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MonWinCarCup

Trophy awarded to Winter Carnival winners.

This is the 1889 Montreal Winter Carniaval Ice Hockey tourament. This is the sixth edition of the tournament after the 1888 edition of the Carnival was cancelled.

The 1889 Winter Carnival featured the first game of ice hockey witnessed by Lord Stanley, Governor General of Canada, who would later donate the Stanley Cup.[1]

Date Team Score Team Score Location
February 4 Victorias 2 Montreal HC 1 Victoria Rink

[1]

February 9 Crystals 8 McGill 3 Victoria Rink[2]
February 18 Victorias 3 Crystals 2 Victoria Rink[3]

Montreal Victorias win Winter Carnival Tournament

Source: Kitchen 2000, p.12

See also[]

References[]

  • Kitchen, Paul, "Before The Trail of the Stanley Cup", in Diamond, Dan, Total Hockey, pp. 8-15, ISBN 189212985X
Notes
  1. 1.0 1.1 "Winter Carnival Sports", Toronto Daily Mail, February 5, 1889, p. 2. 
  2. "A Rattling Game Between the Crystal and McGill Clubs", Toronto Daily Mail, February 11, 1889, p. 2. 
  3. "Skating: Gordon Wins the Mile Championship", Toronto Daily Mail, February 19, 1889, p. 2. 
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