Alexander Cup

The Alexander Cup was the Canadian national Major senior ice hockey championship trophy from 1950 until 1954.

History

From the beginning of the 1900s, senior hockey was immensely popular across Canada. Some players participated in amateur senior leagues, eligible to compete for the Allan Cup, representative of the top amateur senior team in Canada. Other players participated in professional senior leagues, not eligible for the Allan Cup competition.

The Alexander Cup competition was introduced in 1950, as a bridge between the numerous senior ice hockey leagues. The concept was to create a new "open" level of mixed competition – for both pros and amateurs – that would be known as "Major Senior". The trophy was presented by Viscount Alexander, the then Governor-General of Canada.

In the first 1950-51 season, senior teams aligned themselves in five super-leagues to compete for the Alexander Cup. By the fourth season, the field of competition had dwindled to only one league, the semi-professional Maritime Major Hockey League (MMHL). The MMHL folded after the 1953-54 season.

With a diminishing number of senior hockey teams in operation, both amateur and professional, the concept of a "Major Senior" competition was no longer necessary, and the Alexander Cup was retired after being awarded only four times.

In 2006, the Alexander Cup was awarded to the Saint John Scorpions as the 2005-06 champions of the Canadian Elite Hockey League.^[1]

Champions

1951 Alexander Cup: Valleyfield Braves – amateur Quebec Senior Hockey League (QSHL)
1952 Alexander Cup: Quebec Aces – amateur QSHL
1953 Alexander Cup: Halifax Atlantics – semi-professional Maritime Major Hockey League (MMHL)
1954 Alexander Cup: Halifax Atlantics – semi-professional MMHL
2006 Alexander Cup: Saint John Scorpions – semi-professional Canadian Elite Hockey League (CEHL)

References

↑ Saint John Sea Dogs - Yvon Vautour - Assistant Coach

External links

MMHL Seasons at hockeydb.com

National senior ice hockey championships of Canada

Allan Cup	1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Hardy Cup	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

Alexander Cup	1951 1952 1953 1954 2006

Canadian senior teams at World Championships Hockey Canada

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