1936-37 Ontario season

This was the 1936-37 Ontario hockey season.

Ontario Rural Hockey Association standings as of February 12, 1937.

Northwestern League

Senior

Group

1. Port Elgin 4-2 27:16
2. Paisley 4-2 34:22
3. Allenford 3-3 21:24
4. Southampton 1-5 18:38

• 1/15: Seaforth - Brussels 4:1
• 2/3: Chesley - Hanover 6:4
• 2/3: Port Elgin - Allenford 5:3
• 2/5: Brussels - Blyth 3:1
• 2/9: Chesley - Hanover 15:4
• 2/12: Paisley - Port Elgin 6:1
• Seaforth - Goderich 3:2
• Paisley - Lucknow 4:1
• 2/22: Paisley - Lucknow 13:5
• Chesley - Wiarton 13:7
• 2/26: Chesley - Wiarton 9:2
• 2/27: Goderich - Seaforth 3:1
• 3/4: Goderich - Stratford Chair 4:2
• 3/5: Chesley - Paisley 6:3
• 3/8: Goderich - Stratford Chair 3:1
• 3/10: Goderich - Chesley 3:2 - final
• 3/12: Chesley - Goderich 10:2 - "
• 3/15: Chesley - Goderich 6:4 - "

Junior

• 1/17: Paisley - Walkerton 3:2
• 2/12: Chesley - Durham 4:3 OT
• 2/12: Brussels - Wingham 9:1
• 2/15: Walkerton - Paisley 4:1
• 2/18: Walkerton - Paisley 11:1
• Hanover - Chesley 8:4
• 2/18: Hanover - Chesley 4:1
• 2/22: Brussels - Teeswater 8:5
• 2/23: Walkerton - Ripley 4:3
• 2/25: Ripley - Walkerton 6:3
• Hanover - Southampton 4:0
• 2/25: Hanover - Southampton 7:2
• 3/5: Waterloo - Hanover 7:0
• 3/8: Waterloo - Ripley 8:5 - final
• 3/12: Waterloo - Ripley 8:7 - "

South Oxford Rural League

• 1/17: Cornell - Dereham Centre 7:0
• 1/17: Verschoyie - Salford 1:1 OT
• 2/10: Dunn - Thamesford 3:3 OT
• Thamesford - Dunn 1:0
• 2/11: Salford - Springford 4:1
• 2/11: Kintore - Verschoyie 2:1
• 2/11: Avon - Dereham Centre 8:0
• 2/24: Thamesford - Dunn 2:1
• 3/16: Kintore - Thamesford 5:2 - final
• 3/18: Thamesford - Kintore 5:2 - "

Beamsville District League

• 1/2: Fairview - Jordan Station 3:1
• 1/2: Chuck's Wonders - Jordan 2:1
• 1/2: Beamsville - Silverdale 2:2
• 1/2: Vineland - Lower Thirty 9:1
• 1/16: Jordan - Jordan Station 0:0
• 1/16: Beamsville - Lower Thirty 5:3
• 1/23: Silverdale - Vineland 3:1
• 1/23: Chuck's Wonders - Fairview 6:2
• 1/23: Lower Thirty - Jordan Station 5:2
• 1/23: Jordan - Beamsville 5:1
• 2/13: Fairview - Beamsville 5:2
• 2/13: Vineland - Jordan 4:2
• 2/13: Jordan Station - Chuck's Wonders 4:3
• 2/13: Lower Thirty - Silverdale 2:0
• 2/20: Jordan Station - Fairview 2:1
• 2/20: Silverdale - Beamsville 3:2
• 2/20: Jordan - Chuck's Wonders 3:3
• 2/20: Vineland - Lower Thirty 10:1
• 2/27: Jordan Station - Silverdale 0:0
• 2/27: Chuck's Wonders - Lower Thirty 8:1
• 2/27: Vineland - Beamsville 6:3
• 2/27: Jordan - Fairview 1:1
• 3/6: 'Beamsville - Jordan 1:1
• 3/6: Vineland - Chuck's Wonders 11:5

St. Catharines Industrial League

• 1/7: Hayes Steel - Guaranty Dye 6:2
• 1/7: Interlakes - Garden City 6:1
• 1/12: Grouts - McKinnons 4:3
• 1/12: Alliance - Westons 5:0
• 1/14: Hayes Steel - Interlakes 9:4
• 1/14: Guaranty Dye - English Electrics 4:2
• 1/19: Alliance - Welland Vale 5:2
• 1/19: Yale and Towne - Westons 7:4
• 1/20: Hayes Steel - English Electrics 10:1
• 1/21: Westons - Grouts 4:4
• 1/25: Yale and Towne - Alliance 4:2
• 2/9: Westons - Alliance 3:2
• 2/9: McKinnons - Welland Vale 7:4
• 2/16: Welland Vale - Yale and Towne 7:5
• 2/16: Westons - McKinnons 6:5
• 2/23: Grouts - Welland Vale 9:2
• 2/23: Yale and Towne - Weston 6:2
• 2/26: Yale and Towne - Alliance 3:2
• 2/26: English Electrics - Garden City 5:3
• McKinnons - Grouts 4:2
• 3/4: Alliance - Yale and Towne 7:3
• 3/4: McKinnons - Grouts 8:4

Niagara Industrial League

• 1/19: American Can - Nortons 4:2
• 1/19: Wire Weaving' - McGlashan 5:2
• 1/19: Chain - Carbos 3:1
• 2/2: Wire Weaving - Nortons 8:0
• 2/2: McGlashan - Dom. Chain 3:0
• 2/2: Carbos - American Can 5:2
• 2/23: Carbos - Nortons 4:1
• 2/23: McGlashan - American Can 3:2
• 2/23: Wire Weaving - Dominion Chain 3:0

Centre Grey League

• 1/18: Dundalk - Shelburne 4:2
• 1/26: Dundalk - Shelburne 4:3
• 2/2: Dundalk - Durham 7:4
• 2/16: Flesherton - Durham 9:6
• Chatsworth - Dundalk 6:2
• 3/11: Dundalk - Chatsworth 5:2
• 3/15: Chatsowrth - Flesherton 4:1 -final

Standings as of 2/15

1. Dundalk 8-1
2. Shelburne 6-3
3. Chatsworth 6-4
4. Markdale 3-7
5. Flesherton 3-6
6. Durham 1-6

Grey Semi-Pro League

• 1/13: Proton - Priceville 9:3
• 2/18: Proton - Flesherton 8:4
• 2/23: Proton Station - Swinton Park 4:2
• 2/25: Proton Station - Swinton Park 8:1

Standings as of 2/15

1. Flesherton 7-0-0
2. Proton Station 4-2-1
3. Swinton Park 4-4-0
4. Dromore 3-4-1
5. Priceville 0-8-0

Fort Frances

see: 1936-37 Fort Frances season

Kenora Commercial League

• 1/19: Clayton's Flyers - Chandonets 4:1
• 1/19: High School - Paper Mills 3:2
• 1/26: High School - Chandonets 5:2
• 1/26: Clayton's Flyers - Paper Mills 3:1
• 2/9: Chandonets - High School 3:2
• 2/9: Clayton's Flyers - Paper Mills 5:1
• 2/16: Chandonets - Paper Mills 3:2 OT
• 2/16: Clayton's Flyers - High School 2:1

Semifinal

• 2/23: Chandonets - Paper Mills 5:3
• 3/1: Paper Mills - Chandonets 4:1

Final

• 3/8: Clayton's Flyers - Paper Mills 3:0
• 3/15: Clayton's Flyers - Paper Mills 6:2

Kenora-Patricia District Championship

Kenora Clayton's Flyers won the Kenora Commercial League, McKenzie Red Lake Mines Dynamiters the Red Lake Hockey League. Other teams in the Red Lake League were Howey Mines, Gold Eagle Gold Mines, and Red Lake Gold Shore Mines-Town Combines.

• 3/29: McKenzie Red Lake Mines Dynamiters - Kenora Clayton's Flyers 4:3
• 3/30: Kenora Clayton's Flyers - McKenzie Red Lake Mines Dynamiters 6:3

Other games

• 1/8: Orono - Newcastle 8:3 - Ontario Rural League
• 1/8: Kirby - Bowmanville 6:4 - "
• 2/11: Princeton - Beachvilel 2:2 - Woodstock Rural
• 2/20: Saltfleet - Grimsby Beach 3:2 OT - Fruit Belt League
• 2/20: Beachville - Wolverton 1:0 - Woodstock Rural
• 2/23: Breslau - West Dumfries 5:1 - Ontario Rural playoff
• Mount Brydges - Inwood 7:0 - "
• 2/23: Mount Brydges - Inwood 4:2 - "
• St. Georges - St. Jacobs 6:2 - "
• 2/26: St. Jacobs - St. Georges 9:8 - "
• Cayuga - Delhi 3:2 - "
• 2/26: Cayuga - Delhi 2:1 - "
• 2/27: Kintore - Drumbo 4:2 - "
• 2/27: Mount Brydges - Thamesford 2:1 - "
• Saltfleet - Crystal Beach 2:2 - "
• 2/27: Saltfleet - Crystal Beach 4:0 - "
• 2/27: Thorold Westons - St. Catharines Orioles 10:6 - Orioles were an all-black team; they joined the Niagara District Hockey League, but did not play in any games this year
• 3/1: Mount Brydges - Thamesford 4:0 - Ontario Rural playoff
• Beachville - Dutton 7:4 - "
• 3/1: Dutton - Beachville 3:1 - "
• Plattsville - Mount Brydges 3:3 - "
• 3/2: St. Catharines Orioles - Thorold Arenas cancelled due to mild weather
• 3/6: St. George - Bolton 6:4 - Ontrio Rural playoff
• 3/8: Kintore - Breslau 4:4 - "
• 3/9: Plattsville - Mount Brydges 7:3 - "
• St. Georges - Bolton 6:4 - "
• 3/9: St. Georges - Bolton 9:6 - "
• 3/10: Thorold Arenas - St. Catharines Orioles 9:2
• 3/11: Falls Cartage - St. Catharines Orioles 6:2
• 3/12: Norwich - Cayuga 4:2 - ORHA Senior
• Cayuga - Norwich 2:1 - "
• 3/13: Winnipeg CPR - Kenora Clayton's Flyers 6:4 OT
• 3/13: Saltfleet - Breslau 3:3 - ORHA Intermediate
• 3/16: Saltfleet - Breslau 5:3 - "
• 3/18: Norwich - Mitchell 5:4 - ORHA Senior
• 3/22: Mitchell - Norwich 3:1 - "
• 3/22: Falls Swallows - St. Catharines Orioles 4:3 - Swallows were also said to be an all-black team
• 3/25: Saltfleet - Kohler 4:3 - ORHA Intermediate
• 3/26: Mitchell - Norwich 3:2 OT - ORHA Senior
• Port Abino Lighthousemen - St. George 3:2 - ORHA Intermediate A
• 3/26: St. George - Port Abino Lighthousemen 3:2 - " - third game not played, seems it was awarded to Port Abino
• 3/29: Mitchell - Saltfleet 3:2 - ORHA Senior-Intermediate final
• 3/29: St. Catharines Orioles - Falls Swallows 1:1

Sources

• Toronto Globe and Mail
• Kenora Miner and News