1957 Memorial Cup
In the 1957 season with the monor pro Quebec Hockey League, Ottawa put together a record of 7 wins, 12 losses, and a tie, with 57 goals for and 74 goals against. The Canadiens, on average, were about 5–8 years younger than their opponents and held up well.
Ottawa won the right to play for the Cup by defeating the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters to win the George Richardson Memorial Trophy as Eastern Canadian representatives.
The Junior Canadiens were runners-up to the Memorial Cup in 1957. They were defeated by the Flin Flon Bombers 4 games to 3 in a best-of-seven series.
Game 1 Flin Flon 3 vs. Ottawa 1 Game 2 Flin Flon 3 vs. Ottawa 4 Game 3 Flin Flon 2 vs. Ottawa 5 Game 4 Flin Flon 3 vs. Ottawa 1 Game 5 Flin Flon 3 vs. Ottawa 2 Game 6 Flin Flon 2 vs. Ottawa 4 Game 7 Flin Flon 3 vs. Ottawa 2Read more about this topic: Ottawa Junior Canadiens
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