1968 Memorial Cup
{{Short description|Canadian junior ice hockey championship}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey tournament season
| title = 1968 Memorial Cup
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| num_teams = 11
| dates = May 1968
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| winners = Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
| count = 2
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| prev_season = 1967
| next_season = 1969
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File:Memorial Cup at the 2015 championship.jpg
The 1968 Memorial Cup was the 50th annual Memorial Cup competition, organized by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) to determine the champion of junior A ice hockey. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Estevan Bruins of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League in Western Canada. In a best-of-seven series, held at the Niagara Falls Memorial Arena in Niagara Falls, Ontario and at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Niagara Falls won their 2nd Memorial Cup, defeating Estevan 4 games to 1.
CAHA vice-president Lloyd Pollock oversaw the schedule, and used the Montreal Forum to increase profits for CAHA, since Maple Leaf Gardens was not available and due to the smaller size of the Niagara Falls Memorial Arena.{{cite news|title=Winnipeg May Get Glimpse Of Junior Hockey Final|last=Taylor|first=Sterling|date=May 8, 1968|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|location=Winnipeg, Manitoba|page=39 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-may-08-1968-1153337/}}{{free access}}
Scores
- Game 1: Niagara Falls 7-4 Estevan
- Game 2: Estevan 4-2 Niagara Falls (in Montreal)
- Game 3: Niagara Falls 7-4 Estevan
- Game 4: Niagara Falls 4-3 Estevan (2OT)
- Game 5: Niagara Falls 6-0 Estevan
Winning roster
Steve Atkinson, Doug Brindley, Russ Frieson, Karl Haggarty, Doug Keeler, Mike Keeler, Rick Ley, Don Makey, Phil Myre, Jim Notman, Phil Roberto, Ron Schwindt, Brad Selwood, Garry Swain, Don Tannahill, Dave Tataryn, Rick Thompson, Ross Webley, Tom Webster. Coach: Paul Emms{{Cite web |url=http://mastercardmemorialcup.ca/history-rosters/ |title=MemorialCup.ca - Winning Rosters |access-date=2016-05-11 |archive-date=2017-09-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910221004/http://mastercardmemorialcup.ca/history-rosters/ |url-status=dead }}
National Playoff Tree
{{16TeamBracket | RD1=Opening Round
| RD2=Quarter-finals
| RD3=Semi-finals
| RD4=Memorial Cup
| byes=2
| RD2-group1=Western Canada
| RD2-group2=Eastern Canada
| RD1-seed07=MB
| RD1-team07=St. James
| RD1-seed08=NWO
| RD1-team08=Fort William
| RD1-score07=2
| RD1-score08=4
| RD1-seed13=NEO
| RD1-team13=North Bay
| RD1-seed14=EO
| RD1-team14=Cornwall
| RD1-score13=3
| RD1-score14=4
| RD1-seed15=QC
| RD1-team15=Verdun
| RD1-seed16=AC
| RD1-team16=Halifax
| RD1-score15=4
| RD1-score16=0
| RD2-seed01=BC
| RD2-team01=Penticton
| RD2-seed02=AB
| RD2-team02=Edmonton
| RD2-score01=4
| RD2-score02=1
| RD2-seed03=SK
| RD2-team03=Estevan
| RD2-seed04=NWO
| RD2-team04=Fort William
| RD2-score03=4
| RD2-score04=1
| RD2-seed07=EO
| RD2-team07=Cornwall
| RD2-seed08=QC
| RD2-team08=Verdun
| RD2-score07=0
| RD2-score08=4
| RD3-seed01=BC
| RD3-team01=Penticton
| RD3-seed02=SK
| RD3-team02=Estevan
| RD3-score01=0
| RD3-score02=4
| RD3-seed03=SO
| RD3-team03=Niagara Falls
| RD3-seed04=QC
| RD3-team04=Verdun
| RD3-score03=3
| RD3-score04=2
| RD4-seed01=SK
| RD4-team01=Estevan
| RD4-seed02=ON
| RD4-team02=Niagara Falls
| RD4-score01=1
| RD4-score02=4
}}
=Additional Interleague Playdowns=
:Halifax Canadiens defeated Fredericton Red Wings 4-games-to-2 (Atlantic Canada Final)
:Fort William Westfort Hurricanes defeated Nip-Rock Rangers 3-games-to-none (Northwestern Ontario Final)
:Verdun Maple Leafs defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 3-games-to-1 (Quebec SF)
:Verdun Maple Leafs defeated Drummondville Rangers 3-games-to-1 (Quebec Final)
Roll of League Champions
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;Western Canada - Abbott Cup playdowns
British Columbia (BC)
Alberta (AB)
Saskatchewan (SK)
Manitoba (MB)
Northwestern Ontario (NWO)
- NWOJHL: Nip-Rock Rangers
- TBJHL: Fort William Westfort Hurricanes
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;Eastern Canada - George Richardson Memorial Trophy playdowns
Ontario (ON)
- Eastern Ontario (EO) - CJHL: Cornwall Royals
- Northeastern Ontario (NEO) - NOJHA: North Bay Trappers
- Southern Ontario (SO) - OHA: Niagara Falls Flyers
Quebec (QC)
Atlantic Canada (AC)
- New Brunswick - Fredericton Red Wings (Independent)
- Nova Scotia - Halifax Canadiens (Independent)
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References
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External links
- [http://mastercardmemorialcup.ca/ Memorial Cup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602202910/http://mastercardmemorialcup.ca/ |date=2016-06-02 }}
- [http://chl.ca/ Canadian Hockey League]
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