This is the 1953-54 season of the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior A series:
Standings
Standings | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St Catharines TeePees | 59 | 42 | 15 | 2 | 328 | 111 | 86 |
Toronto Marlboros | 59 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 242 | 160 | 75 |
Hamilton Tiger Cubs | 58 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 232 | 208 | 65 |
St Michaels Majors | 59 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 246 | 211 | 63 |
Kitchener Greenshirts | 60 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 236 | 208 | 61 |
Guelph Biltmores | 59 | 26 | 31 | 2 | 248 | 268 | 54 |
Barrie Flyers | 59 | 25 | 33 | 1 | 260 | 285 | 51 |
Galt Black Hawks | 59 | 21 | 37 | 1 | 204 | 287 | 43 |
Quebec Citadelles | 26 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 69 | 172 | 17 |
Note: The Quebec Citadelles folded on Dec. 15, 1953 and merged with the Quebec Frontenacs of the Quebec Junior Hockey League.This was part of a deal brokered by the NHL's Montreal Canadiens.
After this date this league played a partial interlocking schedule with the Quebec Junior Hockey League.
Playoffs
Quarter Finals
Best of 5
Date | Winner | Loser | Location |
---|---|---|---|
March 16 | Toronto 4 | Kitchener 2 | Toronto |
March 18 | Toronto 6 | Kitchener 1 | Kitchener |
March 20 | Kitchener 5 | Toronto 3 | Toronto |
March 23 | Toronto 3 | Kitchener 2 | Kitchener |
Toronto Marlboros beat Kitchener Greenshirts 3 wins to 1.
Date | Winner | Loser | Location |
---|---|---|---|
March 17 | Hamilton 4 | Guelph 2 | Hamilton |
March 19 | Hamilton 4 | Guelph 2 | Guelph |
March 20 | Hamilton 4 | Guelph 3 | Hamilton |
Hamilton Tiger Cubs beat Guelph Biltmores 3 wins to none.
Semi Finals
Best of 7
Date | Winner | Loser | Location |
---|---|---|---|
March 16 | St Michaels 5 | St Catharines 2 | St Catharines |
March 21 | St Catharines 6 | St Michaels 4 | Toronto |
March 23 | St Catharines 6 | St Michaels 6 | St Catharines |
March 24 | St Michaels 3 | St Catharines 2 | Toronto |
March 27 | St Michaels 8 | St Catharines 5 | St Catharines |
March 31 | St Catharines 8 | St Michaels 4 | Toronto |
April 2 | St Catharines 7 | St Michaels 3 | St Catharines |
April 3 | St Catharines 5 | St Michaels 4 | Toronto |
St Catharines TeePees beat St Michaels Majors 4 wins to 3, 1 tie.
Best of 5
Date | Winner | Loser | Location |
---|---|---|---|
March 28 | Toronto 4 | Hamilton 1 | Toronto |
March 31 | Toronto 3 | Hamilton 3 | Hamilton |
April 2 | Toronto 5 | Hamilton 3 | Toronto |
April 3 | Toronto 3 | Hamilton 0 | Hamilton |
Toronto Marlboros beat Hamilton Tiger Cubs 3 wins to none, 1 tie.
Final
Best of 7
Date | Winner | Loser | Location |
---|---|---|---|
April 7 | St Catharines 2 | Toronto 0 | St Catharines |
April 10 | St Catharines 4 | Toronto 3 | Toronto |
April 12 | St Catharines 2 | Toronto 1 | St Catharines |
April 14 | Toronto 5 | St Catharines 3 | Toronto |
April 16 | Toronto 3 | St Catharines 3 | St Catharines |
April 18 | Toronto 5 | St Catharines 1 | Toronto |
April 20 | St Catharines 5 | Toronto 1 | St Catharines |
St Catharines TeePees beat Toronto Marlboros 4 wins to 3.
St Catharines TeePees advanced to the 1953-54 Eastern Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs
Team Photos