Changes: 1948-49 ECSHL Season

Latest revision as of 13:12, 29 November 2018

This is the 1948-49 season of the Eastern Canada Senior Hockey League:

It was the league's first season.

The Verdun team received permission from the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association to play in this league.

Standings

Regular Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Hull Volants	16	9	4	3	111	79	34
Ottawa Army	15	8	6	1	55	48	30
Cornwall Calumets	25	14	11	0	123	106	28
Ottawa RCAF Flyers	16	5	9	2	46	65	18
Ottawa New Edinburgh	16	4	10	2	52	83	16
Verdun Rams	16	2	13	1	29	75	5

The Verdun Rams folded in December because of poor play and attendance. Their record was erased.

Notes on Playoff Structure

The way the playoffs were set up was to minimize travel expenses. Cornwall, being the out-of-town team, received a bye in the quarter finals in which the four Hull-Ottawa teams played. Cornwall played the lower ranking quarter final survivor in the semi final.

Playoffs

Quarter Finals

Best of 3

Date	Winner	Loser	Location
January 25	Army 5	RCAF 4	Ottawa
January 28	Army 3	RCAF 1	Ottawa

Ottawa Army beat Ottawa RCAF Flyers 2 games to none.

Date	Winner	Loser	Location
January 25	Hull 7	New Edinburgh 3	Ottawa
January 28	Hull 9	New Edinburgh 5	Ottawa

Hull Volants beat Ottawa New Edinburgh 2 games to none.

Hull, as the higher-ranked team, received a bye to the final. Army went on to play Cornwall in the semi final.

Semi Final

Best of 7

Date	Winner	Loser	Location
February 2	Cornwall 7	Army 5	Ottawa
February 4	Cornwall 6	Army 0	Cornwall
February 7	Army 4	Cornwall 3	Ottawa
February 9	Army 4	Cornwall 3	Cornwall
February 11	Cornwall 3	Army 1	Ottawa
February 14	Army 6	Cornwall 6	Cornwall
February 16	Army 4	Cornwall 3	Ottawa
February 16	Cornwall 7	Army 4	Cornwall

Cornwall Calumets beat Ottawa Army 4 games to 3, 1 tie.

Final

Best of 7

Date	Winner	Loser	Location
February 22	Hull 6	Cornwall 2	Ottawa
February 25	Cornwall 2	Hull 1	Cornwall
February 28	Cornwall 6	Hull 5	Ottawa
March 4	Hull 5	Cornwall 4	Cornwall
March 7	Cornwall 5	Hull 4	Ottawa
March 8	Cornwall 5	Hull 3	Cornwall

Cornwall Calumets beat Hull Volants 4 games to 2.

Cornwall Calumets advanced to the 1948-49 Ottawa District Senior Playoffs.

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-This is the 1948-49 season of the '''[[Eastern Canada Senior Hockey League]].'''
+This is the '''1948-49 season of the [[Eastern Canada Senior Hockey League]]:'''
+It was the league's first season.
+The [[Verdun]] team received permission from the [[Quebec Amateur Hockey Association]] to play in this league.
 ==Standings==
@@ Line 11: / Line 16: @@
 ! width="7.5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | GA
 ! width="7.5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Pts
 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
 | align="left" | [[Hull Volants]] || 16 || 9 || 4 || 3 || 111 || 79  || 34
 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
 | align="left" | [[Ottawa Army]] ||  15 || 8 || 6 || 1 || 55 || 48 || 30
 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
 | align="left" | [[Cornwall Calumets]] ||  25 || 14 || 11 || 0 || 123 || 106 || 28
 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
 | align="left" | [[Ottawa RCAF Flyers]] ||  16 || 5 || 9 || 2 || 46 || 65 || 18
 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
 | align="left" | [[Ottawa New Edinburgh]] ||  16 || 4 || 10 || 2 || 52 || 83 || 16
 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffccff"
 | align="left" | [[Verdun Rams]] ||  16 || 2 || 13 || 1 || 29 || 75 || 5
 |}
+The [[Verdun Rams]] folded in December because of poor play and attendance. Their record was erased.
-The [[Verdun Rams]] folded in December because of poor play and attendance. Their record was erased.
 ==Notes on Playoff Structure==
-The way the playoffs were set up was to minimize travel expenses. Cornwall, being the out-of-town team, received a bye in the quarter finals in which the four Hull-Ottawa teams played. Cornwall played the lower ranking quarter final survivor in the semi final.
+The way the playoffs were set up was to minimize travel expenses. [[Cornwall]], being the out-of-town team, received a bye in the quarter finals in which the four [[Hull]]-[[Ottawa]] teams played. Cornwall played the lower ranking quarter final survivor in the semi final.
 ==Playoffs==
-===Quarter finals===
+==='''Quarter Finals'''===
 ''Best of 3''
+{| class="prettytable" bgcolor="black"
-*'''Army''' 5 RCAF 4
+! width="22%" bgcolor="yellow" | Date
-*'''Army''' 3 RCAF 1
+! width="30%" bgcolor="yellow" | Winner
+! width="28%" bgcolor="yellow" | Loser
+! width="20%" bgcolor="yellow" | Location
+|- align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | January 25 || '''Army 5''' || RCAF 4 || [[Ottawa]]
+|- align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | January 28 || '''Army 3''' || RCAF 1 || Ottawa
+|}
 '''[[Ottawa Army]]''' beat [[Ottawa RCAF Flyers]] 2 games to none.
+{| class="prettytable" bgcolor="black"
+! width="22%" bgcolor="yellow" | Date
-*'''Hull''' 7 New Edinburgh 3
+! width="30%" bgcolor="yellow" | Winner
-*'''Hull''' 9 New Edinburgh 5
+! width="28%" bgcolor="yellow" | Loser
+! width="20%" bgcolor="yellow" | Location
+|- align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | January 25 || '''Hull 7''' || New Edinburgh 3 || Ottawa
+|- align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | January 28 || '''Hull 9''' || New Edinburgh 5 || Ottawa
+|}
 '''[[Hull Volants]]''' beat [[Ottawa New Edinburgh]] 2 games to none.
@@ Line 54: / Line 72: @@
+==='''Semi Final'''===
-===Semi final===
 ''Best of 7''
+{| class="prettytable" bgcolor="black"
-*'''Cornwall''' 7 Army 5
+! width="22%" bgcolor="yellow" | Date
-*'''Cornwall''' 6 Army 0
+! width="30%" bgcolor="yellow" | Winner
-*'''Army''' 4 Cornwall 3
+! width="28%" bgcolor="yellow" | Loser
-*'''Army''' 4 Cornwall 3
+! width="20%" bgcolor="yellow" | Location
-*'''Cornwall''' 3 Army 1
+|- align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC"
-*Army 6 Cornwall 6
+| align="left" | February 2 || '''Cornwall 7''' || Army 5 || Ottawa
-*'''Army''' 4 Cornwall 3
+|- align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC"
-*'''Cornwall''' 7 Army 4
+| align="left" | February 4 || '''Cornwall 6''' || Army 0 || [[Cornwall]]
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffccff"
+| align="left" | February 7 || '''Army 4''' || Cornwall 3 || Ottawa
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffccff"
+| align="left" | February 9 || '''Army 4''' || Cornwall 3 || Cornwall
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | February 11 || '''Cornwall 3''' || Army 1 || Ottawa
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
+| align="left" | February 14 || Army 6 || Cornwall 6 || Cornwall
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffccff"
+| align="left" | February 16 || '''Army 4''' || Cornwall 3 || Ottawa
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | February 16 || '''Cornwall 7''' || Army 4 || Cornwall
+|}
 '''[[Cornwall Calumets]]''' beat [[Ottawa Army]] 4 games to 3, 1 tie.
+==='''Final'''===
-===Final===
 ''Best of 7''
+{| class="prettytable" bgcolor="black"
-*'''Hull''' 6 Cornwall 2
+! width="22%" bgcolor="yellow" | Date
-*'''Cornwall''' 2 Hull 1
+! width="30%" bgcolor="yellow" | Winner
-*'''Cornwall''' 6 Hull 5
+! width="28%" bgcolor="yellow" | Loser
-*'''Hull''' 5 Cornwall 4
+! width="20%" bgcolor="yellow" | Location
-*'''Cornwall''' 5 Hull 4
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffccff"
-*'''Cornwall''' 5 Hull 3
+| align="left" | February 22 || '''Hull 6''' || Cornwall 2 || Ottawa
+|- align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | February 25 || '''Cornwall 2''' || Hull 1 || Cornwall
+|- align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | February 28 || '''Cornwall 6''' || Hull 5 || Ottawa
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffccff"
+| align="left" | March 4 || '''Hull 5''' || Cornwall 4 || Cornwall
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | March 7 || '''Cornwall 5''' || Hull 4 || Ottawa
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
+| align="left" | March 8 || '''Cornwall 5''' || Hull 3 || Cornwall
+|}
 '''[[Cornwall Calumets]]''' beat [[Hull Volants]] 4 games to 2.
 '''Cornwall Calumets advanced to the [[1948-49 Ottawa District Senior Playoffs]].'''
 ==Game Ads==
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 <gallery captionalign="center">
 -49ECSHLDoubleheader.jpg|Doubleheader @ [[Ottawa]]
+-49ECSHLQFGameAd.jpg|Quarter Final doubleheader @ Ottawa
 -49ECSHLPOOttawaGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Ottawa
 -49ECSHLFOttawaGameAd.jpg|Final @ Ottawa
+-48ECSHLVerdunRadioAd.jpg|Radio broadcast in Ottawa of a game in [[Verdun]]
--49ECSHLQFGameAd.jpg|Quarter Final doubleheader @ Ottawa
 </gallery>
-==See also==
+==See Also==
 [[Eastern Canada Senior Hockey League]]
-[[Category:Ottawa District Senior Hockey]]
 [[Category:1949 in hockey]]
+[[Category:Eastern Canada Senior Hockey League seasons]]