This is the 1952-53 season of the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior A series:
Standings[]
Standings | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barrie Flyers | 56 | 37 | 17 | 2 | 256 | 187 | 76 |
Toronto Marlboros | 56 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 199 | 139 | 71 |
St Michaels Majors | 56 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 233 | 181 | 69 |
St Catharines TeePees | 56 | 31 | 20 | 5 | 219 | 204 | 67 |
Galt Black Hawks | 56 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 242 | 255 | 57 |
Oshawa Generals | 56 | 24 | 29 | 3 | 230 | 272 | 51 |
Guelph Biltmores | 56 | 22 | 32 | 2 | 212 | 244 | 46 |
Windsor Spitfires | 56 | 16 | 35 | 5 | 127 | 186 | 37 |
Kitchener Greenshirts | 56 | 15 | 38 | 5 | 161 | 239 | 35 |
Note: This league played a partial interlocking schedule with the Quebec Junior Hockey League.
Playoffs[]
Note:The Quebec Amateur Hockey Association was suspended by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association on March 1. This meant that the Quebec junior champion could not compete in the Memorial Cup playoffs.
Faced with the loss of one round of Memorial Cup playoffs, this league increased the length of several of its own series to compensate.
Quarter Finals[]
Best of 5
Date | Winner | Loser | Location |
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March 4 | St. Michaels 4 | St. Catharines 1 | Toronto |
March 6 | St. Michaels 4 | St. Catharines 2 | St. Catharines |
March 7 | St. Michaels 5 | St. Catharines 3 | Toronto |
St Michaels Majors beat St Catharines 3 wins to none.
Date | Winner | Loser | Location |
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March 4 | Galt 5 | Oshawa 4 | Galt |
March 7 | Galt 4 | Oshawa 4 | Oshawa |
March 10 | Galt 8 | Oshawa 4 | Galt |
March 12 | Oshawa 5 | Galt 4 | Oshawa |
March 12 | Oshawa 5 | Galt 2 | Oshawa |
March 14 | Galt 4 | Oshawa 2 | Galt |
The March 7th game had to be suspended because of local rules that prohibited games on Sunday. It had to be called at midnight Saturday. This game was continued and completed on March 12th before the regularly scheduled game.
Galt Black Hawks beat Oshawa Generals 3 wins to 2.
Semi Finals[]
Best of 9 (increased from best of 7 when Quebec was suspended)
Date | Winner | Loser | Location |
---|---|---|---|
March 4 | Barrie 2 | Toronto 1 | Barrie |
March 7 | Toronto 2 | Barrie 1 | Toronto |
March 11 | Barrie 4 | Toronto 0 | Barrie |
March 14 | Toronto 6 | Barrie 3 | Toronto |
March 18 | Barrie 1 | Toronto 0 | Barrie |
March 21 | Barrie 6 | Toronto 2 | Toronto |
March 25 | Barrie 6 | Toronto 3 | Barrie |
Barrie Flyers beat Toronto Marlboros 5 wins to 2.
Best of 7 (increased from best of 5 when Quebec was suspended)
Date | Winner | Loser | Location |
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March 15 | St. Michaels 7 | Galt 4 | Toronto |
March 20 | Galt 5 | St. Michaels 1 | Galt |
March 21 | St. Michaels 6 | Galt 3 | Toronto |
March 24 | Galt 2 | St. Michaels 2 | Galt |
March 25 | St. Michaels 9 | Galt 3 | Toronto |
March 27 | St. Michaels 6 | Galt 5 | Galt |
St Michaels Majors beat Galt Black Hawks 4 wins to 1, 1 tie.
Final[]
Best of 9 (increased from best of 7 when Quebec was suspended)
Date | Winner | Loser | Location |
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March 28 | Barrie 4 | St. Michaels 1 | Toronto |
March 31 | St. Michaels 5 | Barrie 3 | Barrie |
April 2 | Barrie 5 | St. Michaels 2 | Barrie |
April 4 | St. Michaels 6 | Barrie 4 | Toronto |
April 6 | St. Michaels 6 | Barrie 4 | Barrie |
April 8 | Barrie 5 | St. Michaels 4 | Toronto |
April 10 | Barrie 6 | St. Michaels 4 | Barrie |
April 11 | Barrie 4 | St. Michaels 2 | Toronto |
Barrie Flyers beat St Michaels Majors 5 wins to 3.
Barrie Flyers advanced to the 1952-53 Eastern Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs.
Team Photos[]
Game Ads[]