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The Lethbridge Maple Leafs were, at times, a senior, intermediate, and junior ice hockey team that operated out of Lethbridge, Alberta. They are best known for winning the 1951 World Ice Hockey Championships.
The Maple Leafs were a men's senior ice hockey team from Lethbridge, Alberta formed in 1936, playing in the Alberta Senior Hockey League. After World War II, the Maple Leafs played in the Western Canada Senior Hockey League. In 1950, they captured the Western Canadian Championship. The Maple Leafs were selected to represent Canada at the 1951 World Championships in Paris, France. Coached by Dick Gray, the Maple Leafs won the gold medal, following which they embarked on a European tour. They entered the first Sir Winston Churchill Cup Competition, winning the gold medal. During their European tour, they played 62 games winning 51, tying 4, and losing 7 of them. The team's tour was overseen by Frank Sargent, a past-president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. He stated the Lethbridge Maple Leafs were the best goodwill ambassadors the Canada could have had, describing them as gentlemanly and well-behaved.
The 1951 Lethbridge Maple Leafs team was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1974.




Senior team






= West Kootenay League (1937-38)

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1937-38: 2nd in East, lost semi-final




= Alberta Senior Hockey League (1938-42)

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1938-39: 1st, won final, lost West Semi-Final
1939-40: 2nd, lost semi-final
1940-41: 1st, won final, lost West Final
1941-42: 2nd, won final, lost West Semi-Final




= Western Canada Senior Hockey League (1946-49)

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1946-47: 3rd, lost final
1947-48: 4th, lost semi-final
1948-49: 4th, lost semi-final




Intermediate team


The Maple Leafs won the provincial titles in 1936-37 and 1949–50, In both these years they won the Western Canada title as well.
Their 1949-50 title led to them being chosen as Canada's representative in the 1951 World Ice Hockey Championships. Prior to that competition they went on a European tour. They then won the World Championship. The team continued to compete into the late 1950s.




= 1951 World Championship roster

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Ken Branch
Bill Chandler
Dinny Flanagan
Bill Flick
Bill Gibson
Dick Gray (Coach)
Mallie Hughes
Bert Knibbs
Jim Malacko
Robert McGregor
Don McLean
Nap Milroy
Hector Negrello
Stan Obodiac
Walter Rimstad
Mickey Roth
Lou Siray
Carl Sorokoski
Jack Sumner
Don Vogan
Tom Wood




NHL alumni


Thirteen alumni of the Lethbridge Maple Leafs also played in the National Hockey League.

Viv Allen
Garth Boesch
Jack Evans
Joe Fisher
Bing Juckes
Alex Kaleta
Bob Kirkpatrick
Odie Lowe
Jake Milford
Tony Savage
Sweeney Schriner
Peter Slobodian
Ken Stewart




See also


Alberta-British Columbia Senior League




References

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• NHL Entry Draft
• Lethbridge Maple Leafs
• Maple leaf (disambiguation)
• Leafs (disambiguation)
• Alex Kaleta
• Dick Gray (ice hockey)
• Bill Chandler (ice hockey)
• Walter Rimstad
• Carl Sorokoski
• Drake Berehowsky
• Jim Malacko