1956-57 OHA Senior B Season

These are the groups that played in the regular season in 1956-57 in the Ontario Hockey Association's Senior B level:

=Southwestern League=

Standings
Note: Windsor & Leamington were Senior B and the others were Intermediate A. After the league playoffs the teams played off in their levels.

League Semi Finals
Best of 5


 * Wallaceburg Electric beat Dresden Lumber Kings


 * Windsor 6 Leamington 1
 * Leamington 3 Windsor 1
 * Windsor 11 Leamington 6
 * Windsor 3 Leamington 2

Windsor Riverside Hiram Walker's beat Leamington Flyers 3 wins to 1.

League Final
Best of 7


 * Wallaceburg 3 Windsor 2
 * Wallaceburg 9 Windsor 9
 * Wallaceburg 8 Windsor 3
 * Wallaceburg 8 Windsor 3
 * Wallaceburg 10 Windsor 4

Wallaceburg Electric beat Windsor Riverside Hiram Walker's 4 wins to none, 1 tie.

Senior B Final
Best of 3


 * Windsor 10 Leamington 7
 * Windsor 13 Leamington 2

Windsor Riverside Hiram Walker's beat Leamington Flyers 2 wins to none.

=Western Group=

Semi Finals
Best of 7


 * Wallaceburg 7 Woodstock 3
 * Wallaceburg 4 Woodstock 3
 * Wallaceburg 4 Woodstock 2
 * Wallaceburg 7 Woodstock 3

Wallaceburg Hornets beat Woodstock Athletics 4 wins to none.


 * St Thomas 5 Strathroy 4
 * Strathroy 2 St Thomas 1
 * Strathroy 7 St Thomas 1
 * St Thomas 5 Strathroy 3
 * Strathroy 4 St Thomas 2
 * St Thomas 3 Strathroy 2
 * Strathroy 6 St Thomas 4

Strathroy Rockets beat St. Thomas Royals 4 wins to 3.

Final
Best of 7


 * Wallaceburg 11 Strathroy 4
 * Wallaceburg 7 Strathroy 3
 * Wallaceburg 4 Strathroy 3
 * Wallaceburg 6 Strathroy 2

Wallaceburg Hornets beat Strathroy Rockets 4 wins to none.

=Niagara Group=

Teams
Welland-Crowland Combines, St. Catharines, Niagara Falls Rockets, Stamford Kerrios. Fort Erie

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Semi Finals
Best of 7


 * Niagara Falls Rockets beat St. Catharines 4 wins to 2.


 * Welland-Crowland beat Stamford
 * Welland-Crowland 6 Stamford 4
 * Welland-Crowland 5 Stamford 4
 * Stamford 5 Welland-Crowland 3
 * Welland-Crowland 6 Stamford 1

Welland-Crowland Combines beat Stamford Kerrios 4 wins to 1.

Final
Best of 7


 * Welland-Crowland 4 Niagara Falls 1
 * Welland-Crowland beat Niagara Falls
 * Welland-Crowland 6 Niagara Falls 2
 * Niagara Falls 7 Welland-Crowland 3
 * Welland-Crowland 5 Niagara Falls 1

Welland-Crowland Combines beat Niagara Falls Rockets 4 wins to 1.

=Metro Toronto Group=

Standings
Note: Oakville, Georgetown, and Orillia were Intermediate A teams and entered the 1956-57 OHA Intermediate A Playoffs.

Semi Finals
Best of 7


 * Brampton 3 Elmira 1
 * Brampton 3 Elmira 2
 * Elmira beat Brampton
 * Elmira 6 Brampton 3
 * Elmira 4 Brampton 1
 * Elmira 5 Brampton 0

Elmira Polar Kings beat Brampton Consumers 4 wins to 2.


 * Meaford Knights beat Milton Chiefs.

Final
Best of 7


 * Elmira 7 Meaford 1
 * Meaford beat Elmira
 * Elmira 4 Meaford 3
 * Meaford 6 Elmira 1
 * Meaford 5 Elmira 4
 * Elmira 6 Meaford 3
 * Elmira 4 Meaford 2

Elmira Polar Kings beat Meaford Knights 4 wins to 3.

=Game Ads=

=See Also=

Group winners advanced to the 1956-57 OHA Senior B Playoffs.