The University of Toronto had played a team from Woodstock in the OHA semi-final, winning the two-game total goal series. The series was marred by controversy as Woodstock claimed their equipment had been tampered with and an itching powder used on it, possibly related to gambling over the series; nothing was ever confirmed though. Toronto then played the Montreal Melvilles for the eastern championship, winning 8–2. In the West, Regina defeated the Young Men's Lutheran club of Winnipeg for the right to play in the championship.[2]
Games
Game one was played on March 19, 1919, with Toronto winning 14–3. The lopsided win had some eastern Canadian newspapers suggest that Regina should be replaced by Woodstock, both to make the series more competitive, and as an attack on the western teams, though ultimately Regina stayed.[2]
The second game was delayed by nearly an hour and a half. There were parades in Toronto the same day — for Canadian regiments just returning home from the First World War — and fans were late to their seats because of them.[3] Toronto won again, 15–5.[4] The game was officiated by reporters Lou Marsh of the Toronto Star and Bill Finlay of the Winnipeg Free Press.[1] Toronto captain Jack Aggett and Don Jeffrey led with 9 goals each over the two-game series.
Lapp, Richard M.; Macaulay, Alec (1997), The Memorial Cup: Canada's National Junior Hockey Championship, Madeira Park, British Columbia: Harbour Publishing, ISBN1-55017-170-4
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