1947-48 Western Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs

==Champions==
Province 	Team
Alberta 	Lethbridge Native Sons
Saskatchewan	Moose Jaw Canucks
Manitoba 	Winnipeg Monarchs
Thunder Bay 	Port Arthur West End Bruins
==Playoffs==
===Semi Finals===
Best of 7
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 20	Moose Jaw 3 	Lethbridge 2	Moose Jaw
March 22	Lethbridge 8	Moose Jaw 5 	Moose Jaw
March 24	Moose Jaw 3 	Lethbridge 2	Regina
March 27	Lethbridge 4	Moose Jaw 3 	Lethbridge
March 29	Lethbridge 5	Moose Jaw 2 	Lethbridge
March 31	Lethbridge 7	Moose Jaw 2 	Calgary
Lethbridge Native Sons beat Moose Jaw Canucks 4 wins to 2.
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 20	Port Arthur 12	Winnipeg 3 	Port Arthur
March 22	Port Arthur 6 	Winnipeg 4 	Port Arthur
March 25	Port Arthur 10	Winnipeg 4 	Winnipeg
March 27	Winnipeg 7 	Port Arthur 5	Winnipeg
March 29	Winnipeg 5 	Port Arthur 3	Winnipeg
March 31	Port Arthur 7 	Winnipeg 2 	Winnipeg
Port Arthur West End Bruins beat Winnipeg Monarchs 4 wins to 2.
===Final===
Best of 7
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
April 5 	Lethbridge 6 	Port Arthur 1	Lethbridge
April 7 	Lethbridge 7 	Port Arthur 6	Lethbridge
April 12	Port Arthur 7 	Lethbridge 4 	Port Arthur
April 14	Lethbridge 5 	Port Arthur 4	Port Arthur
April 16	Port Arthur 5 	Lethbridge 0 	Port Arthur
April 19	Port Arthur 6 	Lethbridge 4 	Port Arthur
April 21	Port Arthur 11	Lethbridge 1 	Toronto
It was policy that the seventh game be played at a neutral site. The nearest western city with a large enough arena was Winnipeg but the arena there was booked by an ice show. If the game was played at Regina, the next nearest western city, the winning team would not have been able to reach Toronto in time for the Memorial Cup final. It was decided to play the game at Toronto which had the largest arena (Maple Leaf Gardens) and cut down on the travel necessary. The winning team would have been already in the city.
This was the first time that a Canadian amateur playoff was played in both western and eastern Canada. The only other times were in the 1950-51 Alexander Cup playoffs and the 1968-69 Memorial Cup Final.
Port Arthur West End Bruins beat Lethbridge Native Sons 4 wins to 3.
Port Arthur West End Bruins advanced to the 1947-48 Memorial Cup Final.
==Team Photos==
47-48PAWEB.jpg|Port Arthur West End Bruins
47-48LethNS.jpg|Lethbridge Native Sons
==Game Ads==
47-48WestJrSFCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Calgary
47-48WestrSFWinnipegGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Winnipeg
47-48WestJrFTorontoGameAd.jpg|Final @ Toronto
==See also==
List of Western Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs
Category:1948 in hockey
Category:Western Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs