The 1932

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final was the 14th

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championship of the

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. The

George Richardson Memorial Trophy The George Richardson Memorial Trophy was presented annually from 1932 until 1971, by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. It represented the Eastern Canada junior hockey championship, and a berth in the Memorial Cup final versus the Abbott ...

champions

Sudbury Cub Wolves The Sudbury Wolves are an Ontario Hockey League (OHL) ice hockey team based in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Sudbury has had various hockey teams competing at the junior and senior ice hockey levels of the game known as the "Wolves" (or "Cub Wo ...

of the

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competed against the

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champions Winnipeg Monarchs of the

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. In a best-of-three series, held at

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, Sudbury won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Winnipeg 2 games to 1. Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president Jack Hamilton responded to threats of growing professionalism in hockey by having all players taking part in provincial finals for the

1932 Allan Cup The 1932 Allan Cup was the Canadian senior ice hockey championship for the 1931–32 season. The trophy was won by the Toronto National Sea Fleas. This team went on to represent Canada at the 1933 World Ice Hockey Championships held in Prague, ...

and 1932 Memorial Cup playoffs recite an oath similar to the

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, and declare they meet all amateur requirements. Any violation of the oath would render the player's team ineligible for the remainder of the playoffs.

Scores

*Game 1: Winnipeg 4-3 Sudbury *Game 2: Sudbury 2-1 Winnipeg *Game 3: Sudbury 1-0 Winnipeg

Winning roster

Max Bennett, Toe Blake, Borden Caswell, Maurice Dabous, Peter Fenton, Ivan Fraser, Gordon Grant, Anthony Healy, Adelard LaFrance Jr., Larry LaFrance, Jack McInnes, Robert McInnes, Red Porter, A.J. Powell, Don Price,

Nakina Smith Joseph Dalton "Nakina" Smith (July 26, 1913 – March 19, 1982) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He was born in Cache Bay, Ontario, but grew up in Nakina, Ontario. Smith played hockey between 1933 and 1950, including ten games in the Nati ...

. Coach: Sam Rothschild Manager:

Max Silverman Max Silverman (August 25, 1900 – October 5, 1966) was a Canadian ice hockey manager and politician. As president and general manager of the Sudbury Wolves, Silverman and coach Samuel Rothschild led the team to victory in the 1932 Memorial C ...

References

External links

Memorial Cup

Canadian Hockey League
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