The 1945 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 27th 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 Toronto St. Michael's Majors

Toronto St. Michael's Majors

The Toronto St. Michael's Majors, was a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The hockey program was founded and operated by St. Michael's College School in 1906, and adopted the name "Majors" in 1934, and was commonly referred to as St. Mike's...

 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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 the Southern Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in of Western Canada

Western Canada

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

Maple Leaf Gardens

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 in Toronto

Toronto

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, Ontario

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, St. Michael's won their 2nd Memorial Cup, defeating Moose Jaw 4 games to 1.

Scores

• Game 1: St. Michael's 8-5 Moose Jaw
• Game 2: Moose Jaw 5-3 St. Michael's
• Game 3: St. Michael's 5-3 Moose Jaw
• Game 4: St. Michael's 4-3 Moose Jaw
• Game 5: St. Michael's 7-2 Moose Jaw

Winning roster

John Arundel

John Arundel (ice hockey)

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, John Blute, Pat Boehmer, 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...

, Leo Gravelle

Leo Gravelle

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, Bob Gray, Johnny McCormack, Ted McLean, Jim Morrison, Gus Mortson

Gus Mortson

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, Bobby Paul, Joe Sadler, Phil Samis

Phil Samis

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, Tod Sloan

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, Jimmy Thomson, Frank Turik. Coach: Joe Primeau

Joe Primeau

Alfred Joseph Francis "Gentleman Joe" Primeau , was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.-Playing career:...

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