The 1927 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 ninth 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 Owen Sound Greys

Owen Sound Greys

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 of the Ontario Hockey Association

Ontario Hockey League

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 in Eastern Canada

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 competed against the Abbott Cup

Abbott Cup

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 champions Port Arthur West Ends of the Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League in Western Canada

Western Canada

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. The series was the first to feature two Ontario-based teams. Teams from Port Arthur

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 and Fort William

Fort William, Ontario

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 (later amalgamted into Thunder Bay

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), competed with geographically closer western teams, rather than eastern teams.

In a best-of-three series, held at the Arena Gardens

Mutual Street Arena

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 in Toronto

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, Ontario

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, Owen Sound won their 2nd Memorial Cup, defeating Port Arthur 2 games to none.

Winning roster

Red Beattie, Benny Grant

Benny Grant

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, John Grant, Martin Lauder, Jack Markle

Jack Markle

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, Shrimp McDougall, Alvin Moore, Paddy Paddon, H. Smith. Coach: Bill Hancock and Father J. Spratt