The 1962 Memorial Cup

Memorial Cup

The Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major...

final was the 44th junior ice hockey

Junior ice hockey

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 championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association

Canadian Amateur Hockey Association

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. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy

George Richardson Memorial Trophy

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 champions Hamilton Red Wings

Hamilton Red Wings

The Hamilton Red Wings were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1960 to 1974. The team was based in Hamilton, Ontario.-History:...

 of the Ontario Hockey Association

Ontario Hockey League

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 in Eastern Canada

Eastern Canada

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 competed against the Abbott Cup

Abbott Cup

The Abbott Memorial Cup, commonly referred to as the Abbott Cup, was awarded annually from 1919 through 1999 to the Junior "A" ice hockey Champion for Western Canada....

 champions Edmonton Oil Kings of the Central Alberta Hockey League in Western Canada

Western Canada

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. In a best-of-seven series, held at the Guelph Memorial Gardens

Guelph Memorial Gardens

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 in Guelph

Guelph

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, Ontario

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, Kitchener Memorial Auditorium

Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex

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 in Kitchener, Ontario

Kitchener, Ontario

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, and the Barton Street Arena

Barton Street Arena

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 in Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton, Ontario

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, Hamilton won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Edmonton 4 games to 1.

Scores

• Game 1: Hamilton 5-2 Edmonton (in Hamilton)
• Game 2: Hamilton 4-2 Edmonton (in Guelph)
• Game 3: Edmonton 5-3 Hamilton (in Guelph)
• Game 4: Hamilton 3-0 Edmonton (in Guelph)
• Game 5: Hamilton 7-4 Edmonton (in Kitchener)

Winning roster

Bud Blom, Joe Bujdoso, Bryan Campbell

Bryan Campbell

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, Bob Dean, John Gofton, Bob Hamilton, Ron Harris, Larry Harrop, Earl Heiskala

Earl Heiskala

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, Paul Henderson

Paul Henderson

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, Roger LaFreniere, Lowell MacDonald

Lowell MacDonald

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, Pit Martin

Pit Martin

Hubert Jacques "Pit" Martin was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who served as captain for the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League from 1975 to 1977...

, Jim Peters

Jimmy Peters, Jr.

James Stephen Peters, Jr. is a retired Canadian ice hockey left wing who played 309 games in the National Hockey League....

, Wayne Rivers

Wayne Rivers

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, Bob Wall, Jack Wildfong, Larry Ziliotto. Coach: Eddie Bush

Eddie Bush

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