1961-62 OHA Junior A Season

This is the 1961-62 season of the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior A series:
==Notes==
The Toronto Marlboros and St. Michaels Majors withdrew from the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) Junior A this season and formed the Metro Toronto Junior A League.
This left the OHA without a team in a major city. 
All the teams then were farm clubs of National Hockey League teams. The Montreal Canadiens had the Peterborough Petes in the OHA and had a team, the Hull Canadiens in the Interprovincial Senior Hockey League.
The Montreal Royals of the Eastern Professional Hockey League had just folded, leaving a gap in the city. With the encouragement of the other NHL teams and the permission of the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association, the Montreal Junior Canadiens were revived and joined the OHA.
==Standings==
Standings 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts
Montreal Junior Canadiens	50	34	11	5 	230	138	73
Hamilton Red Wings 	50	32	12	6 	220	162	70
St Catharines TeePees 	50	19	23	8 	194	206	46
Niagara Falls Flyers 	50	16	23	11	193	193	43
Guelph Royals 	50	18	26	6 	194	236	42
Peterborough Petes 	50	9 	33	8 	114	210	26
==Semi Finals==
Best of 7
*Montreal 4 Niagara Falls 2
*Niagara Falls 5 Montreal 2
*Montreal 4 Niagara Falls 2
*Niagara Falls 5 Montreal 4
*Niagara Falls 3 Montreal 2
*Niagara Falls 5 Montreal 2
Niagara Falls Flyers beat Montreal Junior Canadiens 4 wins to 2.
*St Catharines 2 Hamilton 1
*Hamilton 3 St Catharines 2
*Hamilton 5 St Catharines 4
*Hamilton 3 St Catharines 3
*Hamilton 3 St Catharines 1
*Hamilton 4 St Catharines 3
Hamilton Red Wings beat St Catharines TeePees 4 wins to 1, 1 tie.
==Final==
Best of 7
*Hamilton 5 Niagara Falls 3
*Hamilton 4 Niagara Falls 3
*Hamilton 5 Niagara Falls 2
*Hamilton 4 Niagara Falls 0
Hamilton Red Wings beat Niagara Falls Flyers 4 wins to none.
Hamilton Red Wings advanced to the 1961-62 Ontario Junior A Playoffs.
==NHL Affiliations==
:Guelph Royals - New York Rangers
:Hamilton Red Wings - Detroit Red Wings
:Montreal Junior Canadiens - Montreal Canadiens
:Niagara Falls Flyers - Boston Bruins
:Peterborough Petes - Montreal Canadiens
:St. Catharines TeePees - Chicago Blackhawks
==Coaches==
:Guelph Royals: Emile Francis
:Hamilton Red Wings: Eddie Bush
:Montreal Junior Canadiens: Claude Ruel
:Niagara Falls Flyers: Hap Emms
:Peterborough Petes: Neil Burke
:St. Catharines Black Hawks: Ken Campbell
==All-Star Teams==
===First Team===
*Goaltender: Roger Crozier, St. Catharines
*Defenceman: Jacques Laperriere, Montreal
*Defenceman: Ron Harris, Hamilton & Mike McMahon, Jr., Guelph (tied)
*Centre: Pit Martin, Hamilton
*Left Winger: Rejean Richer, Montreal
*Right Winger: Lowell MacDonald, Hamilton
===Second Team===
*Goaltender: Buddy Blom, Hamilton
*Defenceman: John Gravel, Montreal
*Defenceman: Bob Wall, Hamilton
*Centre: Phil Esposito, St. Catharines
*Left Winger: Howie Dietrich, Niagara Falls
*Roght Winger: Andre Boudrias, Montreal
==Team Photos==
61-62HamRW.jpg|Champion Hamilton Red Wings
61-62PetPet.jpg|Peterborough Petes
61-62NFFly.jpg|Niagara Falls Flyers
==Game Ads==
61-62OHAJrAMontrealGameAd.jpg|@ Montreal
61-62OHAJrASFMontrealGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Montreal
==See Also==
List of OHA Junior A Seasons
Category:Ontario Hockey Association Junior A
Category:1962 in hockey