1962 Memorial Cup
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The 1962 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 44th 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 Hamilton Red Wings
Hamilton Red Wings
The Hamilton Red Wings were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1960 to 1974. The team was based in Hamilton, Ontario.-History:...

 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 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 the Guelph Memorial Gardens
Guelph Memorial Gardens
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 in Guelph
Guelph
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, Ontario
Ontario
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, Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex
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 in Kitchener, Ontario
Kitchener, Ontario
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, and the Barton Street Arena
Barton Street Arena
Barton Street Arena, also known as the Hamilton Forum, was the main sports arena located in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, on Barton Street between Sanford Street and Wentworth Street...

 in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
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, Hamilton won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Edmonton 4 games to 1.

Scores

  • Game 1: Hamilton 5-2 Edmonton (in Hamilton)
  • Game 2: Hamilton 4-2 Edmonton (in Guelph)
  • Game 3: Edmonton 5-3 Hamilton (in Guelph)
  • Game 4: Hamilton 3-0 Edmonton (in Guelph)
  • Game 5: Hamilton 7-4 Edmonton (in Kitchener)

Winning roster

Bud Blom, Joe Bujdoso, Bryan Campbell
Bryan Campbell
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, Bob Dean, John Gofton, Bob Hamilton, Ron Harris, Larry Harrop, Earl Heiskala
Earl Heiskala
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, Paul Henderson
Paul Henderson
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, Roger LaFreniere, Lowell MacDonald
Lowell MacDonald
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, Pit Martin
Pit Martin
Hubert Jacques "Pit" Martin was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who served as captain for the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League from 1975 to 1977...

, Jim Peters
Jimmy Peters, Jr.
James Stephen Peters, Jr. is a retired Canadian ice hockey left wing who played 309 games in the National Hockey League....

, Wayne Rivers
Wayne Rivers
Wayne Rivers is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 108 games in the National Hockey League and 357 games in the World Hockey Association. He would play with the St...

, Bob Wall, Jack Wildfong, Larry Ziliotto. Coach: Eddie Bush
Eddie Bush
Edward Webster Bush was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played two seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, and who coached for one season in the National Hockey League for the Kansas City Scouts.-External links:...

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