1953-54 New Brunswick season

This was the 1953-54 ice hockey season in New Brunswick:

Leagues

Lower Gloucester Hockey League

• 12/26: Tracadie Eagles - Shippegan Merchants 5:4
• 12/27: Tracadie Eagles' - Shippegan Merchants 5:4 - not counted in table
• 12/30: Shippegan Merchants - Caraquet ACJC 6:4
• 12/31: Caraquet ACJC - Shippegan Merchants 5:4
• 1/1: Shippegan Merchants - Tracadie Eagles 5:2
• 1/8: Shippegan Merchants - Tracadie Eagles 4:1
• 1/9: Shippegan Merchants - Tracadie Eagles 5:1
• 1/10: Tracadie Eagles - Caraquet ACJC 4:3
• 1/10: Caraquet ACJC - Tracadie Eagles 8:6
• 1/14: Shippegan Merchants - Caraquet ACJC 7:0
• 1/15: Caraquet ACJC - Tracadie Eagles 5:3
• 1/16: Shippegan Merchants - Caraquet ACJC 5:4
• 1/19: Tracadie Eagles - Shippegan Merchants 5:4
• 1/23: Caraquet ACJC - Shippegan Merchants 5:2
• 1/24: Shippegan Merchants - Caraquet ACJC 4:1
• 1/25: Shippegan Merchants - Tracadie Eagles 4:4
• 1/31: Shippegan Merchants - Caraquet ACJC 8:3

Standings

1. Shippegan 8-4-2-18
2. Caraquet 5-6-0-10
3. Tracadie 4-7-2-10

Semifinal

• 2/10: Tracadie Eagles - Caraquet ACJC 6:4
• 2/11: Caraquet ACJC - Tracadie Eagles 5:3
• 2/14: Caraquet ACJC - Tracadie Eagles 6:1

Final

• 2/18: Caraquet ACJC - Shippegan Merchants 5:3
• 2/20: Shippegan Merchants - Caraquet ACJC 6:4
• 2/23: Shippegan Merchants - Caraquet ACJC 7:3
• 2/27: Shippegan Merchants - Caraquet ACJC 9:6
• 3/3: Shippegan Merchants - Caraquet ACJC 6:1

Carleton-York Central League

• 1/21: Woodstock Legionnaires - Hartland Hawks 3:1
• Canterbury Lumberkings - Hartland Hawks 4:3
• Woodstock Legionnaires - Southampton Commercials 7:4
• 1/29: Woodstock Legionnaires - Hartland Hawks 9:4
• 1/31: Hartland Hawks - Southampton Commercials 6:2
• 2/7: Hartland Hawks - Woodstock Legionnaires 3:2
• Southampton Commercials - Hartland Hawks 7:3
• Southampton Commercials - Canterbury Lumberkings 5:3
• 2/14: Southampton Commercials - Canterbury Lumberkings 14:2

Standings as of 2/13

1. Woodstock 5-0-0-10 39:14
2. Hartland 2-4-0-4 26:27
3. Southampton 2-3-0-4 20:26
4. Canterbury 1-3-0-2 12:27

Canterbury dropped out before the playoffs.

Semifinal

• 2/23: Southampton Commercials - Hartland Hawks 6:2 - series was not finished

Final

• 3/22: Woodstock Legionnaires - Southampton Commercials 6:5

CNR Suburban League

• 1/14: Quispamsis - Brookville 10:3
• 1/14: Renforth - Hampton 4:1
• 1/18: Quispamsis - Hampton 10:1
• 1/18: Brookville - Renforth 5:3
• 1/21: Quispamsis - Renforth 7:4
• 1/21: Hampton - Brookville 5:2
• 1/25: Quispamsis - Brookville 3:2
• 1/25: Renforth - Hampton 4:0
• 2/1: Quispamsis - Renforth 8:6
• 2/1: Brookville - Hampton 10:4
• 2/4: Quispamsis - Hampton 7:4
• 2/4: Renforth - Brookville 7:6

Semifinals

• 2/8: Quispamsis - Brookville 8:6
• 2/8: Renforth - Hampton 6:0
• 2/11: Brookville - Quispamsis 7:5
• 2/11: Hampton - Renforth 4:3
• 2/15: Brookville - Quispamsis 6:2
• 2/15: Renforth - Hampton 1:0

Final

• 3/9: Renforth - Brookville 5:3
• 3/10: Brookville - Renforth 6:2
• 3/17: Brookville - Renforth 7:4

Lancaster Suburban League

• 12/14: Fairville Mercantiles - Martinton Spitfires 7:2
• 12/14: Lancaster Lions - Moosehead Brewers 7:3
• 12/21: Fairville Mercantiles - Lancaster Lions 7:5
• 12/21: Moosehead Brewers - Martinton Spitfires 7:3
• 1/4: Fairville Mercantiles - Martinton Spitfires 5:3
• 1/4: Moosehead Brewers - Lancaster Lions 6:2
• 1/18: Farville Mercantiles - Moosehead Brewers 4:0
• 1/18: Lancaster Lions - Martinton Spitfires 6:3
• 2/1: Lancaster Lions - Fairville Mercantiles 5:2
• 2/1: Martinton Spitfires - Moosehead Brewers 5:2

Final

• Fairville Mercantiles - Moosehead Brewers 4:3
• 3/2: Fairville Mercantiles - Moosehead Brewers 1:1
• 3/19: Fairville Mercantiles - Moosehead Brewers 7:6

Saint John City Commercial League

• 11/24: Princess Helene - 3rd H.A.A. 9:4
• 11/24: Titus Bakers - North End Druggists 3:0
• 11/30: Titus Bakers - 3rd H.A.A. 6:2
• 11/30: Old Taverns - Princess Helene 4:1
• 12/9: Princess Helene - Titus Bakers 5:2
• 12/9: 3rd H.A.A. - Brewers 6:2
• 12/13: Titus Bakers - Brewers 7:3
• 12/21: 3rd H.A.A. - Titus Bakers 4:3
• 12/21: Brewers - Princess Helene 5:5
• 1/5: Titus Bakers - Brewers 3:3
• 1/5: Princess Helene - 3rd H.A.A. 4:1
• 1/20: Titus Bakers - Seafarers International 6:3
• 1/20: Brewers - 3rd H.A.A. Forfeit
• 2/3: Brewers - Titus Bakers 3:2
• 2/3: 3rd H.A.A. - Seafarers International 8:4
• 2/8: Seafarers International - Brewers 3:1
• 2/8: Titus Bakers - 3rd H.A.A. 3:1
• 2/17: Titus Bakers - Seafarers International 3:1
• 2/17: Brewers - 3rd H.A.A. 9:7
• 2/22: Brewers - Titus Bakers 4:1
• 2/22: 3rd H.A.A. - Seafarers International 4:1

Semifinals

• 3/2: Titus Bakers - 3rd H.A.A. 7:2
• 3/2: Seafarers International - Brewers 3:2
• 3/17: Seafarers International - Brewers 5:3

Final

• Titus Bakers - Seafarers International
• 3/24: Titus Bakers - Seafarers International 5:2

Saint John Industrial League

Standings

1. Atlantic All-Stars 10-2-0-20 105:63
2. Dry Dock Royals 7-5-0-14 86:67
3. Solly's 7-5-0-14 67:64
4. Mariners 0-12-0-0 42:106

Semifinals

• 2/18: Atlantic All-Stars - Solly's 7:6
• 2/18: Dry Dock Royals - Mariners 9:1
• 2/21: Solly's - Atlantic All-Stars 6:3
• 2/21: Dry Dock Royals - Mariners 4:2
• 2/24: Atlantic All-Stars - Solly's 9:4

Final

• 2/28: Atlantic All-Stars - Dry Dock Royals 6:4
• 3/2: Atlantic All-Stars - Dry Dock Royals 8:4
• 3/4: Atlantic All-Stars - Dry Dock Royals 7:6

Moncton Independent League

Standings

1. CNR Apprentices 9-5-1-19 78:62
2. Moncton Plumbing 9-5-0-18 72:61
3. Athen's Grillmen 6-7-2-14 63:54
4. UPWA 2-9-3-7 49:85

Semifinals

• CNR Apprentices - Athen's Grillmen 5:7, 4:2, 3:2 OT, 1:1 OT, 2:2 OT, 3:0
• UPWA - Moncton Plumbing 11:4, 11:3, 6:7 OT, 4:7. 4:2

Final

• UPWA - CNR Apprecntices 9:5, 3:5, 4:1

Other games

• 12/30: Buctouche Jaycees - Moncton Athen's Grillmen 4:4
• 1/8: Chatham - Loggieville 3:1 - Miramichi Junior League
• 1/10: Moncton Athen's Grillmen - Buctouche Jaycees 3:2
• 1/17: Hartland Hawks - Canterbury Lumberkings 9:3
• 1/18: Buctouche Jaycees - Moncton UPWA 7:2
• 1/19: Moncton Bruins - Sussex Jr. Rangers 11:3
• 1/20: Buctouche Jaycees - Moncton UPWA 9:3
• 1/20: Chatham RCAF - Fredericton Army 6:6
• 1/22: Sussex Jr. Rangers - University of New Brunswick 5:4
• 1/22: Richibucto Falcons - Richibucto High School 7:3
• 1/24: Moncton Main Brace - Buctouche Jaycees 8:7
• 1/27: Buctouche Jaycees - Big Cove 12:1
• 1/29: University of New Brunswick - Perth Maroons 3:3
• 1/29: Sussex Jr. Rangers - Fredericton Merchants 4:4
• 1/31: Nashwaaksis Ravens - Taymouth 7:5
• 2/1: Perth Maroons - Grand Falls St. George Canadiens 4:4
• 2/1: Buctouche Jaycees - Richibucto Lumber Kings 7:1
• 2/1: Moncton Juvenile Canucks - Richibucto Falcons 7:1
• 2/2: Cocagne Royals - Buctouche Roxys 3:2
• 2/2: Buctouche Jaycees - Richibucto Falcons 5:2
• 2/2: Sussex Jr. Rangers - University of New Brunswick 4:2
• 2/4: Buctouche Jaycees - Coverdale Navy 19:4
• 2/9: Sussex Jr. Rangers - Saint John Atlantic All-Stars 20:4
• 2/11: Taymouth - Nashwaaksis Ravens 15:6
• 2/12: Nashwaaksis Ravens - Taymouth 6:1
• 2/12: Perth Maroons - Fredericton Hydro 5:3
• 2/12: Sussex Jr. Rangers - Moncton Bruins 12:6
• 2/14: Buctouche Jaycees - Memramcook Valley 4:3
• 2/16: Perth Maroons - Carleton All-Stars 7:3
• 2/21: Fredericton Hydro - St. Basile 5:4
• Bois Joli Rangers - Buctouche Roxys 5:3 - Buctouche Parish Intermediate semifinal
• 2/22: Bois Joli Rangers - Buctouche Roxys 4:3 OT - "
• 2/25: St. Andrews Senators - Saint John Dry Dock Royals 10:6
• 2/28: Perth Maroons - Carleton All-Stars 5:1
• 3/12: Buctouche Jaycees - Moncton Navy 12:3

Sources

• Fredericton Daily Gleaner
• Moncton Transcript
• Saint John Telegraph-Journal