1944 in Canadian football
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Canadian football news in 1944
The WIFU and the IRFU suspended operations for the duration of World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = PointsWestern Interprovincial Football Union
- NO LEAGUE PLAY
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
- NO LEAGUE PLAY
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- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
Grey Cup playoffs
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- Hamilton will play the Montreal Navy St. Hyacinthe in the Grey Cup.
Grey Cup Championship
| November 25 32nd Annual Grey Cup Game 32nd Grey Cup The 32nd Grey Cup was played on November 25, 1944, before 3,871 fans at Civic Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario.The St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy defeated the Hamilton Flying Wildcats 7 to 6.... : A.A.A. Grounds - Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe... |
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| St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy was a Canadian football team during World War II. It appeared in Grey Cup in 1944 season and won the cup that year.St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy was a Canadian football team during World War II... 7 |
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| St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy was a Canadian football team during World War II. It appeared in Grey Cup in 1944 season and won the cup that year.St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy was a Canadian football team during World War II... are the 1944 Grey Cup Champions |
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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.1944 Canadian Football Awards
- Jeff Russel Memorial TrophyJeff Russel Memorial TrophyThe Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy is a Canadian football award recognizing the most outstanding player of the Quebec University Football LeagueThe trophy was originally presented to the player who best exemplified skill, sportsmanship, and courage in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union...
(IRFU MVP) – no award given due to World War II - Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Joe KrolJoe KrolJoe "King" Krol was a Canadian football quarterback, running back, defensive back, and placekicker/punter from 1942 to 1953 and 1955...
- Hamilton Wildcats