The 1954 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 36th junior ice hockey

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

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 St. Catharines Teepees

St. Catharines Teepees

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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

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 Edmonton Oil Kings of the Central Alberta Hockey League in Western Canada

Western Canada

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. In a best-of-seven series, held at Maple Leaf Gardens

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 in Toronto

Toronto

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, Ontario

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, St. Catharines won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Edmonton 4 games to 1.

Scores

• Game 1: St. Catharines 8-2 Edmonton
• Game 2: St. Catharines 5-3 Edmonton
• Game 3: St. Catharines 4-1 Edmonton
• Game 4: Edmonton 3-3 St. Catharines
• Game 5: St. Catharines 6-2 Edmonton

Winning roster

Jack Armstrong, Hugh Barlow, Hank Ciesla

Hank Ciesla

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, Barry Cullen

Barry Cullen

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, Brian Cullen

Brian Cullen

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, Nelson Bulloch, Ian Cushanen, Marv Edwards

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, Jack Higgins, Cecil Hoekstra

Cecil Hoekstra

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, Pete Koval, Bob Maxwell, Don McLean, Wimpy Roberts, Reg Truax, Elmer Vasko

Elmer Vasko

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, Chester Warchol. Coach: Rudy Pilous

Rudy Pilous

Rudy Pilous was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Pilous won a Stanley Cup coaching the Chicago Black Hawks in 1960–61, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985 in the builder category.-Playing career:Pilous played junior ice hockey in the Manitoba...