1956-57 OHA Junior A Season

This is the 1956-57 season of the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior A series:
==Standings==
Standings 	GP	W 	L 	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
Guelph Biltmores 	52	37	12	3	237	143	77
Toronto Marlboros 	52	35	14	3	189	133	73
St Catharines TeePees 	52	25	25	2	184	193	52
St Michaels Majors 	52	23	24	5	195	189	51
Hamilton Tiger Cubs 	52	24	26	2	170	191	50
Barrie Flyers 	52	13	37	2	147	218	28
Peterborough Petes 	52	11	40	1	138	238	23
Ottawa Junior Canadiens	28	17	7 	4	121	76 	38
Note: The Ottawa Junior Canadiens's games only counted for their opponents. They were an independent team. They also competed for the 1956-57 Laurier Cup.
==Playoffs==
===Quarter Finals===
Best of 5
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 5 	Toronto 3 	Hamilton 1	Toronto
March 7 	Hamilton 5	Toronto 3 	Hamilton
March 9 	Toronto 2 	Hamilton 1	Toronto
March 11	Toronto 5 	Hamilton 1	Hamilton
Toronto Marlboros beat Hamilton Tiger Cubs 3 wins to 1.
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 5	St Catharines 5	Barrie 1	St Catharines
March 8	St Catharines 4	Barrie 2	Barrie
March 9	St Catharines 6	Barrie 3	St Catharines
St Catharines TeePees beat Barrie Flyers 3 wins to none.
===Semi Finals===
Best of 7
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 8 	Guelph 6	St Michaels 2	Guelph
March 10	Guelph 6	St Michaels 4	Toronto
March 15	Guelph 4	St Michaels 3	Guelph
March 17	Guelph 5	St Michaels 3	Toronto
Guelph Biltmores beat St Michaels Majors 4 wins to none.
Best of 5
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 13	Toronto 9 	St Catharines 3	Toronto
March 16	St Catharines 2 	Toronto 0 	St Catharines
March 19	St Catharines 10	Toronto 1 	Toronto
March 21	Toronto 6 	St Catharines 2	St Catharines
March 24	St Catharines 4 	Toronto 2 	Toronto
St Catharines TeePees beat Toronto Marlboros 3 wins to 2.
===Final===
Best of 7
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 26	St Catharines 8	Guelph 5 	Guelph
March 28	Guelph 5 	St Catharines 3	St Catharines
March 30	Guelph 4 	St Catharines 1	Guelph
April 2 	St Catharines 7	Guelph 4 	St Catharines
April 3 	Guelph 6 	St Catharines 2	Guelph
April 5 	Guelph 7 	St Catharines 1	St Catharines
Guelph Biltmores beat St Catharines TeePees 4 wins to 2.
Guelph Biltmores advanced to the 1956-57 Eastern Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs
==All-Star Team==
*Goaltender: Bruce Gamble, Guelph Biltmores
*Defenceman: Ron Casey, Toronto Marlboros
*Defenceman: Harry Neale, Toronto Marlboros
*Centre: Frank Mahovlich, St. Michaels College Majors
*Left Wing: Eddie Shack, Guelph Biltmores
*Right Wing: Bob Nevin, Toronto Marlboros
==Team Photos==
56-57SCTP.jpg|St Catharines TeePees
56-57SMMaj.jpg|St Michaels Majors
==Game Ads==
56-57OHAJrABarrieGameAd.jpg|Barrie
56-57OHCanGameAdLaurier.jpg|Ottawa
56-57OHAJrAStCathGameAd.jpg|St. Catharines
56-57OHAJrATorontoGameAd.jpg|Doubleheader @ Toronto
56-57OHAJrAQFTorontoGameAd.jpg|Quarter Final @ Toronto
56-57OHAJrASFStMikesGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Toronto
56-57OHAJrASFTorontoGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Toronto
==See Also==
List of OHA Junior A Seasons
Category:Ontario Hockey Association Junior A
Category:1957 in hockey