‘New York’ wins East York Hockey Association’s Little Stanley Cup in thrilling championship game against ‘Toronto’
It came down to the final minute, but ‘New York” won the East York Hockey Association’s Little Stanley Cup with a 1-0 victory over “Toronto” in a thrilling championship game on the afternoon of Saturday, April 6.
The Little Stanley Cup is presented to the East York Hockey Association’s house league Pee Wee championship team each year, and has been a tradition since the 1954-55 season.
This year’s East York Hockey Association Little Stanley Cup Day took place at East York Memorial Arena on Cosburn Avenue.
The championship game was a thriller which saw the New York and Toronto teams battle back and forth until Jamie Yorke scored the game-winning goal with just 18 seconds left in regulation time.
The East York Hockey Association is the only minor hockey league sanctioned by the National Hockey League to use a replica of the “Stanley Cup”. Permission was granted by then NHL President Clarence Campbell.
Here are some more photos by Christian Hasse of the Little Stanley Cup championship day:
The opening faceoff for the Little Stanley Cup championship game between the East York Hockey Association’s Pee Wee Toronto team (dark blue) and the New York team (light blue). Photo by Christian Hasse.
A Toronto team player (dark blue) and a New York team player (light blue) chase the puck during the East York Hockey Association’s Little Stanley Cup championship game on Saturday, April 6. Photo by Christian Hasse.
A Toronto team player (dark blue) and a New York team player (light blue) battle for the puck during the East York Hockey Association’s Little Stanley Cup championship game on Saturday, April 6. Photo by Christian Hasse.
The East York Hockey Association is the only minor hockey league sanctioned by the National Hockey League to use a replica of the “Stanley Cup”. Permission was granted by then NHL President Clarence Campbell in the 1950s. Photo by Christian Hasse.
Jamie Yorke, who scored the winning goal for New York, holds up the Little Stanley Cup. Photo by Christian Hasse.
Members of the New York team celebrate after winning the East York Hockey Associations Little Stanley Cup on Saturday, April 6. Photos by Christian Hasse.
