1948-49 JAHA Season

This is the 1948-49 season of the Junior Amateur Hockey Association:
It was the top junior league in Quebec.
==Standings==
Northern Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
Montreal Junior Royals 	48	34	10	4	223	129	72
Trois Rivieres Reds 	50	29	15	6	252	156	64
Montreal Junior Canadiens	48	25	22	1	151	148	51
Valleyfield Braves 	46	11	31	4	113	246	26
Verdun Maple Leafs 	43	1 	41	1	70 	372	3
Southern Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
Verdun Cyclones 	49	28	16	5	181	139	61
Montreal Nationale 	49	28	19	2	273	203	58
Quebec Citadelles 	49	24	22	3	230	106	51
Victoriaville Tigres	47	19	25	3	149	171	41
St Hyacinthe Flyers 	28	14	13	1	114	87 	29
The St Hyacinthe Flyers folded on January 8, 1949, due to financial reasons.
==Playoffs==
===Quarter Finals===
Best of 5
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
February 20	Nationale 8 	Victoriaville 4	Montreal
February 23	Nationale 10 	Victoriaville 6	Montreal
February 27	Victoriaville 5	Nationale 4 	Victoriaville
March 1 	Nationale 8 	Victoriaville 0	Montreal
Montreal Nationale beat Victoriaville Tigres 3 wins to none.
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
February 19	Cyclones 3	Quebec 2 	Verdun
February 24	Quebec 4 	Cyclones 3	Quebec City
February 26	Quebec 5 	Cyclones 3	Quebec City
February 28	Cyclones 3	Quebec 2 	Verdun
March 1 	Quebec 3 	Cyclones 1	Quebec City
Quebec Citadelles beat Verdun Cyclones 3 wins to 2.
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
February 20	Canadiens 5 	Trois Rivieres 3	Trois Rivieres
February 23	Trois Rivieres 4	Canadiens 3 	Montreal
February 27	Trois Rivieres 5	Canadiens 4 	Trois Rivieres
March 1 	Trois Rivieres 4	Canadiens 1 	Montreal
Trois Rivieres Reds beat Montreal Junior Canadiens 3 wins to 1.
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
February 20	Royals 9 	Valleyfield 2	Valleyfield
February 23	Royals 12	Valleyfield 2	Montreal
February 27	Royals 10	Valleyfield 2	Montreal
Montreal Junior Royals beat Valleyfield Braves 3 wins to none.
===Semi Finals===
Best of 5
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 3 	Trois Rivieres 4	Royals 2 	Trois Rivieres
March 5 	Royals 5 	Trois Rivieres 1	Montreal
March 8 	Royals 6 	Trois Rivieres 3	Trois Rivieres
March 10	Royals 3 	Trois Rivieres 1	Montreal
Montreal Junior Royals beat Trois Rivieres Reds 3 wins to 1.
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 5 	Quebec 5 	Nationale 1	Montreal
March 8 	Nationale 7	Quebec 0 	Montreal
March 11	Quebec 8 	Nationale 1	Quebec City
March 13	Nationale 4	Quebec 2 	Quebec City
March 15	Quebec 7 	Nationale 3	Montreal
Quebec Citadelles beat Montreal Nationale 3 wins to 2.
===Final===
Best of 5
Date 	Winner 	Loser 	Location
March 18	Royals 4	Quebec 1	Montreal
March 20	Royals 4	Quebec 3	Chicoutimi
March 22	Royals 6	Quebec 0	Montreal
Quebec City's arena had burned down, so its home game was moved to Chicoutimi.
Montreal Junior Royals beat Quebec Citadelles 3 wins to none.
Montreal Junior Royals advanced to the 1948-49 Eastern Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs.
==All-Star Teams==
===First All-Star Team===
*Goaltender: Jacques Plante, Quebec Citadelles
*Defenceman: Butch Houle, Quebec Citadelles
*Defenceman: Dollard St. Laurent, Montreal Junior Canadiens
*Centre: Gerry Desaulniers, Montreal Nationale
*Left Winger: Paul Saindon, Trois Rivieres Reds
*Right Winger: Bernie Geoffrion, Montreal Nationale
*Coach: Walter Russell, Verdun Cyclones
===Second All-Star Team===
*Goaltender: Gump Worsley, Verdun Cyclones
*Defenceman: Ted Hodgson, Montreal Junior Canadiens
*Defenceman: Real Robidoux, Verdun Cyclones
*Centre: Jack LeClair, Quebec Citadelles
*Left Winger: Bert Hirschfeld, Montreal Junior Royals
*Right Winger: Gilles Genereure, Trois Rivieres Reds
*Coach: Jack Toupin, Trois Rivieres Reds
==Award Winners==
*Most Valuable Player: Frankie Reid, Trois Rivieres Reds
*Leading Scorer: Frankie Reid, Trois Rivieres Reds
*Leading Rookie: Jean Béliveau, Victoriaville Tigres
==All-Star Photos==
48-49BerthirschfeldJAHA.jpg|Bert Hirschfeld
GumpworsleyJr.jpg|Gump Worsley
Frankreid.jpg|Leading Scorer Frank Reid
48-49PaulSaindon.jpg|Paul Saindon
GerrydesaulniersAS.jpg|Gerry Desaulniers
==Team Photos==
48-49VicTig.jpg|Victoriaville Tigres
48-49QueCit.jpg|Quebec Citadelles
48-49VerCyc.jpg|Verdun Cyclones
48-49ValBraJr.jpg|Valleyfield Braves
48-49MonJrRoy.jpg|Montreal Junior Royals
==Game Ads==
48-49JAHAExhVVileGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Victoriaville
48-49JAHAMontrealGameAd.jpg|Montreal
48-49JAHAQuebecGameAd.jpg|Quebec City
48-49JAHASFQuebecGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Quebec City
48-49JAHASFMontrealGameAd.jpg|Semi Final doubleeader @ Montreal
48-49JAHAFMontrealGameAd.jpg|Final @ Montreal
48-49JAHAFChicoutimiGameAd.jpg|Final @ Chicoutimi
The Colisee at Quebec City was destroyed by fire on March 15. A final game had to be switched to Chicoutimi.
==See Also==
List of JAHA Seasons
Junior Amateur Hockey Association
Category:1949 in hockey
Category:Quebec Junior Playoffs
Category:JAHA seasons