The 1945

Memorial Cup The Memorial Cup () is the national championship of the Canadian Hockey League, a consortium of three major junior ice hockey leagues operating in Canada and parts of the United States. It is a four-team round-robin tournament played between t ...

final was the 27th junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA). The finals were held at

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. CAHA president Frank Sargent chose the location to maximize profits, which were reinvested into

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in Canada. The

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champions Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey Association in

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competed against the

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champions

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the

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Junior Hockey League in of

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

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, St. Michael's won their 2nd Memorial Cup, defeating Moose Jaw 4 games to 1.

Scores

*Game 1: St. Michael's 8-5 Moose Jaw *Game 2: Moose Jaw 5-3 St. Michael's *Game 3: St. Michael's 5-3 Moose Jaw *Game 4: St. Michael's 4-3 Moose Jaw *Game 5: St. Michael's 7-2 Moose Jaw

Winning roster

John Arundel, John Blute, Pat Boehmer,

Les Costello Fr. Lester John Thomas Costello (February 16, 1928 – December 10, 2002) was a Canadian ice hockey player and Catholic priest. He was born in South Porcupine, Ontario, a neighbourhood of Timmins, and played hockey as a teenager, eventually joi ...

, Leo Gravelle, Bob Gray,

Johnny McCormack John Ronald McCormack (August 2, 1925 – February 22, 2017) was a Canadian ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, and Chicago Black Hawks between 1948 and 1955. He was born in ...

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Gus Mortson James Angus Gerald "Old Hardrock" Mortson (January 24, 1925 – August 8, 2015) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks, and Detroit Red Wings, winning ...

, Bobby Paul, Joe Sadler,

Phil Samis Philip Lawrence Samis (December 28, 1927 – January 11, 2022) was an ice hockey defenceman. He played two regular season games in the National Hockey League during the 1949–50 season and five playoff games in 1948, when he won the Stanley Cup ...

, Tod Sloan, Jimmy Thomson, Frank Turik. Coach:

Joe Primeau Alfred Joseph Francis "Gentleman Joe" Primeau (January 29, 1906 – May 14, 1989), was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Playing career Born in Lindsay, Ontario, and raised in Victoria, British Columbia, Primeau moved to Toronto at an e ...

References

External links

Memorial Cup

Canadian Hockey League
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