Changes: 1943-44 OHA Senior Season

Revision as of 13:37, 7 March 2016

This is the 1943-44 season of the Ontario Hockey Association's Senior series:

History

At the beginning of the season the Toronto Army Daggers were forced to withdraw. Army regulations forbade hockey from interfering with operations. Kingston had a training centre so it could be argued that the games were part of training. Toronto had no training centre.

Jan. 14 situation

Standings	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
St Catharines Saints	24	17	7	0	85	77	34
Hamilton Majors	23	16	6	1	75	54	33
Toronto HMCS York	23	12	11	0	62	83	24
Kingston Army Frontenacs	16	11	5	0	90	82	22
Toronto RCAF Flyers	15	6	8	1	62	78	13

Pressure had been building on the military to change its policies. For the past two seasons, military teams had dominated Canadian senior hockey and, incidentally, Canadian football. The military was accused of keeping athletes at home and out of the fighting. In January, the Army and the Air Force changed their policies and forbade their teams from competing with civilian teams. Toronto RCAF Flyers and Kingston Army Frontenacs were forced to withdraw from the OHA Senior.

The Navy permitted its teams to play in civilian leagues but not to participate in the Allan Cup playoffs. Although HMCS York continued on, it could not have advanced had it won the league.

St Catharines and Hamilton were both civilian teams and therefore not affected by all this.

In the above standings, Kingston Army Frontenacs and Toronto RCAF Flyers had just withdrawn. The other three teams were credited with wins for unplayed games with these two teams. These losses, however, were not charged to the two military teams.

Play then continued.

Final Standings

Regular Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
St Catharines Saints	36	25	11	0	148	139	50
Hamilton Majors	36	23	12	1	169	105	47
Toronto HMCS York	36	16	20	0	119	168	32

These standings reflect the record of Kingston Army Frontenacs and Toronto RCAF Flyers as explained above plus the unplayed wins awarded to St Catharines, Hamilton, and Toronto HMCS York.

Final

Best of 7

Date	Winner	Loser	Location
March 2	St Catharines 4	Hamilton 3	St Catharines
March 4	Hamilton 3	St Catharines 1	Hamilton
March 6	Hamilton 7	St Catharines 0	St Catharines
March 8	Hamilton 8	St Catharines 4	Hamilton
March 11	Hamilton 1	St Catharines 0	St Catharines

Hamilton Majors beat St Catharines Saints 4 games to 1.

Hamilton Majors advanced to the 1943-44 Eastern Canada Allan Cup Playoffs.

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+This is the '''1943-44 season of the [[Ontario Hockey Association]]'s Senior series:'''
-=OHA SENIOR=
--44 SEASON
 ==History==
-At the beginning of the season the Toronto Army Daggers were forced to withdraw. Army regulations forbade hockey from interfering with operations. Kingston had a training centre so it could be argued that the games were part of training. Toronto had no training centre.
+At the beginning of the season the [[Toronto Army Daggers]] were forced to withdraw. Army regulations forbade hockey from interfering with operations. Kingston had a training centre so it could be argued that the games were part of training. Toronto had no training centre.
 ==Jan. 14 situation==
+{| class="prettytable" bgcolor="black"
- St Catherines Saints		17-7-0-34	85-77
+! width="40%" bgcolor="blue" | Standings
- Hamilton Majors			16-6-1-33	75-54
+! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | GP
- Toronto HMCS York		12-11-0-24	62-83
+! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | W
- Kingston Army Frontenacs	11-5-0-22	90-82
+! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | L
- Toronto RCAF			6-8-1-13	62-78
+! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | T
+! width="7.5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | GF
+! width="7.5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | GA
+! width="7.5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Pts
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | [[St Catharines Saints]] || 24 || 17 || 7 || 0 || 85 || 77  || 34
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | [[Hamilton Majors]] ||  23 || 16 || 6 || 1|| 75 || 54 ||33
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | [[Toronto HMCS York]] ||  23 || 12 || 11 || 0 || 62 || 83|| 24
+|- align="center" bgcolor="pink"
+| align="left" | [[Kingston Army Frontenacs]] || 16 || 11 || 5 || 0 || 90 || 82 || 22
+|- align="center" bgcolor="pink"
+| align="left" | [[Toronto RCAF Flyers]] || 15 || 6 || 8 || 1 || 62 || 78 || 13
+|}
-Pressure had been building on the military to change its policies. For the past two seasons, military teams had dominated Canadian senior hockey and, incidentally, Canadian football. The military was accused of keeping athletes at home and out of the fighting. In January, the Army and the Air Force changed their policies and forbade their teams from competing with civilian teams. Toronto RCAF and Kingston Army were forced to withdraw from the OHA Senior.
+Pressure had been building on the military to change its policies. For the past two seasons, military teams had dominated Canadian senior hockey and, incidentally, Canadian football. The military was accused of keeping athletes at home and out of the fighting. In January, the Army and the Air Force changed their policies and forbade their teams from competing with civilian teams. [[Toronto RCAF Flyers]] and [[Kingston Army Frontenacs]] were forced to withdraw from the OHA Senior.
 The Navy permitted its teams to play in civilian leagues but not to participate in the Allan Cup playoffs. Although HMCS York continued on, it could not have advanced had it won the league.
@@ Line 24: / Line 36: @@
 St Catharines and Hamilton were both civilian teams and therefore not affected by all this.
-In the above standings, Kingston Army and Toronto RCAF had just withdrawn. The other three teams were credited with wins for unplayed games with these two teams. These losses, however, were not charged to the two military teams.
+In the above standings, [[Kingston Army Frontenacs]] and [[Toronto RCAF Flyers]] had just withdrawn. The other three teams were credited with wins for unplayed games with these two teams. These losses, however, were not charged to the two military teams.
 Play then continued.
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 ==Final Standings==
+{| class="prettytable" bgcolor="black"
- St Catharines Saints		25-11-0-50	148-139
+! width="40%" bgcolor="red" | Regular Season
- Hamilton Majors			23-12-1-47	169-105
+! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | GP
- Toronto HMCS York		16-20-0-32	119-168
+! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | W
+! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | L
+! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | T
+! width="7.5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | GF
+! width="7.5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | GA
+! width="7.5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Pts
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | [[St Catharines Saints]] || 36 || 25 || 11 || 0 || 148 || 139  || 50
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | [[Hamilton Majors]] ||  36 || 23 || 12 || 1|| 169 || 105 ||47
+|- align="center"  bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
+| align="left" | [[Toronto HMCS York]] ||  36 || 16 || 20 || 0 || 119 || 168 || 32
+|}
-These standings reflect the record of Kingston Army and Toronto RCAF as explained above plus the unplayed wins awarded to St Catharines, Hamilton, and Toronto HMCS York.
+These standings reflect the record of [[Kingston Army Frontenacs]] and [[Toronto RCAF Flyers]] as explained above plus the unplayed wins awarded to St Catharines, Hamilton, and Toronto HMCS York.
-==Final==
+==Final==
-Best of 7
+''Best of 7''
+{| class="prettytable" bgcolor="black"
-St Catharines 4 Hamilton 3
+! width="22%" bgcolor="yellow" | Date
+! width="28%" bgcolor="yellow" | Winner
+! width="28%" bgcolor="yellow" | Loser
+! width="22%" bgcolor="yellow" | Location
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffccff"
+| align="left" | March 2 || '''St Catharines 4''' || Hamilton 3 || [[St Catharines]]
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | March 4 || '''Hamilton 3''' || St Catharines 1 || [[Hamilton]]
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | March 6 || '''Hamilton 7''' || St Catharines 0 || St Catharines
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | March 8 || '''Hamilton 8''' || St Catharines 4 || Hamilton
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | March 11 || '''Hamilton 1''' || St Catharines 0 || St Catharines
+|}
-Hamilton 3 St Catharines 1
+'''[[Hamilton Majors]]''' beat [[St Catharines Saints]] 4 games to 1.
+'''Hamilton Majors advanced to the [[1943-44 Eastern Canada Allan Cup Playoffs]].'''
-Hamilton 7 St Catharines 0
-Hamilton 8 St Catharines 4
+==Game Ads==
-Hamilton 1 St Catharines 0
+<gallery captionalign="center">
+-44OHASrTorontoGameAdJan2.jpg|[[Toronto]]
+-44OHASrTorontoGameAdJan.jpg|Toronto
+</gallery>
-Hamilton won 4-1
+==See Also==
+[[List of OHA Senior Seasons]]
+{{Allan Cup and other senior competitions portal}}
+[[Category:1944 in hockey]]
 [[Category:Ontario Hockey Association]]