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The '''Wembley Monarchs''' were an ice hockey team in the [[United Kingdom]]. They were founded in 1929 as the '''Grosvenor House Canadians''', transferred to '''Wembley Canadians''' for the 1934-35 season and became the Monarchs in 1936. The team played in the [[English League]] 1931-35, 1936–37 and in the [[English National League]] 1935-36, 1937-50. <br />
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The Grosvenor House Canadians played their home matches at the Park Lane Rink but from 1934 the [[Wembley Arena|Empire Pool]] in London (now Wembley Arena) was the home ice for the Canadians/Monarchs (which they shared with the [[Wembley Lions]]).<br />
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The Grosvenor House Canadians won the English League in 1933-34 but the only success as the Monarchs came in 1948 when they won the English Autumn Cup title. After [[World War II]] ice shows became frequent events over the Christmas and New Year period and hosting two teams at Empire Pool became impractical. The Monarchs were closed down in 1950 as a result.<br />
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The heart of their strength was the famed "Kid Line",made up in 1948 of Mauno "Kid" Kauppi, Les Anning and Jean-Paul Lafortune. Left Wing Kauppi was voted MVP of the 1949 Autumn Cup game for scoring the winning goal in overtime.<br />
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==Images==<br />
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WembProg1936.jpg|A program from November 5, 1936.<br />
WembProg1940.jpg|A program from February 15, 1940.<br />
WembMonProg1949.jpg|A program from January 15, 1949.<br />
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==References==<br />
:[http://www.azhockey.com/We.htm A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey]<br />
:[http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/hall_of_fame/elvin.htm British Hockey Hall of Fame entry for Sir Arthur Elvin]<br />
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==Credits==<br />
Special thanks to Martin Harris for supplying the program images.<br />
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