The 1961

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 43rd

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championship of the

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(CAHA). The

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champions

Toronto St. Michael's Majors The Toronto St. Michael's Majors were a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The most recent franchise was revived on August 15, 1996. In 2007, the team relocated to Mississauga, Ontario an ...

of the

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competed against the

Abbott Cup The Abbott Memorial Cup, commonly referred to as the Abbott Cup, was awarded annually from 1919 through 1999 to the Junior "A" ice hockey Champion for Western Canada. The Cup was named after Captain E.L. (Hick) Abbott who was a noted hockey pl ...

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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. In a best-of-seven series, held at the

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, St. Michael's won their 4th Memorial Cup, defeating Edmonton 4 games to 2. CAHA vice-president

Art Potter Arthur Thomas Potter (August 8, 1909January 19, 1998) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator. He was president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) from 1962 to 1964, and oversaw the establishment of a permanent Canada men's nati ...

was in change of the playoffs in Western Canada and the final championship series. During the Western Canada final between the Winnipeg Rangers and the Edmonton Oil Kings, Potter assessed 10-minute misconduct penalties to five players and ordered them to begin the third game of the series in the

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. The ''

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'' described the decision as "an unusual scene" and that it had resulted from an on-ice stick-swinging brawl during game two of the series.

Scores

*Game 1: St. Michael's 4-0 Edmonton *Game 2: St. Michael's 4-1 Edmonton *Game 3: St. Michael's 4-2 Edmonton *Game 4: Edmonton 5-4 St. Michael's *Game 5: Edmonton 4-2 St. Michael's *Game 6: St. Michael's 4-2 Edmonton

Winning roster

Arnie Brown Stewart Arnold Brown (January 28, 1942 – July 26, 2019) was a professional ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League (NHL), who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders, and Atlanta F ...

Andre Champagne Andre Joseph Orius Champagne (born September 19, 1943) is a Canadian retired ice hockey left winger. He played 2 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple L ...

Gerry Cheevers Gerald Michael "Cheesie" Cheevers (born 7 December 1940) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) between 1961 and 1980. Cheevers is best known for ...

, Jack Cole,

Paul Conlin Paul Joseph D. Conlin (born January 26, 1943) is a Canadian ice hockey player who played for the St. Michael's Majors and Canadian national team. He scored the game-winning goal in the 1961 Memorial Cup for the St. Mike's Majors. He played for C ...

Terry Clancy Terrance John Clancy (born April 2, 1943) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 93 games in the National Hockey League between 1967 and 1973. He played with the Oakland Seals and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The rest of his ca ...

, Bruce Draper, Dave Draper,

Dave Dryden David Murray Dryden (September 5, 1941 – October 4, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender, who created and first used the modern goaltending mask, consisting of fibreglass and a cage. From 1962 to 1980, he played nine season ...

, Roger Galipeau,

Paul Jackson Paul Jackson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Paul Jackson (bassist) (1947–2021), American jazz fusion bassist * Paul Jackson Jr. (born 1959), American jazz fusion guitarist * Paul Jackson (poker player), English professional poker player ...

, Larry Keenan, Duncan MacDonald,

Bill MacMillan William Stewart MacMillan (born March 7, 1943) is a Canadian former hockey coach and player. MacMillan played and later coached in the National Hockey League (NHL). After several years with the Canadian national team, including playing at two Wo ...

Barry MacKenzie John Barry MacKenzie (born August 16, 1941) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. He played for Canada men's national ice hockey team, Canada at the 1964 Winter Olympics, 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics, winning one bronze medal in 1968, ...

, Peter Noakes,

Terry O'Malley Terrence M. "Terry" O'Malley (born October 21, 1940 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player, currently serving as an assistant coach to the Regina Cougars women's ice hockey team of the University of Regina, a position he ...

, Sonny Osborne, Brian Walsh. Coach: Father David Bauer.

References

External links

Memorial Cup

Canadian Hockey League
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