▁Richard son ▁served ▁as ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁tro phy . ▁S uther land , ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁business man ▁Li am ▁Car r ▁purchased ▁a ▁tro phy , ▁which ▁was ▁don ated ▁by ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Hockey ▁Association . ▁The ▁Memorial ▁Cup ▁was ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁O HA ▁Memorial ▁Cup , ▁and ▁was ▁first ▁awarded ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁to ▁the ▁best ▁junior ▁hockey ▁team ▁in ▁Canada ▁each ▁year . ▁ ▁S uther land ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁long - time ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁O HA ▁executive ▁committee ▁after ▁being ▁president . ▁He ▁recommended ▁rule ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁amateur ▁levels ▁to ▁improve ▁player ▁safety , ▁and ▁spoke ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁ban ▁against ▁body check ing ▁in ▁junior ▁ice ▁hockey . ▁He ▁also ▁spoke ▁against ▁having ▁paid ▁coach es , ▁but ▁rather ▁to ▁keep ▁amateur ▁status . ▁Like wise ▁he ▁disc ou rag ed ▁having ▁players ▁with ▁future ▁professional ▁contract s ▁in ▁the ▁O HA . ▁He ▁helped ▁establish ▁the ▁annual ▁West ▁Point ▁Week end ▁exhibition ▁match ▁between ▁the ▁Royal ▁Military ▁College ▁of ▁Canada ▁at ▁King ston , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Military ▁Academy ▁at ▁West ▁Point ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁B irth place ▁of ▁hockey ▁ ▁S uther land ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁ret irement ▁campaign ing ▁for ▁King ston ▁to ▁be ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁hockey , ▁and ▁its ▁right ful ▁place ▁in ▁history ▁as ▁for ▁the ▁early ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁He ▁published ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Hockey ▁Year