This is the 1950-51 season of the Ontario Hockey Association's Senior A series:

Note: The Ontario Hockey Association has since renamed the Senior A level as Senior AAA and the Senior B level as Senior AA. In this article the contemporary terms are used.

History[]

In 1950-51, the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association started a new level of senior hockey called the Major series. In Ontario a league at that level was formed which included three of the four Senior A teams from 1949-50. Only the Owen Sound Mercurys were left.

To fill this gap the Ontario Hockey Association combined the Senior A & B levels.

Four groups - Southwestern, Western, Central,and Eastern - each were allowed to send one team to the provincial A playoffs and one team to the provincial B playoffs. Each group set up its own system to determine the teams to advamce.

Only the Senior A champion could go on to the Allan Cup playoffs.

Southwestern Group[]

There were only two teams in this group. The Chatham Maroons and Sarnia Sailors also played in the International Hockey League. The two teams played a series with the winner advancing to the A playoffs and the loser going to the B playoffs.

Playoff[]

Best of 5

Sarnia 7 Chatham 5
Chatham tied Sarnia (score missing)
Sarnia 6 Chatham 4
Chatham 5 Sarnia 3
Chatham 4 Sarnia 3
Chatham 4 Sarnia 1

Chatham Maroons beat Sarnia Sailors 3 games to 2, 1 tie.

The OHA ruled that a Chatham player, Ernie Dick, was ineligible. The Maroons were penalized their first two wins that he had played in. Sarnia now had a 2-1 lead with 1 tie.

Sarnia 6 Chatham 1

Sarnia Sailors beat Chatham Maroons 3 games to 1, 1 tie.

Sarnia Sailors advanced to the Senior A playoffs.

Chatham Maroons advanced to the 1950-51 OHA Senior B Playoffs.

Western Group[]

Standings[]

Standings	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Brantford Nationals	20	17	2	1	192	66	35
Woodstock Athletics	20	13	7	0	91	73	26
Port Colborne Merchants	20	10	9	1	127	110	21
Niagara Falls Rainbows	19	7	11	1	75	143	15
Dundas	20	5	14	1	92	145	11
St. Catharines	19	5	14	0	103	143	10

Playoffs[]

Semi Finals[]

Best of 5

Brantford 14 Niagara Falls 6
Brantford 7 Niagara Falls 6
Brantford 16 Niagara Falls 5

Brantford beat Niagara Falls 3 games to none.

Best of 7

Port Colborne 6 Woodstock 3
Port Colborne 3 Woodstock 2
Woodstock 7 Port Colborne 6
Port Colborne 7 Woodstock 4
Woodstock 5 Port Colborne 4
Port Colborne 6 Woodstock 3

Port Colborne beat Woodstock 4 games to 2.

In its first two wins Port Colborne had used a former pro - Edward Young - who had not been reinstated as an amateur. They lost these two wins. The series was changed to Best of 5 with Woodstock leading 2 games to 1.

Woodstock 3 Port Colborne 1

Woodstock beat Port Colborne 3 games to 1.

Final[]

Best of 7

Brantford 6 Woodstock 3
Brantford 2 Woodstock 2
Brantford 6 Woodstock 4
Brantford 4 Woodstock 4
Brantford 7 Woodstock 4

Brantford beat Woodstock 3 games to none.

Brantford was given the option of going to the A or B playoffs. It chose the B (which gave the team more games & more revenue). Woodstock went to the A playoffs. Brantford advanced to the 1950-51 OHA Senior B Playoffs

Central Group[]

Big Seven League

Standings[]

as of 2/16

Standings	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Owen Sound Mercurys	22	21	1	0	227	72	42
Stouffville Clippers	23	19	3	1	143	60	39
Markham Millionaires	23	10	12	1	117	120	21
Collingwood Shipbuilders	23	10	13	0	114	131	20
Newmarket Spitfires	23	8	13	2	97	129	18
Alliston	22	7	15	0	80	144	14
Midland	22	2	20	0	75	189	4

Post 2/16 scores

2/16: Owen Sound - Stouffville 10:4
2/17: Collingwood - Midland 15:0

The first and second place teams played off. The winner went on to the Senior A playoffs. The loser met the winner of the 3rd place - 4th place playoff series (Markham vs. Alliston) for a spot in the Senior B playoffs.

Collingwood, Newmarket, and Midland entered the 1950-51 OHA Intermediate A Playoffs.

Playoffs[]

First place - second place final

Best of 7

Date	Winner	Loser	Location
February 17	Owen Sound 10	Stouffville 4	Owen Sound
February 23	Owen Sound 7	Stouffville 3	Stouffville
February 24	Owen Sound 15	Stouffville 3	Owen Sound
February 27	Stouffville 5	Owen Sound 3	Stouffville
March 2	Owen Sound 10	Stouffville 4	Owen Sound

Owen Sound beat Stouffville 4 games to 1.

Owen Sound advanced to the Senior A playoffs.

Stouffville advanced to the Group Senior B final.

Eastern Group[]

Standings[]

Standings	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Peterborough Petes	34	24	9	1	-	-	49
Kingston Nylons	34	21	12	1	-	-	43
Peterborough Eagles	34	20	12	2	-	-	42
Belleville Redmen	34	14	20	0	-	-	28
Queens University	34	5	29	0	-	-	10
Gananoque	10	4	6	0	-	-	8