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The 1929
Memorial Cup
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final was the 11th
junior ice hockey
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championship of the
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
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. The
George Richardson Memorial Trophy
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champions
Toronto Marlboros
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of the
Ontario Hockey Association
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in
Eastern Canada
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competed against the
Abbott Cup
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The Cup was named after Captain E.L. (Hick) Abbott who was a noted hockey pl ...
champions
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 βAβ Champions, 1927, 1928, ...
of the
Manitoba Junior Hockey League
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in
Western Canada
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. In a best-of-three series, held at the
Mutual Street Arena
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in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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, Toronto won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Elmwood 2 games to none.
Scores
*Game 1: Toronto 4-2 Elmwood (OT)
*Game 2: Toronto 4-2 Elmwood
Winning roster
Eddie Convey,
Charlie Conacher
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, Clarence Christie, Jim Darragh,
Bob Gamble
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, Max Hackett,
Red Horner
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,
Busher Jackson
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,
Alex Levinsky
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,
Alf Moore, Laurie Moore, Harry Montgomery,
Ellis Pringle. Coach:
Frank J. Selke
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References
External links
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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 t ...
Ice hockey competitions in Toronto
1929 Memorial Cup
1920s in Toronto
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