1950-51 OHA Senior Season

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
Brantford Nationals, Port Colborne Merchants, Woodstock, St Catharines, Crowland Bisons, Grimsby.

''Standings are unavailable. The top 4 teams in the group were in the playoffs.''

Semi Finals
Best of 5


 * Brantford 14 Niagara Falls 6
 * Brantford 7 Niagara Falls 6
 * Brantford beat Niagara Falls (score missing)

Brantford beat Niagara Falls 3 games to none.

Best of 7


 * Port Colborne 6 Woodstock 3
 * Port Colborne beat Woodstock (score missing)
 * 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
Statistics are unavailable.

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

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
Gananoque was an Intermediate team and entered the 1950-51 OHA Intermediate A Playoffs.

Playoffs
1st PLACE - 2nd PLACE FINAL

Best of 5


 * Peterborough Petes 8 Kingston 3
 * Kingston 4 Peterborough Petes 2
 * Peterborough Petes 7 Kingston 3
 * Peterborough Petes 4 Kingston 3

Peterborough Petes beat Kingston Nylons 3 games to 1.

The Petes advanced to the Senior A playoffs.

Kingston advanced to the Group Senior B final vs. the winner of the 3rd place - 4th place series.

=Provincial Senior A Playoffs=

Semi Finals
Best of 3


 * Sarnia 6 Woodstock 2
 * Sarnia 14 Woodstock 1

Sarnia Sailors beat Woodstock 2 games to none.

Best of 7


 * Owen Sound 10 Peterborough 2
 * Owen Sound 8 Peterborough 7
 * Owen Sound 7 Peterborough 4
 * Owen Sound 15 Peterborough 3

Owen Sound Mercurys beat Peterborough Petes 4 games to none.

Final
Best of 7


 * Sarnia 3 Owen Sound 2
 * Owen Sound 9 Sarnia 4
 * Owen Sound 7 Sarnia 4
 * Owen Sound 3 Sarnia 2
 * Sarnia 8 Owen Sound 5
 * Owen Sound 10 Sarnia 2

'''Owen Sound Mercurys beat Sarnia Sailors 4 games to 2.

Owen Sound Mercurys advanced to the 1950-51 Eastern Canada Allan Cup Playoffs.

=Galleries=

Game Ads
=See Also=


 * 1950-51 OHA Senior B Playoffs
 * 1950-51 OHA Senior B Season
 * List of OHA Senior Seasons