During an end of season meeting, it was moved that all playoff games be best-of-five sets, for it was felt that a seven-game series, which stretches into eight, not only drains the pocketbooks of the fans, but drains the stamina of the players.
[1] Team W-L-T Win% GF–GA Played interlocking with the Okanagan Senior League.
Nelson Maple Leafs beat Trail Smoke Eaters 3 wins to 1.
Best of 5 Nelson Maple Leafs beat Kimberley Dynamiters 3 wins to 1.
Nelson Maple Leafs advanced to the 1953-54 British Columbia Senior Playoffs.