The 1933-34 Saint John Beavers
This page is about the senior team. For the junior team, please see Saint John Beavers (junior).
History[]
The Saint John Beavers were a senior, junior and a major team.
They won the Maritimes Senior Championship in 1938-39, 1945-46, and 1952-53.
The Beavers also made it to the 1951-52 Alexander Cup Final which they lost to the Quebec Aces.
Season-by-Season Results[]
Southern New Brunswick Senior Hockey League (1929-36, 1937-38)[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1929-30 | 1st | Won Championship | |||||||
| 1929-30 Maritimes Senior Playoffs | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | - | Lost Northern Section Final |
| 1932-33 | 2nd | Won Championship | |||||||
| 1932-33 Maritimes Senior Playoffs | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 19 | - | Won Senior B Championship Lost Maritimes Final |
| 1935-36 | 1st | Won Championship | |||||||
| 1935-36 Maritimes Senior Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | - | Lost Provincial Final |
| 1937-38 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 2nd | Lost Final |
Maritime Senior Hockey League (1933-35)[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1933-34 | 41 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 21 | 76 | 121 | 4th | Lost Semi Final |
| 1934-35 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 39 | 56 | 4th | Withdrew December |
1938-39 Season[]
This season the Beavers played as an independent (non-league) team before entering the 1938-39 Maritimes Senior Playoffs.
This is an incomplete (?) list of exhibition games played:
| Date | Winner | Loser | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 7 | Trail Smoke Eaters 7 | Saint John 1 | Saint John |
| December 28 | Saint John 3 | Verdun Maple Leafs 3 | Saint John |
| December 30 | Verdun 6 | Saint John 4 | Saint John |
| January 2 | Verdun 5 | Saint John 4 | Saint John |
| January 27 | Montreal Concordia Civics 2 | Saint John 1 | Saint John |
| January 28 | Montreal 4 | Saint John 1 | Moncton |
| January 30 | Montreal 3 | Saint John 1 | Saint John |
| Fenruary 14 | Saint John 6 | Quebec Aces 3 | Saint John |
| February 16 | Quebec 2 | Saint John 1 | Saint John |
| February 18 | Boston Olympics 3 | Saint John 2 | Boston |
| February 19 | Saint John 5 | Boston 3 | Boston |
| February 21 | Saint John 3 | Hershey Bears 2 | Hershey |
| February 22 | Baltimore Orioles 3 | Saint John 0 | Baltimore |
| February 24 | Atlantic City Sea Gulls 4 | Saint John 0 | Atlantic City |
| February 26 | Saint John 1 | New York Rovers 1 | New York City |
New Brunswick Military Hockey League (1942-43)[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1942-43 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 22 | 1st West | Won Championship |
| 1943 MSP | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 29 | - | Lost Maritimes Semi Final |
Amherst-Moncton-Saint John League (1945-46)[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1945-46 A-M-S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 4 | T-1st | N/A |
Maritime Senior Hockey League (1947-50) (1947-50)[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1946-47 | 41 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 44 | - | - | 2nd | Lost Semi Final |
| 1947-48 | 48 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 45 | 209 | 200 | 3rd | Lost Final |
| 1948-49 | 52 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 56 | 232 | 203 | 1st | Lost Semi Final |
| 1949-50 | 72 | 44 | 18 | 10 | 98 | 348 | 238 | 2nd | Lost Final |
Maritime Major Hockey League (1950-52)[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1950-51 | 78 | 36 | 39 | 3 | 75 | 293 | 310 | 3rd | Lost Semi Final |
| 1951-52 | 90 | 53 | 24 | 13 | 119 | - | - | 1st | Won Final |
| 1951-52 Alexander Cup | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 18 | - | Lost Alexander Cup Final |
New Brunswick Senior Hockey League[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1952-53 | 55 | 24 | 29 | 2 | 50 | 260 | 296 | 2nd | Won Championship |
| 1953 MSP | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 13 | - | Won Maritimes Championship |
| 1952-53 Eastern Canada Allan Cup Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24 | - | Lost Eastern Canada Semi Final |
| 1953-54 | 48 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 56 | 215 | 180 | 1st | Lost Final |
Atlantic Coast Senior Hockey League[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1955-56 | 70 | 40 | 23 | 7 | 87 | 269 | 204 | 1st | Won Championship by default |
| 1955-56 MSP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Only Senior A league in region |
| 1955-56 ECACP | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 26 | - | Lost Eastern Canada Final |
On the 1955-56 ACSHL Final; The series was tied at 4 games each with one tie. Fredericton objected to the tenth game being played at St John, saying that five games had already been played there. Five Fredericton players carried it further - they refused to board the bus to go to the game. This caused the Capitals to default the game and the series. The team later sued these players.
Southern New Brunswick Senior Hockey League (1956-57)[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1956-57 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 81 | 175 | 3rd | Lost Semifinal |
Beavers who played in the NHL[]
Charlie Phillips with the Beavers