These are the groups that played in the regular season in 1956-57 in the Ontario Hockey Association's Senior B level:
Southwestern League[]
Standings[]
| Regular Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden Lumber Kings | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 32 |
| Windsor Riverside Hiram Walker's | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 22 |
| Wallaceburg Electric | 23 | 9 | 12 | 2 | - | - | 20 |
| Leamington Flyers | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | - | - | 20 |
| Ridgetown East Kents | 23 | 8 | 15 | 0 | - | - | 16 |
Note: Windsor & Leamington were Senior B and the others were Intermediate A. After the league playoffs the teams played off in their levels.
League Semi Finals[]
Best of 5
- Windsor 6 Leamington 1
- Leamington 3 Windsor 1
- Windsor 11 Leamington 6
- Windsor 3 Leamington 2
Windsor Riverside Hiram Walker's beat Leamington Flyers 3 wins to 1.
League Final[]
Best of 7
- Wallaceburg 3 Windsor 2
- Wallaceburg 9 Windsor 9
- Wallaceburg 8 Windsor 3
- Wallaceburg 8 Windsor 3
- Wallaceburg 10 Windsor 4
Wallaceburg Electric beat Windsor Riverside Hiram Walker's 4 wins to none, 1 tie.
Senior B Final[]
Best of 3
- Windsor 10 Leamington 7
- Windsor 13 Leamington 2
Windsor Riverside Hiram Walker's beat Leamington Flyers 2 wins to none.
Western Group[]
Standings[]
| Regular Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallaceburg Hornets | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | - | - | 40 |
| Strathroy Rockets | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | - | - | 35 |
| Woodstock Athletics | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | - | - | 35 |
| St. Thomas Royals | 30 | 13 | 17 | 0 | - | - | 26 |
| Exeter Mohawks | 30 | 11 | 18 | 1 | - | - | 23 |
| Sarnia CV's | 30 | 8 | 17 | 5 | - | - | 21 |
Semi Finals[]
Best of 7
- Wallaceburg 7 Woodstock 3
- Wallaceburg 4 Woodstock 3
- Wallaceburg 4 Woodstock 2
- Wallaceburg 7 Woodstock 3
Wallaceburg Hornets beat Woodstock Athletics 4 wins to none.
- St Thomas 5 Strathroy 4
- Strathroy 2 St Thomas 1
- Strathroy 7 St Thomas 1
- St Thomas 5 Strathroy 3
- Strathroy 4 St Thomas 2
- St Thomas 3 Strathroy 2
- Strathroy 6 St Thomas 4
Strathroy Rockets beat St. Thomas Royals 4 wins to 3.
Final[]
Best of 7
- Wallaceburg 11 Strathroy 4
- Wallaceburg 7 Strathroy 3
- Wallaceburg 4 Strathroy 3
- Wallaceburg 6 Strathroy 2
Wallaceburg Hornets beat Strathroy Rockets 4 wins to none.
Niagara Group[]
Standings[]
| Standings | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welland-Crowland Combines | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 141 | 98 | 41 |
| Niagara Falls Rockets | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 107 | 92 | 38 |
| Stamford Kerrios | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 111 | 86 | 37 |
| St. Catharines Levers | 30 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 122 | 103 | 34 |
| Fort Erie Frontiers | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 101 | 125 | 26 |
| Hamilton Merchants | 30 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 45 | 123 | 4 |
Note: Hamilton games counted for 4 points.
Semi Finals[]
Best of 7
- Niagara Falls Rockets beat St. Catharines 4 wins to 2.
- Welland-Crowland beat Stamford
- Welland-Crowland 6 Stamford 4
- Welland-Crowland 5 Stamford 4
- Stamford 5 Welland-Crowland 3
- Welland-Crowland 6 Stamford 1
Welland-Crowland Combines beat Stamford Kerrios 4 wins to 1.
Final[]
Best of 7
- Welland-Crowland 4 Niagara Falls 1
- Welland-Crowland beat Niagara Falls
- Welland-Crowland 6 Niagara Falls 2
- Niagara Falls 7 Welland-Crowland 3
- Welland-Crowland 5 Niagara Falls 1
Welland-Crowland Combines beat Niagara Falls Rockets 4 wins to 1.
Metro Toronto Group[]
Standings[]
| Regular Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmira Polar Kings | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 125 | 69 | 32 |
| Meaford Knights | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 137 | 108 | 30 |
| Oakville Meteors | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 103 | 119 | 28 |
| Georgetown Raiders | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 109 | 117 | 25 |
| Brampton Consumers | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 105 | 120 | 23 |
| Milton Chiefs | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 105 | 120 | 22 |
| Orillia Pontiacs | 24 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 82 | 131 | 8 |
Note: Oakville, Georgetown, and Orillia were Intermediate A teams and entered the 1956-57 OHA Intermediate A Playoffs.
Semi Finals[]
Best of 7
- Brampton 3 Elmira 1
- Brampton 3 Elmira 2
- Elmira beat Brampton
- Elmira 6 Brampton 3
- Elmira 4 Brampton 1
- Elmira 5 Brampton 0
Elmira Polar Kings beat Brampton Consumers 4 wins to 2.
- Meaford Knights beat Milton Chiefs.
Final[]
Best of 7
- Elmira 7 Meaford 1
- Meaford beat Elmira
- Elmira 4 Meaford 3
- Meaford 6 Elmira 1
- Meaford 5 Elmira 4
- Elmira 6 Meaford 3
- Elmira 4 Meaford 2
Elmira Polar Kings beat Meaford Knights 4 wins to 3.
Game Ads[]
See Also[]
Group winners advanced to the 1956-57 OHA Senior B Playoffs.