1956 ONTARIO LACROSSE ASSOCIATION JUNIOR A --------------------------------- -------- FINAL STANDINGS --------------- GOALS GOALS GAMES WON LOST TIED FOR AGAINST POINTS ----- --- ---- ---- ---- ------- ------ ST.CATHARINES NORSEMEN 18 13 5 0 195 123 26 PETERBOROUGH YOUNG PETES 20 12 8 0 249 257 24 BRAMPTON EXCELSIORS 20 9 11 0 190 207 18 LONG BRANCH MONARCHS 16 8 8 0 156 151 16 MIMICO GREEN GAELS 14 4 10 0 118 166 8 PLAYOFFS -------- BRAMPTON DEFEATED ST.CATHARINES 3 GAMES TO 0. LONG BRANCH DEFEATED PETERBOROUGH 3 GAMES TO 1. BRAMPTON DEFEATED LONG BRANCH 4 GAMES TO 2. MINTO CUP SEMI-FINALS - BRAMPTON EXCELSIORS DEFEATED MANITOBA ALL-STARS 2 GAMES TO 0. MINTO CUP WINNER - VANCOUVER MOUNT PLEASANT DEFEATED BRAMPTON EXCELSIORS ---------------- 4 GAMES TO 0. 1956 O.L.A. REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE 1. Mon. May 14 Long Branch 9 at St.Kitts 8 summary 2. Fri. May 18 St.Kitts 6 at Brampton 9 summary 3. Wed. May 23 Mimico 4 at Peterborough 6 summary 4. Wed. May 23 Brampton 9 at Long Branch 11 story 5. Fri. May 25 Long Branch 5 at Brampton 8 story 6. Sat. May 26 Peterborough 6 at St.Kitts 19 summary 7. Fri. June 2 Mimico 6 at Brampton 17 story 8. Sat. June 3 St.Kitts 9 at Peterborough 11 summary 9. Mon. June 5 Brampton 6 at Peterborough 18 story 10. Tues. June 6 Long Branch 9 at Peterborough 14 story 11. Thur. June 8 Peterborough 8 at Brampton 13 story 12. Wed. June 13 Brampton 5 at St.Kitts 17 summary 13. Wed. June 13 Peterborough 13 at Long Branch 23 lineups/goal scorers 14. Fri. June 15 St.Kitts 9 at Brampton 6 summary 15. Mimico 10 at Long Branch 9 16. Sat. June 16 Mimico 10 at Peterborough 6 summary 17. Mon. June 18 Peterborough 20 at Mimico 16 lineups/story 18. Tues. June 19 Long Branch 5 at St.Kitts 11 summary 19. Wed. June 20 Brampton 10 at Peterborough 13 lineups/story 20. Thur. June 21 Mimico 4 at St.Kitts 11 summary 21. Fri. June 22 Long Branch 5 at Brampton 8 story 12. Sat. June 23 Peterborough 5 at St.Kitts 15 summary 13. Mon. June 25 Long Branch 12 at Peterborough 14 summary 14. Wed. June 27 Mimico 5 at St.Kitts 13 summary 25. Fri. June 29 Peterborough 18 at Brampton 14 lineups/story 26. Wed. July 4 St.Kitts 11 at Long Branch 8 summary 27. Brampton 14 at Mimico 7 story 28. Fri. July 6 Mimico 11 at Brampton 6 story 29. Sat. July 7 St.Kitts 11 at Peterborough 12 summary 30. Wed. July 11 Brampton 1 at St.Kitts 10 summary 31. Wed. July 11 Peterborough 9 at Long Branch 17 story 32. Fri. July 13 St.Kitts 12 at Brampton 10 summary 33. Sat. July 14 Mimico 15 at Peterborough 21 story 34. Wed. July 18 St.Kitts 9 at Long Branch 7 summary 35. Fri. July 20 Long Branch 7 at Brampton 11 story 36. Mon, July 23 Brampton 5 at Long Branch 9 story 37. Wed. July 25 Brampton 14 at Peterborough 16 story 38. Fri. July 27 Mimico 6 at Brampton 8 story 39. Mon. July 30 Peterborough 18 at Mimico 14 summary 40. Tues. July 31 St.Kitts 12 at Mimico 8 summary 41. Wed. Aug 1 Long Branch 10 at Peterborough 8 summary 42. Fri. Aug 3 Peterborough 13 at Brampton 16 43. Tues. Aug 7 Mimico 2 at St.Kitts 7 summary 44. Wed. Aug 8 St.Kitts 5 at Long Branch 10 goal scorers PLAYOFFS 1. Mon. Aug 13 Brampton 10 at St.Kitts 8 summary 2. Fri. Aug 17 St.Kitts 4 at Brampton 10 story 3. Mon. Aug 20 Brampton 10 at St.Kitts 6 summary 1. Mon. Aug 13 Peterborough 6 at Long Branch 13 story 2. Wed. Aug. 15 Long Branch 4 at Peterborough 10 summary 3. Fri. Aug 17 Peterborough 8 at Long Branch 16 story 4. Mon. Aug 20 Long Branch 8 at Peterborough 5 summary 1. Fri. Aug 24 Brampton 11 at Long Branch 12 story 2. Mon. Aug 27 Long Branch 7 at Brampton 12 story 3. Thur. Aug 30 Brampton 5 at Long Branch 11 story 4. 5. Mon. Sept 3 Brampton 8 at Long Branch 3 story 6. Wed. Sept 5 Long Branch 4 at Brampton 11 story 1956 BRAMPTON EXCELSIORS Regular Season GOALS ASSISTS POINTS ----- ------- ------ Bill Castator 19 6 25 Wayne Thompson 15 7 22 Larry Kendall 16 5 21 Larry Gibson 16 5 21 Gord Thompson 18 1 19 John Ford 8 2 10 Ken Richardson 5 2 7 Ted Robinson 6 0 6 Bert Johnston 5 1 6 Bert Naylor 3 3 6 Jim Thompson 3 2 5 Bruce Wanless 3 1 4 Jim Shopshire 3 0 3 Jim McClure 0 3 3 Ted MacDonald 1 0 1 Steve Richardson 1 0 1 Bert Thompson 1 0 1 Lawless 0 1 1 Gibbons 0 1 1 1956 BRAMPTON EXCELSIORS Minto Cup Semi-Finals GP GO ASS PTS PIM -- -- --- --- --- John Coleman 2 3 5 8 0 Bill Castator 2 3 3 6 4 Peter Ruse 2 4 0 4 6 Gord Thompson 2 2 2 4 6 John Ford 2 2 0 2 0 Florie Tomchysen 2 2 0 2 0 Bert Johnson 2 1 0 1 0 Hugh Devine 2 1 0 1 0 Wayne Thompson 2 1 0 1 0 Larry Kendall 2 0 1 1 0 Ken Richardson 1 0 0 0 0 Jim Thompson 2 0 0 0 0 Tom Green 2 0 0 0 0 Bert Naylor 2 0 0 0 2 Bruce Wanless 2 0 0 0 2 John McDonald 2 0 0 0 9 Larry Gibson 2 0 0 0 0 Team Penalty 4 1956 BRAMPTON EXCELSIORS Minto Cup Finals GP GO ASS PTS PIM -- -- --- --- --- Pete Ruse 4 7 1 8 0 Bill Castator 4 4 2 6 12 John Coleman 4 2 4 6 18 Wayne Thompson 4 5 0 5 4 Larry Kendall 4 2 1 3 4 Bert Naylor 4 1 2 3 4 John Ford 4 1 1 2 8 John MacDonald 4 1 1 2 11 Hugh Devine 3 1 0 1 0 Ken Richardson 4 1 0 1 9 Florie Tomchyshyn 4 1 0 1 2 Larry Gibson 4 0 0 0 5 Tom Green 2 0 0 0 0 Bert Johnston 3 0 0 0 22 Gord Thompson 2 0 0 0 20 Jim Thompson 3 0 0 0 0 Bruce Wanless 4 0 0 0 0 Team Penalty 3 1956 LONG BRANCH MONARCHS Regular Season GOALS ASSISTS POINTS ----- ------- ------ George Kapasky 8 3 11 Florie Tomchyshyn 7 4 11 Brian Aheane 9 0 9 Peter Ruse 5 1 6 Red Shipway 4 1 5 Rennie 4 0 4 Morley Kells 3 1 4 John Coleman 3 0 3 Dick Holman 2 0 2 George Walton 2 0 2 Norm Neave 2 0 2 Dave James 2 0 2 Lee Vandereyken 1 0 1 Sitarsk 1 0 1 Hugh Brown 1 0 1 Bert Halmon 1 0 1 John Thornell 0 1 1 1956 MIMICO GREEN GAELS Regular Season GOALS ASSISTS POINTS ----- ------- ------ Hugh Devine 10 15 25 Paul Henderson 10 5 15 Charlie Ludlow 8 3 11 Jack Madgett 8 2 10 Bob Davidson 8 0 8 Steve Ryckman 7 1 8 Jack Magee 5 3 8 Ken Lotton 5 1 6 Ted Kirby 4 1 5 Paul Chase 4 0 4 Ron Smith 3 1 4 Les Vienpal 1 0 1 Bill Rohmer 1 0 1 Bill Davenport 1 0 1 John Ryckman 1 0 1 Brazier 1 0 1 Larry Davidson 0 1 1 Joe Dicks 0 1 1 Tom Green 0 0 0 1956 PETERBOROUGH PETES Regular Season GOALS ASSISTS POINTS ----- ------- ------ Ron Jay 64 20 84 Dan Quinlan 48 20 68 Larry Ferguson 24 21 45 Peter Heffernan 16 13 29 Dave Quinlan 19 8 27 Cy Coombes 18 9 27 Paul Parnell 15 9 24 Pat Baker 0 23 23 John Hickey 8 13 21 Gord Perry 5 9 14 Ben Floyd 7 6 13 Gord 'Tiny' Hunt 6 3 9 Roy Wood 8 0 8 Gord MacInnes 3 3 6 Tex Drury 4 0 4 McDougall 1 0 1 Powell 1 0 1 Leo Braniff 0 1 1 ** Peterborough stats taken from the newspaper 1956 ST.CATHARINES NORSEMEN Regular Season GOALS ASSISTS POINTS ----- ------- ------ Ronnie Roy 43 14 57 Donnie Baker 26 27 53 Gary Moore 41 4 45 Brian Woods 15 11 26 Dick Hill 9 13 22 Richard Daniels 4 16 20 Jack Galloway 12 7 19 Dave Hall 11 8 19 Mike D'Amico 14 3 17 Gary Simpson 8 3 11 Skeeter Mower 2 5 7 Gary Carr 4 1 5 Gary Hind 3 2 5 Bruce Erskine 1 4 5 Dick Morningstar 0 4 4 Fred Bachur 2 0 2 Ted Kirby 0 2 2