1976 Memorial Cup
The 1976 Memorial Cup occurred May 9–16 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. It was the 58th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Participating teams were the winners of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League which were the Hamilton Fincups, Quebec Remparts and New Westminster Bruins. Hamilton won their second Memorial Cup, and first since changing their name to Fincups, defeating New Westminster in the final game.
Round-robin standings
| GP | W | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 |
| New Westminster Bruins (WHL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
Scores
Round-robin
- May 9 Quebec 4–3 Hamilton
- May 10 New Westminster 4–2 Quebec
- May 12 Hamilton 8–4 New Westminster
Semi-Final
- May 14 New Westminster 10–3 Quebec
Final
- May 16 Hamilton 5–2 New Westminster
Winning roster
Joe Contini, Mike Fedorko, Steve Hazlett, Cal Herd, Denis Houle, Willie Huber, Al Jensen, Mike Keating, Archie King, Joe Kowal, Mark Locken, Ted Long, Dale McCourt, Bob Mierkalns, Mark Perras, Bill Reilly, Ron Roscoe, Al Secord, Ric Seiling, Danny Shearer, Ed Smith, Rob Street, Sean Sullivan. Coach: Bert Templeton
Award winners
- Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP): Dale McCourt, Hamilton
- George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship): Richard Shinske, New Westminster
- Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Goaltender): Maurice Barrette, Quebec
All-star team
- Goal: Maurice Barrette, Quebec
- Defence: Jean Gagnon, Quebec; Barry Beck, New Westminster
- Centre: Dale McCourt, Hamilton
- Left wing: Ric Seiling, Hamilton
- Right wing: Harold Phillipoff, New Westminster