1925-26 Maritimes Senior Playoffs

This is the 1925-26 Maritimes Senior Playoffs that decided the regional senior champions. Since the teams were not affiliated with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association they were not eligible for the Allan Cup.

Southern Section (Nova Scotia)

Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League

Scores

• 1/1: Antigonish - Stellarton 5:0
• 1/4: Truro - New Glasgow 2:1
• 1/8: Truro - Antigonish 4:3
• 1/9: New Glasgow - Stellarton 9:3
• 1/11: New Glasgow - Truro 2:1
• 1/12: Truro - Stellarton 6:1
• 1/13: Antigonish - New Glasgow 6:3
• 1/15: Truro - Antigonish 8:2
• 1/20: New Glasgow - Stellarton 6:2
• 1/27: Antigonish - Stellarton 13:3
• 1/27: Truro - New Glasgow 3:2 OT
• 1/29: Truro - Stellarton 10:0
• 1/30: Antigonish - New Glasgow 5:4
• 2/2: Truro - Stellarton 7:1
• 2/3: New Glasgow - Antigonish 3:2
• 2/8: Truro - Antigonish 6:0
• 2/9: New Glasgow - Stellarton 12:4
• 2/10: Truro - Antigonish 3:2
• 2/12: New Glasgow - Truro 5:3

Standings

1. Truro Bearcats
2. New Glasgow Colts
3. Antigonish Bulldogs
4. Stellarton Oaklands

Halifax City Hockey League

Scores

• 1/5: Dartmouth - Dalhousie 3:1 - annulled
• 1/8: Crescents - Wanderers 11:1
• 1/15: Wanderers - Dalhousie 6:1
• 1/19: Crescents - Dartmouth 7:0
• 1/25: Wanderers - Dartmouth 8:4
• 1/26: Crescents - Dalhousie 6:1
• 1/29: Dalhousie - Dartmouth 5:0
• 2/2: Crescents - Wanderers 6:2
• 2/5: Crescents - Dartmouth 9:8 OT
• 2/9: Wanderers - Dalhousie 5:1
• 2/12: Dartmouth - Wanderers 6:3

Standings

Regular Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Halifax Crescents	5	5	0	0	39	13	10
Halifax Wanderers	6	3	3	0	25	28	6
Dalhousie University & Kings College	4	1	3	0	8	17	2
Dartmouth Chebuctos	5	1	4	0	13	32	2

South Shore Senior Hockey League

• 1/4: Lunenburg - Bridgewater 10:0
• 1/12: Lunenburg - Mahone Bay 10:4
• 1/14: Chester - Bridgewater 6:3
• 1/20: Lunenburg - Chester 8:2
• 1/23: Chester - Lunenburg 3:2
• 1/25: Lunenburg - Bridgewater 4:3
• 1/28: Bridgewater - Lunenburg 2:0
• 2/1: Chester - Bridgewater 3:2
• 2/3: Chester - Mahone Bay 4:2
• 2/4: Chester - Bridgewater 3:1
• 2/9: Lunenburg - Chester 5:1
• 2/17: Lunenburg - Mahone Bay 8:6

Lunenburg won the championship but Chester, the runners-up, replaced them in the Maritime Playoffs due to Lunenburg's failure to comply with the request of the MAHA that they play their home games against Kentville in the Bridgewater rink, as the Lunenburg rink was nowhere near regulation sized.

Valley Senior Hockey League

First Half

• 1/1: Windsor - Wolfville 4:1
• 1/1: Kentville - Canning 7:6
• 1/4: Canning - Windsor 1:0
• 1/4: Kentville - Wolfville 8:1
• 1/8: Windsor - Kentville 10:6
• 1/8: Canning - Wolfville 6:2
• 1/11: Kentville - Windsor 5:3
• 1/?: Windsor - Canning 3:2
• 1/17: Wolfville - Canning 5:4
• 1/20: Windsor - Wolfville 10:0
• 1/22: Kentville - Canning 8:2
• 1/25: Wolfville - Kentville 8:8 OT

Second Half

• 1/29: Windsor - Wolfville 4:2
• 1/30: Kentville - Canning 3:0
• 2/1: Windsor - Canning 6:2
• 2/2: Kentville - Wolfville 8:4
• 2/5: Windsor - Kentville 8:4
• 2/8: Kentville - Windsor 7:6 OT
• 2/12: Kentville - Wolfville 7:3
• 2/13: Kentville - Canning 6:1
• 2/16: Windsor - Wolfville 7:6
• 2/17: Windsor - Canning 6:0
• 2/19: Kentville - Wolfville 12:0 - replay of 1/25 game

League Champions

• Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League: Truro Bearcats
• Halifax City Hockey League: Halifax Crescents
• South Shore Senior Hockey League: Chester
• Valley Senior Hockey League: Kentville

• Independent team: Sydney All-Stars

Playoffs

Quarter Finals

2 games total goals

• Truro 3 Sydney 0
• Truro 7 Sydney 1

Truro Bearcats beat Sydney 10 goals to 1.

• Kentville 11 Chester 8
• Kentville 20 Chester 4

Kentville beat Chester 31 goals to 12.

Semi Final

2 games total goals

• Truro 3 Halifax 0
• Truro 4 Halifax 1

Truro Bearcats beat Halifax Crescents 7 goals to 1.

Final

2 games total goals

• Truro 4 Kentville 3
• Truro 6 Kentville 3

Truro Bearcats beat Kentville 10 goals to 6.

Northern Section (New Brunswick-Prince Edward Island)

Central Section

Scores

• Amherst - Oxford 5:4
• 12/28: Moncton Rovers - Sackville 7:3 OT
• 12/30: Amherst - Sackville 14:2
• 12/30: Oxford - Dorchester 6:4 OT
• 1/5: Moncton Rovers - Dorchester 8:0
• 1/7: Oxford - Moncton Rovers 4:3 OT
• 1/8: Amherst - Dorchester 7:4
• 1/12: Moncton Rovers - Amherst 1:0 OT
• 1/14: Amherst - Sackville 5:3
• 1/18: Dorchester - Moncton Rovers 6:3
• 1/20: Sackville - Dorchester 7:1
• 1/21: Amherst - Dorchester 12:4
• 1/25: Sackville - Oxford 5:3
• 1/26: Moncton Rovers - Amherst 4:1
• 1/28: Amherst - Sackville 5:4
• 1/28: Moncton Rovers - Oxford 7:2
• 2/2: Moncton Rovers - Sackville 5:1
• 2/2: Amherst - Oxford 4:4 OT
• 2/4: Amherst - Oxford 6:5 OT
• 2/9: Moncton Rovers - Oxford 4:2
• 2/9: Amherst - Dorchester 5:4 OT
• 2/10: Oxford - Dorchester 11:1
• 2/11: Moncton Rovers - Amherst 6:1
• 2/12: Sackville - Dorchester 4:2
• 2/13: Oxford - Moncton Rovers 3:1
• 2/15: Sackville - Oxford 8:1
• 2/16: Moncton Rovers - Dorchester 7:1
• 2/18: Amherst - Oxford 7:4
• 2/18: Moncton Rovers - Sackville 4:1
• 2/19: Moncton Rovers - Dorchester 4:1
• 2/22: Amherst - Moncton Rovers 1:0

Standings

Standings	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Amherst Ramblers	16	11	4	1	-	-	22
Moncton Rovers	16	11	5	0	-	-	22
Oxford Colts	14	5	8	1	-	-	10
Sackville Eagles	14	5	9	0	-	-	10
Dorchester	14	4	10	0	-	-	8

Note: Ties didn't count.

Northern New Brunswick Senior Hockey League

Standings

Standings	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Campbellton Tigers	12	7	4	1	42	43	15
Bathurst Papermakers	12	7	5	0	39	37	14
Chatham Ironmen	12	5	7	0	39	37	10
Fredericton Capitals	12	4	7	1	44	47	9

Semi Final

• Chatham 6 Bathurst 5

Final

• Campbellton 9 Chatham 2

Southern New Brunswick Senior Hockey League

Standings

Standings	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Moncton Atlantics	12	8	4	0	61	37	16
Saint John Comets	12	5	7	0	46	45	10
Sussex Colts	12	5	7	0	42	67	10

Second place playoff

• Saint John beat Sussex 6 goals to 5 (3:3, 3:2)

Western New Brunswick Senior Hockey League

Scores

• 1/8: St. Stephen - Marysville 4:1
• 1/14: Marysville - St. Stephen 6:0
• 1/22: St. Stephen - Marysville 5:4
• Marysville - St. Stephen 3:0

Standings

Standings	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Marysville Crescents	4	2	2	0	14	9	4
St. Stephen Thistles	4	2	2	0	9	14	4

No decision was made for first place.

League Champions

• Central Section: Amherst Ramblers
• Prince Edward Island Senior Hockey League: Charlottetown Abegweits
• Northern New Brunswick Senior Hockey League: Campbellton Tigers
• Southern New Brunswick Senior Hockey League: Moncton
• Western New Brunswick Senior Hockey League: No teams participated

Playoffs

Semi Finals

2 games total goals

Date	Winner	Loser	Location
February 26	Charlottetown 7	Amherst 2	Amherst
March 2	Charlottetown 5	Amherst 1	Charlottetown

Charlottetown Abegweits beat Amherst Ramblers 12 goals to 3.

• Campbellton 3 Moncton 1
• Campbellton 4 Moncton 3

Campbellton beat Moncton 7 goals to 4.

Final

2 games total goals

Date	Winner	Loser	Location
March 4	Campbellton 1	Charlottetown 1	Charlottetown
March 6	Campbellton 3	Charlottetown 0	Campbellton

Campbellton Tigers beat Charlottetown Abegweits 4 goals to 1.

Regional Final

2 games total goals

Date	Winner	Loser	Location
March 9	Truro 6	Campbellton 0	Truro
March 11	Truro 2	Campbellton 0	Campbellton

Truro Bearcats beat Campbellton Tigers 8 goals to none.

Other games

• 1/1: Truro Bearcats - Amherst Ramblers 8:3
• 1/1: Sydney All-Stars - New Glasgow Colts 8:3
• 1/1: Charlottetown Abegweits - Dalhousie University 5:2
• 1/4: Sydney All-Stars - Stellarton 4:0
• 1/6: Truro Bearcats - Amherst Ramblers 5:4
• 1/8: Digby - Annapolis 6:3
• 1/14: Annapolis - Middleton 5:4 3OT
• 1/19: Digby - Middleton 3:1
• 1/20: Kentville - Halifax Crescents 6:1
• 1/23: Antigonish - Sydney All-Stars 5:0
• 1/27: Antigonish II - Guysboro 5:1
• 1/28: Halifax Intermediate Crescents - Acadia University 7:3
• 2/2: Sydney All-Stars - St. Francis Xavier University 3:3
• 2/2: Digby - Annapolis 4:4
• 2/3: Kentville - Sydney All-Stars 7:1
• 2/3: Aylesford - Weston 4:1
• 2/3: Truro Bearcats - Dartmouth Chebuctos 5:3
• 2/4: Sydney All-Stars - Halifax Crescents 1:1
• 2/4: Middleton - Canning 2:2
• 2/4: Waterville - Berwick 4:4
• 2/7: Charlottetown Abegweits - Sydney All-Stars 3:2
• 2/8: Charlottetown Abegweits - Sydney All-Stars 5:1
• 2/9: Sydney All-Stars - Summerside Crystals 3:1
• 2/10: Dartmouth All-Stars - Kentville 8:7
• 2/10: Moncton Atlantics - Halifax Crescents 2:1
• 2/11: Shubenacadie - Stewiacke 3:0
• 2/?: Sydney All-Stars - Glace Bay 7:1
• 2/16: Halifax Crescents - New Glasgow Colts 3:2
• 2/19: Windsor - Halifax Crescents 1:0
• 2/19: Annapolis - Bridgetown 7:1
• 2/20: St. Francis Xavier University - New Glasgow Colts 3:2
• 2/20: Kentville - Wolfville 1:0 - Valley Intermediate League
• 2/24: New Glasgow Colts - Sydney All-Stars 6:1
• 3/4: Bridgewater - Annapolis 8:3
• 3/9: Bridgewater - Lunenburg 3:3
• 3/11: Wolfville - Centreville 2:2 - Valley Intermediate League
• 3/11: Wolfville' - Digby 8:6
• 3/12: Wolfville - Annapolis 5:4
• 3/15: Truro Bearcats - Dartmouth All-Stars 3:1
• 3/16: Windsor - Kentville 5:2
• 3/16: Bridgetown - Annapolis 6:5 OT
• 3/16: Antigonish - St. Francis Xavier University 3:1
• 3/17: Windsor - Kentville 4:2
• 3/17: Halifax Intermediate Crescents - New Glasgow Intermediates 7:4 - Nova Scotia Intermediate Championship
• 3/18: Moncton Atlantics - Charlottetown Abegweits 6:5
• 3/18: Saint John Comets - Sussex Colts 4:2
• 3/19: Antigonish - St. Francis Xavier University 3:1
• 3/19: New Glasgow Intermediates - Antigonish Intermediates 6:4
• 3/23: Kentville - Moncton Atlantics 4:2
• 3/24: Antigonish Intermediates - New Glasgow Intermediates 8:1
• 3/30: Truro Bearcats - Moncton Atlantics 5:4

Pictou County Intermediate League

• 1/2: New Glasgow - Lourdes Holy Name 4:3
• 1/27: New Glasgow - Lourdes Holy Name 11:1
• 1/29: Pictou beat New Glasgow
• 2/9: Pictou - Westville 5:4
• 2/12: New Glasgow - Westville 3:2
• 2/27: New Glasgow - Pictou 4:2
• 3/8: Pictou beat New Glasgow
• 3/9: New Glasgow - Pictou 3:1
• 3/12: New Glasgow - Pictou 7:3 - New Glasgow clinched title

Halifax Intermediate League

• 2/2: Halifax Crescents - Halifax Wanderers 7:2
• 2/5: Halifax Crescents - Dartmouth Chebuctos 4:2

Sydney City Hockey League

• 1/5: Ashby - Nationals 3:0
• 1/5: Rockdale - St. Thomas 3:1
• 1/12: St. Thomas - Ashby 5:3
• 1/12: Rockdale - Nationals 3:1
• 1/19: Nationals - Ashby 4:2
• 1/19: Rockdale - St. Thomas 2:1
• 1/26: St. Thomas - Nationals 11:2
• 1/26: Ashby - Rockdale 4:0
• 3/2: St. Thomas - Ashby 1:0
• 3/2: Rockdale - Nationals 8:1
• 3/23: St. Thomas - Rockdale 4:3
• 3/24: St. Thomas - Rockdale - final

Cape Breton Championship

• 3/11: Sydney All-Stars - Glace Bay 4:3
• 3/18: Sydney All-Stars - Glace Bay 7:7

East Prince Rural Hockey League

• 2/3: Victoria Unions - Tryon Arrows 6:2
• 2/9: Victoria Unions - Augustine Cove Stars 9:7
• 2/12: Victoria Unions - Tryon Arrows 7:0
• 2/17: Tryon Arrows - Albany St. Pat's 6:2
• 2/24: Tryon Arrows - Augustine Cove Stars 5:2
• 3/11: Tryon Arrows - Albany St. Pat's 3:0

Victoria was noted to be undefeated, while Tryon finished with a 4-2 record.

PEI Exhibitions

• 12/30: Tryon Arrows - Augustine Cove Stars 2:2
• 1/26: Bedeque Beavers - Albany St. Pat's 5:0
• 3/6: Bedeque Beavers - Borden Nationals 3:1
• 3/15: Bedeque Beavers - Cape Traverse Royals 2:0
• 3/19: Victoria Unions - Bedeque Beavers 4:1

Team Photos

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  Truro Bearcats

See also

• List of Maritimes seasons

Sources

• Halifax Evening Mail