1949-50 Edmonton Mercurys



The Edmonton Mercurys represented Canada at the 1950 World Championship, which they won.

They had won the 1948-49 Western Canada Intermediate Playoffs.

Their record on their overseas tour was 24 wins, 4 losses, and 5 ties.

Over 60,000 people greeted the Mercurys on their victory parade as they arrived home on April 6, 1950.

This tour list is incomplete.

Tour
Dec 29        4-7  Saint John Beavers Jan 10        4-2  Ayr Raiders Jan ?? 9-2 (0:0, 4:1, 5:1) Falkirk Lions Jan ?? 4:3 (2:2, 1:1, 1:0) Dundee Tigers Jan 12        8-5  Paisley Pirates Jan 16        8-5  (2:1, 0:1, 6:3) Nottingham Panthers @ Nottingham Jan ?? 1-5 (0:2, 0:3, 1:0) Streatham @ London Jan ?? 3-3 (1:0, 1:1, 1:2) Wembley Monarchs @ London Jan 19        10-8 (3:2, 3:2, 4:4) Wembley Lions @ London Jan 24        3-0  (0:0, 1:0, 2:0) Wembley All Stars @ London Jan 28        5-0  (1:0, 2:0, 2:0) Harringay Racers @ Paris, France Jan 30	      12-1 (6:0, 3:1, 3:0) Milan Red & Black Devils Jan 31	      9-1  (3:0, 3:0, 3:1) Milan Red & Black Devils Feb ?? 5:4 (2:0, 1:1, 0:2) overtime (2:0, 0:1) Milan/Edmonton @ Lugano Feb 2	      12-4 (6:2, 3:1, 3:1) Lausanne Feb 4	      10-3 (3:0, 3:1, 4:2) Neuchatel Young Sprinters @ Neuenburg Feb 5	      15-2  SC Bern @ Berne Feb 7	      4-2  (2:0, 2:1, 0:1) EHC Arosa @ Arosa Feb 8	      9-0  (3:0, 3:0, 3:0) HC Davos @ Davos Feb 10	      6-1  (3:1, 1:0, 2:0) Switzerland @ Zurich Feb 11	      8-2  (4:1, 2:0, 2:1) Switzerland @ Basle Feb 14        4-4  Brighton Tigers Feb 17	      3-6  (2:2, 1:2, 0:2) Harringay Racers Feb 20        2-2  Streatham Feb 22	      2-2  (0:1, 2:1, 0:0) Harringay Racers Feb 24        10-2 (1:0, 3:1, 6:1) Provinz Dalarna Leksand Feb 26	      19-1 Gaestrke Province @ Gavle, Sweden Feb 27	      16-2 (4:0, 1:1, 11:1)Norbotten Province @ Beden, Sweden Feb 28	      8-0  Boesterbotten Province @ Skelleftea, Sweden Mar 3	      15-0 Uppsala, Sweden Mar 5	      3-5  (0:1, 2:4, 1:0) Sweden @ Stockholm Mar 7	      7-0  (1:0, 2:0, 4:0) Sweden @ Stockholm Mar 10	      8-2  Earls Court Rangers Mar 14        13-2 (5:1, 4:1, 4:0) Switzerland @ London (WCh) Mar 15        33-0 (14:0, 10:0, 9:0)Belgium @ London (WCh) Mar 17        11-1 (2:0, 3:1, 6:0) Switzerland @ London (WCh) Mar 18        5-0  (0:0, 1:0, 4:0) United States @ London (WCh) Mar 20        11-1 (3:0, 4:1, 4:0) Norway @ London (WCh) Mar 21        12-0 (5:0, 3:0, 4:0) Great Britain @ London (WCh) Mar 22        3-1  (1:0, 2:0, 0:1) Sweden @ London (Weh) Mar 26        3-5  (1:2, 2:3, 0:0) Streatham @ London