The
Calgary Stampeders are a defunct
ice hockey team that was based in
Calgary,
Alberta,
Canada. The team existed from 1938 until 1972, playing in various senior and minor professional leagues during that time. In 1946, the Stampeders captured the
Allan Cup as Canadian senior hockey champions, the first Alberta based club to do so.
A team of this same name also played the
1978–79 season in the
Western International Hockey League.
History
Senior hockey
The 1945–46 Stampeders were a powerhouse in the
Western Canada Senior Hockey League (WCSHL). Led by Ken "Red" Hunter's then senior-amateur record 81 points, the Stamps finished first overall in the WCSHL with a 28–7–1 record, earning a bye into the league championship where they quickly dispatched the
Edmonton Flyers four games to one. The Stamps then faced the
Winnipeg Orioles for the Prairie championship. While Winnipeg's coach predicted his team would sweep Calgary in three games, it was instead the Stampeders who eliminated Winnipeg in three by scores of 5–1, 10–2 and 8–2. In the Western Canada final, the Stampeders once again easily handled their opponents, this time, the
Trail Smoke Eaters. After tying the first two games, Calgary won the next two by 7–3 and 4–2 scores to reach the Allan Cup final against the
Hamilton Tigers.
The series almost never happened. With the...
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