1944 in Canadian football

Canadian football news in 1944

The WIFU and the IRFU suspended operations for the duration of World War II.

Regular season

Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Western Interprovincial Football Union

• NO LEAGUE PLAY

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union

• NO LEAGUE PLAY

Ontario Armed Services Football League Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hagersville RCAF Flying Tigers 6 4 1 1 74 46 9 Toronto HMCS York Bulldogs 6 4 2 0 80 54 8 Camp Borden RCAF Hurricanes 6 3 2 1 94 57 7 St. Thomas Hornets 6 0 6 0 18 109 0

Ontario Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hamilton Flying Wildcats 6 5 1 0 102 28 10 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 6 4 2 0 105 33 8 Ottawa Trojans 6 3 3 0 74 74 6 Toronto Indians 6 0 6 0 19 168 0

Quebec Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy 3 3 0 0 56 12 6 McGill 4 2 2 0 29 53 4 Verdun 3 0 3 0 11 31 0

• Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.

Manitoba Inter-Services Rugby League Team GP W L T PF PA Pts No.3 Wireless School Bombers (Winnipeg) 4 4 0 0 58 16 8 No.1 Central Navigation School Pathfinders (Rivers) 4 3 1 0 62 16 6 Army Grenades (Winnipeg) 4 2 2 0 53 47 4 No.18 Service Flying Training School Hurricanes (Gimli) 4 1 3 0 36 66 2 No.3 Bombing & Gunnery Mustangs (MacDonald) 4 0 4 0 12 76 0

Navy and Armed Services playoffs

OASFL Final Toronto HMCS York Bulldogs vs. Hagersville RCAF Flying Tigers @ ? Date - -  ? Toronto HMCS York Bulldogs Hagersville RCAF Flying Tigers 1

All Navy Semi-Final St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy vs. Halifax Navy Stadaconnas @ ? Date - -  ? Halifax Navy Stadaconnas 0 St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy 13

All Navy Final St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy vs. Toronto HMCS York Bulldogs @ ? Date - -  ? Toronto HMCS York Bulldogs 12 St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy 0

• The Navy playoffs did not affect the Grey Cup playoffs. The Grey Cup was played between the ORFU winners (Hamilton) and the QRFU winners (St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy) despite the Toronto Navy team beating the QRFU champions. The OSFL did not participate in the Grey Cup playoffs.

Manitoba Inter-Services Rugby League

MISRL Semi-Final Rivers Pathfinders vs. Army Grenades @ Winnipeg Date Away Home October 25 No.1 CNS Rivers Pathfinders 15 Army Grenades 5

MISRL Finals – Game 1 Rivers Pathfinders vs. Winnipeg Bombers @ Winnipeg Date Away Home October 28 No.1 CNS Rivers Pathfinders 7 No.3 Wireless School Bombers 11

MISRL Finals – Game 2 Rivers Pathfinders vs. Winnipeg Bombers @ Winnipeg Date Away Home November 11 No.1 CNS Rivers Pathfinders 5 No.3 Wirelss School Bombers 15

• Bombers won the total-point series by 26-12. The MISRL did not compete for the Grey Cup.

Ontario Rugby Football League playoffs

ORFU Final Hamilton Flying Wildcats @ Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers Date Away Home NA Hamilton Flying Wildcats 13 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 4

ORFU Final Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers @ Hamilton Flying Wildcats Date Away Home NA Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 6 Hamilton Flying Wildcats 0

• Hamilton will play the St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy in the Grey Cup.

Grey Cup Championship

November 25 32nd Annual Grey Cup Game: A.A.A. Grounds - Hamilton, Ontario
St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy 7	Hamilton Flying Wildcats 6
St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy are the 1944 Grey Cup Champions

1944 Ontario Armed Services Football League All-Stars

NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.

• QB – LS Annis Stukus, Toronto Navy Bulldogs
• HB – LS Tom Waldon, Toronto Navy Bulldogs
• HB – LAC Ray Mullins, St. Thomas Hornets
• DB – LAC Doug Smylie, Hagersville RCAF Flying Tigers
• E – Sgt. Dick Groom, Hagersville RCAF Flying Tigers
• E – LS Al Upper, Toronto Navy Bulldogs
• FW – Sgt. Doug Pyzer, Camp Borden RCAF Hurricanes
• C – F/O Jake Gaudaur, Camp Borden RCAF Hurricanes
• G – LS Hank McMahon, Toronto Navy Bulldogs
• G – Cpl. Fred Lamoureaux, Hagersville RCAF Flying Tigers
• T – Flt. Lt. Mike Ozarko, Camp Borden RCAF Hurricanes
• T – F/O Al Langford, Hagersville RCAF Flying Tigers

1944 Canadian Football Awards

• Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – no award given due to World War II
• Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Joe Krol - Hamilton Wildcats

References

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