The 1947 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 29th junior ice hockey

Junior ice hockey

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 championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association

Canadian Amateur Hockey Association

The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association was the national governing body of amateur ice hockey play in Canada from 1914 until 1994 when it merged with the Canadian Hockey Association or Hockey Canada....

. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy

George Richardson Memorial Trophy

The George T. Richardson Memorial Trophy was presented annually from 1932 until 1972 by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association to the Eastern Canadian Junior "A" Champions. The trophy is named in honour of George T. Richardson, an Allan Cup winner with Queen’s University in 1909...

 champions Toronto St. Michael's Majors

Toronto St. Michael's Majors

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 of the Ontario Hockey Association

Ontario Hockey League

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 in Eastern Canada

Eastern Canada

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 competed against the Abbott Cup

Abbott Cup

The Abbott Memorial Cup, commonly referred to as the Abbott Cup, was awarded annually from 1919 through 1999 to the Junior "A" ice hockey Champion for Western Canada....

 champions Moose Jaw Canucks

Moose Jaw Canucks

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 of the Southern Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in Western Canada

Western Canada

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. The series was a rematch of the 1945 Memorial Cup

1945 Memorial Cup

The 1945 Memorial Cup final was the 27th junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Moose Jaw...

, and featured the first Memorial Cup games played in the province of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

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. In a best-of-seven series, held at Shea's Amphitheatre

Shea's Amphitheatre

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 in Winnipeg

Winnipeg

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, Manitoba

Manitoba

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, Regina Exhibition Stadium

Regina Exhibition Stadium

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 in Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina, Saskatchewan

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, and at the Moose Jaw Arena

Moose Jaw Arena

Moose Jaw Arena was an indoor arena in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. It was built in 1910 and was the home of the Moose Jaw Sheiks and Moose Jaw Maroons of the WCHL and Moose Jaw Canucks of the WCJHL. The arena was destroyed by a fire in August of 1955 . It was eventually replaced by the Moose Jaw...

 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, St. Michael's won their 3rd Memorial Cup, defeating Moose Jaw 4 games to 0.

Scores

• Game 1: St. Michael's 12-3 Moose Jaw (in Winnipeg)
• Game 2: St. Michael's 6-1 Moose Jaw (in Moose Jaw)
• Game 3: St. Michael's 8-1 Moose Jaw (in Regina)
• Game 4: St. Michael's 3-2 Moose Jaw (in Regina)

Winning roster

Les Costello

Les Costello

Fr. Lester John Thomas Costello was a Canadian ice hockey player and Catholic priest.He was born in South Porcupine, Ontario, a neighbourhood of Timmins, and played hockey as a teenager, eventually joining Toronto's St. Michael's Majors in the 1940s, winning two Memorial Cups with the team in 1945...

, Ray Hannigan

Ray Hannigan

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, Ed Harrison

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, Howard Harvey, Red Kelly

Red Kelly

Leonard Patrick "Red" Kelly, CM is a retired Canadian ice hockey player in the NHL. He played on more Stanley Cup winning teams than any player who never played for the Montreal Canadiens, and is the only player to be part of two of the nine dynasties recognized by the NHL in its history...

, Fleming Mackell

Fleming Mackell

Fleming David Mackell is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward.-Playing career:After a stage with St-Michaels, the Toronto Maple Leafs OHA affiliate, Mackell began his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1948. The majority of his career was spent with the Boston Bruins...

, John McLellan

John McLellan

Daniel John McLellan was a Canadian professional hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League. He was a member of teams that won the Memorial Cup, the Allan Cup and the world championships....

, Clare Malone, Rudy Migay

Rudy Migay

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, Bobby Paul, Harry Psutka, Ed Sanford, John Williams, Warren Winslow

Warren Winslow

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, Benny Wiot. Coach: Joe Primeau

Joe Primeau

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