1947-48 JAHA Season

This is the 1947-48 season of the Junior Amateur Hockey Association:
==History==
For the first time since 1944-45, the JAHA admitted teams from outside the Montreal area. Teams from Trois Rivieres, Granby, Quebec City, and Valleyfield were admitted. They all had to guarantee visting teams $75.00 per game from the gate receipts.
Sherbrooke was also admitted but the city did not enter a team. It was felt that there would have been too much competition from the Sherbrooke St Francois team in the Provincial Senior League.
==Standings==
Northern Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
Montreal Nationale 	32	25	3 	4	179	86 	54
Verdun Cyclones 	32	14	13	5	108	104	33
Trois Rivieres Reds	32	14	16	2	148	145	30
Valleyfield Braves 	31	9 	19	3	126	196	21
Lachine Rapides 	31	1 	28	2	68 	207	4
Southern Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
Montreal Junior Royals 	31	19	6 	6	160	92 	44
Quebec Citadelles 	31	19	11	1	143	93 	39
Montreal Junior Canadiens	32	15	12	5	105	86 	35
Verdun Maple Leafs 	32	10	18	4	95 	123	24
Granby 	7 	1 	5 	1	22 	40 	3
Note: The Granby team, known as the Granby Hockey Club, dropped out on November 23, 1947. It had already lost $1200.00. The Verdun team in the Provincial Senior League was transferring to Granby which would have been too much competition for the juniors.
==Playoffs==
===Quarter Finals (Best of 5)===
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
February 25	Montreal Nationale 5 	Valleyfield 3	Valleyfield
February 28	Montreal Nationale 11	Valleyfield 0	Montreal
March 2 	Montreal Nationale 9 	Valleyfield 3	Montreal
Montreal Nationale beat Valleyfield Braves 3 wins to none.
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
February 24	Montreal Canadiens 4	Quebec 2 	Montreal
February 26	Montreal Canadiens 4	Quebec 2 	Montreal
February 28	Quebec 5 	Montreal Canadiens 0	Quebec City
March 2 	Quebec 2 	Montreal Canadiens 0	Montreal
March 4 	Quebec 3 	Montreal Canadiens 1	Quebec City
Quebec Citadelles beat Montreal Junior Canadiens 3 wins to 2.
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
February 25	Verdun Cyclones 5	Trois Rivieres 2 	Verdun
February 26	Trois Rivieres 5 	Verdun Cyclones 0	Trois Rivieres
February 28	Trois Rivieres 5 	Verdun Cyclones 4	Trois Rivieres
March 3 	Verdun Cyclones 4	Trois Rivieres 3 	Verdun
March 6 	Trois Rivieres 6 	Verdun Cyclones 3	Verdun
Trois Rivieres Reds beat Verdun Cyclones 3 wins to 2.
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
February 24	Montreal Royals 9	Verdun Maple Leafs 4	Montreal
February 25	Montreal Royals 3	Verdun Maple Leafs 1	Verdun
February 28	Montreal Royals 1	Verdun Maple Leafs 1	Montreal
March 3 	Montreal Royals 3	Verdun Maple Leafs 0	Verdun
Montreal Junior Royals beat Verdun Maple Leafs 3 wins to none, 1 tie.
===Semi Finals (Best of 5)===
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 7 	Trois Rivieres 3 	Montreal Nationale 1	Montreal
March 9 	Montreal Nationale 7	Trois Rivieres 5 	Trois Rivieres
March 11	Montreal Nationale 9	Trois Rivieres 2 	Trois Rivieres
March 14	Montreal Nationale 8	Trois Rivieres 0 	Montreal
Montreal Nationale beat Trois Rivieres Reds 3 wins to 1.
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 7 	Montreal Royals 4	Quebec 1 	Montreal
March 9 	Quebec 5 	Montreal Royals 4	Quebec
March 13	Montreal Royals 5	Quebec 3 	Quebec
March 14	Montreal Royals 6	Quebec 1 	Montreal
Montreal Junior Royals beat Quebec Citadelles 3 wins to 1.
===Final (Best of 5)===
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 16	Montreal Nationale 11	Montreal Royals 1 	Montreal
March 18	Montreal Royals 2 	Montreal Nationale 1	Montreal
March 21	Montreal Nationale 5 	Montreal Royals 2 	Montreal
March 23	Montreal Royals 3 	Montreal Nationale 1	Montreal
March 24	Montreal Nationale 5 	Montreal Royals 1 	Montreal
Montreal Nationale beat Montreal Junior Royals 3 wins to 2.
Montreal Nationale advanced to the 1947-48 Quebec Junior Playoffs.
==All-Star Teams==
===First Team===
*Goaltender: Jacques Plante, Quebec
*Defenceman: Jacques Deslauriers, Nationale
*Defenceman: Ernie Roche, Canadiens
*Winger: Bernie Quesnel, Valleyfield
*Winger: Gilles Trudel, Nationale
*Center: Neale Langill, Royals
*Coach: Tag Miller, Royals
===Second Team===
*Goaltender: Bobby Bleau, Canadiens
*Defenceman: Roland Rousseau, Maple Leafs
*Defenceman: Dollard St. Laurent, Canadiens
*Winger: Lulu Denis, Royals
*Winger: Bobby Frampton, Royals & Al Leonard, Cyclones (tied)
*Center: Gerard Desaulniers, Nationale
*Coach: Sylvio Mantha, Nationale
==Awards==
*Most Valuable Player: Lulu Denis, Royals
*Best Pro Prospect: Bernie Quesnel, Valleyfield
==Team Photos==
47-48MtlNat.jpg|Montreal Nationale
47-48QueCit.jpg|Quebec Citadelles
==Game Ads==
47-48JAHAQuebecGameAd.jpg|@ Quebec City
47-48QueJrAJrBMontrealGameAd.jpg|Final @ Montreal
==See Also==
List of JAHA Seasons
Junior Amateur Hockey Association
Category:1948 in hockey
Category:JAHA seasons