1950-51 Alexander Cup

These are the 1950-51 Alexander Cup playoffs:
This was the first year of competition for this Cup. Five leagues were eligible. Their champions played a series of playoffs leading to the final.
==League Champions==
*Western Canada Major Hockey League - Saskatoon Quakers
*Ontario Hockey Association - Toronto St Michaels Monarchs
*Quebec Senior Hockey League - Valleyfield Braves
*Maritime Major Hockey League - Charlottetown Islanders
*Cape Breton Major Hockey League - Sydney Millionaires
==Playoffs==
===Quarter Final===
Best of 7
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 30	Sydney 2 	Charlottetown 1	Sydney
March 31	Charlottetown 2	Sydney 2 	Sydney
April 3 	Sydney 4 	Charlottetown 3	Charlottetown
April 4 	Charlottetown 6	Sydney 1 	Charlottetown
April 6 	Charlottetown 3	Sydney 2 	Charlottetown
April 9 	Sydney 3 	Charlottetown 1	Sydney
April 10	Charlottetown 3	Sydney 3 	Sydney
April 14	Sydney 7 	Charlottetown 2	Halifax
Sydney Millionaires beat Charlottetown Islanders 4 games to 2, 1 tie. The April 10th game was nullified.
===Semi Finals===
Best of 7
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
April 10	Toronto 8	Saskatoon 5	Saskatoon
April 12	Toronto 4	Saskatoon 1	Saskatoon
April 18	Toronto 4	Saskatoon 2	Toronto
April 20	Toronto 9	Saskatoon 3	Toronto
Toronto St Michaels Monarchs beat Saskatoon Quakers 4 games to none.
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
April 18	Valleyfield 3	Sydney 2 	Sydney
April 19	Sydney 3 	Valleyfield 2	Sydney
April 21	Sydney 3 	Valleyfield 2	Sydney
April 24	Valleyfield 9	Sydney 6 	Montreal
April 26	Valleyfield 3	Sydney 2 	Montreal
April 29	Valleyfield 7	Sydney 1 	Montreal
Valleyfield Braves beat Sydney Millionaires 4 games to 2.
===Final===
Best of 7
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
Tuesday, May 1 	Valleyfield 4	Toronto 1 	Montreal
Wednesday, May 2	Toronto 4 	Valleyfield 1	Toronto
Saturday, May 5 	Toronto 4 	Valleyfield 4	Toronto
Tuesday, May 8 	Toronto 6 	Valleyfield 1	Toronto
Thursday, May 10	Valleyfield 7	Toronto 4 	Montreal
Saturday, May 12	Valleyfield 4	Toronto 1 	Toronto
Valleyfield Braves beat Toronto St Michaels Monarchs 9 points to 5 and were awarded the Alexander Cup.
===Notes on Final===
1. The May 5th game was stopped at midnight at a tie because of the Ontario law banning games on Sundays.
2. It was decided that the May 10th game would be worth 4 points in order to speed up the series. It was very late in the season and the attendance was very poor (4-5000 per game). 
===Notes on Playoffs===
1. The Valleyfield Braves had to play their home games at Montreal because their hometown arena was not big enough to satisfy the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association.
2. The Toronto-Saskatoon semi-final series was only the second playoff ever to be played in both Eastern and Western Canada. The first was in the 1947-48 Western Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs. The only other amateur series that dd so was the 1968-69 Memorial Cup Final.
==Team Photos==
50-51ChttnIsl.jpg|Charlottetown Islanders
50-51Valleybraves.jpg|Valleyfield Braves
50-51ValBra2.jpg|Valleyfield Braves
==Game Ads==
50-51AlexCupChttnGameAd.jpg|Quarter Final @ Charlottetown
50-51AlexCupSFMontrealGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Montreal
50-51AlexCupSFTorontoGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Toronto
51AlexCup1stgame.jpg|1st final game @ Montreal
51AlexCup2ndgame.jpg|2nd final game @ Toronto
50-51AlexCupQFRadioAd.jpg|Quarter Final Radio Ad
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