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The Winnipeg Monarchs were a Canadian
senior ice hockey
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Senior hockey leagues operate under the jurisdict ...
team from
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 749,6 ...
, Manitoba, that was organized in 1906. The Monarchs won the
1915 Allan Cup
The 1915 Allan Cup was the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) championship for senior ice hockey in the 1914–15 season. The title was first held by the Melville Millionaires as champions of their league and two challenge wins. The Mill ...
as the Canadian Senior Hockey Champions. In 1935 the Monarchs won gold for Canada at the
World Ice Hockey Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual ...
.
History
The Monarchs were founded in the 1906 as a team of students from the Victoria-Albert School in Winnipeg, who won the juvenile age group championship of a Winnipeg
minor ice hockey
Minor hockey is an umbrella term for amateur ice hockey which is played below the junior age level. Players are classified by age, with each age group playing in its own league. The rules, especially as it relates to body contact, vary from cla ...
league during the 1906–07 season. The Monarchs formed teams at the juvenile and intermediate levels for the 1907–08 season, with both teams winning their respective league championships. The Monarchs went on to win three consecutive intermediate championships, with a roster that included
Alex Irvin
Aleck Ellison "Alex" Irvin (April 5, 1890 – April 25, 1971) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played with the Vancouver Millionaires and the Victoria Aristocrats of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association.
Alex Irvin was an older b ...
and
Charles Tobin
Charles Stuart Tobin (November 24, 1885 – May 30, 1924) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Tobin played 175 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). Amongst the PCHA t ...
.
Fred Marples became secretary of the Monarchs in 1909, and co-ordinated exhibition tours in the United States in 1910 and 1912. The team was admitted to the
Winnipeg Amateur Hockey League for the 1910–11 season, but did not win a game. The team won one game during the 1911–12 season then merged with the intermediate level Winnipeg Strathconas in 1912.
1912–13 season
![Sheasamphitheatre](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Sheasamphitheatre.png)
The Monarchs merged with the Winnipeg Strathconas as of the 1912–13 season due to struggles in finding ice time, and elected Marples as their president. He was also elected as the secretary-treasurer of the Winnipeg Amateur Hockey League.
[; ] He arranged extra time at the
Winnipeg Amphitheatre for practices and games, and felt that it would improve the chances of the Monarchs winning the
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 ...
. The decision to use the Amphitheatre caused a rift within the league which had an agreement in the previous season to play all games at the
Winnipeg Auditorium. Marples and the Monarchs felt that the league did not have the authority to bind any club to any single rink, and that the Amphitheatre had better amenities for the players and spectators.
League president
W. F. Taylor
William Franklin Taylor (May 16, 1877April 12, 1945) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator. He was the founding president of both the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) and the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association in 1914, and also s ...
cast a tie-breaking vote to uphold the agreement to play all games at the Auditorium.
1913–14 season and the Allan Cup
In the 1913–14 season, the league chose to play its games at both the Amphitheatre and the Auditorium. Marples resurrected the Strathconas senior team and entered them into the Independent Amateur Hockey League, in addition to operating the Monarchs. He felt it necessary to give the younger players more opportunities to practice and play in order to develop talent, secured more ice time and operated the Strathconas as a reserve team.
The Monarchs won the Winnipeg Amateur Hockey League regular season title and were chosen to defend the first challenge for the
1914 Allan Cup
The 1914 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 1913–14 Senior season. The final challenge was hosted by the Regina Victorias in Regina, Saskatchewan. The 1914 playoff marked the seventh time the Allan Cu ...
on behalf of the league.
![Allan Cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Allan_Cup.jpg)
The Winnipeg Amateur Hockey League debated whether or not players from the Strathconas were in a lower level of hockey and eligible to be a reserve player. Trustees for the Allan Cup also struggled to determine player eligibility since there was no authoritative national body to classify leagues by the level of play. When Allan Cup trustee
William Northey ruled that
Dick Irvin
James Dickinson "Dick" Irvin Jr. (or II) (July 19, 1892 – May 16, 1957) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played for professional teams in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, the Western Canada Hockey League, and th ...
of the Strathconas was ineligible to compete, the Monarchs refused to defend the Allan Cup. Marples considered the Strathconas to be a reserve team for the Monarchs and that the decision was unfair to his team. After three days of negotiating, the Monarchs agreed to play without Irvin in a one-game Allan Cup challenge versus the
Kenora Thistles
The Kenora Thistles, officially the Thistles Hockey Club, were a Canadian ice hockey team based in Kenora, Ontario. Founded in 1894, they were originally known as the Rat Portage Thistles. The team competed for the Stanley Cup, the ice hockey ...
, instead of the customary two-game series decided on total goals scored.
The Monarchs won by a 6–2 score versus the Kenora Thistles, then lost the second Allan Cup challenge in a one-game final by a 5–4 score to the
Regina Victorias.
Players on the Winnipeg Monarchs were presented with motorcycles as gifts after the Allan Cup playoffs. The action was criticized by members of the Manitoba branch of the
Amateur Athletic Union of Canada (AAU of C) for being against amateur principles and promoting professionalism, despite that the AAU of C constitution did not forbid gifts. Marples defended the action and stated that he and the club would ensure the players did not exchange or sell the motorcycles for profit.
1914–15 season and the Allan Cup
![Winnipeg Monarchs 1915](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Winnipeg_Monarchs_1915.jpg)
The Winnipeg Amateur Hockey League met with Allan Cup trustees in June 1914, and agreed on the need to form a national commission to govern ice hockey in Canada and competition for the trophy. The meeting formed the
Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association
''"Glorious and free"''
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(MAHA) with Marples appointed as its secretary. The
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA; french: Association canadienne de hockey amateur) was the national governing body of amateur ice hockey in Canada from 1914 until 1994, when it merged with Hockey Canada. Its jurisdiction include ...
(CAHA) was established on December 4, 1914, with Marples representing the Winnipeg Monarchs at the meeting.
The Winnipeg Monarchs repeated as league champions in the 1914–15 season.
In the
1915 Allan Cup
The 1915 Allan Cup was the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) championship for senior ice hockey in the 1914–15 season. The title was first held by the Melville Millionaires as champions of their league and two challenge wins. The Mill ...
playoffs, the Monarchs defeated the
Winnipeg Falcons
The Winnipeg Falcons were a senior men's amateur ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Winnipeg Falcons won the 1920 Allan Cup. That team went on to represent Canada in the Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics, 1920 Olympic games he ...
by a total score of 27–14, defeated
Fort William by a total score of 16–10, the defeated
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
by a total score of 17–8 to reach the final series. The Monarchs defeated the
Melville Millionaires by a 4–2 score, and won the 1915 Allan Cup by a two-game total score of 7–6.
World War I patriotic hockey
The Winnipeg Amateur Patriotic Hockey League became the Winnipeg Military Hockey League during the 1917–18 season. Its teams were named for battles fought during World War I, which included the Monarchs temporarily named
Ypres
Ypres ( , ; nl, Ieper ; vls, Yper; german: Ypern ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders. Though
the Dutch name is the official one, the city's French name is most commonly used in English. The municipality co ...
and managed by Marples. The Monarchs reverted to their old name as of the 1918–19 season, and resumed competing for the Allan Cup with Marples continuing as president of the team.
1930s and the World Championships
In 1934, the Senior Monarchs won the
Manitoba Senior Championship
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, and in 1935 they represented
Canada
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at the World Ice Hockey Championships held in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. The 1935 National Team roster included three 1932 gold medal-winning Olympians:
Roy Henkel
Reinhold "Roy" HenkelMost sources spell his surname "Hinkel", but his listing in the British Columbia Death Indexdeath certificate as well as the obituaries for him and his father, spell it "Henkel". (August 22, 1905 in Briesen, German Empir ...
,
Victor Lindquist
Victor Carl Lindquist (March 22, 1908 – November 30, 1983) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. Lindquist was born in Gold Rock, Ontario.
Lindquist led the Winnipeg Hockey Club, the Canadian team which wo ...
and
Romeo Rivers
Norman Romeo Rivers (March 28, 1907 – May 4, 1986) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.
He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
In 1932 he was a member of the Winnipeg Hockey Club, the Canadian team which ...
. The team was undefeated during the seven-game tournament, scoring 44 goals while allowing an average of only one goal per game. In the final game the Monarchs defeated Switzerland by a score of 4–2 to win the world championship title for Canada.
After the winning the world championship title, the Monarchs continued to tour Europe where they played in 66 exhibition games before returning home to Canada with a 63–1–2 record.
Following this successful European tour, the Winnipeg Monarch Senior Club ceased operations.
NHL alumni
List of alumni who played in the
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
(NHL):
*
Bobby Benson
Bernard Olabinjo "Bobby" Benson (11 April 1922 – 14 May 1983) was an entertainer and musician who had considerable influence on the Nigerian music scene, introducing big band and Caribbean idioms to the Highlife style of popular West African m ...
*
Helge Bostrom
Helge "Bulge, Arbuckle" Bostrom (January 9, 1894 – January 23, 1977) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 90 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he played for the Chicago Black Hawks.
Bostrom als ...
*
Turk Broda
Walter Edward "Turk" Broda (May 15, 1914 — October 17, 1972) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. A goaltender, Broda played his entire career for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1935 and 19 ...
*
Cecil Browne Cecil Browne may refer to:
* Cecil Browne (ice hockey) (1896–1985), Canadian ice hockey left winger
* Cecil Wyndham Browne, Anglican priest in Ireland
* Cecil Browne (author) (born 1957), British and Vincentian writer
See also
* Cecil Brown ...
*
Percy Galbraith
Percival Walter "Perk" Galbraith (December 5, 1898 – June 19, 1961) was a Canadian ice hockey forward. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. He played in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators between 1926 and 1934.
G ...
*
Haldor Halderson
Haldor Halderson (Halldór Halldórsson; January 7, 1898 – August 1, 1965) was an Icelandic-Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Halderson was the right wing for the Winnipeg Falcons, the Canadian team which ...
*
George Hay
*
Dick Irvin
James Dickinson "Dick" Irvin Jr. (or II) (July 19, 1892 – May 16, 1957) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played for professional teams in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, the Western Canada Hockey League, and th ...
*
Ching Johnson
*
Clem Loughlin
Clement Joseph Loughlin (November 15, 1892 – January 28, 1977) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played hockey for the Victoria Cougars of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the Western Canada Hockey League, and the Det ...
*
Wilf Loughlin
John Wilfred Loughlin (February 28, 1896 – June 25, 1966) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played one season in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Patricks. Loughlin appeared in 14 games during the 1923–24 season. He also play ...
*
Cully Wilson
Carol William "Cully" Wilson (June 5, 1892 – July 7, 1962) was an Icelandic-Canadian professional ice hockey player. The right winger played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto St. Pats, Montreal Canadiens, Hamilton Tigers, a ...
*
Hal Winkler
Harold Lang Winkler (March 20, 1894 – May 29, 1956) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He played in the Western Canada Hockey League and National Hockey League between 1921 and 1928.
Biography
Winkler started his professional hockey career w ...
Other Winnipeg Monarchs teams
Two junior teams would later use the Monarchs name. The
Winnipeg Monarchs Winnipeg Monarchs is a name used by several Canadian ice hockey teams in Winnipeg, Manitoba and may refer to:
*Winnipeg Monarchs (senior), a defunct ice hockey team, 1935 World Ice Hockey Champions
*Winnipeg Monarchs (MJHL)
The Winnipeg Monarch ...
competed in the
Manitoba Junior Hockey League
The Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) is a Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Manitoba and one of nine member leagues of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL).
The MJHL consists of thirteen teams all based ...
from 1930 to 1978. The Monarchs name was also used by a
Western Canada Hockey League
The Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL), founded in 1921, was a major professional ice hockey league originally based in the prairies of Canada. It was renamed the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 1925 and disbanded in 1926.
The WCHL's Victoria C ...
team
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As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson (academic), Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interde ...
during the 1976–77 season. The
Winnipeg Minor Hockey Association
Hockey Manitoba is the governing body of amateur ice hockey in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Hockey Manitoba was founded in 1914 as the ''Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association'' and is a branch affiliate of Hockey Canada.
As part of its manda ...
uses the Monarchs name in its AAA programs.
References
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External links
1915 Winnipeg Monarchsat the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
at the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Senior ice hockey teams
Winnipeg Monarchs
Ice hockey teams representing Canada internationally
Ice hockey clubs established in 1906
1906 establishments in Manitoba