1960 Allan Cup
Canadian senior ice hockey championship
The 1960 Allan Cup was the Canadian senior ice hockey championship for the 1959–60 senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the Trail Smoke Eaters and Trail, British Columbia. The 1960 playoff marked the 52nd time that the Allan Cup has been awarded.
Teams
Chatham Maroons (Eastern Canadian Champions)
Trail Smoke Eaters (Western Canadian Champions)
Playdowns
Allan Cup Best-of-Seven Series
Chatham Maroons 4 - Trail Smoke Eaters 1
Chatham Maroons 5 - Trail Smoke Eaters 5 (OTF)
Chatham Maroons 7 - Trail Smoke Eaters 4
Chatham Maroons 2 - Trail Smoke Eaters 1
Chatham Maroons 5 - Trail Smoke Eaters 4
Eastern Playdowns
Quarter-final
Amherst Ramblers defeated Montreal Meuniers 3-games-to-none with 1 tie
Amherst Ramblers 2 - Montreal Meuniers 2
Amherst Ramblers 4 - Montreal Meuniers 3
Amherst Ramblers 4 - Montreal Meuniers 1
Amherst Ramblers 10 - Montreal Meuniers 0
Semi-final
Chatham Maroons defeated Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes 3-games-to-2
Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes 3 - Chatham Maroons 2
Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes 10 - Chatham Maroons 2
Chatham Maroons 7 - Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes 0
Chatham Maroons 3 - Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes 2
Chatham Maroons 5 - Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes 0
Hull Legion defeated Amherst Ramblers 3-games-to-2
Amherst Ramblers 8 - Hull Legion 2
Amherst Ramblers 8 - Hull Legion 7
Hull Legion 5 - Amherst Ramblers 4
Hull Legion 5 - Amherst Ramblers 2
Hull Legion 2 - Amherst Ramblers 1
Final
Chatham Maroons defeated Hull Legion 3-games-to-1
Chatham Maroons 6 - Hull Legion 2
Chatham Maroons 6 - Hull Legion 2
Hull Legion 6 - Chatham Maroons 4
Chatham Maroons 19 - Hull Legion 0
Western Playdowns
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association second vice-president Art Potter oversaw scheduling in Western Canada, ruled that Saskatchewan too late in declaring a champion to participate in the playoffs, then changed his mind and scheduled an abbreviated series.
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