1961-62 New Brunswick season

This was the 1961-62 ice hockey season in New Brunswick:

Leagues

CNR Suburban League

Standings

1. Renforth 4-1-1-9
2. Quispamsis 4-2-0-8
3. Fair Vale 3-2-1-7
4. Brookville 0-6-0-0

Semifinals

• 2/15: Renforth - Brookville 7:1
• 2/19: Renforth - Brookville 5:4
• 2/19: Quispamsis - Fair Vale 6:5 - Quispamsis won series 2-0

Final

• 2/22: Renforth - Quispamsis 8:5
• 2/26: Renforth - Quispamsis 11:5
• 3/1: Quispamsis - Renforth 10:2
• 3/8: Quispamsis - Renforth 7:6
• 3/20: Quispamsis - Renforth 4:2

CPR Suburban League

Standings

1. Brown's Flat 14-4-2-30 89:33
2. Lorneville 11-4-5-27 68:35
3. Ketepec 11-7-2-24 72:42
4. Grand Bay 9-8-3-21 69:43
5. Welsford 9-11-0-18 43:67
6. Martinton 0-20-0-0 19:149

Semifinals

• 2/25: Ketepec - Brown's Flat 2:1
• 2/25: Grand Bay - Lorneville 4:1
• 2/28: Brown's Flat - Ketepec 3:1
• 2/28: Grand Bay - Lorneville 4:3
• 3/3: Ketepec - Brown's Flat 4:3

Final

• 3/7: Grand Bay - Ketepec 3:1
• 3/16: Ketepec - Grand Bay 4:1
• 3/19: Grand Bay - Ketepec 5:1 - Grand Bay won series 3-1

Camp Gagetown Brigade League

• 11/9: Black Watch - Signals 2:2
• 11/9: Engineers - Transport 5:4
• 11/14: Black Watch - Garrison 10:0
• 11/14: RCHA - Engineers 10:0
• 11/16: Artillery - Dragoons 4:3
• 11/16: Garrison - 3rd Field Company 8:7
• 11/23: Signals - RCHA 7:4
• 11/23: Engineers - Field Workshop 8:2
• 11/29: Garrison - 3rd TC 11:3
• 11/29: 2nd RHC - Dragoons 7:6
• 11/30: Signals - Transport 15:3
• 11/30: Black Watch - Engineers 8:3
• 12/5: Dragoons - 3rd Field Workshop 15:1
• 12/5: Garrison - RCHA 8:3
• 12/7: Garrison - 2nd Field Squadron 7:4
• 12/7: Signals - Dragoons 4:2
• 12/14: Signals - 3rd Field Workshop 8:1
• 12/14: Dragoons - Transport 13:2
• 12/19: 'Transport - 3rd Field Workshop 4:1
• 12/19: Artillery - Black Watch 6:4
• 3/20: Dragoons - RCHA 3:2 - Dragoons won A Division, ahead of the Signals
• 4/4: Dragoons - 2nd Field Squadron 6:2 - semifinal
• 4/4: Garrison - Signals 5:2 - "
• 4/5: Dragoons - 2nd Field Squadron 9:1 - "
• 4/5: Garrison - Signals 4:2 - "
• 4/7: Garrison - Dragoons 9:5 - final
• 4/9: Dragoons - Garrison 9:6 - "
• 4/11: Garrison - Dragoons 6:5 - "
• 4/13: Garrison - Dragoons 5:4 OT - "

Fredericton Commercial League

• 11/1: Fredericton Merchants - Gagetown Ramblers 6:1
• 11/1: Barker's Point Aces - Oromocto Businessmen 3:1
• 11/1: Marysville Royals - Southampton Legionaires 6:5
• 11/5: Barker's Point Aces - Southampton Legionaires 4:2
• 11/5: Oromocto Businessmen - Gagetown Ramblers 2:2
• 11/8: Fredericton Merchants - Barker's Point Aces 4:0
• 11/8: Oromocto Businessmen - Marysville Royals 1:1
• 11/8: Gagetown Ramblers - Southampton Legionaires 4:0
• 11/19: Fredericton Merchants - Gagetown Ramblers 8:1
• 11/19: Berker's Point Aces - Marysville Royals 3:1
• 11/19: Southampton Legionaires - Oromocto Businessmen 3:3
• 12/3: Marysville Royals - Fredericton Merchants 6:2
• 12/3: Barker's Point Aces - Gagetown Ramblers 6:2
• 12/3: Oromocto Businessmen - Southampton Legionaires 8:5
• 12/6: Fredericton Merchants - Barker's Point Aces 3:0
• 12/6: Marysville Royals - Oromocto Businessmen 6:1
• 12/6: Gagetown Ramblers - Southampton Legionaires 5:1
• 12/10: Fredericton Merchants - Marysville Royals 4:1
• 12/10: Barker's Point Aces - Gagetown Ramblers 2:0
• 12/10: Oromocto Businessmen - Southampton Legionaires 3:3
• 12/13: Southampton Legionaires - Marysville Royals 6:0
• 12/13: Fredericton Merchants - Barker's Point Aces 3:3
• 12/13: Oromocto Businessmen - Gagetown Ramblers 4:3
• 12/17: Fredericton Merchants - Southampton Legionaires 9:2
• 12/17: Barker's Point Aces - Oromocto Businessmen 3:1
• 12/17: Marysville Royals - Gagetown Ramblers 8:3
• 12/20: Barker's Point Aces - Fredericton Merchants 2:2
• 12/20: Southampton Legionaires - Oromocto Businessmen 5:5
• 12/20: Gagetown Ramblers - Marysville Royals 4:3
• 1/10: Fredericton Merchants - Marysville Royals 12:5
• 1/10: Barker's Point Aces - Southampton Legionaires 3:1
• 1/10: Gagetown Ramblers - Oromocto Businessmen 5:4
• 1/14: Fredericton Merchants - Gagetown Ramblers 4:4
• 1/14: Southampton Legionaires - Oromocto Businessmen 2:2
• 1/14: Barker's Point Aces - Marysville Royals 3:0 Forfeit - Royals dropped out
• 2/4: Fredericton Merchants - Gagetown Ramblers 6:3
• 2/4: Barker's Point Aces - Southampton Legionaires 7:2
• 2/4: Oromocto Businessmen - Marysville Warriors 5:4
• 2/18: Fredericton Merchants - Marysville Warriors 10:0
• 2/18: Barker's Point Aces - Oromocto Businessmen 5:4
• 2/18: Southampton - Gagetown Ramblers 7:1
• Oromocto Businessmen - Fredericton Merchants 5:4 - final game of best of 5 semifinal
• 4/12: Barker's Point Aces - Oromocto Businessmen 12:3 - final

Central Hockey League

Standings as of 1/23

1. Bank of Nova Scotia 5-2-0-10
2. Stephensons 5-2-0-10
3. Thornes 4-3-0-8
4. West Side Diamonds 0-7-0-0

• 2/4: Stephensons - Thornes 7:1
• 2/4: Diamonds - Bank of Nova Scotia 5:3
• Stephensons - Thornes - semifinal
• Diamonds - Bank of Nova Scotia - "
• 3/27: Stephensons - Diamonds 5:4 OT - final
• 3/29: Stephensons - Diamonds 5:4 OT - "

Saint John Armed Service League

• 2/26: City Police - Engineers 4:0 - semifinal, Police won series 2-1
• 3rd MAA RCA - City Police 10:1 - final
• 3/18: 3rd MAA RCA - City Police 13:3 - "

Moncton Industrial League

Standings

1. Maritime Trailer Sales 8-6-4-20
2. Riverview Juvenile Canucks 8-8-2-18
3. St. Joseph's (Moncton) 7-7-4-18
4. Monctonians 7-9-2-16
5. Buctouche Jaycees 0-1-0-0

Jaycees were added to the league in early March after Riverview dropped out. They only played one regular season game, a 4-3 loss to the Monctonians.

Semifinals

• Trailer Sales - Buctouche Jaycees 3:2 on series (13:5, 5:1, 4:6, 6:7 OT - thrown out, 4:5, 3:1)
• St. Joseph's (Moncton) - Monctonians 3:0, 2 ties on series (3:3, 5:1, 6:1, 4:4, 4:2)

Final

• 3/31: St. Joseph's (Moncton) - Maritime Trailer Sales 5:4
• 4/2: St. Joseph's (Moncton) - Maritime Trailer Sales 9:6

Acadien Hockey League

Standings

1. Lewisville Bruins 11-6-4-26 70:68
2. St. Anselme Canadiens 10-7-3-23 73:52
3. Dieppe Rangers 7-9-4-18 77:77
4. Pre d'En Haut Royals 6-12-3-15 55:76

Semifinals

• Pre d'En Haut Royals - St. Anselme Canadiens 2:0 on series (4:1, 2:0)
• Lewisville Bruins - Dieppe Rangers 2:1, 1 tie on series (3:4, 2:0, 1:1, 3:2)

Final

• Lewisville Bruins - Pre d'En Haut Royals 3:1 on series (2:3, 3:0, 4:2, 3:2)

East Shore League

Standings

1. Little Cape 15-3-0-32 77:41
2. Port Elgin 12-4-2-29 78:58
3. Leger Brook 6-3-1-26 52:31
4. Cocagne 8-9-1-17 69:65
5. Grand Digue 3-15-0-8 48:87
6. Barachois 4-14-0-8 46:81

Leger Brook played 4 point games.

Semifinals

• 2/21: Port Elgin - Cocagne 5:1
• Little Cape - Leger Brook 3:1 on series (3:4, 3:2, 8:3, 5:1)

Final

• Little Cape - Port Elgin 4:2 on series (6:2, 1:2, 7:1, 1:5, 4:0, 6:1)

Lower Gloucester League

Standings

1. Paquetville 7-2-1-15 62:27
2. Caraquet 5-2-3-13 55:45
3. Bertrand 5-3-2-12 41:40
4. St. Isidore 4-4-2-10 34:47
5. St. Simon 4-6-0-8 44:44
6. Goulet 1-9-0-2 40:63

Semifinals

• Caraquet Acadiens - St. Isidore Braves 4:1 on series (3:0, 5:8, 7:2, 4:1, 9:5)
• Paquetville Pioneers - Bertrand Eagles 4:1 on series (7:3, 2:1, 6:3, 2:5, 5:1 )

Final

• 2/8: Paquetville Pioneers - Caraquet Acadiens 7:4
• 2/9: Paquetville Pioneers - Caraquet Acadiens 14:1
• 2/11: Caraquet Acadiens - Paquetville Pioneers 7:1
• 2/13: Paquetville Pioneers - Caraquet Acadiens 6:2

Other games

• 11/15: Moncton Beavers - Saint John Irving Oilers 11:1
• 11/25: Saint John Irving Oilers - Fredericton Caps 11:6
• 11/30: Fredericton Caps - Saint John Irving Oilers 6:5
• 12/2: Saint John Irving Oilers - UNB 5:2
• 12/3: Fredericton Caps - St. Thomas University 8:7
• 12/7: Saint John Irving Oilers - Fredericton Caps 8:3
• 12/9: UNB - Saint John Irving Oilers 6:2
• 12/14: Fredericton Caps - Saint John Irving Oilers 8:3
• 1/4: Woodstock Legionnaires - Fredericton Merchants 7:2
• 1/5: Fredericton Caps - St. Thomas University 5:3
• 1/6: Saint John Irving Oilers - St. Thomas University 6:4
• 1/8: St. Thomas University - Saint John Irving Oilers 5:3
• 1/10: UNB - Saint John Irving Oilers 6:4
• 1/11: Woodstock Legionnaires - Camp Gagetown 1 RCHA 4:4
• 1/11: Lancaster Brewers - Saint John Jr. Flyers 8:3
• 1/12: Lancaster Brewers - Saint John Jr. Flyers 9:7
• 1/13: Saint John Irving Oilers - Fredericton Caps 11:1
• 1/15: Woodstock Legionnaires - Camp Gagetown 2nd Battalion Black Watch 7:6
• 1/16: Shippegan Merchants - Lower Gloucester All-Stars 9:4
• 1/18: Saint John Irving Oilers - Fredericton Caps 4:3
• 1/18: Woodstock Legionnaires - Camp Gagetown 3rd Transport Company 10:4
• 1/20: Saint John Irving Oilers - Charlottetown Parkdale Royals 7:7
• 1/22: Woodstock Legionnaires - Fredericton Tigers 2:1
• 1/24: UNB - Saint John Irving Oilers 11:7
• 1/25: Woodstock Legionnaires - Fredericton Merchants 9:7
• 1/26: Lancaster Brewers - Camp Gagetown 3rd Signal Squadraon 6:2
• 1/28: Lancaster Brewers - Camp Gagetown Royal Canadian Heavy Artillery 7:3
• 1/29: Fredericton Merchants - Woodstock Legionnaires 8:7
• 2/3: Saint John Irving Oilers - Windsor Maple Leafs 4:3
• 2/5: Saint John Irving Oilers - UNB 7:4
• 2/7: Camp Gagetown Royal Canadian Dragoons - Lancaster Brewers 7:3
• 2/8: Fredericton Merchants - Lancaster Brewers 11:9
• 2/8: Woodstock Legionnaires - Barker's Point Aces 13:5
• 2/9: Saint John Irving Oilers - St. Francis Xavier University 7:3
• 2/10: Saint John Irving Oilers - St. Thomas University 7:7
• 2/10: Lancaster Brewers - Saint John Jr. Flyers 3:2
• 2/12: Fredericton Tigers - Woodstock Legionnaires 8:7
• 2/14: UNB - Saint John Irving Oilers 7:6
• 2/15: Woodstock Legionnaires - Barker's Point Aces 10:7
• 2/16: Windsor Maple Leafs - Saint John Irving Oilers 8:6
• 2/17: Saint John Irving Oilers - Windsor Maple Leafs 7:5
• 2/18: Saint John Irving Oilers - St. Thomas University 5:5
• 2/24: Saint John Irving Oilers - Charlottetown Penguins 7:4
• 2/25: St. Louis University - Richibucto 9:0
• 3/20: Riverview Lions - Coverdale Aces 3:2 - Albert County League final, Riverview won series 3-2
• 3/25: Grand Bay - Quispamsis 9:6 - CPR-CNR Suburban League Series
• 3/27: Grand Bay - Quispamsis 6:3 - "

Sources

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