George Richardson Memorial Trophy
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The George T. Richardson Memorial Trophy was presented annually to the Eastern Canadian Junior "A" Champions, played annually from 1932 until 1972 between the top team from Ontario and Quebec. The Trophy is named in honour of George T. Richardson, an Allan Cup winner with Queen’s University in 1909. He was killed in action in World War I on February 9, 1916.
The winner of the Trophy competed against the winner of the Abbott Cup for the Memorial Cup.
In 1972, the format for the Memorial Cup was changed to a round-robin series involving the winners of the Ontario, Quebec, and Western major junior leagues. As a result, the OHL no longer plays in the Eastern Canada Final. Also, in the early 70's, Tier I and Tier II Junior "A" was separated. The Ontario Hockey League now plays for the J. Ross Robertson Cup and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League plays for the President's Cup. In Tier II Junior "A", Eastern Canada also has two championships that were created after the retirement of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy. The Dudley Hewitt Cup is the Central Canadian Championship (Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, and Superior International Junior Hockey League) and the Fred Page Cup is the Eastern Canadian Championship (Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League and Maritime Junior A Hockey League).
Champions
- 1932 Sudbury Cub Wolves
- 1933 Newmarket Redmen
- 1934 Toronto St. Michael's Majors
- 1935 Sudbury Cub Wolves
- 1936 Sudbury Cub Wolves
- 1937 West Toronto Nationals
- 1938 Copper Cliff Redmen
- 1939 Oshawa Generals
- 1940 Oshawa Generals
- 1941 Montreal Royals
- 1942 Oshawa Generals
- 1943 Oshawa Generals
- 1944 Oshawa Generals
- 1945 Toronto St. Michael's Majors
- 1946 Toronto St. Michael's Majors
- 1947 Toronto St. Michael's Majors
- 1948 Barrie Flyers
- 1949 Montreal Royals
- 1950 Montreal Jr. Canadiens
- 1951 Barrie Flyers
- 1952 Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters
- 1953 Barrie Flyers
- 1954 St. Catharines Teepees
- 1955 Toronto Marlboros
- 1956 Toronto Marlboros
- 1957 Ottawa Jr. Canadiens
- 1958 Ottawa-Hull Jr. Canadiens
- 1959 Peterborough Petes
- 1960 St. Catharines Teepees
- 1961 Toronto St. Michael's Majors
- 1962 Hamilton Red Wings
- 1963 Niagara Falls Flyers
- 1964 Toronto Marlboros
- 1965 Niagara Falls Flyers
- 1966 Oshawa Generals
- 1967 Toronto Marlboros
- 1968 Niagara Falls Flyers
- 1969 Montreal Jr. Canadiens
- 1970 Montreal Jr. Canadiens
- 1971 Québec Remparts
Pre-1932 Eastern Canadian Champions
Before the 1931-32 season, the Eastern Canadian Champion was awarded a birth in the Memorial Cup, but not the Richardson Trophy -- as it was first awarded in 1932.
- 1919 University of Toronto Schools
- 1920 Toronto Canoe Club Paddlers
- 1921 Stratford Midgets
- 1922 Fort William War Veterans
- 1923 Kitchener Greenshirts
- 1924 Owen Sound Greys
- 1925 Toronto Aura Lee
- 1926 Queen's University
- 1927 Owen Sound Greys
- 1928 Ottawa Gunners
- 1929 Toronto Marlboros
- 1930 West Toronto Nationals
- 1931 Ottawa Primroses
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