojibway), Ininew (Cree), Oji-Cree, Dene, and Dakota, and is the birthplace of the Métis Nation. French traders built the first fort on the site in 1738. A settlement was later founded by the Selkirk settlers of the Red River Colony in 1812, the nucleus of which was incorporated as the City of Winnipeg in 1873. Being far inland, the local cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men's ice hockey champions of Canada. It was donated by Sir Montagu Allan of Ravenscrag, Montreal, and has been competed for since 1909. The current champions are the Lacombe Generals, who captured the 2019 Allan Cup in Lacombe, Alberta. History In 1908, a split occurred in the competition of ice hockey in Canada. The top amateur teams left the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, which allowed professionals, to form the new Inter-Provincial Amateur Hockey Union (IPAHU), a purely amateur league. The trustees of the Stanley Cup decided that the Cup would be awarded to the professional ice champion, meaning there was no corresponding trophy for the amateur championship of Canada. The Allan Cup was donated in early 1909 by Montreal businessman and Montreal Amateur Athletic Association president Sir H. Montagu Allan to be presented to the amateur champions of Canada. It was to be ruled like the Stanl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnipeg Braves
The St. James Canadians were a Canadian junior hockey team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League until 2003, folding officially in 2004. The Canadians played out of the St. James Civic Centre, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. As the Winnipeg Braves, they won the 1959 Memorial Cup as National Junior Hockey champions. History Winnipeg Braves The Winnipeg Braves were founded in 1956 and affiliated with the Winnipeg Warriors (minor pro) of the Western Hockey League (minor pro). The Braves played regular season games at Winnipeg's Olympic Rink and won 2 Turnbull Cup Championships as Manitoba Junior Champions (1959 and 1965). The 1958-59, Braves won the Abbott Cup as Western Canadian Junior ‘A’ Champions, and were the last team from Winnipeg to win the Memorial Cup as National Champions. Under the leadership of manager Bill Addison and coach Bill Allum, the Braves defeated the Peterborough Petes coached by 25-year-old Scotty Bowman. In the championship series, the Petes won the first ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnipeg Monarchs (MJHL)
The Winnipeg Monarchs were a Canadian junior ice hockey team that competed in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League from 1930 to 1978. History The Winnipeg Monarchs junior team was founded in 1930. From 1930 to 1936, they co-existed with the Winnipeg Monarchs senior hockey team. The junior Monarchs won the Memorial Cup as Canadian Junior Hockey Champions three times, in 1935, 1937 and 1946. In 1946, George Robertson scored the winning goal in the seventh game of the 1946 Memorial Cup Final before a sell out crowd at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario. The Monarchs were also finalists in 1932, losing to Sudbury Wolves in the final, and 1951, losing to the Barrie Flyers. In addition the three Memorial Cup titles, the team won ten Turnbull Cups as Manitoba Junior Hockey League champions and five Abbott Cups as Western Canadian junior hockey champions. The Monarchs are inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in the team category four times (1932, 1937, 1946, 1951). The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmwood Millionaires
The Elmwood Millionaires is a now defunct Canadian Junior Hockey team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. The Millionaires, based in Elmwood, Manitoba, won 5 straight Turnbull Cup Championships as Manitoba Junior ‘A’ Champions, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930 & 1931, and a 6th in 1936. The 1929 Elmwood Millionaires won the Abbott Cup as western Canadian junior hockey champions. They went on to lose the Memorial Cup to the Toronto Marlboros. The 1931 Elmwood Millionaires defied the odds as they won both the Abbott Cup as Western Champions and the Memorial Cup as National Junior Champs even though they were heavy underdogs. The moniker was also used to describe the 1970s & 80's senior team playing in the Canadian Amateur Senior Hockey League as the EK/Elmwood Millionaires. Roster: Duke McDonald, Cliff Workman, Gordie McKenzie, Boyd Johnson, "Spunk" Duncanson, and Earl Adam (Manager), George Brown, Kitson Massey, Art Rice-Jones, Bill MacKenzie (Captain), Norm Yellowlees, Archie Creight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnipeg Junior Falcons
The Winnipeg Junior Falcons were a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. They were associated with the Winnipeg Falcons senior hockey team. History In the 1920–21 season, the Falcons were the first team from Western Canada to win the Memorial Cup. They also won the Abbott Cup and the Turnbull Cup. The 1921 Winnipeg Junior Falcons were inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in the team category. *Team Roster: Fred Comfort(Goal), Harry Neil and Sammy McCallum (Defence), Wally Fridfinnson, Frank Woodall and Harold McMunn (Regular line), Dave Patrick, Herb McMunn, Bill McPherson and Art Somers (Relief Line), Connie Neil (Manager/Coach). NHL alumni List of alumni to play in the National Hockey League (NHL): *Doug Baldwin *Al Carr *Phil Hergesheimer *Art Somers Arthur Ernest James Somers (January 19, 1902 – January 29, 1992) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 222 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks and ... [...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] |
1964 Allan Cup
The 1964 Allan Cup was the Canadian senior ice hockey championship for the 1963–64 senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the Winnipeg Maroons and Winnipeg, Manitoba. The 1964 playoff marked the 56th time that the Allan Cup was awarded. Teams *Woodstock Athletics (Eastern Canadian Champions) * Winnipeg Maroons (Western Canadian Champions) Playdowns Allan Cup Best-of-Seven Series :Winnipeg Maroons 5 - Woodstock Athletics 0 :Winnipeg Maroons 7 - Woodstock Athletics 1 :Winnipeg Maroons 5 - Woodstock Athletics 0 :Winnipeg Maroons 5 - Woodstock Athletics 3 Eastern Playdowns ''Quarter-final'' :Windsor Maple Leafs defeated Montreal Boisclair ''3-games-to-none'' ::Windsor Maple Leafs 11 - Montreal Boisclair 2 ::Windsor Maple Leafs 7 - Montreal Boisclair 1 ::Windsor Maple Leafs 11 - Montreal Boisclair 4 ''Semi-final'' :Woodstock Athletics defeated Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes ''4-games-to-1'' ::Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes 6 - Woodstock Athletics 4 ::Woodstock Athletics 5 - Rouyn-Norand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Allan Cup
The 1961 Allan Cup was the Canadian senior ice hockey championship for the 1960–61 senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the Galt Terriers and Galt, Ontario. The 1961 playoff marked the 53rd time that the Allan Cup has been awarded. Teams * Galt Terriers (Eastern Canadian Champions) *Winnipeg Maroons (Western Canadian Champions) Playdowns Allan Cup Best-of-Seven Series :Galt Terriers 4 - Winnipeg Maroons 3 (2OT) :Galt Terriers 3 - Winnipeg Maroons 2 :Winnipeg Maroons 2 - Galt Terriers 1 :Galt Terriers 4 - Winnipeg Maroons 2 :Galt Terriers 5 - Winnipeg Maroons 0 Eastern Playdowns ''Quarter-final'' : Granby Victorias defeated Hull Canadiens ''3-games-to-none'' ::Granby Victorias 2 - Hull Canadiens 1 ::Granby Victorias 5 - Hull Canadiens 3 ::Granby Victorias 4 - Hull Canadiens 1 ''Semi-final'' :Galt Terriers defeated Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes ''3-games-to-none'' ::Galt Terriers 4 - Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes 2 ::Galt Terriers 5 - Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes 3 ::Galt Terriers 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Allan Cup
The 1967 Allan Cup was the Canadian senior ice hockey championship for the 1966–67 senior "A" season. The event was hosted byand won bythe Drummondville Eagles in Drummondville, Quebec. The 1967 playoff marked the 59th time that the Allan Cup has been awarded. Teams * Drummondville Eagles (Eastern Canadian Champions) * Calgary Spurs (Western Canadian Champions) Playdowns Allan Cup Best-of-Seven Series :Drummondville Eagles 4 - Calgary Spurs 0 :Drummondville Eagles 3 - Calgary Spurs 2 :Drummondville Eagles 8 - Calgary Spurs 4 :Drummondville Eagles 4 - Calgary Spurs 0 Eastern Playdowns ''Quarter-final'' : Moncton Hawks defeated Conception Bay Cee Bees ''3-games-to-1'' ::Conception Bay Cee Bees 6 - Moncton Hawks 4 ::Moncton Hawks 6 - Conception Bay Cee Bees 2 ::Moncton Hawks 5 - Conception Bay Cee Bees 3 ::Moncton Hawks 3 - Conception Bay Cee Bees 2 ''Central Semi-final'' :Kingston Aces defeated Morrisburg Combines ''4-games-to-1'' ::Morrisburg Combines 8 - Kingston Aces 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Allan Cup
The 1953 Allan Cup was the senior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) for the 1952–53 season. The event was hosted by the Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen and Kitchener, Ontario. The 1953 playoff marked the 45th time that the Allan Cup has been awarded. CAHA vice-president Jimmy Dunn was chairman of the senior playoffs in 1953, and was faced with multiple branches of the CAHA not participating. He wanted to include as many teams as possible since the CAHA and all of its branches were primarily funded by gate receipts from the playoffs and could not afford the loss of income. The CAHA had suspended the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association for the season due to registration violations, and the Alberta Amateur Hockey Association chose to withdraw from senior hockey. Dunn went to extraordinary efforts to retain the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association teams, which included rescheduling multiple series due to delays in the Saskatchewan playo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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