1974 Valor Cup tournament

 1974 Valor Cup tournament: Toronto, Ontario

Standings

Sherbrooke Loups: 4 W, 0 L

Burlington Metros: 2 W, 2 L

Brandon Buffalos: 0 W, 4 L

Story

For the 2nd year in a row, the Valor Cup tournament is playing in the Toronto Forum in Toronto, Ontario. Before the match started, the League had a banquet at the Toronto Sparkle Hall with the Name brothers announcing the names of the six new teams coming in for the 1974-75 season.

Paul Name, the AQHL president, was the first to announce the names for the two teams from Verdun QC. They are called the “Verdun Knights.” From New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, the team’s name is the “New Glasgow Highlanders.”

The OMJHA president Franklin Name welcomes the League from Barrie after many fan votes; the team’s name will be the “Barrie Admirals.” Oshawa named their team the “Oshawa Diamonds,” the same name as the team was called since the 1930s until the team folded in 1969 due to the passing of Jack O’Brian.

WCLH president James Name did not waste time and announce the two teams are the “Moose Jaw Wings” and the “Kenora Pioneers.” Moose Jaw Wings, named in honor of the Royal Canadian Air Force. For the town of Kenora, the Pioneers is the team’s new name from a “name a team contest” and voted the best name.

Sherbrooke went perfect for the 2nd time, while the Metros went split 2 apiece, and the Buffalos did not do so well, ending in winless. The tournament rule goes if the 3rd seeded team goes winless; they are eliminated.

With the Buffalos out of the picture, it is just the Metros vs the Loupes. It was a back and forth in both the first and the second period, but in the 3rd period, the Loupes top star forward Jaune Dupont score three straight goals as the Loupes takes it 6-3 over the Metros to win the 1974 Valor cup championship, Jaune Dupont is named the 1974 Valor Cup MVP.