The1975Allan Cupwas the Canadiansenior ice hockeychampionship for the 1974–75 season. The event was hosted by bothBarrieandThunder Bay,Ontario. The 1975 playoff marked the 67th time that theAllan Cuphas been awarded. TheThunder Bay Twinsrepresented Western Canada and defeated theBarrie Flyerswho represented Eastern Canada in the championship series.
History
editTheThunder Bay Twinswere led byDave Siciliano,as theirplayer-coachfor the 1974–75 season.[1]The Twins played in theUnited States Hockey League(USHL) and won the final round of the league's playoffs with three consecutive wins versusWaterloo Black Hawksin a best-of-five series.[2]The Twins had chosen not to participate in the 1975 Allan Cup playoffs due to scheduling conflicts with the USHL playoffs. After theSt. Boniface Mohawksappealed for reconsideration, the Twins entered the Allan Cup playoffs upon the conclusion of the USHL playoffs, then won the series versus the Mohawks.[3]In the Western Canada finals, the Twins won the best-of-five series with three consecutive victories versus theSpokane Flyers.The Twins scored five goals in the last 25 minutes of the decisive third game, including the winning goal scored with six seconds remaining.[4]In a best-of-seven series for the national championship, Siciliano and the Twins won the Allan Cup by defeating the defending championBarrie Flyersfour games to two.[3]The Twins then withdrew from the USHL due to travel costs and schedule commitments to represent Canada on a European tour in the 1975–76 season.[5]
Best-of-seven series
edit- Barrie Flyers8 - Thunder Bay Twins 5
- Thunder Bay Twins7 - Barrie Flyers 2
- Barrie Flyers7 - Thunder Bay Twins 4
- Thunder Bay Twins8 - Barrie Flyers 2
- Thunder Bay Twins5 - Barrie Flyers 2
- Thunder Bay Twins8 - Barrie Flyers 4
References
edit- ^"Dave Siciliano".Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.Thunder Bay, Ontario. 1995.RetrievedAugust 7,2021.
- ^"Twins Top Hawks For USHL Crown".Green Bay Press-Gazette.Green Bay, Wisconsin. April 14, 1975. p. 17.
- ^ab"Long drought over for Lakehead teams".Red Deer Advocate.Red Deer, Alberta. May 12, 1975. p. 7.
- ^Lynch, Mike (April 29, 1975)."Season over: Flyers back, healing".The Spokesman-Review.Spokane, Washington. p. 13.;Lynch, Mike (April 29, 1975)."Season over for Flyers, rest needed (Continued from p. 13)".The Spokesman-Review.Spokane, Washington. p. 14.
- ^"Twins Leave USHL".Green Bay Press-Gazette.Green Bay, Wisconsin. May 30, 1975. p. 17.
External links
edit- Allan Cup archivesArchived2011-05-15 at theWayback Machine
- Allan Cup website