Memorial Cup 1928
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 .
Web links
- 1928 Regina Monarchs Hockey Club - Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. In: sasksportshalloffame.com. March 20, 2018, accessed March 26, 2018 .
- Regina Monarchs - Memorial Cup Champions - 1928. In: hockeygods.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018 .
Remarks
- ↑ The name is also given as John Achtzener .
- ↑ The name is also given as Carl Bergi .