Memorial Cup 1926
The Memorial Cup 1926 was the eighth edition of the tournament of the same name . Participating teams were champions of their respective leagues, the Calgary Canadiens ( Calgary City Junior Hockey League ) and the Queen's University team , the Queen's Golden Gaels , from the Ontario Hockey Association . For the first time, the tournament winner was not determined based on the goals scored; the mode provided for a best-of-three series. The tournament was played in Winnipeg .
The Calgary Canadians won their first and only Memorial Cup after their second appearance in the finals after 1924 . Only at the Memorial Cup 1999 should a team from Calgary again be in the final of this competition with the Calgary Hitmen . Queen's University was also the last university to take part in a Memorial Cup finals.
Results
In the first third of the first game in the series, Queen's took a 2-1 lead after goals from Carl Voss and Reid , while Calgary's goal was scored by George McTeer . In the second half of the game, the player McPherson scored twice for the university team, Paul Thompson only scored the connection goal in the final third.
23 Mar 1926 |
Calgary Canadians |
2: 4 (1: 2, 0: 2, 1: 0) |
Queen's University |
Shea's Amphitheater , Winnipeg |
Calgary won the second game thanks to a late goal from defender Gordon Savage . The Canadians took the lead in the first period through goals from Thompson and Donnie McFadyen . In the final third, Hartley scored twice to equalize before Savage decided the game for the Calgary Canadians.
25th Mar 1926 |
Calgary Canadians |
3: 2 (2: 0, 0: 0, 1: 2) |
Queen's University |
Shea's Amphitheater, Winnipeg |
The Canadians were 3-0 ahead after goals from Thompson, Ronnie Martin and again Thompson before the last third. For Queen's University, the players Voss and Hartley met in the final section.
26th Mar 1926 |
Calgary Canadians |
3: 2 (1: 0, 2: 0, 0: 2) |
Queen's University |
Shea's Amphitheater, Winnipeg |
Memorial Cup Winner
The Calgary Canadians team consisted of Charles "Chuck" Dunn , Irving Frew , Ronnie Martin , Joe McGoldrich , Donnie McFadyen , George McTeer , Tony Savage , Bert Taylor , Paul Thompson and Sam Timmins . The team's manager and trainer was Eddie Poulin .
Web links
- Official website
- Calgary Canadians - Memorial Cup Champions - 1926 - HockeyGods. In: hockeygods.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018 .