The 1953 Allan Cup was the

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championship of the

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(CAHA) for the 1952–53 season. The event was hosted by the Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen and

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. The 1953 playoff marked the 45th time that the

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has been awarded. CAHA vice-president Jimmy Dunn was chairman of the senior playoffs in 1953, and was faced with multiple branches of the CAHA not participating. He wanted to include as many teams as possible since the CAHA and all of its branches were primarily funded by

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from the playoffs and could not afford the loss of income. The CAHA had suspended the

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for the season due to registration violations, and the

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chose to withdraw from senior hockey. Dunn went to extraordinary efforts to retain the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association teams, which included rescheduling multiple series due to delays in the Saskatchewan playoffs and demands to play against the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association champion rather than the

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champion.

Teams

* Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen (Eastern Canadian champions) *

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(Western Canadian champions)

Playdowns

Allan Cup playoffs:

Allan Cup Best-of-Seven Series

:Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen 3 - Penticton Vees 2 :Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen 8 - Penticton Vees 3 :Penticton Vees 2 - Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen 1 :Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen 6 - Penticton Vees 3 :Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen 5 - Penticton Vees 0

Eastern Playdowns

''Semi-final'' :

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defeated St. John Beavers ''4-games-to-none'' ::Smiths Falls Rideaus 4 - St. John Beavers 1 ::Smiths Falls Rideaus 6 - St. John Beavers 2 ::Smiths Falls Rideaus 9 - St. John Beavers 3 ::Smiths Falls Rideaus 5 - St. John Beavers 2 :Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen defeated

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''4-games-to-2 with 1 tie'' ::Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen 4 - Sudbury Wolves 2 ::Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen 8 - Sudbury Wolves 3 ::Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen 3 - Sudbury Wolves 3 ::Sudbury Wolves 5 - Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen 4 ::Sudbury Wolves 5 - Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen 4 ::Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen 3 - Sudbury Wolves 1 ::Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen 6 - Sudbury Wolves 4 ''Final'' :Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen defeated Smiths Falls Rideaus ''4-games-to-3'' ::Smiths Falls Rideaus 6 - Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen 2 ::Smiths Falls Rideaus 2 - Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen 0 ::Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen 6 - Smiths Falls Rideaus 4 ::Smiths Falls Rideaus 7 - Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen 4 ::Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen 9 - Smiths Falls Rideaus 1 ::Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen 6 - Smiths Falls Rideaus 1 ::Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen 6 - Smiths Falls Rideaus 0

Western Playdowns

''Quarter-final'' :

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defeated

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''4-games-to-3'' ::Winnipeg Maroons 7 - Regina Capitals 2 ::Winnipeg Maroons 6 - Regina Capitals 1 ::Regina Capitals 5 - Winnipeg Maroons 0 ::Regina Capitals 6 - Winnipeg Maroons 3 ::Winnipeg Maroons 5 - Regina Capitals 2 ::Regina Capitals 5 - Winnipeg Maroons 3 ::Regina Capitals 4 - Winnipeg Maroons 1 ''Semi-final'' : Fort William Beavers defeated Regina Capitals ''4-games-to-2'' ::Regina Capitals 5 - Fort William Beavers 3 ::Regina Capitals 5 - Fort William Beavers 1 ::Fort William Beavers 4 - Regina Capitals 1 ::Fort William Beavers 4 - Regina Capitals 0 ::Fort William Beavers 7 - Regina Capitals 2 ::Fort William Beavers 5 - Regina Capitals 0 ''Final'' :Penticton Vees defeated Fort William Beavers ''4-games-to-2'' ::Penticton Vees 5 - Fort William Beavers 2 ::Penticton Vees 4 - Fort William Beavers 3 ::Fort William Beavers 5 - Penticton Vees 4 ::Fort William Beavers 5 - Penticton Vees 0 ::Penticton Vees 5 - Fort William Beavers 1 ::Penticton Vees 4 - Fort William Beavers 3

References

External links

Allan Cup website
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