1935-36 Port Arthur Bearcats



This team represented Canada at the 1936 Winter Olympics.

Originally the Halifax Wolverines, who had won the 1934-35 Allan Cup Final, were supposed to be Canada's team. However the team folded due to financial reasons. Their players were still going to go to the Olympics, but they demanded financial compensation for lost wages. The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) could not agree to this. This would have contravened the Olympic amateur rules.

The Wolverines players then dropped out and were replaced by the Bearcats who had lost the Allan Cup final in 1935. Some players from the Montreal Royals were added to the team.

Tour
Jan 29		5-2 (1:0, 3:2, 1:0) Francais Volants @ Paris Feb 2		9-4 (2:0, 3:1, 4:3) Swiss Canadians @ St. Moritz Feb 6		8-1 (5:0, 2:1, 1:0) Poland @ Garmisch-Partenkirchen (OG) Feb 7		11-0(2:0, 3:0, 6:0) Latvia @ Garmisch-Partenkirchen (OG) Feb 8		5-2 (4:0, 1:2, 0:0) Austria @ Garmisch-Partenkirchen (OG) Feb 11		1-2 (1:1, 0:0, 0:1) Great Britain @ Garmisch-Partenkirchen (OG) Feb 12		15-0(3:0, 9:0, 3:0) Hungary @ Garmisch-Partenkirchen (OG) Feb 13		6-2 (1:0, 3:0, 2:2) Germany @ Garmisch-Partenkirchen (OG) Feb 15		7-0 (3:0, 3:0, 1:0) Czechoslovakia @ Garmisch-Partenkirchen (OG) Feb 16		1-0 (1:0, 0:0, 0:0) United States @ Garmisch-Pertenkirchen (OG) Feb 19		12-5(2:4, 5:1, 5:0) Nürnberg @ Nürnberg Feb 23		3-1 (0:0, 1:0, 2:1) Austria @ Vienna Feb 24		9-1 (4:1, 4:0, 1:0) Czechoslovakia @Prague Feb 25		5-4 (2:1, 2:1, 1:2) LTC Prague @ Prague Feb 27		9-0 (3:0, 3:0, 3:0) Germany @ Hamburg Feb 28		10-1 Berlin Mar 1		3-1 (0:1, 3:0, 0:0) Germany @ Berlin Mar 2		9-7 (4:3, 2:1, 3:3) Intra Squad game:Eastern-Western Canada Mar 4		5-1 (1:0, 1:1, 3:0) France @ Paris Mar 5		12-6 (5:0, 2:2, 5:4) Amsterdam @ Amsterdam Mar 6		21-10 Amsterdam Mar 7		2-1 (1:0, 0:1, 1:0) Paris Canadians @ Paris