1949-50 Edmonton Mercurys

The Edmonton Mercurys represented Canada at the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships, which they won.

They had won the 1948-49 Western Canada Intermediate Playoffs.

Their record on their overseas tour was 24 wins, 4 losses, and 5 ties.

Over 60,000 people greeted the Mercurys on their victory parade as they arrived home on April 6, 1950.

This tour list is incomplete.

Tour

Jan 10          4-2  Ayr Raiders
Jan ??          4-3  (2:2, 1:1, 1:0) Dundee Tigers
Jan 12          8-5  Paisley Pirates
Jan 16          8-5  (2:1, 0:1, 6:3) Nottingham Panthers @ Nottingham
Jan ??          3-3  (1:0, 1:1, 1:2) Wembley Monarchs @ London
Jan 19          10-8 Wembley Lions
Jan 24          3-0  (0:0, 1:0, 2:0) Wembley All Stars @ London
Jan ??          1-5  (0:2, 0:3, 1:0) Streatham @ London
Jan 28          5-0  (1:0, 2:0, 2:0) Harringay Racers @ Paris, France
Jan 30		12-1 Milan Red & Black Devils
Jan 31		9-1  Milan Red & Black Devils
Feb 2		12-4 (6:2, 3:1, 3:1) Lausanne
Feb 4		10-3 (3:0, 3:1, 4:2) Neuchatel Young Sprinters @ Neuenburg
Feb 5		15-2 Berne
Feb 7		4-2  (2:0, 2:1, 0:1) EHC Arosa @ Arosa
Feb 8		9-0  (3:0, 3:0, 3:0) HC Davos @ Davos
Feb 10		6-1  (3:1, 1:0, 2:0) Switzerland @ Zurich
Feb 11		8-2  (4:1, 2:0, 2:1) Switzerland @ Basle
Feb 14          4-4  Brighton Tigers
Feb 17		3-6  Harringay Racers
Feb 20		2-2  Streatham
Feb 22		2-2  (0:1, 2:1, 0:0) Harringay Racers
Feb 24          10-2 Leksand
Feb 26		19-1 Gaestrke Province @ Gavle, Sweden
Feb 27		16-2 Norbotten Province @ Beden, Sweden
Feb 28		8-0  Boesterbotten Province @ Skelleftea, Sweden
Mar 3		15-0 Uppsala, Sweden
Mar 5		3-5  (0:1, 2:4, 1:0) Sweden @ Stockholm
Mar 7		7-0  (1:0, 2:0, 4:0) Sweden @ Stockholm
Mar 10		8-2  Earls Court Rangers
Mar 14          13-2 (5:1, 4:1, 4:0) Switzerland @ London (WCh)
Mar 15          33-0 (14:0, 10:0, 9:0)Belgium @ London (WCh)
Mar 17          11-1 (2:0, 3:1, 6:0) Switzerland @ London (WCh)
Mar 18          5-0  (0:0, 1:0, 4:0) United States @ London (WCh)
Mar 20          11-1 (3:0, 4:1, 4:0) Norway @ London (WCh)
Mar 21          12-0 (5:0, 3:0, 4:0) Great Britain @ London (WCh)
Mar 22          3-1  (1:0, 2:0, 0:1) Sweden @ London (WCh)

Photographs

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  Leaving Edmonton

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  Jan. 24th game vs. Wembley

See also

Canadian Overseas Exhibition Tours

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