1974 Memorial Cup

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1974 Memorial Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)
Calgary, Alberta)
DatesMay 5–12, 1974
Teams3
Final positions
ChampionsRegina Pats (WHL) (4th title)
Silver bowl trophy with two large handles, mounted on a wide black plinth engraved with team names on silver plates.
The Memorial Cup trophy

The 1974 Memorial Cup occurred May 5–12 at the

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League which were the St. Catharines Black Hawks, Quebec Remparts and Regina Pats. Regina won their 4th Memorial Cup
, defeating Quebec in the final game.

Teams

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QMJHL Team OHA Team WCHL Team
Host City

Quebec Remparts

The

President's Cup
and earning a berth at the 1974 Memorial Cup.

The high-scoring Remparts were led offensively by

1974 WHA Amateur Draft, and would be drafted ninth overall by the Quebec Nordiques. In the post-season, Cloutier scored a league high 26 goals, and added 24 assists for 50 points in 16 games. Jacques Locas scored a team high 99 goals as he also broke the 200 point plateau, as Locas had 206 points in 63 games. Locas finished with a league high 51 points in 16 playoff games. Rich Nantais narrowly missed reaching 200 points, as he scored 64 goals and 194 points in 67 games. Daniel Beaulieu scored 45 goals and 104 points in 70 games, as Quebec had five players with 100+ points during the season. Michel Lachance scored nine goals and 72 points in 70 games to lead the defense in scoring. The Remparts goaltending duties were split up between Michel Corcoran and Maurice Barrette
.

The 1974 Memorial Cup was the Remparts second consecutive appearance at the tournament. In 1973, the Remparts lost in the final game to the Toronto Marlboros. Quebec also appeared at the 1971 Memorial Cup, which they won over the Edmonton Oil Kings.

Regina Pats

The

1973-74 with the best record in the league, with a 43-14-11 record, earning 97 points. Regina won the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for their regular season success. The Pats were a high scoring team, leading the WCHL with 377 goals. They were also the best defensive team in the league, allowing a league low 225 goals. In the post-season, Regina defeated the Saskatoon Blades four games to two in the East Division semi-finals. In the East Division finals, the Pats beat the Swift Current Broncos four games to two, earning the right to compete for the WCHL championship. In the final round, Regina swept the Calgary Centennials in four games, capturing the President's Cup
and a berth into the 1974 Memorial Cup.

The Pats offensive was led by

1974 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals. In goal, Ed Staniowski
played a majority of the games. He finished the season with a 39-12-9 record with a 3.00 GAA and a .905 save percentage.

The 1974 Memorial Cup would be the Pats thirteenth appearance. The team had previously won the Memorial Cup in 1925, 1928 and 1930.

St. Catharines Black Hawks

The

1973-74 season with a 41-23-6 record, earning 88 points. St. Catharines scored the second most goals in the league with 358 goals, while the club allowed 278 goals, which ranked them in seventh. In the post-season, the Black Hawks cruised to a nine points to one victory over the Oshawa Generals in the OHA quarter-finals. In the OHA semi-finals, St. Catharines swept the defending champion Toronto Marlboros eight points to zero. In the final round against the Peterborough Petes, the Black Hawks easily defeated the Petes nine points to one to win the J. Ross Robertson Cup
and earn a berth into the 1974 Memorial Cup.

The Black Hawks were led by

California Seals. Bill Cheropita
was the Black Hawks starting goaltender.

The 1974 Memorial Cup was the third appearance by the Black Hawks franchise at the Memorial Cup. The St. Catharines Teepees won the cup in 1954 and 1960.

Round-robin standings

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA
1 Regina Pats (WHL) 2 1 1 7 5 Advanced to final
2
QMJHL
) 		2 1 1 6 7
3 St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) 2 1 1 4 5
Source: [citation needed]

Scores

Source [1]

Round-robin

  • May 5 St. Catharines 4-1 Quebec
  • May 6 Regina 4-0 St. Catharines
  • May 8 Quebec 5-3 Regina

Semi-Final

  • May 10 Quebec 11-3 St. Catharines

Final

  • May 12 Regina 7-4 Quebec

Winning roster

Bill Bell, Glen Burdon, Drew Callander, Dave Faulkner, Clark Gillies, Jon Hammond, Mike Harazny, Greg Joly, Rob Laird, Bob Leslie, Kim McDougal, Jim Minor, Dennis Sobchuk, Dave Thomas, Rob Tudor, Ed Staniowski, Rick Uhrich, Mike Wanchuk, Mike Wirchowski. Coach: Bob Turner[2]

Award winners

References

  1. ^ "History – Tournament Results – Mastercard Memorial Cup". mastercardmemorialcup.ca. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  2. ^ "History – Champion Rosters – Mastercard Memorial Cup". mastercardmemorialcup.ca. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2016.

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