1942-43 QSHL

This is the 1942-43 season of the Quebec Senior Hockey League:

Standings[]

Regular Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Cornwall Army	33	21	8	4	170	111	46
Quebec Morton Aces	34	16	14	4	149	131	36
Montreal RCAF	35	16	15	4	137	152	36
Ottawa Commandos	34	14	15	5	142	129	33
Montreal Army	33	14	15	4	126	155	32
Montreal Royals	34	11	18	5	114	145	27
Montreal Canadiens	25	8	15	2	78	93	18

Note:The Canadiens withdrew on January 25. Both they and the other Montreal civilian team, the Royals, were having trouble getting players. World War II was being fought and many Canadians were joining the military.

Quarter Finals[]

Best of 3

Date	Winner	Loser	Location
February 24	Quebec 2	Army 2	Quebec City
February 26	Army 2	Quebec 1	Montreal
February 28	Quebec 4	Army 2	Quebec City
March 9	Army 6	Quebec 5	Montreal

Montreal Army beat Quebec Morton Aces 2 wins to 1, 1 tie.

Date	Winner	Loser	Location
February 24	Royals 4	RCAF 4	Montreal
February 27	Royals 2	RCAF 1	Montreal
March 2	RCAF 3	Royals 2	Montreal
March 10	RCAF 3	Royals 1	Montreal

Montreal RCAF beat Montreal Royals 2 wins to 1, 1 tie.

Semi Finals[]

Best of 7

Date	Winner	Loser	Location
February 26	Ottawa 3	Cornwall 2	Cornwall
March 2	Ottawa 5	Cornwall 0	Ottawa
March 4	Cornwall 5	Ottawa 2	Cornwall
March 6	Ottawa 4	Cornwall 1	Ottawa
March 9	Cornwall 3	Ottawa 2	Cornwall
March 12	Ottawa 6	Cornwall 3	Ottawa

Ottawa Commandos beat Cornwall Army 4 wins to 2.

Best of 3

Date	Winner	Loser	Location
March 11	RCAF 8	Army 3	Montreal
March 14	Army 3	RCAF 2	Montreal
March 15	RCAF 3	Army 2	Montreal

Montreal RCAF beat Montreal Army 2 wins to 1.

Final[]

Best of 5

Date	Winner	Loser	Location
March 17	RCAF 4	Ottawa 3	Montreal
March 19	Ottawa 4	RCAF 2	Ottawa
March 21	Ottawa 2	RCAF 1	Montreal
March 23	RCAF 3	Ottawa 2	Ottawa
March 26	Ottawa 6	RCAF 2	Montreal

Ottawa Commandos beat Montreal RCAF 3 wins to 2.

Since this was the only senior league in the province, the Ottawa Commandos advanced to the 1942-43 Eastern Canada Allan Cup Playoffs.

All-Star Teams[]

First Team[]

Goaltender: Baz Bastien, Cornwall Army
Defenceman: Mike McMahon, Sr., Quebec Morton Aces
Defenceman: Frank Eddolls, Montreal RCAF
Center: Neil Colville, Ottawa Commandos
Right Winger: Sammy Fasano, Cornwall Army
Left Winger: Nick Knott, Cornwall Army

Second Team[]

Goaltender: Bill Durnan, Montreal Royals
Defenceman: Butch Stahan, Quebec Morton Aces
Defenceman: Pat Egan, Montreal Army
Center: (tie) John Mahaffy, Montreal Army / Bobby Lee, Montreal Royals
Right Winger: (tie) Jimmy Peters, Montreal Army / Ed Bruneteau, Quebec Morton Aces
Left Winger: Alan Kuntz, Montreal Army

Top Scorers[]

Player	Team	Goals	Assists	Points
Punch Imlach	Cornwall	25	22	47
Lorrain Thibeault	Cornwall	20	26	46
Nick Knott	Cornwall	17	28	45
Alan Kuntz	Army	20	24	44
Neil Colville	Ottawa	12	32	44
Sammy Fasano	Cornwall	20	22	42
Armand Gaudreault	Quebec	17	25	42
Billy Reay	Quebec	16	26	42
Frank Mario	Cornwall	15	27	42
Gerry Heffernan	Royals	19	19	38
Butch Stahan	Quebec	12	26	38