Other Allan Cup Competitions
Grand Falls lost the 1972 Eastern Allan Cup series in four-straight games to the Barrie Flyers of Ontario. Scores were 3-2, 8-2, 4-1 and 6-2. The St. John's Capitals lost the 1973 Eastern series three games to one to the Thunder Bay Twins of Ontario. St. John's won 6-3, but lost 6-4, 6-2 and 9-0. The Twins eliminated St. John's in three-straight games in the 1974 Eastern playoffs. Despite stellar goaltending by Tols Chapman, St. John's lost 4-3, 9-1 and 9-1. The 1975 Allan Cup play started with the St. John's Capitals sweeping the Dalhousie Tigers of New Brunswick in three-straight wins of 14-4, 9-1 and 12-3. That sweep brought the Barrie Flyers of Ontario to St. John's for a series that was filled with penalties, plenty of controversy, and a tremendous amount of bad feelings and biased mainland media coverage. Barrie won 8-4 and 6-5 in overtime with animosity building quickly between the two teams, and between Barrie and the overflow crowds at St. John's Memorial Stadium. A bench-clearing brawl and Barrie refusing to finish the third game had it awarded to St. John's. Barrie won the fourth game 4-3 and took the series. Gatineau, Quebec faced St. John's in the 1976 Eastern series and swept the Capitals in three-straight games with wins of 5-2, 11-4 and 6-4. There was a special playoff between the Corner Brook Royals and the St. John's Capital for the right to represent the province in