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Hockey HistoryHamilton and the 1931 Allan Cup – Chapter 2 It wasn’t a peer-to-peer match-up in hockey, as the Senior A Hamilton Tigers went up against the Windsor Mic Macs, the Senior B group champs during the second week of March in 1931. And although Hamilton had a wake-up call with a 3-2 loss in the first game against Windsor, the Tigers eliminated the Mic Macs with a 3-0 decision in the second game, winning the series by 5 to 3 and advancing to the next round. “The Bengals trounced the Senior B group champions by a score of 3 to 0,” stated a Hamilton Spectator account of the game, “thereby wiping out the one-goal lead earned by the Windsorites in the first game of the round at Windsor on Saturday night and captured the series by 5 goals to 3.” Played before a large crowd at the Barton Street Arena, the Tigers scored goals from the sticks of McGowan and Schwab in the first period, and McGowan scored once more in the second. The Windsor club was in the game, but just couldn’t connect and get the puck past Tiger net minder Marsh. “For of all the teams encountered this season, none came anywhere near burning out the locals to the extent they were subjected last night,” continued the Spec report. “Speed, stamina and he spirit of do-or-die were in evidence all through the piece.” It was Hamilton goaltender Marsh who was singled out as the best player in the game: “The edge went to ‘Hawse’ Marsh of the locals, not necessarily because he was not scored on, but because of the difficulties he was frequently subjected to by the worrying antics of the Blue and White squad.” With their victory, the Tigers were the champs of the Senior OHA circuit, and would now face the top team in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association (NOHA). And after beating the RMC Cadets, the Sudbury Wolves earned the right to face Hamilton on the road to the 1931 Allan Cup. First game for the two-game showdown was to take place March 14 at the Toronto Arena. Next: The Wolves show their teeth, but the Tigers have bigger
claws.
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