This was the 1897 Southern Ontario Hockey Association season:
Standings
Eastern District
Results
- 01/16: St. Catharines - Hamilton 2:8
- 01/18: Hamilton - Dunnville 9:0
- 01/22: Dunnville - St. Catharines 2:14
- 01/29: Hamilton - St. Catharines 3:8
- 02/12: St. Catharines - Dunnville 8:4
- 02/17: Dunnville - Hamilton 5:9
- 02/20: St. Catharines - Hamilton 4:18 (Playoff)
*St. Catharines Owls thrown out of the league after playing ringers from the St. Catharines Y.M.C.A. team.
Results
- 01/08: Niagara Falls - Niagara-on-the-Lake 2:6
- 01/21: St. Catharines - Niagara Falls 0:10
- 01/25: Niagara-on-the-Lake - St. Catharines 4:1
- 01/29: Niagara-on-the-Lake - Niagara Falls 8:7
- 02/03: Niagara-on-the-Lake - St. Catharines 2:5 *Game protested, Owls were thrown out and games awarded to opponents.
- 02/??: Niagara Falls - St. Catharines 0:0 (Default)
Western District
Results
- 01/07: Simcoe - Brantford 0:12
- 01/08: Paris - Woodstock 4:2
- 01/13: Ingersoll - Woodstock 5:9
- 01/14: Woodstock - Simcoe 2:3
- 01/15: Brantford - Paris 2:9
- 01/19: Simcoe - Ingersoll 0:10
- 01/22: Paris - Simcoe 2:0
- 01/22: Brantford - Woodstock 6:3
- 01/26: Ingersoll - Paris 3:7
- 01/29: Simcoe - Woodstock 3:5 OT
- 01/29: Paris - Brantford 6:2
- 02/02: Ingersoll - Brantford 9:6 OT
- 02/05: Brantford - Simcoe 1:3
- 02/16: Ingersoll - Simcoe 10:3
- 02/17: Woodstock - Paris 2:8
- 02/19: Simcoe - Paris 4:6
- 02/19: Brantford - Ingersoll 0:0 (Default)
- 02/23: Woodstock - Ingersoll 3:4
- 02/26: Paris - Ingersoll 3:5
- 02/12: Woodstock - Brantford (Cancelled)
Playoffs
Semifinal
- 2/23: Niagara-on-the-Lake - Hamilton 3:5
- 2/27: Hamilton - Niagara-on-the-Lake 1:9
Final
- 3/3: Paris - Niagara-on-the-Lake 12:1
- 3/5: Paris - Niagara-on-the-Lake 4:11