The 1960

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 ...

final was the 42nd

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championship of the

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. The

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champions St. Catharines Teepees of the

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competed against the

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champions

Edmonton Oil Kings The Edmonton Oil Kings are a major junior ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, that play in the Western Hockey League. As of July 2008, they are owned by Daryl Katz's Oilers Entertainment Group, which also owns the Edmonton Oilers. ...

of the

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. The same teams played each in the

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 ...

final. In a best-of-seven series, held at the Garden City Arena in St. Catharines, Ontario and at

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, St. Catharines won their 2nd Memorial Cup, defeating Edmonton 4 games to 2.

Scores

Scheduling for the 1960 Memorial Cup was supervised by

first vice-president

Jack Roxburgh John Maxwell Roxburgh (February 14, 1901February 27, 1975) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator and politician. He organized minor ice hockey in his hometown of Simcoe, Ontario, co-founded the Ontario Juvenile Hockey Association in 1934, and ...

. He directed the referees to be tougher on physical play and stick-swinging, due to aggressive and dangerous play. *Game 1: Edmonton 5-3 St. Catharines (in St. Catharines) *Game 2: St. Catharines 6-2 Edmonton (in Toronto) *Game 3: St. Catharines 9-1 Edmonton (in Toronto) *Game 4: Edmonton 9-7 St. Catharines (in Toronto) *Game 5: St. Catharines 9-6 Edmonton (in Toronto) *Game 6: St. Catharines 7-3 Edmonton (in Toronto)

Winning roster

Pete Berge, John Brenneman, Larry Burns, Pete Creco,

Roger Crozier Roger Allan Crozier (March 16, 1942 – January 11, 1996) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals. During ...

Ray Cullen Raymond Murray Cullen (September 20, 1941 – March 14, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 313 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, and Van ...

, Don Grosso,

Vic Hadfield Victor Edward Hadfield (born October 4, 1940) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played sixteen years in the National Hockey League (NHL), spending thirteen with the New York Rangers and three with the Pittsburgh Penguins. E ...

, Murray Hall,

Duke Harris George Francis "Duke" Harris (February 25, 1942 – August 2, 2017) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 26 games in the National Hockey League during the 1967–68 season with the Minnesota North Stars and Toronto Maple ...

, Bill Ives, Carlo Longarini,

Chico Maki Ronald Patrick "Chico" Maki (August 17, 1939 – August 24, 2015) was a Canadian ice hockey forward. Maki played his entire National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Chicago Black Hawks, starting in the 1960–61 NHL season, and ultimately ret ...

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, Rich Predovich, Pete Riddle, Doug Robinson,

Bill Speer Francis William Speer (March 20, 1942 – February 12, 1989) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association between 1967 and 1974. He won the Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins ...

. Coach: Max Kaminsky

References

External links

Memorial Cup

Canadian Hockey League
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