Halifax Atlantics
Maritime Major Hockey League

Viscount Alexander Cup Champions 1953
Canadian Major Senior League Champions
Maritime Major Hockey League Champions

Team Roster
Front Row L to R - Jimmy MacDonald (manager), Harry Butler, Douglas "Dugger" McNeil (playing coach), George Tingley, Bill Watson, Victor Oland, Roy McMeekin.

Middle Row - Carroll "Red" Bloom, Frank King, Bob Bowness, Joe Lepine, Hugh Campbell, Marcel Clements, Bill Ford.

Back Row - Jerry Ead (trainer), Ken Laufman, Don "Peanuts" McLaughlin, Frank Bergeron, Doug McPhee, Jack "Muckle" Hollett, Bob Hayes.

After finishing in 1st place, the Atlantics spanked Sydney 4-1 in games in the semi-finals, setting the stage for a best-of-nine showdown with Charlottetown Islanders. When that series reached a ninth game, 6,500 fans jammed the 5,200-seat Halifax Forum to see the climax. They weren’t disappointed.
The Atlantics took the finale to become Canadian Major Hockey Champs (Alexander Cup), the first national championship for a Halifax franchise since the Wolverines won the Allan Cup in 1935.