1952-53 FHL season
| 1952-53 FHL season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| League | Fluvannia Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | October 13, 1952 – March 2, 1953 |
| Number of games | 36 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| TV partner(s) | Fluvannia Broadcasting Corporation |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Oshkosh Lakers |
| 1953 Union Cup Final | |
| Champions | Harrisonburg Highlanders (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Charlottesville Millionaires (1st app.) |
The 1952-53 Fluvannia Hockey League season was the fifth season of operation of the Fluvannia Hockey League. Seven teams played during a regular season lasting from October to February, consisting of 36 games: six games played against every other team, with each team hosting half the games played. The top four teams then played best-of-five semifinals series to determine the participants in the Union Cup Final. The third-seeded Harrisonburg Highlanders and fourth-seeded Charlottesville Millionaires would upset their semifinal opponents to reach the final, with Harrisonburg sweeping Charlottesville for their first Union Cup championship.
For the first time since the league's inaugural season (in which they finished in last place), the Omro Raiders failed to make the Union Cup Final.
Several firsts for the league occurred this season:
- The Fluvannia Broadcasting Corporation began televising FHL games. FBC would remain the national broadcasting partner until Arena Sportsnet would being broadcasting in 1987.
- This was the first year the Union Cup Final was a best-of-seven series; this has remained true since.
- This season saw the first appearance in the Final for both Harrisonburg and Charlottesville; with this, every team that had played in the FHL to date had made the Final at least once.
Regular Season Results
| Position | Team | GP | Pts | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Differential | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oshkosh Lakers | 36 | 61 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 108 | 94 | +14 | 0.597 |
| 2 | Appleton Bears | 36 | 55 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 92 | 89 | +3 | 0.556 |
| 3 | Harrisonburg Highlanders | 36 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 111 | 95 | +16 | 0.514 |
| 4 | Charlottesville Millionaires | 36 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 99 | 103 | −4 | 0.514 |
| 5 | Omro Raiders | 36 | 49 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 104 | 98 | +6 | 0.500 |
| 6 | Rochester Royals | 36 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 113 | 113 | 0 | 0.472 |
| 7 | Manitowoc Admirals | 36 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 97 | 132 | −35 | 0.347 |
Harrisonburg beats Charlottesville on the head-to-head points tiebreaker (15-3).
Playoffs
Semifinal series are best-of-five. Final is best-of-seven.
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oshkosh | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Charlottesville | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Harrisonburg | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Charlottesville | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Appleton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Harrisonburg | 3 | ||||||||||||||||