The 1941 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 23rd 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 Montreal Royals of the Quebec Junior Hockey League

Quebec Major Junior 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 Winnipeg Rangers

Winnipeg Rangers

The Winnipeg Rangers were a Canadian junior hockey team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. The Rangers won 4 Turnbull Cup Championships as Manitoba Junior Champions, 1941, 1943, 1961, and 1966....

 of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League

Manitoba Junior Hockey League

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 in Western Canada

Western Canada

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. In a best-of-five series, held at the Montreal Forum

Montreal Forum

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 in Montreal

Montreal

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, Quebec

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 and at Maple Leaf Gardens

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 in Toronto

Toronto

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, Ontario

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, Winnipeg won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Montreal 3 games to 2.

Scores

• Game 1: Winnipeg 4-2 Montreal (in Toronto)
• Game 2: Montreal 5-3 Winnipeg (in Montreal)
• Game 3: Winnipeg 6-4 Montreal (in Toronto)
• Game 4: Montreal 4-3 Winnipeg (in Montreal)
• Game 5: Winnipeg 7-4 Montreal (in Toronto)

Winning roster

Doug Baldwin

Doug Baldwin

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, Bob Ballance, Bernie Bathgate, Tom Bredin, Sam Fabro, Earl Fast, Glen Harmon

Glen Harmon

David Glen Harmon was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played for the Montreal Canadiens from 1942 to 1951...

, Alan Hay

Alan Hay

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, Bill Heindl, Les Hickey, Babe Hobday, Hib Macey, Lou Medynski, Hugh Millar

Hugh Millar

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, Bill Mortimer, Mike Peters, Bill Robinson

Bill Robinson (ice hockey)

Bill Robinson was a Canadian ice hockey centreman who played for the 1941 Memorial Cup champion Winnipeg Rangers. He was born in Cartwright, Manitoba.-Awards and achievements:*Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship...

, Hal Thompson. Coach: Baldy Northcott

Baldy Northcott

Lawrence McFarlane "Lorne, Baldy" Northcott was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Maroons and Chicago Black Hawks....