The Lethbridge Maple Leafs were, at times, a senior, intermediate, and junior ice hockey

Junior ice hockey

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 team that operated out of Lethbridge, Alberta. They are best known for winning the 1951 World Ice Hockey Championships.

The Maple Leafs were a men's senior ice hockey

Senior ice hockey

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 team from Lethbridge

Lethbridge

Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's...

, Alberta

Alberta

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 formed in 1936, playing in the Alberta Senior Hockey League

Alberta Senior Hockey League

The Alberta Senior Hockey League or ASHL was a senior level ice hockey league that operated between 1936 and 1941 in Alberta, Canada. In 1941 the league ceased operations due to World War II....

. After World War II

World War II

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, the Maple Leafs played in the Western Canada Senior Hockey League

Western Canada Senior Hockey League

The Western Canada Senior Hockey League was an ice hockey league that played six seasons in Alberta and Saskatchewan, from 1945 to 1951. It was founded as a four team league featuring teams in Calgary, Edmonton, Regina and Saskatoon...

. In 1950, they captured the Western Canadian Championship. The Maple Leafs were selected to represent Canada at the 1951 World Championships

1951 World Ice Hockey Championships

The 1951 World Ice Hockey Championships were the 15th World Championships and the 28th European Championships in ice hockey for international teams. The tournament took place in France from 9th to 17 March and the matches were played in the capital city, Paris. Thirteen nations took part, and were...

 in Paris

Paris

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, France

France

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. Coached by Dick Gray, the Maple Leafs won the gold medal

Gold medal

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, following which they embarked on a Europe

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an tour. They entered the first Sir Winston Churchill Cup Competition, winning the gold medal. During their European tour, they played 62 games winning 51, tying 4, and losing 7 of them.

Alberta Senior Hockey League (1938-42)

1938-39: 1st, Won Final, Lost West Semi-Final
1939-40: 2nd, Lost Semi Final
1940-41: 1st, Won Final, Lost West Final
1941-42: 2nd, Won Final, Lost West Semi-Final

Western Canada Senior Hockey League (1946-49)

1946-47: 3rd, Lost Final
1947-48: 4th, Lost Semi-Final
1948-49: 4th, Lost Semi-Final

Intermediate Team

The Maple Leafs won the provincial titles in 1936-37 and 1949–50, In both these years they won the Western Canada title as well.

Their 1949-50 title led to them being chosen as Canada

Canada

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's representative in the 1951 World Ice Hockey Championships

1951 World Ice Hockey Championships

The 1951 World Ice Hockey Championships were the 15th World Championships and the 28th European Championships in ice hockey for international teams. The tournament took place in France from 9th to 17 March and the matches were played in the capital city, Paris. Thirteen nations took part, and were...

. Prior to that competition they went on a European tour. They then won the World Championship. The team continued to compete into the late 1950s.

1951 World Championship roster

• Ken Branch
• Bill Chandler
  Bill Chandler
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• Denny Flanagan
• Bill Flick
• Bill Gibson
• Dick Gray
  Dick Gray
  Richard Benjamin Gray was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals...
  
   (Coach)
• Mallie Hughes
• Bert Knibbs
• Jim Malacko
• Robert McGregor
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• Don McLean
  Don McLean
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• Nap Milroy
• Hector Negrello
• Stan Obodiac
• Walter (Whitey) Rimstad
• Mickey Roth
• Lou Siray
• Karl Sorokoski
• Jack Sumner
• Don Vogan
• Tom Wood
  Tom Wood
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NHL alumni

Thirteen alumni of the Lethbridge Maple Leafs also played in the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

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.

• Viv Allen
  Viv Allen
  Vivian Mariner "Squee" Allen was an ice hockey right winger who played for several teams over a 12 year career....
  
  
• Garth Boesch
  Garth Boesch
  Garth Vernon Boesch was a professional ice hockey defenceman in the NHL.-Playing career:...
  
  
• Jack Evans
• Joe Fisher
  Joe Fisher (ice hockey)
  Joseph Henry Fisher was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 66 games in the National Hockey League. He was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, winning the Stanley Cup with them in 1943.- External links :...
  
  
• Bing Juckes
  Bing Juckes
  Winston Bryan "Bing" Juckes was a professional ice hockey player who played 16 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the New York Rangers.- References :...
  
  
• Alex Kaleta
  Alex Kaleta
  Alexander "Killer" Kaleta was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks and New York Rangers and is best known for his part in originating hockey's hat trick tradition.-Playing career:After playing in the Alberta Senior Hockey...
  
  
• Bob Kirkpatrick
  Bob Kirkpatrick
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• Odie Lowe
• Jake Milford
  Jake Milford
  John Calverley "Jake" Milford was a general manager in the National Hockey League....
  
  
• Tony Savage
• Sweeney Schriner
  Sweeney Schriner
  David "Sweeney" Schriner was a Russian-born Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Americans and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was named Rookie of the Year in 1935 and was the NHL scoring leader in 1935–36 and 1936–37...
  
  
• Peter Slobodian
  Peter Slobodian
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• Ken Stewart
  Ken Stewart (ice hockey)
  Ken Stewart was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played six games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks. He was born in Port Arthur, Ontario.-External links:*...