The 1967 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 49th 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 Toronto Marlboros

Toronto Marlboros

The Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club, commonly known as the Toronto Marlboros, was founded in 1903. It operated a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association and Ontario Hockey League from 1904 to 1989...

 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

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 champions Port Arthur Marrs

Port Arthur Marrs

The Port Arthur Marrs were a junior ice hockey team that played in Port Arthur, Ontario . They were named for trucking company and sponsor W.H. Marr, Ltd., and contested the 1967 Memorial Cup, which they lost to the Toronto Marlboros.-History:The Marrs played out of the Thunder Bay Junior Hockey...

 of the Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League in Western Canada

Western Canada

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. In a best-of-seven series, held at Fort William Gardens

Fort William Gardens

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 in Fort William, Ontario

Fort William, Ontario

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, Toronto won their 5th Memorial Cup, defeating Port Arthur 4 games to 1.

Scores

• Game 1: Toronto 6-3 Port Arthur
• Game 2: Toronto 8-4 Port Arthur
• Game 3: Port Arthur 6-4 Toronto
• Game 4: Toronto 6-0 Port Arthur
• Game 5: Toronto 6-3 Port Arthur

Winning roster

Doug Acomb

Doug Acomb

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, Fred Barrett

Fred Barrett

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, Richie Bayes

Richie Bayes

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, Jim Blain, Mike Byers

Mike Byers

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, Terry Caffrey, Cam Crosby, Gord Davies, Gary Edwards

Gary Edwards (hockey player)

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, Chris Evans

Chris Evans (ice hockey)

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, Brian Glennie

Brian Glennie

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, Frank Hamill, Ken Kelly, Steve King

Steve King (ice hockey)

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, Tom Martin

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, Gerry Meehan

Gerry Meehan

Gerard Marcus Meehan is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger and the former general manager and Senior Vice President of the Buffalo Sabres.-Playing career:...

, Cam Newton

Cam Newton (ice hockey)

Cameron Charles Newton was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Newton played in the Ontario Hockey Association junior league with the Toronto Marlboros, helping them win the Memorial Cup. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1970 and played 11 games for the club...

, Al Osborne

Al Osborne

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, Brad Park

Brad Park

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, Mike Pelyk

Mike Pelyk

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, Bob Whidden

Bob Whidden

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, John Wright

John Wright (ice hockey)

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. Coach: Gus Bodnar

Gus Bodnar

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National Playoff Tree

Additional Interleague Playdowns

Halifax Canadiens defeated Moncton Seals 4-games-to-1 (Maritime Final)

Verdun Maple Leafs defeated Dolbeau Castors 3-games-to-2 (Quebec SF)

Thetford Mines Canadiens defeated Verdun Maple Leafs 3-games-to-1 (Quebec Final)

Role of League Champions

• OMJHL: New Westminster Royals
  New Westminster Royals
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• AJHL: Edmonton Movers
• SJHL: Saskatoon Macs
• MJHL: Flin Flon Bombers
  Flin Flon Bombers
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• TBJHL: Port Arthur Marrs
  Port Arthur Marrs
  The Port Arthur Marrs were a junior ice hockey team that played in Port Arthur, Ontario . They were named for trucking company and sponsor W.H. Marr, Ltd., and contested the 1967 Memorial Cup, which they lost to the Toronto Marlboros.-History:The Marrs played out of the Thunder Bay Junior Hockey...
  
  
• NOJHA: Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
  Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
  The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Greyhounds play home games at the Essar Centre. The present team was founded in 1962 as a team in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The Greyhounds name has been used by several ice hockey...
  
  
• NWOJHL
  Northwestern Ontario Junior Hockey League
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  : Geraldton Goldminers
• OHA
  Ontario Hockey League
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  : Toronto Marlboros
  Toronto Marlboros
  The Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club, commonly known as the Toronto Marlboros, was founded in 1903. It operated a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association and Ontario Hockey League from 1904 to 1989...
  
  
• CJHL
  Central Junior A Hockey League
  The Central Canada Hockey League is a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey league operating in eastern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Ottawa District Hockey Association and Hockey Canada and is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League...
  
  : Cornwall Royals
  Cornwall Royals
  The Cornwall Royals were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1969 to 1981 and the Ontario Hockey League from 1981 to 1992. This team should not be confused with other Cornwall Royals teams that played in the QSHL, MMJHL, or OHA-B.-History:From 1961 until 1969, the...
  
  
• LHJP: Thetford Mines Canadiens
• LHJSLS: Dolbeau Castors
• LHJMM: Verdun Maple Leafs
• Maritime: Halifax Canadiens (Independent)