The1947Memorial Cup final was the 29thjunior ice hockey championship of theCanadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA). TheGeorge Richardson Memorial Trophy championsToronto St. Michael's Majors of theOntario Hockey Association inEastern Canada competed against theAbbott Cup championsMoose Jaw Canucks of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League inWestern Canada. The series was a rematch of the1945 Memorial Cup, and featured the first Memorial Cup games played in the province ofSaskatchewan. In a best-of-seven series, held atShea's Amphitheatre inWinnipeg,Manitoba,Queen City Gardens inRegina, Saskatchewan, and at theMoose Jaw Arena inMoose Jaw, Saskatchewan, St. Michael's won their 3rd Memorial Cup, defeating Moose Jaw 4 games to 0.
During game three, Moose Jaw Canucks defender Jim Bedard was assessed a penalty which spectators protested by throwing bottles onto the ice surface. CAHA vice-presidentAl Pickard used the public address system to ask for calm, but spectators continued to litter the ice, and he subsequently forfeited the game in favour of the Majors.[1][2] He warned that any repeat of the incident would result in the series being awarded to the Majors.[3] He was later criticized by theOntario Hockey Association for playing the series in Western Canada, but he felt that supporters of junior hockey in Western Canada deserved a chance to see the games despite the recent practice of playing all Memorial Cup finals atMaple Leaf Gardens to bring the greatest profits, which were reinvested intominor ice hockey in Canada.[4]
Les Costello,Ray Hannigan,Ed Harrison, Howard Harvey,Red Kelly,Fleming Mackell,John McLellan, Clare Malone,Rudy Migay, Bobby Paul, Harry Psutka,Ed Sanford, John Williams,Warren Winslow,Benny Woit.Coach:Joe Primeau[6]
