1937 Memorial Cup

The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Copper Cliff Redmen of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Winnipeg Monarchs of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League in Western Canada.

[3] The Copper Cliff Redmen defeated the Ottawa Rideaus in a two-game series to advance to the Memorial Cup Final in Toronto.

The tournament coincided with national teams playing at the 1937 Ice Hockey World Championships held at the same time in England.

[12] The world's amateur title was contested by the Wembley Lions, the Hershey Bears, the Sudbury Tigers, and the Winnipeg Monarchs.

The schedule was a six-game double round-robin tournament from April 17 to 24, followed by a best-of-three game final series among the top two teams.

The game between Hershey and Winnipeg was cancelled as both teams went home early, then tournament was completed by a best-of-three series between Sudbury and Wembley.