1948-49 ECSHL Season

This is the 1948-49 season of the Eastern Canada Senior Hockey League:
It was the league's first season.
The Verdun team received permission from the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association to play in this league.
==Standings==
Regular Season 	GP	W 	L 	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
Hull Volants 	16	9 	4 	3	111	79 	34
Ottawa Army 	15	8 	6 	1	55 	48 	30
Cornwall Calumets 	25	14	11	0	123	106	28
Ottawa RCAF Flyers 	16	5 	9 	2	46 	65 	18
Ottawa New Edinburgh	16	4 	10	2	52 	83 	16
Verdun Rams 	16	2 	13	1	29 	75 	5
The Verdun Rams folded in December because of poor play and attendance. Their record was erased.
==Notes on Playoff Structure==
The way the playoffs were set up was to minimize travel expenses. Cornwall, being the out-of-town team, received a bye in the quarter finals in which the four Hull-Ottawa teams played. Cornwall played the lower ranking quarter final survivor in the semi final.
==Playoffs==
===Quarter Finals===
Best of 3
Date 	Winner	Loser 	Location
January 25	Army 5	RCAF 4	Ottawa
January 28	Army 3	RCAF 1	Ottawa
Ottawa Army beat Ottawa RCAF Flyers 2 games to none.
Date 	Winner	Loser 	Location
January 25	Hull 7	New Edinburgh 3	Ottawa
January 28	Hull 9	New Edinburgh 5	Ottawa
Hull Volants beat Ottawa New Edinburgh 2 games to none.
Hull, as the higher-ranked team, received a bye to the final. Army went on to play Cornwall in the semi final.
===Semi Final===
Best of 7
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
February 2 	Cornwall 7	Army 5 	Ottawa
February 4 	Cornwall 6	Army 0 	Cornwall
February 7 	Army 4 	Cornwall 3	Ottawa
February 9 	Army 4 	Cornwall 3	Cornwall
February 11	Cornwall 3	Army 1 	Ottawa
February 14	Army 6 	Cornwall 6	Cornwall
February 16	Army 4 	Cornwall 3	Ottawa
February 16	Cornwall 7	Army 4 	Cornwall
Cornwall Calumets beat Ottawa Army 4 games to 3, 1 tie.
===Final===
Best of 7
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
February 22	Hull 6 	Cornwall 2	Ottawa
February 25	Cornwall 2	Hull 1 	Cornwall
February 28	Cornwall 6	Hull 5 	Ottawa
March 4 	Hull 5 	Cornwall 4	Cornwall
March 7 	Cornwall 5	Hull 4 	Ottawa
March 8 	Cornwall 5	Hull 3 	Cornwall
Cornwall Calumets beat Hull Volants 4 games to 2.
Cornwall Calumets advanced to the 1948-49 Ottawa District Senior Playoffs.
==Game Ads==
48-49ECSHLDoubleheader.jpg|Doubleheader @ Ottawa
48-49ECSHLQFGameAd.jpg|Quarter Final doubleheader @ Ottawa
48-49ECSHLPOOttawaGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Ottawa
48-49ECSHLFOttawaGameAd.jpg|Final @ Ottawa
47-48ECSHLVerdunRadioAd.jpg|Radio broadcast in Ottawa of a game in Verdun
==See Also==
Eastern Canada Senior Hockey League
Category:1949 in hockey
Category:Eastern Canada Senior Hockey League seasons