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The Quebec Aces hockey team celebrates winning the Allan Cup of the Quebec Senior Hockey League in 1944. The team won the trophy after a three-game winning streak in the final against an Ontario team, the Port Arthur Shipbuilders.  Celebrations were a family affair, with the kids in tow!
1944 - 1957

The story of the Quebec Aces

The Quebec Aces were a professional hockey franchise that played in various leagues, including the American Hockey League, between 1928 and 1971. As of 1967, the team was affiliated with the Philadelphia Flyers, a team in the National Hockey League. The Aces came to an end in 1971. The team won the Allan Cup in 1944, the Alexander Cup in 1952 and the Edinburgh Trophy in 1957. Among its greatest players was Jean Béliveau, future star of the Montreal Canadiens. A form of entertainment that was affordable for all, hockey brought together people from various communities across the city!

All around the cup!

Roger Bédard The Quebec Aces hockey team celebrates winning the Allan Cup of the Quebec Senior Hockey League in 1944. The team won the trophy after a three-game winning streak in the final against an Ontario team, the Port Arthur Shipbuilders. Celebrations were a family affair, with the kids in tow!
Chronoscope Can you name any of the team’s players? (unilingual French for a limited time) Source: Ville de Québec Document in the public domain (free of copyright) - Roger Bédard - Date: 1944