1946_in_Canadian_football
1946 in Canadian football
Overview of the events of 1946 in Canadian football
The WIFU resumed play for the first time since 1942. The IRFU increased their season play from 6 games to 12 games, per team.
The Montreal Alouettes came into existence. The Regina Roughriders unofficially changed their name to become the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The name change eventually became official on April 1, 1950.
Air travel was used for the first time as the Toronto Argonauts flew to Winnipeg to play pre-season games against the Blue Bombers.
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
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- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
Note: All dates in 1946
Semifinals
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- The Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers will play the Hamilton Wildcats in the ORFU Final.
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- The Hamilton Wildcats will play the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers in the ORFU Final.
Finals
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- The Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the total-point series by 30–21. Winnipeg advances to the Grey Cup game.
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- The Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers will play the Toronto Argonauts in the Eastern finals.
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- The Toronto Argonauts will play the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers in the Eastern finals.
Eastern Finals
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- The Toronto Argonauts advance to the Grey Cup game.
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| IRFU | Montreal Alouettes | 6 | ||||||||||||
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 12 | ||||||||||||
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 22 | ||||||||||||
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| ORFU | Toronto Balmy Beach | 12 | ||||||||||||
| ORFU | Hamilton Wildcats | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ORFU | Toronto Balmy Beach | 13 | ||||||||||||
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 28 | ||||||||||||
| WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6 | ||||||||||||
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| WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18-12 | ||||||||||||
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| WIFU | Calgary Stampeders | 21-0 | ||||||||||||
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NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
1st Team
- QB – Frank Gnup, Hamilton Wildcats
- FW – Ken Charleton, Ottawa Rough Riders
- HB – Royal Copeland, Toronto Argonauts
- HB – Joe Krol, Toronto Argonauts
- HB – Virgil Wagner, Montreal Alouettes
- E – Dick Groom, Hamilton Tigers
- E – Bert Haigh, Ottawa Rough Riders
- C – Doug Turner, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- G – Benny Steck, Montreal Alouettes
- G – Bill Zock, Toronto Argonauts
- T – Herb Trawick, Montreal Alouettes
- T – Hank Christman, Ottawa Rough Riders
2nd Team
- QB – Frank Dunlap, Ottawa Rough Riders
- FW – Don McFarlane, University of Western Ontario
- HB – Bob McFarlane, University of Western Ontario
- HB – Don Toms, Hamilton Wildcats
- HB – Johnny Lake, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- E – George Turnbull, University of Western Ontario
- E – Len Wright, Hamilton Wildcats
- C – Don Loney, Toronto Argonauts
- G – Don McKenzie, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- G – Rudy Grass, University of Toronto
- T – Don Durno, Toronto Indians
- T – Vic Ghetti, Windsor Rockets
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
- QB – Walter Dobler, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- FW – Bill Wusyk, Calgary Stampeders
- HB – Sully Glasser, Regina Roughriders
- HB – Paul Rowe, Calgary Stampeders
- HB – Bill Ordway, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- E – Johnny Bell, Regina Roughriders
- E – Nate Shore, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- C – Mel Wilson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- G – David "Sneaky" Adams, Calgary Stampeders
- G – Bill Ceretti, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- T – Andrew Nagy, Regina Roughriders
- T – Martin Gainor, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
- QB – Frank Gnup, Hamilton Wildcats
- HB – Don Toms, Hamilton Wildcats
- HB – Ross McKelvey, Toronto Indians
- DB – Johnny Lake, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- E – Len Wright, Hamilton Wildcats
- E – Johnny Farmer, Toronto Indians
- FW – Fred Kijek, Toronto Indians
- C – Doug Turner, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- G – Don McKenzie, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- G – Trip Trepanier, Sarnia Imperials
- T – Don Durno, Toronto Indians
- T – Vic Ghetti, Windsor Rockets
- Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Joe Krol (RB), Toronto Argonauts
- Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (WIFU MVP) - Bill Wusyk (WR), Calgary Stampeders
- Gruen Trophy (IRFU Rookie of the Year) - Bernie Brennan (HB), Ottawa Rough Riders
- Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Frank Gnup - Hamilton Wildcats
- "Grey Cup 1946". Archived from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2009-09-04.