This is the 1952-53 Ontario Hockey Association Junior C season:
Certain teams advanced to the 1953 Clarence Schmalz Cup playoffs.
Georgian Bay Group[]
Regular Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Collingwood Greenshirts | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 21 |
Aurora Bears | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | - | - | 18 |
Midland Shamrocks | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 17 |
Owen Sound Greys | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | - | - | 16 |
The Owen Sound Greys were a Junior B team and advanced to the 1952-53 Sutherland Cup Championship playoffs.
- Final
- 3/4: Collingwood - Aurora 8:4
The Collingwood-Aurora final was cancelled after an incident that killed Bob Gillies, a Collingwood player. He was checked into the boards, striking his head on them. Gillies lapsed into a coma, and died in an ambulance on the way to a Toronto hospital. Instead all three Junior C teams advanced to the 1953 Clarence Schmalz Cup playoffs.
Niagara Group[]
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Standings | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Thorold | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 144 | 87 | 29 |
Grimsby | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 97 | 82 | 26 |
Fort Erie | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 124 | 95 | 25 |
Port Colborne | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 112 | 104 | 24 |
Dunnville | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 80 | 110 | 14 |
Smithville | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 37 | 116 | 0 |
Junior B[]
Port Colborne & Brantford were Junior B teams and played off separately. The latter did not compete in the regular season. Brantford won and advanced to the 1952-53 Sutherland Cup Championship playoffs.
Semi Finals[]
Best of 5
- Dunnville beat Grimsby 3 wins to none.
- Thorold beat Fort Erie.
Final[]
Best of 5
- Thorold beat Dunnville 3 wins to none.
Thorold advanced to the 1953 Clarence Schmalz Cup playoffs.
Independent Teams[]
All advanced to the 1953 Clarence Schmalz Cup playoffs.
- Gananoque Jets (also played in 1952-53 Ottawa District Junior B playoffs)
- Parry Sound Shamrocks
- Simcoe (played in Junior D group)