- 1927 Memorial Cup
The
1927 Memorial Cup final was the 9thjunior ice hockey championship of theCanadian Amateur Hockey Association . TheGeorge Richardson Memorial Trophy championsOwen Sound Greys of the Ontario Hockey Association inEastern Canada competed against theAbbott Cup championsPort Arthur West Ends of theThunder Bay Junior Hockey League inWestern Canada . The series was the first to feature two Ontario-based teams. Teams from Port Arthur and Fort William (later amalgamted into Thunder Bay), competed with geographically closer western teams, rather than eastern teams.In a best-of-three series, held at the Arena Gardens in
Toronto ,Ontario , Owen Sound won their 2nd Memorial Cup, defeating Port Arthur 2 games to none.Scores
*Game 1: Owen Sound 5-4 Port Arthur
*Game 2: Owen Sound 5-3 Port Arthur (OT)Winning roster
Red Beattie ,Benny Grant , John Grant,Martin Lauder ,Jack Markle ,Shrimp McDougall ,Alvin Moore ,Paddy Paddon ,H. Smith . Coach: Bill Hancock andFather J. Spratt ee also
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