1953 Memorial Cup
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The 1953 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 35th 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 Barrie Flyers
Barrie Flyers
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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 St. Boniface Canadiens
St. Boniface Canadiens
In 1952 the Winnipeg Canadiens were bought and renamed the St. Boniface Canadiens.The St. Boniface Canadiens were a Manitoba Junior Hockey League Team. The St. Boniface Canadiens won 4 Turnbull Cup Championships as Manitoba Junior Champions, 1953, 1954, 1956, & 1958.The 1953 St...

 of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League
Manitoba Junior Hockey League
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 in Western Canada
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. In a best-of-seven series, held at Shea's Amphitheatre
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 in Winnipeg
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, Manitoba
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 and the Wheat City Arena
Wheat City Arena
The Wheat City Arena was an indoor arena located in Brandon, Manitoba at the corner of 10th Street and Victoria Avenue. It was built in 1913 and hosted the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair as well as numerous ice hockey teams, including the Brandon Wheat Kings of the MJHL, SJHL and Western Hockey League...

 in Brandon, Manitoba
Brandon, Manitoba
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, Barrie won their 2nd Memorial Cup, defeating Winnipeg 4 games to 1.

Scores

  • Game 1: Barrie 6-4 St. Boniface (in Winnipeg)
  • Game 2: Barrie 6-3 St. Boniface (in Brandon)
  • Game 3: Barrie 7-5 St. Boniface (in Winnipeg)
  • Game 4: St. Boniface 7-4 Barrie (in Winnipeg)
  • Game 5: Barrie 6-1 St. Boniface (in Winnipeg)

Winning roster

Orin Carver, Don Cherry
Don Cherry
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, George Cuculick, Marv Edwards
Marv Edwards
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, Bill Harrington, Jack Higgins, Tim Hook, John Martin, Don McKenney
Don McKenney
Donald Hamilton McKenney is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward...

, Doug Mohns
Doug Mohns
Douglas Allen "Diesel" Mohns is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 22 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1953–54 until 1974–75. Mohns twice won the most coveted prize in junior hockey, the Memorial Cup...

, Fred Pletsch
Fred Pletsch
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, Tony Poeta
Tony Poeta
Anthony Joseph Poeta was a professional ice hockey player from 1950 to 1960....

, Jim Robertson, Ken Robertson, Skip Teal
Skip Teal
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, Orval Tessier
Orval Tessier
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, Larry Thibault, Ralph Willis
Ralph Willis
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, Bob White
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. Coach: Hap Emms
Hap Emms
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