1956-57 OHA Senior Season

This is the 1956-57 season and playoffs of the Ontario Hockey Association's Senior A Leagues.
=Western Ontario League=
==Standings==
Western Ontario League 	GP	W 	L 	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
Windsor Bulldogs 	52	32	17	3	214	152	67
Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen	52	30	18	4	246	194	64
Chatham Maroons 	52	28	22	2	218	183	58
Stratford Indians 	51	26	20	5	219	211	52
Owen Sound Mercurys 	53	9 	43	1	156	314	19
Note : This league played an interlocking schedule with Northern Ontario's Southern Section. See 1956-57 Northern Ontario Senior Playoffs.
==All-Star Teams==
===First Team===
*Goaltender: Don Head, Windsor
*Defenceman: Ralph Hosking, Kitchener-Waterloo
*Defenceman: Joe Schentzl, Stratford
*Center: Ted Power, Chatham
*Right Winger: Jim Connelly, Chatham
*Left Winger: Jerry Theberge, Kitchener-Waterloo
===Second Team===
*Goaltender: Marv Edwards, Chatham
*Defenceman: Danny Blair, Chatham
*Defenceman: Elmer Skov, Windsor
*Center: Mickey Roth, Stratford
*Right Winger: Gord Haidy, Windsor
*Left Winger: Denny Flannagan, Stratford
==Playoffs==
===Semi Finals===
Best of 7
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
February 27	Windsor 2	Chatham 1	Windsor
March 1 	Chatham 4	Windsor 1	Chatham
March 3 	Windsor 5	Chatham 3	Windsor
March 5 	Chatham 4	Windsor 1	Chatham
March 6 	Windsor 2	Chatham 1	Windsor
March 8 	Windsor 3	Chatham 2	Chatham
Windsor Bulldogs beat Chatham Maroons 4 games to 2.
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
February 26	Kitchener 7 	Stratford 1	Kitchener
February 28	Stratford 5 	Kitchener 2	Stratford
March 1 	Kitchener 8 	Stratford 3	Kitchener
March 2 	Kitchener 10	Stratford 3	Stratford
March 6 	Kitchener 8 	Stratford 5	Kitchener
Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen beat Stratford Indians 4 games to 1.
===Final===
Best of 7
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 13	Windsor 7 	Kitchener 6	Windsor
March 16	Kitchener 7	Windsor 1 	Kitchener
March 17	Kitchener 7	Windsor 3 	Windsor
March 19	Kitchener 8	Windsor 2 	Kitchener
March 20	Windsor 2 	Kitchener 2	Windsor
March 23	Kitchener 8	Windsor 4 	Kitchener
Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen beat Windsor Bulldogs 4 games to 1 1 tie.
=Eastern Ontario League=
Note: This league was Senior B last season and turned Senior A this season.
==Standings==
Eastern Ontario League 	GP	W 	L 	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
Whitby Dunlops 	52	34	16	2	291	183	70
Cornwall Chevies 	52	25	23	4	196	196	54
Belleville McFarlands 	52	22	25	5	213	205	49
Kingston CKLC's 	52	20	27	5	202	249	45
Pembroke Lumber Kings 	52	17	31	4	172	346	38
Ottawa Junior Canadiens	20	11	7 	2	75 	70 	24
Note: The Ottawa Junior Canadiens were a junior team. Their games counted for their opponents only.
==Playoffs==
===Semi Finals===
Best of 7
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 5 	Whitby 6 	Kingston 1	Whitby
March 8 	Whitby 6 	Kingston 0	Whitby
March 9 	Kingston 8	Whitby 6 	Kingston
March 11	Whitby 7 	Kingston 2	Kingston
March 13	Whitby 8 	Kingston 1	Whitby
Whitby Dunlops beat Kingston CKLC's 4 games to 1.
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 6 	Cornwall 4 	Bellville 1 	Cornwall
March 8 	Belleville 6	Cornwall 0 	Belleville
March 9 	Belleville 3	Cornwall 1 	Cornwall
March 12	Belleville 5	Cornwall 0 	Belleville
March 14	Cornwall 7 	Belleville 3	Cornwall
March 15	Belleville 4	Cornwall 1 	Belleville
Belleville McFarlands beat Cornwall Chevies 4 games to 2.
===Final===
Best of 7
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 18	Whitby 4	Belleville 2	Whitby
March 19	Whitby 6	Belleville 1	Belleville
March 22	Whitby 7	Belleville 2	Belleville
March 23	Whitby 4	Belleville 1	Whitby
Whitby Dunlops beat Belleville McFarlands 4 games to none.
=Provincial Final=
Best of 7
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 27	Kitchener-Waterloo 6	Whitby 2 	Guelph
March 30	Whitby 2 	Kitchener-Waterloo 1	Whitby
March 31	Whitby 4 	Kitchener-Waterloo 2	Toronto
April 2 	Whitby 4 	Kitchener-Waterloo 3	Whitby
April 3 	Kitchener-Waterloo 3	Whitby 2 	Kitchener
April 5 	Kitchener-Waterloo 5	Whitby 1 	Whitby
April 6 	Whitby 3 	Kitchener-Waterloo 2	Kitchener
Note: There was an ice show booked in Kitchener during the first week of this series.
Whitby Dunlops beat Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen 4 games to 3.
Whitby Dunlops advanced to the 1956-57 Eastern Canada Allan Cup Playoffs.
=Team Photos=
56-57WhitDun.jpg|Whitby Dunlops
=Game Ads=
56-57OHASrWindsorGameAd.jpg|Windsor
56-57OHASrSFWindsorGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Windsor
56-57OHASrFWindsorGameAd.jpg|Final @ Windsor
=See Also=
List of OHA Senior Seasons
Category:1957 in hockey
Category:Ontario Hockey Association Senior Seasons