1975 Memorial Cup
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The 1975 Memorial Cup
occurred May 3–11 at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex
in Kitchener, Ontario
. Participating teams were the winners of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
and Western Hockey League
which were the Toronto Marlboros
, Sherbrooke Castors
and New Westminster Bruins
. Toronto won their 7th Memorial Cup, defeating New Westminster in the final game.
Semi-Final
Final
, Al Cameron
, Gary Carr
, Craig Crawford
, Brian Crichton, Steve Harrison, Trevor Johansen
, Bernie Johnston
, Lynn Jorgenson, Mike Kaszycki
, Jim Kirkpatrick, Mike Kitchen
, Mike McEwen, Mark Murphy
, Mark Napier, Ed Saffrey, John Smrke
, Bill Wells
, Ron Wilson. Coach: George Armstrong
All-star team
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...
occurred May 3–11 at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex
Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex
The Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex is a multi-use municipally-owned facility in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The complex is located on East Avenue, near the Ottawa Street interchange on the Conestoga Parkway...
in Kitchener, Ontario
Kitchener, Ontario
The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...
. Participating teams were the winners of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...
and Western Hockey League
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...
which were the Toronto Marlboros
Toronto Marlboros
The Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club, commonly known as the Toronto Marlboros, was founded in 1903. It operated a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association and Ontario Hockey League from 1904 to 1989...
, Sherbrooke Castors
Sherbrooke Castors
The Sherbrooke Castors or Sherbrooke Beavers was the name of two different junior ice hockey teams in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Both franchises played at the Palais des Sports in Sherbrooke, Quebec.-Original Castors:...
and New Westminster Bruins
New Westminster Bruins
The New Westminster Bruins were a junior ice hockey team from the Western Hockey League. There were two franchises that carried this name:* 1971–1981...
. Toronto won their 7th Memorial Cup, defeating New Westminster in the final game.
Round-robin standings
| GP | W | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Westminster Bruins New Westminster Bruins The New Westminster Bruins were a junior ice hockey team from the Western Hockey League. There were two franchises that carried this name:* 1971–1981... (WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... ) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 |
| Toronto Marlboros Toronto Marlboros The Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club, commonly known as the Toronto Marlboros, was founded in 1903. It operated a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association and Ontario Hockey League from 1904 to 1989... (OMJHL) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Sherbrooke Castors Sherbrooke Castors The Sherbrooke Castors or Sherbrooke Beavers was the name of two different junior ice hockey teams in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Both franchises played at the Palais des Sports in Sherbrooke, Quebec.-Original Castors:... (QMJHL Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League... ) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
Scores
Round-robin- May 3 Toronto 7-4 Sherbrooke
- May 5 New Westminster 7-5 Sherbrooke
- May 7 New Westminster 6-2 Toronto
Semi-Final
- May 9 Toronto 10-4 Sherbrooke
Final
- May 11 Toronto 7-3 New Westminster
Winning roster
John Anderson, Steve Bosco, Bruce BoudreauBruce Boudreau
Bruce Allan Boudreau is a Canadian professional ice hockey head coach and current head coach of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League . As a player, Boudreau played professionally for 20 seasons, logging 141 games in the NHL and 30 games in the World Hockey Association...
, Al Cameron
Al Cameron
Alan Richard Cameron is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman.He played two seasons with the New Westminster Bruins of the WHL, 1973–75 where in the last year, the Bruins made it to the Memorial Cup finals, losing to the Toronto Marlies...
, Gary Carr
Gary Carr
Gary Carr is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2003, and served in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal from 2004 to early 2006...
, Craig Crawford
Craig Crawford
Craig Crawford is a writer and television political commentator based in Washington, D.C., a columnist for Congressional Quarterly, and the author of Listen Up Mr...
, Brian Crichton, Steve Harrison, Trevor Johansen
Trevor Johansen
Trevor Daniel Johansen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 286 games in the National Hockey League. Johanssen was drafted with the 12th overall pick in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs...
, Bernie Johnston
Bernie Johnston
Bernie Johnston is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in 57 NHL games with the Hartford Whalers over parts of two seasons.-External links:...
, Lynn Jorgenson, Mike Kaszycki
Mike Kaszycki
Michael John Kaszycki is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. Selected in 1976 by both the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League and the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association, he also played for the Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs.During the 1981–82 AHL...
, Jim Kirkpatrick, Mike Kitchen
Mike Kitchen
Michael Elwin Kitchen is a Canadian former defenceman and former head coach in the National Hockey League. He was selected in the third round of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft, 38th overall, by the Kansas City Scouts...
, Mike McEwen, Mark Murphy
Mark Murphy (ice hockey)
Mark Murphy is an American professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for DEG Metro Stars of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 8th round of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.-External links:...
, Mark Napier, Ed Saffrey, John Smrke
John Smrke
John Smrke is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 103 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the St. Louis Blues and Quebec Nordiques....
, Bill Wells
Bill Wells
Bill Wells is a Scottish bassist, pianist, guitarist and composer.He is best known for his group the Bill Wells Octet, since the early 1990s, but he has performed and recorded in a wide range of settings, including collaborations with The Pastels, Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Future Pilot A.K.A., Lol...
, Ron Wilson. Coach: George Armstrong
Award winners
- Stafford Smythe Memorial TrophyStafford Smythe Memorial TrophyThe Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy is a Canadian Hockey League trophy, awarded to the most valuable player in the annual Memorial Cup Tournament...
(MVP): Barry SmithBarry Smith (ice hockey b. 1955)Barry Edward Smith is a former NHL player for the Boston Bruins and the Colorado Rockies. Smith was drafted 32nd overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played a total of 114 regular season games, scoring 7 goals and 7 assists for 14 points...
, New Westminster - George Parsons TrophyGeorge Parsons TrophyThe George Parsons Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged to be the most sportsmanlike at the Memorial Cup ice hockey tournament. It was first awarded in 1973. The trophy is named for George Parsons, a former OHA and NHL player whose career was ended prematurely in 1939 by an eye...
(Sportsmanship): John SmrkeJohn SmrkeJohn Smrke is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 103 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the St. Louis Blues and Quebec Nordiques....
, Toronto - Hap Emms Memorial TrophyHap Emms Memorial TrophyThe Hap Emms Memorial Trophy is awarded to the outstanding goaltender at the Memorial Cup of the Canadian Hockey League.The award is named after Leighton "Hap" Emms, who led four teams to championship victories at the Memorial Cup in the 1950s and 1960s....
(Goaltender): Gary CarrGary CarrGary Carr is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2003, and served in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal from 2004 to early 2006...
, Toronto
All-star team
- Goal: Gary CarrGary CarrGary Carr is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2003, and served in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal from 2004 to early 2006...
, Toronto - Defence: Mike KitchenMike KitchenMichael Elwin Kitchen is a Canadian former defenceman and former head coach in the National Hockey League. He was selected in the third round of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft, 38th overall, by the Kansas City Scouts...
, Toronto; Brad MaxwellBrad MaxwellBrad Robert Maxwell is a former professional ice hockey player renowned as a playmaking defenceman. After having won the Memorial Cup in 1977 as a member of the New Westminster Bruins, Maxwell was selected seventh overall in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft by the Minnesota North Stars...
, New Westminster - Centre: Barry SmithBarry Smith (ice hockey b. 1955)Barry Edward Smith is a former NHL player for the Boston Bruins and the Colorado Rockies. Smith was drafted 32nd overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played a total of 114 regular season games, scoring 7 goals and 7 assists for 14 points...
, New Westminster - Left wing: Claude Larose, Sherbrooke
- Right wing: John Anderson, Toronto