Memorial Cup 1928

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The Memorial Cup 1928 was the tenth edition of the tournament of the same name . Participating teams were the champions of their respective leagues, the Ottawa Gunners ( Ottawa City Junior Hockey League ) and the Regina Monarchs ( South Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League ). The mode saw a best-of-three series.

The Regina Monarchs won their first Memorial Cup after three games. The tournament was held in Toronto .

Results

In the first game of the series, Harold "Mush" March scored all four goals for the Regina Monarchs . For the Ottawa Gunners , Armstrong met in the second half of the game and Syd Howe twice in the final third . The game was played very physically, with a total of 22 penalties.

21 Mar 1928 Regina Monarchs
 4: 3
(1: 0, 1: 1, 2: 2) 		Ottawa Gunners
 Arena Gardens , Toronto
Spectators: 8,500

The Gunners decide the second game after goals from Quinn and Tommy McInenly 2-1 for themselves. The only goal for the Monarchs was again scored by Mush March in the second period. The game was played in Toronto's Varsity Arena , which has a smaller ice rink than Arena Gardens and was sold out with 4,500 spectators.

23 Mar 1928 Regina Monarchs
 1: 2
(0: -, 1: -, 0 :-) 		Ottawa Gunners
 Varsity Arena , Toronto
Spectators: 4,500

The third and final game was decided by the Monarchs with 7-1 goals. Harold March scored the only goal of the first period. He later scored another hit; overall March scored seven of the twelve goals of the Regina Monarchs. The Monarchs' other goals were scored by Harold Shaw , Ken "Swede" Williamson , Charles "Chuck" Farrow and Len Dowie , who like Mush March was twice successful. The consolation goal for the Ottawa Gunners defender scored Armstrong in the middle third.

26th Mar 1928 Regina Monarchs
 7: 1
(1: 0, -: 1, -: 0) 		Ottawa Gunners
 Arena Gardens, Toronto
Spectators: 9,000

Memorial Cup Winner

The Regina Monarchs team consisted of John Achtzner , Carl Bergl , Len Dowie , Charles "Chuck" Farrow , Jim Langford , Harold "Mush" March , G. Parron , Harold Shaw and Ken "Swede" Williamson . The coach and manager of the team was Howie Milne .

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Remarks

  1. ↑ The name is also given as John Achtzener .
  2. ↑ The name is also given as Carl Bergi .