The 1926 Memorial Cup final was the eighth junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Queen's University of Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Calgary Canadians of the Calgary City Junior Hockey League in Western Canada. The Queen's University team was a junior squad which played exhibition games against teams in the Ontario Hockey Association senior division, and teams in the Lake Ontario Veteran's Hockey League. In a best-of-three series, held at Shea's Amphitheatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Calgary won their first Memorial Cup, defeating Queen's University two games to one.

Silver bowl trophy with two large handles, mounted on a wide black plinth engraved with team names on silver plates.
The Memorial Cup trophy

Scores

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  • Game 1: Calgary 4-2 Queen's
  • Game 2: Queen's 3-2 Calgary
  • Game 3: Calgary 3-2 Queen's

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Winning roster

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Chuck Dunn, Irving Frew, Ronnie Martin, Joe McGoldrich, Don McFadyen, George McTeer, Tony Savage, Bert Taylor, Paul Thompson, Sam Timmins. Coach: Eddie Poulin[2]

References

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  1. ^ "MemorialCup.ca - Tournament Results". Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "MemorialCup.ca - Winning Rosters". Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
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