1970 Memorial Cup Playdowns Quebec vs Charlottetown

[Canadiens1958]

This was one of the last years when the Memorial Cup featured playdowns with various regional junior leagues eligible. The Quebec(QMJHL) vs Charlottetown(Maritimes) got very messy starting with game 2:

Game 2

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j5MjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FbkFAAAAIBAJ&hl=fr&pg=3153,89859

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=88YqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=McsFAAAAIBAJ&hl=fr&pg=1407,783274

Game 2 follow-up:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9MYqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=McsFAAAAIBAJ&hl=fr&pg=3961,838033

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yYsyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FbkFAAAAIBAJ&hl=fr&pg=4814,503142

Game 3 in Quebec:
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=98YqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=McsFAAAAIBAJ&hl=fr&pg=1279,1065346

Game 4 in Quebec:
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-MYqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=McsFAAAAIBAJ&hl=fr&pg=1291,1134998

Game 5 in Quebec:
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-cYqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=McsFAAAAIBAJ&hl=fr&pg=1308,1191393

Game 6 in Charlottetown:
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-8YqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=McsFAAAAIBAJ&hl=fr&pg=2791,1348142

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[Killion]

That was quite the series. Major fisticuffs goin down. Some interesting names, players: Gilles Meloche, Hilliard Graves etc....

 

[Canadiens1958]

Indy Teams

That was quite the series. Major fisticuffs goin down. Some interesting names, players: Gilles Meloche, Hilliard Graves etc....

Charlottetown also had Bob MacMillan and Gordie Gallant. Still two teams with Indy roots having to sell tickets.

 

[canadiancreed]

It'd be interesting to see what kind of crowds C-Town pulled in back then. At least they had a better name then the Rockets then.

 

[Canadiens1958]

Charlottetown Forum

It'd be interesting to see what kind of crowds C-Town pulled in back then. At least they had a better name then the Rockets then.

The Charlottetown Forum:

http://www.gov.pe.ca/archives/onlineexhibits/display.php3?tpn=3&ipn=13&cat=19

 

[nutbar]

The Q's Rocket have changed their name to the Islanders.