The West Toronto Nationals, also known as the "Westionals", were a junior ice hockey

Junior ice hockey

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 team in the Ontario Hockey Association

Ontario Hockey League

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 from 1929 to 1936. Prior to that time, the team was known as the West Toronto Redmen, due to their red colour sweaters. Home games were played at Mutual Street Arena

Mutual Street Arena

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 and later Maple Leaf Gardens

Maple Leaf Gardens

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 in Toronto, Ontario.

West Toronto were the Eastern Canadian Champions in 1930. They moved on to play in the 1930 Memorial Cup

1930 Memorial Cup

The 1930 Memorial Cup final was the 12th junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions West Toronto Nationals of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Regina Pats of the...

, losing to the Regina Pats

Regina Pats

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 in two games by scores of 3-1 and 3-2.

In 1936, West Toronto won the J. Ross Robertson Cup

J. Ross Robertson Cup

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 as champions of the OHA, defeating the Kitchener Greenshirts

Kitchener Greenshirts

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 in two games. The Nationals were led by the OHA's leading scorer John O'Flaherty, and winner of the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy

Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy

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. The Nationals moved on and won 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...

, to represent Eastern Canada in the 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...

. West Toronto won the 1936 Memorial Cup

1936 Memorial Cup

The 1936 Memorial Cup final was the 18th junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions West Toronto Nationals of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Saskatoon Wesleys...

, defeating the Saskatoon Wesleys in two games, by scores of 5-1 and 4-2.

NHL Alumni

Alumni who played for the team and later in the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

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 are Norm Collings, Roy Conacher

Roy Conacher

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, Jack Crawford

Jack Crawford (ice hockey)

John Shea "Jack" Crawford was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He was born in Dublin, Ontario.Crawford started his National Hockey League career with the Boston Bruins in 1938. He would also play his entire career with the Bruins and retired after the 1950 season. In 1943 and 1946, he was a...

, John Doran

John Doran (ice hockey)

John Michael Doran was a professional ice hockey player who played 98 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, New York Americans, and Montreal Canadiens. He was born in Belleville, Ontario.- External links :...

, Jimmy Fowler

Jimmy Fowler

Jimmy "The Blonde Bouncer" Fowler was a professional ice hockey player who played 135 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he played with the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Syracuse Stars....

, Bob Gracie

Bob Gracie

Robert Joseph Gracie was a Canadian professional ice hockey centreman who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, New York Americans, Montreal Maroons, Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks.-Toronto Maple Leafs:The North Bay, Ontario native...

, Red Heron

Red Heron

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, Bill Jennings, John "Peanuts" O'Flaherty, George Parsons

George Parsons Trophy

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 and Bill Thoms

Bill Thoms

William D. Thoms was a professional ice hockey player who played 548 games in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks and Boston Bruins....

. Roy Conacher is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame

Hockey Hall of Fame

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