1948-49 Alberta Junior Playoffs

History


The teams from the Southern Alberta Junior League combined with the Moose Jaw Canucks and the Regina Pats from Saskatchewan to form the Western Canada Junior League.

Calgary & Lethbridge played a playoff series which was both the Western League's semi final and the Alberta provincial semi final.

After Lethbridge lost to Calgary it played Drumheller Valley in a qualifying series. Had Drumheller won, it would have gone on to play Calgary in the provincial playoffs.

Meanwhile, the Edmonton league winner played off against the Wetaskiwin Canadians. This team had been refused entry into that league. The Canadians instead played in an intermediate league.

Complicated? Contemporary newspaper reporters thought so!

League champion

 * Edmonton City Junior League:	Edmonton Athletic Club

Independent teams

 * Calgary Buffalos (played in Western Canada Junior League)
 * Drumheller Valley Miners
 * Lethbridge Native Sons (played in Western Canada Junior League)
 * Wetaskiwin Canadians (played in an intermediate league)

Semi Finals
Best of 5

''On March 17th, at Wetaskiwin, the two teams refused to go on the ice at the beginning of the third period. The score was 2-2. This game was nullified,''

Edmonton Athletic Club beat Wetaskiwin Canadians 3 wins to none.

Best of 7

Note:This was also the semi final in the Western Canada Junior Hockey League.

Calgary Buffalos beat Lethbridge Native Sons 4 wins to 1, 1 tie.

Qualifying playoff
Best of 3

Lethbridge Native Sons beat Drumheller Valley Miners 2 wins to none.

''This was to determine if Drumheller had a chance against Calgary. Had Drumheller won it would have gone on to play Calgary.''

Final
Best of 7

Calgary Buffalos beat Edmonton Athletic Club 4 wins to 1.

Calgary Buffalos advanced to the 1948-49 Western Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs.