1937-38 Ontario season

This was the 1937-38 Ontario hockey season.

Ontario Rural Hockey Association league standings as of February 11, 1938.

Northwestern League

Senior

• 1/5: Kincardine - Walkerton 4:3
• 1/10: Mitchell - Lucknow 8:4
• 1/12: Chesley - Kincardine 3:2
• 1/13: Wingham - Mitchell 8:6
• 1/17: Durham - Harriston 5:2
• 1/17: Kincardine - Hanover 6:1
• 1/18: Lucknow - Wingham 6:3
• 1/18: Walkerton - Chesley 6:1
• 2/1: Chesley - Walkerton 6:2
• 2/1: Wingham - Brussels 9:3
• 2/2: Paisley - Southampton 3:3
• 2/2: Mitchell - Goderich 5:3
• 2/4: Walkerton - Hanover 7:5
• Chesley - Walkerton 5:4
• 2/10: Chesley - Walkerton 1:1 - Chesley won round 6-5
• Kincardine - Durham 5:1
• 2/10: Durham - Kincardine 6:4 - Kincardine won round 9-7
• 2/21: Mitchell - Wingham 4:3
• 2/24: Chesley - Mitchell 8:7 OT
• 3/1: Chesley - Mitchell 6:1
• Paisley Cards - Stratford Whytes 11:4
• 3/5: Paisley Cards - Stratford Whytes 5:3
• 3/8: Chesley - Paisley Cards 9:1 - final
• 3/11: Chesley - Paisley Cards 7:2 - "

Junior

• 1/3: Goderich - Wingham 12:2
• 1/4: Walkerton - Durham 1:0
• 1/6: Kincardine - Teeswater 4:3
• 1/10: Kincardine - Walkerton 5:0
• 1/11: Goderich - Ripley 3:2
• 1/14: Goderich - Kincardine 3:1
• 1/17: Ripley - Wingham 4:2
• 1/19: Walkerton - Chesley 2:1
• 1/19: Durham - Hanover 5:3
• 1/19: Kincardine - Teeswater 4:1
• 1/24: Teeswater - Goderich 9:4
• 1/26: Goderich - Kincardine 2:1
• 2/2: Hanover - Walkerton 7:3
• 2/11: Durham - Chesley 4:2
• Kincardine - Ripley 4:1
• 2/21: Ripley - Kincardine 5:3 - Kincardine won round 7-6
• 2/24: Kincardine - Goderich 6:4
• 2/24: Hanover - Durham 3:2
• 2/28: Goderich - Kincardine 2:1
• 2/28: Hanover - Walkerton 3:3
• 3/2: Hanover - Walkerton 3:3
• 3/2: Kincardine - Goderich 2:1
• 3/4: Hanover - Walkerton 3:3
• 3/7: Walkerton - Hanover 5:3 OT
• Kitchener - Kincardine 14:4
• 3/11: Kitchener - Kincardine 7:5
• Southampton - Walkerton 4:3
• 3/14: Walkerton - Southampton 2:1
• 3/18: Southampton - Walkerton - not played as there was no ice in the district and Walkerton declined to go to Kitchener to play the game, so Southampton advanced
• 3/25: Kitchener - Southampton 13:5 - final

Beamsville District League

• 1/1: Jordan - Fairview 1:0
• 1/1: Vineland - Beamsville 3:1
• 1/1: Chuck's Wonders - Lower Thirty 2:2
• 1/1: Silverdale - Campden 3:2
• 1/8: Chuck's Wonders - Vineland 6:3
• 1/8: Silverdale - Fairview 3:0
• 1/8: Jordan - Campden 5:1
• 1/8: Lower Thirty - Beamsville 6:3
• 1/15: Vineland - Silverdale 4:3
• 1/15: Chuck's Wonders - Fairview 5:1
• 1/15: Lower Thirty - Campden 3:0
• 1/15: Jordan - Beamsville 3:1
• 1/22: Jordan - Lower Thirty 3:3
• 1/22: Vineland - Fairview 1:1
• 1/22: Beamsville - Campden 5:2
• 1/22: Chuck's Wonders - Silverdale 6:2
• 1/29: Fairview - Lower Thirty 3:1
• 1/29: Jordan - Silverdale 7:0
• 1/29: Vineland - Campden 4:3
• 1/29: Beamsville - Chuck's Wonders 5:1
• 2/5: Vineland - Jordan 4:2
• 2/5: Chuck's Wonders - Campden 9:2
• 2/5: Silverdale - Lower Thirty 1:0
• 2/5: Beamsville - Fairview 6:3
• 2/19: Jordan - Fairview 5:0
• 2/19: Campden - Silverdale 2:1
• 2/19: Beamsville - Vineland 4:1
• 2/19: Chuck's Wonders - Lower Thirty 2:1
• 3/5: Beamsville - Vineland 2:1
• 3/5: Jordan - Grimsby Beach 2:1
• 3/12: Chuck's Wonders - Beamsville 8:4 - final
• 3/19: Chuck's Wonders - Beamsville 5:3 - "

South Oxford Rural League

• 12/20: Belmont - Thamesford 2:2 OT
• 12/20: Burgessville - Embro 2:1
• 12/23: Burgessville - Thamesford 2:1
• 12/23: Norwich - Belmont 2:1
• 12/27: Avon - Cornell 2:0
• 12/27: Salford - Verschoyie 3:2
• 12/29: Norwich - Embro 1:0
• 12/29: Salford - Centreville 5:1
• 1/3: Kintore - Salford 1:0
• 1/3: Centreville - Springford 3:2
• 1/7: Thamesford - Norwich 4:3
• 1/7: Belmont - Embro 4:0
• 1/10: Avon - Verschoyie 7:1
• 1/10: Salford - Cornell 2:0
• 1/14: Norwich - Burgessville 2:0
• 1/14: Thamesford - Embro 4:1
• 1/17: Springford - Verschoyie 6:1
• 1/17: Kintore - Centreville 4:2
• 1/19: Kintore - Cornell 7:2
• 1/19: Avon - Springford 2:1 OT
• 1/26: Thamesford - Embro 13:0
• 1/31: Avon - Centreville 3:1

South Waterloo Rural League

• 1/4: Beaverdale - Blair 1:1
• 1/4: Roseville - Doon 0:0
• 1/4: New Dundee - Breslau 2:1
• 1/4: Bridgeport - Centreville 4:2
• 1/11: Breslau - Doon 9:0
• 1/11: New Dundee - Blair 2:0
• 1/11: Centreville - Roseville 4:0
• 1/11: Bridgeport - Beaverdale 0:0
• 2/15: Breslau - Blair 5:4

Niagara Peninsula League

• 1/15: Smithville - Vineland 3:0
• 1/15: Crescent Beach - Grimsby Beach 4:3
• 1/22: Vineland - Grimsby Beach 4:2
• 1/22: Crescent Beach - Smithville 7:1
• 2/5: Vineland - Smithville 3:2
• 2/5: Crescent Beach - Grimsby Beach 6:2
• 2/12: Vineland - Grimsby Beach 3:3
• 2/12: Crescent Beach - Smithville 8:3
• 2/19: Crescent Beach - Smithville 7:0
• 2/19: Grimsby Beach - Vineland 4:0
• Crescent Beach - Vineland 7:2 - final
• 2/26: Vineland - Crescent Beach 6:0 - "

St. Catharines Industrial League

• 11/29: Lightening Fasteners - Alliance P.M. 4:3
• 11/29: Hayes Steel - Packard Electric 9:4
• 12/6: Hayes Steel - Alliance P.M. 8:4
• 12/6: Packard Electric - McKinnon G-M 4:1
• 12/8: McKinnon G-M - Welland Vale 5:3
• 12/8: Guaranty Dye - Yale-Towne 5:1
• 12/16: Welland Valle - Yale-Towne 6:5
• 12/16: Alliance P.M. - Interlake 3:0
• 12/20: Alliance P.M. - Packard Electric 5:4
• 12/20: McKinnon G-M - Lightening Fasteners 2:0
• 12/22: Guaranty Silk - McKinnon G-M 1:1
• 12/22: Thompsons - Yale-Towne 4:3
• 1/3: Hayes Steel - Lightening Fasteners 4:2
• 1/3: McKinnon G-M - Alliance P.M. 1:1
• 1/6: Packard Electric - Interlake 5:5
• 1/6: Welland Vale - Guaranty Dye 5:0
• 1/10: Hayes Steel - Packard Electric 9:4
• 1/10: Lightening Fasteners - Alliance P.M. 5:2
• 1/17: Hayes Steel - Alliance P.M. 4:3
• 1/17: McKinnon G-M - Packard Electric 1:0
• 1/19: Yale-Towne - Guaranty Silk 4:3
• 1/19: McKinnon G-M - Welland Vale 14:2
• 1/26: Yale-Towne - Welland Vale 4:2
• 1/26: McKinnon G-M - English Electric 10:2
• 1/31: Lightening Fasteners - McKinnon G-M 2:1
• 2/2: McKinnon G-M - Guaranty Dye 6:2
• 2/3: English Electric - Welland Vale 6:5
• 2/9: Hayes Steel - Interlake 8:2
• 2/9: English Electric - Welland Vale Forfeit
• 2/10: Alliance P.M. - Interlake 5:3
• 2/10: Yale-Towne - English Electric 4:2
• 2/28: McKinnon G-M - Hayes Steel 8:7

Acton Rural League

• 1/3: Rockwood - Everton 3:1
• 1/3: Lorne Farmers - Lorne Scots 3:2
• 1/3: York Road - Acton Millionaires 4:0
• 1/6: Action Millionaires - Lorne Farmers 14:1
• 1/6: York Road - Rockwood 6:3
• 1/6: Lorne Scots - Everton 5:2
• 1/17: Acton Millionaires - Lorne Scots 5:1
• 1/17: Lorne Farmers - Rockwood 3:1
• 1/17: York Road - Everton 2:1
• 2/11: Rockwood - Acton Millionaires 3:2
• 2/11: Everton - Lorne Scots 0:0
• 2/11: Silver Foxes - Lorne Farmers 8:3
• 2/28: Everton - Acton Millionaires 2:2

Toronto Mercantile Hockey League

Standings as of 2/25

1. Stockyards 14-7-2-30
2. Sloanes 9-8-6-24
3. Kodaks 9-9-4-22
4. Anacondas 9-10-3-21
5. West End Industries 5-12-5-15

Post 2/25 scores

• 2/26: Sloanes - Kodaks 3:1
• 2/26: Anacondas - West End Industries 4:1
• 3/2: Stockyards - Anacondas 4:2
• 3/2: Kodaks - West End Industries 12:3

Semifinals

• 3/5: Stockyards - Kodaks 3:2
• 3/5: Anacondas - Sloanes 3:1
• 3/9: Stockyards - Kodaks 2:1
• 3/9: Sloanes - Anacondas 3:2
• 3/12: Sloanes - Anacondas 4:3

Final

• 3/16: Stockyards - Sloanes 6:1
• 3/19: Stockyards - Sloanes 2:1

Intercity Mercantile Series

• 3/26: Stockyards - Hamilton McLarens 2:1
• 3/26: Sloanes - Hamilton Labatts 7:4 - Sloanes won series 2-0
• 3/30: Hamilton McLarens - Stockyards 6:5 - McLarens won series 2-1

Toronto Hockey League

First Series Standings as of 12/27

1. Post Office 8-1-2-18 35:25
2. Telegram 5-5-1-11 36:24
3. Royal York 4-4-3-11 36:30
4. Red Indians 2-9-0-4 18:46

Post 12/27 scores

• 12/29: Red Indians - Royal York 2:1
• 12/29: Telegram - Post Office 5:4
• 1/5: Royal York - Post Office 5:2
• 1/5: Red Indians - Telegram 3:1
• 1/8: Royal York - Telegram 3:2
• 1/8: Post Office - Red Indians 5:3
• 1/12: Royal York - Red Indians 1:0 OT
• 1/12: Telegram - Post Office 3:2

Second Series Standings as of 2/25

1. Telegram 8-2-2-18
2. Red Indians 4-5-3-11
3. Royal York 4-6-2-10
4. Post Office 3-6-3-9

Post 2/25 scores

• 2/26: Telegram - Red Indians 3:0
• 2/26: Post Office - Royal York 1:1 OT
• 3/2: Red Indians - Post Office 2:1
• 3/2: Royal York - Telegram 7:3
• 3/5: Red Indians - Royal York 4:4 OT
• 3/5: Post Office - Telegram 5:4 OT

Semifinals

• 3/9: Telegram - Red Indians 3:2
• 3/9: Post Office - Royal York 4:2 OT
• 3/12: Post Office - Red Indians 2:1
• 3/12: Royal York - Telegram 2:1
• 3/16: Royal York - Red Indians 6:0
• 3/16: Post Office - Telegram 3:2
• 3/19: Red Indians - Telegram 2:1
• 3/19: Royal York - Post Office 3:1
• 3/23: Telegram - Post Office 3:3 OT
• 3/23: Royal York - Red Indians 7:3
• 3/26: Telegram - Royal York 5:0

Final

• 3/30: Post Office - Telegram 3:2
• 4/2: Post Office - Telegram 7:4

Toronto City Final

• 4/6: Post Office - Stockyards 6:5
• 4/9: Stockyards - Post Office 5:3
• 4/11: Post Office - Stockyards 7:3
• 4/13: Stockyards - Post Office 5:3

Total goals

• 4/16: Post Office - Stockyards 2:1
• 4/18: Post Office - Stockyards 6:2

Other games

• 12/?: St. Catharines Orioles - Falls Ambassadors - planned game between two all-black teams, no results reported; Orioles were also called Transports this year
• 1/6: Plattsville - Beachville 5:3 - Woodstock Rural
• 1/10: Delco Barons - St. Catharines Orioles 8:2 - Niagara District League - made up of Barons, Orioles, Niagara Hornets, and St. Davids
• 1/14: Niagara Hornets - St. Catharines Orioles 5:1 - "
• 1/15: Markdale - Shelburne 2:1 - Centre Grey League
• 1/15: Dundalk - Flesherton 2:1 - "
• 1/19: Delco Barons - St. Catharines Orioles 6:0 - Niagara District League
• 1/20: Drumbo - Beachville 3:1 - Woodstock Rural
• 1/25: Grimsby Midgets - St. Catharines Orioles 2:0
• 2/2: Proton Station - Dundalk 7:3 - Bruce Semi-Pro League
• Beachville - Plattsville 3:2 - Woodstock Rural final
• 2/10: Beachville - Plattsville 6:1 - "
• 2/10: Belmont - Burgessville 7:1 - Ontario Rural
• 2/11: Avon - Kintore 3:2 - "
• 2/14: Belmont - Thamesford 6:3 - "
• 2/15:Breslau - Blair 5:4 - "
• 2/16: Thamesford - Huntingford 5:4 - ORHA playoff
• 2/16: Beachville - West Lorne 7:4 - "
• 2/16: Dutton - Belmont 6:4 - "
• 2/17: Kintore - Avon 2:1 OT - "
• 2/17: Mount Brydges - Straffordville 6:4 - "
• 2/22: Norwich - Tavistock 2:0 - "
• 2/22: Breslau - Blair 4:2 - "
• 2/24: Lakefield - Westclox 6:2 - Peterborough League
• 2/24: Dundalk - Ceylon 3:1 - Grey Semi-Pro League
• 2/27: Crystal Beach Royals - Teeterville Redmen 3:1 - Brant-Norfolk playoff
• 3/2: Crystal Beach Royals - Teeterville Redmen 4:1 - "
• 3/1: Bobcaygeon - Omemee 7:2 - Hughes Cup
• Parkhill - Alvinston 6:3 - ORHA playoff
• 3/1: Parkhill - Alvinston 6:2 - "
• 3/1: Breslau - Dutton 3:2 - "
• 3/4: Belmont - Queensville 5:5 - "
• 3/5: Kintore - Bright 8:7 - "
• 3/5: Selkirk - Breslau 3:2 - "
• 3/8: Selkirk - Breslau 3:2 - "
• 3/10: Drumbo - Belmont 7:3 - "
• Markdale - Parkhill 4:4 - "
• 3/12: Markdale - Parkhill 7:3 - "
• 3/12: Omemee - Lindsay 7:3 - Hughes Cup
• Hamilton Dominions - McKinnons 3:1 - Niagara District Commercial
• 3/14: Hamilton Dominions - McKinnons 5:2 - "
• 3/24: Ridgeway - Greensville 7:2 - ORHA playoff
• Crystal Beach - Kintore 5:3 - ORHA Intermediate final
• 3/31: Crystal Beach - Kintore 5:3 OT - "
• Markdale - Mount Brydges 4:3 - ORHA Senior A final
• 4/2: Mount Brydges - Markdale 9:3 - "
• 4/7: Mount Brydges - Markdale 12:1 - "
• 4/11: Mount Brydges - Ridgeway 6:3 - All-Ontario Rural final

Sources

• Toronto Globe and Mail