1950-51 Alexander Cup

These are the 1950-51 Alexander Cup playoffs:

This was the first year of competition for this Cup. Five leagues were eligible. Their champions played a series of playoffs leading to the final.

League Champions

 * Western Canada Major Hockey League - Saskatoon Quakers
 * Ontario Hockey Association        - Toronto St Michaels Monarchs
 * Quebec Senior Hockey League       - Valleyfield Braves
 * Maritime Major Hockey League      - Charlottetown Islanders
 * Cape Breton Major Hockey League   - Sydney Millionaires

Quarter Final
Best of 7

Sydney Millionaires beat Charlottetown Islanders 4 games to 2, 1 tie. The April 10th game was nullified.

Semi Finals
Best of 7

Toronto St Michaels Monarchs beat Saskatoon Quakers 4 games to none.

Valleyfield Braves beat Sydney Millionaires 4 games to 2.

Final
Best of 7

Valleyfield Braves beat Toronto St Michaels Monarchs 9 points to 5 and were awarded the Alexander Cup.

Notes on Final
1. The May 5th game was stopped at midnight at a tie because of the Ontario law banning games on Sundays.

2. It was decided that the May 10th game would be worth 4 points in order to speed up the series. It was very late in the season and the attendance was very poor (4-5000 per game).

Notes on Playoffs
1. The Valleyfield Braves had to play their home games at Montreal because their hometown arena was not big enough to satisfy the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association.

2. The Toronto-Saskatoon semi-final series was only the second playoff ever to be played in both Eastern and Western Canada. The first was in the 1947-48 Western Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs. The only other amateur series that dd so was the 1968-69 Memorial Cup Final.