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his life in the first World War and the story about the Abbott Cup.
The Vernon Lakers - Vernon Vipers won the Abbott Cup four times (1989, 1991, 1992 & 1999)
Lyman (Hick) Abbott was remembered June 13th 2014 when he was among the 2014 inductees into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in Regina. Abbott's first World War medals were entered into the Hockey Hall of Fame December 14th 2014.
The Abbott Memorial Cup, commonly referred to as the Abbott Cup, was awarded annually from 1919 through 1999 to the Junior "A" Champion for Western Canada was awarded following a round-robin game between the two Western teams at the Centennial Cup. The last Junior A Hockey team to win the Abbott Cup was the 1998-99 Vernon Vipers.
The Cup was named after Captain E.L. (Hick) Abbott who was a noted hockey player in Western Canada. He captained the Regina Victorias when it won the Junior Championship of Canada in 1913 & 1914. Captain Abbott died in active service in the first World War and the trophy was presented in his memory in 1919 by the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association.
The concept of a Western Canada Junior "A" Championship continued in 2013 with the creation of the Western Canada Cup that ended in 2017. Hockey Canada scrapped the Western Canada Cup following the 2017 Tournament and re-instated the Anavet Cup & Doyle Cup starting with the 2017-18 season.
For more information and history on the Abbott Cup, Click on the link below,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbott_Cup
Here is the full story on Hick Abbott that is on Gregg Drinnan's Blog,
https://greggdrinnan.com/2020/11/10/the-story-of-hick-abbott-a-true-canadian-hero/
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