Lower St. Lawrence League

The Lower St. Lawrence League was contested in that region of Quebec from 1924 to 1941. Rimouski gained permanent possession of the Russell Cup, first awarded in 1924, with their third consecutive title in 1936.

Results

1933-34

Lower St. Lawrence Championship

• 2/25: Rimouski - Riviere-du-Loup CNR 9:4

Other games

• 1/14: Riviere-du-Loup CNR - Edmundston (NB) 2:1
• 1/28: Rimouski - Sayabec 8:2
• 2/4: Rimouski - Priceville 6:4
• 2/11: Rimouski - Riviere-du-Loup Banques 9:1
• 2/18: Sayabec - Amqui 4:1
• 2/18: Riviere-du-Loup Banques - Rimouski 4:2
• 3/4: Rimouski - Sayabec 2:1
• 3/4: Causapscal Freres du Sacre Coeur - Rimouski II 4:2
• 3/9: Priceville - Price Matane 4:3
• 3/10: Matane All-Stars - Priceville 5:3
• 3/11: Rimouski - Campbellton Tigers (NB) 3:2
• 3/15: Rimouski - Mont-Joli 2:1
• 3/25: Rimouski - Bathurst Papermakers (NB) 7:2

1934-35

• 1/13: Rimouski - Mont-Joli 5:0
• 1/13: Price - Sayabec
• 1/20: Rimouski - Sayabec 6:2
• 1/20: Mont-Joli - Price
• 1/27: Rimouski - Sayabec
• 1/27: Price - Mont-Joli
• 2/3: Sayabec - Mont-Joli
• 2/3: Price - Rimouski 4:3
• 2/10: Rimouski - Price 3:0
• 2/10: Sayabec - Mont-Joli 4:1
• 2/17: Sayabec - Price
• 2/17: Rimouski - Mont-Joli 10:2
• 2/24: Rimouski - Price 4:1 - final
• 3/3: Rimouski - Price 4:2 - "

1935-36

• 1/5: Rimouski - Sayabec 5:4
• 1/5: Price - Mont-Joli 2:1
• 1/6: Price - Metis-Beach 4:2
• 1/6: Sayabec - Mont-Joli
• 1/12: Rimouski - Price 3:1
• 1/12: Sayabec - Metis-Beach 5:1
• 1/18: Sayabec - Metis-Beach
• 1/19: Rimouski - Mont-Joli 7:3
• 1/19: Price - Sayabec 9:5
• 1/25: Rimouski - Metis-Beach
• 1/26: Price - Mont-Joli
• 1/26: Rimouski - Sayabec 4:0
• 2/2: Sayabec - Price
• 2/7: Rimouski - Metis-Beach 4:1
• 2/8: Mont-Joli - Metis-Beach
• 2/9: Rimouski - Mont-Joli 6:0
• 2/9: Price - Metis-Beach
• 2/16: Rimouski - Price 4:0
• 2/16: Mont-Joli - Sayabec
• 2/23: Metis-Beach - Mont-Joli
• 3/1: Rimouski - Price 4:2 - final
• 3/8: Rimouski - Price 2:2 - "

Other games

• 1/?: Rimouski - Matane 2:2
• Riviere-du-Loup - Trois-Pistoles 7:3
• 2/2: Rimouski - Trois-Pistoles 3:1
• 2/9: Sayabec - Amqui 6:2
• Price - Trois-Pistoles 4:2
• Price - Riviere-du-Loup 3:2
• 2/23: Quebec Royal 22nd Regiment - Rimouski 6:2

1936-37

Rimouski Commercial League

Standings as of 2/19

1. Employes civils 7-2-0-14 50:24
2. Marchands 7-5-0-14 58:71
3. Annonceurs 4-5-0-8 53:49
4. Price 3-9-0-6 59:76

Matane County League

Standings

1. Matane 6-3-3-15 44:36
2. Priceville 5-3-4-14 29:21
3. Mont-Joli 3-4-4-10 26:28
4. Metis-Beach 2-6-3-7 31:45

Final

• 2/21: Matane - Price de Priceville 3:1
• 2/28: Matane - Price de Priceville 5:3

1937-38

Lower St. Lawrence Championship

• 2/20: Rimouski - Price de Priceville 4:3
• 3/6: Price de Priceville - Rimouski 5:4
• 3/13: Price de Priceville - Rimosuki 5:3

Other games

• 1/2: Rimouski - Montmagny 12:1
• 1/5: Metis-Beach - Matane 3:0
• 1/9: Riviere-du-Loup - Mont-Joli 5:4
• Rimouski - Campbellton (NB) 7:0
• 1/16: Rimouski - Canadien National 15:0
• 1/27: Rimouski - New Carlisle 9:0
• 1/29: Matane - Mont-Joli II 3:2
• 1/30: Quebec Castors - Rimouski 9:3
• 2/6: Rimouski - Dalhousie (NB) 11:0
• 2/13: Riviere-du-Loup - Quebec Crescents 8:2
• 2/13: Rimouski - Quebec Indians 4:1
• Sayabec - Mont-Joli 2:0
• Sayabec - Rimouski Fusiliers 4:2
• Sayabec - Causapscal 13:2
• Price de Priceville - Sayabec 5:3
• Sayabec - Rimouski/Price 3:2
• Sayabec - Matapedia 6:3

1938-39

Six teams participated in the league - Price, Rimouski, Mont-Joli, Matane, Metis-Beach, and Sayabec.

Results

• Price - Rimouski 2:1
• 12/18: Sayabec - Mont-Joli 3:2
• 12/26: Price - Metis-Beach 5:1
• 1/1: Price - Mont-Joli 4:1
• 1/6: Price - Mont-Joli 7:0
• 1/8: Price - Matane 3:3
• Rimouski - Sayabec 7:5
• Matane - Sayabec 4:3
• 1/22: Price - Rimouski 4:2
• 1/29: Rimouski - Matane 6:4
• 2/5: Matane - Mont-Joli 6:3
• 2/5: Price - Sayabec 7:1
• 2/19: Rimouski - Price 3:1
• 2/26: Price - Rimouski 2:1
• 3/5: Rimouski - Price 4:1 - Rimouski clinched the Couillard Cup

Other games

• 3/?: Sayabec - Causapscal 4:3
• 3/8: Mont-Joli - Matane/Sayabec/Metis Combination 5:2
• 3/12: Matane - Price - first game of Matane County Hockey League finals, Price defaulted the second game due to injuries, and Matane was awarded the cup
• 3/17: Amqui - Dalhousie (NB) 2:1
• 3/17: Causapscal - Sayabec 5:3
• 3/19: Rimouski - All-Stars 5:5
• 3/22: Matane Seniors - Matane Juniors 3:3
• 3/26: Rimouski - Matane 7:3 - Lower St. Lawrence champion vs Matane County League champion

Contemporary accounts

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  Article from L'evenement-journal.

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1939-40

• 1/7: Rimouski - Mont-Joli 8:2
• 1/14: Rimouski - Matane 2:0 - game was stopped early in the third period due to a brawl, and the league was dissolved shortly thereafter, though it was later reformed
• 1/21: Mont-Joli - Matane 6:5 OT
• 2/?: Mont-Joli - Matane 4:0
• 2/18: Mont-Joli - Rimouski 9:5
• 3/?: Matane - Rimouski 13:4 - semifinal
• Mont-Joli - Matane 4:1 - final
• Mont-Joli - Matane 7:6 - "

Other games

• 12/17: Campbellton (NB) - Rimouski 7:6
• 12/17: Matane - Mont-Joli 6:4
• 12/24: Mont-Joli - Rimouski 7:1
• 1/2: Rimouski - Dalhousie (NB) 8:1
• 2/18: Matane - Price 5:3

1940-41

• 12/8: Mont-Joli - Rimouski 4:0
• 12/15: Rimouski - Matane 3:3 OT
• 12/22: Mont-Joli - Matane 8:1
• 12/26: Mont-Joli - Rimouski 8:2
• 12/29: Matane - Rimouski
• 1/5: Mont-Joli - Matane 6:3
• 1/6: Mont-Joli - Rimouski 3:2 OT
• 1/12: Rimouski - Matane 4:3
• 1/19: Matane - Mont-Joli 3:2
• 1/26: Rimouski - Mont-Joli 1:1 OT
• 2/2: Mont-Joli - Matane 4:3
• 2/9: Rimouski - Matane 6:4
• 2/16: Mont-Joli - Rimouski 4:3 - final
• 2/23: Mont-Joli - Rimouski 3:1 - "
• 3/2: Mont-Joli - Rimouski 7:3 - " - Mont Joli won Couillard Cup

Other games

• 1/6: Rimouski - Dalhousie (NB) 11:5
• 1/12: Mont-Joli - Price 5:3
• 1/19: Rimouski - Quebec Royal Air Force 2:2
• 1/23: Mont-Joli - Price 10:3
• 2/2: Rimouski - Laval 4:3

Images

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  Caricatures from the February 25, 1934 Rimouski-Riviere-du-Loup CNR game.

Sources

• Le progres du Golfe
• Le soleil
• L'Action Catholique : organe de l'Action sociale catholique
• L'evenement-journal