It all began in 1918, when the president of the Ontario Hockey Association was serving as a captain in the Canadian military in France. He was remembering those who played under him and in his league but didn’t make it home from the war. He wanted those men to be remembered in the hockey community, and so he suggested a trophy to be awarded to the best junior hockey team in Canada, a memorial to those who have fallen. The OHA donated the trophy to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, who held a championship series between the best teams from the west and the east of Canada.
2018 Memorial Cup preview: The second best teams compete for the cup
