The 1932 Allan Cup was the Canadian

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championship for the 1931–32 season. The trophy was won by the

Toronto National Sea Fleas The Toronto National Sea Fleas were a senior men's amateur ice hockey team that won the 1932 Allan Cup, and also represented Canada at the 1933 World Ice Hockey Championships held in Prague, Czechoslovakia where the team lost the final game to th ...

. This team went on to represent

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at the

1933 World Ice Hockey Championships The 1933 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between February 18 and February 26, 1933, in Prague, Czechoslovakia. By winning its first world championship, the United States men's national ice hockey team, United States deprived Canada men' ...

held in

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where the team lost the final game to the

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to capture the silver medal for Canada. The 1932 team which won the

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was coached by Harry Watson, who as a player had won an Olympic gold medal with a 1924

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. Watson stepped down as head coach prior to the 1933 World Championships, to be replaced by

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for the 1933 world championship tournament.

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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 and

1932 Memorial Cup The 1932 Memorial Cup final was the 14th junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Sudbury Cub Wolves of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canad ...

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.

Final

Best of three series held in

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. *Monday, April 4: Toronto 7 - Fort William 4 *Wednesday, April 6: Toronto 1 - Fort William 0

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