1948-49 WCJHL Season

This is the 1948-49 and first season of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League:
==Standings==
Regular Season 	GP	W 	L 	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
Calgary Buffalos 	32	20	9 	3	188	124	52
Moose Jaw Canucks 	26	17	8 	1	139	94 	52
Regina Pats 	26	11	14	1	98 	125	40
Lethbridge Native Sons	32	13	19	0	105	139	36
Bellevue Lions 	32	14	18	0	166	185	30
Medicine Hat Tigers 	32	11	18	3	125	154	30
Note: Calgary was awarded first place because it had more victories than Moose Jaw.
==Playoffs==
===League Semi Final===
Best of 7
Note:This was also the semi final in the 1948-49 Alberta Junior Playoffs.
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
February 23	Calgary 9 	Lethbridge 1	Lethbridge
February 26	Lethbridge 6	Calgary 6 	Lethbridge
March 1 	Calgary 5 	Lethbridge 2	Calgary
March 5 	Lethbridge 6	Calgary 4 	Calgary
March 7 	Calgary 6 	Lethbridge 5	Calgary
March 8 	Calgary 6 	Lethbridge 2	Lethbridge
Calgary Buffalos beat Lethbridge Native Sons 4 wins to 1, 1 tie.
===League Semi Final===
Best of 7
Note:This was also the semi final in the 1948-49 Saskatchewan Junior Playoffs.
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
February 23	Regina 6 	Moose Jaw 1	Moose Jaw
February 26	Regina 8 	Moose Jaw 2	Regina
February 28	Regina 4 	Moose Jaw 2	Regina
March 2 	Moose Jaw 5	Regina 2 	Moose Jaw
March 6 	Moose Jaw 4	Regina 2 	Moose Jaw
March 7 	Moose Jaw 5	Regina 4 	Regina
March 8 	Moose Jaw 2	Regina 1 	Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw Canucks beat Regina Pats 4 wins to 3.
===League Final===
Best of 3
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 11	Calgary 6	Moose Jaw 1	Calgary
March 14	Calgary 3	Moose Jaw 2	Moose Jaw
Calgary Buffalos beat Moose Jaw Canucks 2 wins to none.
After the final, Calgary Buffalos & Moose Jaw Canucks advanced to their respective provincial playoffs. Calgary advanced to the 1948-49 Alberta Junior Playoffs and Moose Jaw advanced to the 1948-49 Saskatchewan Junior Playoffs.
They each won their provinces and eventually met again in the Western Memorial Cup Final, which Calgary won.
==Team Photos==
48-49MJCan.jpg|Moose Jaw Canucks
48-49CalBuf.jpg|Calgary Buffalos
==Regular Season Game Ads==
48-49WCJHLCalgGameAd.jpg|Calgary
48-49WCJHLReginaGameAd.jpg|Regina
==Playoff Game Ads==
48-49AltaJrSFCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Calgary
48-49SJHLSFReginaGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Regina
48-49WCJHLFCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Final @ Calgary
==See also==
Western Canada Junior Hockey League (1949-56)
Category:Alberta Junior Hockey
Category:Saskatchewan Junior Hockey
Category:1949 in hockey