- 1979 Memorial Cup
The
1979 Memorial Cup occurredMay 6 -May 13 at the Palais des Sports inSherbrooke, Quebec , theColisée de Trois-Rivières inTrois-Rivières, Quebec and at theVerdun Auditorium inVerdun, Quebec . Participating teams were the winners of theOntario Major Junior Hockey League ,Quebec Major Junior Hockey League andWestern Hockey League which were thePeterborough Petes ,Trois-Rivières Draveurs andBrandon Wheat Kings . Peterborough won their first Memorial Cup, defeating Brandon in the final game.Round-robin standings
Scores
Round-robin
*May 6 Trois-Rivières 4-3 Peterborough
*May 7 Trois-Rivières 4-1 Brandon
*May 8 Peterborough 7-6 Brandon (OT)
*May 9 Peterborough 3-2 Trois-Rivières
*May 10 Brandon 6-1 Trois-Rivières
*May 11 Brandon 3-2 PeterboroughFinal
*May 11 Peterborough 2-1 Brandon (OT)Winning roster
Bob Attwell ,Dave Beckon ,Terry Bovair ,Carmine Cirella ,Keith Crowder ,Ken Ellacott ,Dave Fenyves ,Larry Floyd ,Bill Gardner ,Chris Halyk ,Anssi Melametsa ,Larry Murphy ,Mark Reeds ,Brad Ryder ,Stuart Smith ,Greg Theberge ,Tim Trimper ,Jim Weimer . Coach:Gary Green Award Winners
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Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP):Bart Hunter , Brandon
*George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship):Chris Halyk , Peterborough
*Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Goaltender):Bart Hunter , BrandonAll-star team
*Goal:Bart Hunter , Brandon
*Defence:Norman Rochefort , Trois-Rivières;Brad McCrimmon , Brandon
*Centre:Laurie Boschman , Brandon
*Left Wing:Ray Allison , Brandon
*Right Wing:Tim Trimper , Peterboroughee also
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