1883 Montreal Winter Carnival tournament

This is the 1883 Montreal Winter Carniaval Ice Hockey tourament. This is the first edition of the tournament.
In 1883, the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (MAAA) was asked to add sports to the events to be held with the Montreal Carnival. The MAAA was affiliated with the Montreal Snowshoe Club. Along with the McGill Hockey Club, they organized a four-team tournament, played outdoors on the St. Lawrence River. The trophy for this tournament is on display at the Musee McCord Museum in Montreal.A picture of this trophy can be seen at here.
The carnival was held from January 23 to 28. Montreal, McGill and Quebec teams contested the trophy and McGill won the tournament.The trophy for this tournament is on display at the Musee McCord Museum in Montreal.A picture of this trophy can be seen here.
Date 	Team 	Score 	Team 	Score 	Location
Tournament 	Tournament 	Tournament 	Tournament 	Tournament 	Tournament
January 26 	Montreal Victorias	0 	Quebec 	0 	St. Lawrence River rink
January 26 	McGill 	1 	Montreal Victorias	0 	St. Lawrence River rink
January 27 	McGill 	2 	Quebec 	2 	Crystal Rink
Exhibitions	Exhibitions 	Exhibitions	Exhibitions 	Exhibitions	Exhibitions
January 27 	Quebec 	1 	Montreal Victorias	1 	Victoria Rink
McGill wins hockey tournament (McGill 1-0-1, Quebec 0-0-2, Victorias 0-1-1)https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_04545_45/4?r=0&s=3
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The following players were part of the hockey teams participating in the 1883 Montreal Winter Carnival.
Montreal Victorias: C. Lamothe (c.), S. Abbott, J. Arnton, E. Sheppard, E. Stevenson, J. Muir, D. Watt.
Quebec HC: W. Scott (c.), F. Ashe, A. Scott, M. Swift, A. Colley, S. Valler, A. Davidson.
McGill: A. Low, J. Elder, T. Green, R. Smith, W. Murray, J. Kinlock (c.), P. Foster.
Source: Montreal Daily Witness
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