Montreal Canadians NHL versus St. Catharines Teepees

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Title

Montreal Canadians NHL versus St. Catharines Teepees

Description

Standard Newspaper article and pictures

1953 Montreal Canadians NHL Team (i.e. best NHL team of all time) versus the St. Catharines Jr. A Teepees (best Jr. A team of all time with the famous CBC line -Cullen; Barlow: Cullen)

The game was arranged as a charity game and the arena was packed to the rafters.

The only time in hockey history that an NHL team played a Jr. A teams and both teams were best ever in their leagues.

Creator

William Keogh

Contributor

William Keogh

Relation

Item # 118: Story of the 1953 Exhibition match between the NHL Montreal Canadiens and the Jr. A St. Catharines Teepees at the Garden City Arena
Item # 119: Autographs of the 1953 Montreal Canadiens team members.

Format

Image/PNG

Coverage

St. Catharines

Date

1953

Collection



Citation

wllmkeogh, “Montreal Canadians NHL versus St. Catharines Teepees,” Sport Oral History Archive, accessed May 3, 2024, https://sportoralhistory.ca/items/show/77.