1948-49 Alberta Junior Playoffs

==History==
The teams from the Southern Alberta Junior League combined with the Moose Jaw Canucks and the Regina Pats from Saskatchewan to form the Western Canada Junior League.
Calgary & Lethbridge played a playoff series which was both the Western League's semi final and the Alberta provincial semi final.
After Lethbridge lost to Calgary it played Drumheller Valley in a qualifying series. Had Drumheller won, it would have gone on to play Calgary in the provincial playoffs.
Meanwhile, the Edmonton league winner played off against the Wetaskiwin Canadians. This team had been refused entry into that league. The Canadians instead played in an intermediate league.
Complicated? Contemporary newspaper reporters thought so!
==League champion==
*Edmonton City Junior League:	Edmonton Athletic Club
==Independent teams==
*Calgary Buffalos (played in Western Canada Junior League)
*Drumheller Valley Miners
*Lethbridge Native Sons (played in Western Canada Junior League)
*Wetaskiwin Canadians (played in an intermediate league)
==Provincial playoffs==
===Semi Finals===
Best of 5
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 14	Edmonton 10	Wetaskiwin 4	Wetaskiwin
March 16	Edmonton 6 	Wetaskiwin 4	Edmonton
March 19	Edmonton 6 	Wetaskiwin 3	Edmonton
On March 17th, at Wetaskiwin, the two teams refused to go on the ice at the beginning of the third period. The score was 2-2. This game was nullified,
Edmonton Athletic Club beat Wetaskiwin Canadians 3 wins to none.
Best of 7
Note:This was also the semi final in the Western Canada Junior Hockey League.
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.
===Qualifying playoff===
Best of 3
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 12	Lethbridge 6	Drumheller 4	Drumheller
March 13	Lethbridge 4	Drumheller 1	Drumheller
Lethbridge Native Sons beat Drumheller Valley Miners 2 wins to none.
This was to determine if Drumheller had a chance against Calgary. Had Drumheller won it would have gone on to play Calgary.
===Final===
Best of 7
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 21	Calgary 10	Edmonton 1	Calgary
March 23	Calgary 6 	Edmonton 4	Calgary
March 24	Edmonton 5	Calgary 0 	Edmonton
March 26	Calgary 8 	Edmonton 1	Edmonton
March 28	Calgary 7 	Edmonton 2	Calgary
Calgary Buffalos beat Edmonton Athletic Club 4 wins to 1.
Calgary Buffalos advanced to the 1948-49 Western Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs.
==Team Photos==
48-49CalBuf.jpg|Calgary Buffalos
48-49CalBuf2.jpg|Calgary Buffalos
==Game Ads==
48-49AltaJrSFCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Calgary
48-49AltaJrFCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Final @ Calgary
==See also==
List of Alberta Junior Playoffs
1948-49 WCJHL Season
Category:Alberta Junior Hockey
Category:1949 in hockey