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This is the 1961-62 season of the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior A series:

Notes[]

The Toronto Marlboros and St. Michaels Majors withdrew from the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) Junior A this season and formed the Metro Toronto Junior A League.

This left the OHA without a team in a major city.

All the teams then were farm clubs of National Hockey League teams. The Montreal Canadiens had the Peterborough Petes in the OHA and had a team, the Hull Canadiens in the Interprovincial Senior Hockey League.

The Montreal Royals of the Eastern Professional Hockey League had just folded, leaving a gap in the city. With the encouragement of the other NHL teams and the permission of the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association, the Montreal Junior Canadiens were revived and joined the OHA.


Standings[]

Standings GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Junior Canadiens 50 34 11 5 230 138 73
Hamilton Red Wings 50 32 12 6 220 162 70
St Catharines TeePees 50 19 23 8 194 206 46
Niagara Falls Flyers 50 16 23 11 193 193 43
Guelph Royals 50 18 26 6 194 236 42
Peterborough Petes 50 9 33 8 114 210 26

Semi Finals[]

Best of 7

  • Montreal 4 Niagara Falls 2
  • Niagara Falls 5 Montreal 2
  • Montreal 4 Niagara Falls 2
  • Niagara Falls 5 Montreal 4
  • Niagara Falls 3 Montreal 2
  • Niagara Falls 5 Montreal 2

Niagara Falls Flyers beat Montreal Junior Canadiens 4 wins to 2.

  • St Catharines 2 Hamilton 1
  • Hamilton 3 St Catharines 2
  • Hamilton 5 St Catharines 4
  • Hamilton 3 St Catharines 3
  • Hamilton 3 St Catharines 1
  • Hamilton 4 St Catharines 3

Hamilton Red Wings beat St Catharines TeePees 4 wins to 1, 1 tie.

Final[]

Best of 7

  • Hamilton 5 Niagara Falls 3
  • Hamilton 4 Niagara Falls 3
  • Hamilton 5 Niagara Falls 2
  • Hamilton 4 Niagara Falls 0

Hamilton Red Wings beat Niagara Falls Flyers 4 wins to none.

Hamilton Red Wings advanced to the 1961-62 Ontario Junior A Playoffs.

NHL Affiliations[]

Guelph Royals - New York Rangers
Hamilton Red Wings - Detroit Red Wings
Montreal Junior Canadiens - Montreal Canadiens
Niagara Falls Flyers - Boston Bruins
Peterborough Petes - Montreal Canadiens
St. Catharines TeePees - Chicago Blackhawks

Coaches[]

Guelph Royals: Emile Francis
Hamilton Red Wings: Eddie Bush
Montreal Junior Canadiens: Claude Ruel
Niagara Falls Flyers: Hap Emms
Peterborough Petes: Neil Burke
St. Catharines Black Hawks: Ken Campbell

All-Star Teams[]

First Team[]

Second Team[]


Team Photos[]

Game Ads[]


See Also[]

List of OHA Junior A Seasons

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