The 1926 Memorial Cup

Memorial Cup

The Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major...

final was the eighth junior ice hockey

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 championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association

Canadian Amateur Hockey Association

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. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy

George Richardson Memorial Trophy

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 champions Queen's University

Queen's Golden Gaels

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 of Eastern Canada

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 competed against the Abbott Cup

Abbott Cup

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 champions Calgary Canadians

Calgary Canadians

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 of the Calgary City Junior Hockey League in Western Canada

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. The Queen's University team was a junior squad which played exhibition games against teams in the Ontario Hockey Association

Ontario Hockey Association

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 senior division, and teams in the Lake Ontario Veteran's Hockey League. In a best-of-three series, held at Shea's Amphitheatre

Shea's Amphitheatre

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 in Winnipeg

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, Manitoba

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, Calgary won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Queen's University two games to one.

Winning roster

Chuck Dunn, Irving Frew, Ronnie Martin

Ronnie Martin (ice hockey)

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, Joe McGoldrich, Donnie McFadyen, George McTeer, Tony Savage, Bert Taylor, Paul Thompson

Paul Thompson (ice hockey b. 1906)

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, Sam Timmins. Coach: Eddie Poulin