Bradford Rattlers
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The Bradford Rattlers are a Canadian
Junior
ice hockey
team based out of Bradford, Ontario
. They play out of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
. Recently, the Rattlers, known until now as the Bulls, were bought out by a local group of investors for the purpose of moving the team up to Junior "A" from the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League
.
4-games-to-1. That summer, the SCJDHL was promoted to Junior "C". In 1980, Bradford won their league and went all the way to the Clarence Schmalz Cup
All-Ontario Final. In the end, they lost out to the Leamington Flyers
4-games-straight. In 1986, they made it all the way back to the All-Ontario final only to lose to the Norwich Merchants
4-games-to-3. In 1989, the Bulls struck gold. They won their league and then followed it up with a 4-games-to-2 series victory to defeat the Hanover Barons
to win their only ever Clarence Schmalz Cup
. The Bulls won the league again in 1998, but did not reach the All-Ontario Final. The Most valuable Player of the playoffs was Noah Bell, who was drafted into the Ontario Hockey League
a year later by the Sudbury Wolves
.
The Bradford Bulls were bought out towards the end of the 2005-06 season by a local party who owned an independent Junior "A" travelling team known as the Toronto Rattlers. The Rattlers toured the United States
playing games in junior hockey tournaments and against college teams from 2004 until 2006. A number of alumni received US college offers and Russia
n Kirill Tulupov was taken by the New Jersey Devils
in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
The new ownership group wanted the thirty-five year old Toronto
-Area franchise moved up to the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
, but when the Ontario Hockey Association
turned down the request the team walked away from the OHA. Under the new name "Rattlers", the team is now a member of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
.
on September 15, 2006 in Gravenhurst, Ontario
. The Rattlers dismantled the Shield, winning by a score of 10-1. Andreas Goetz picked up the teams first ever Junior "A" victory in net. Their first home game was on September 17, 2006 against the Toronto Canada Moose
, a 5-3 win.
On September 24, 2006, the Bradford Rattlers became the last undefeated team of the GMHL's inaugural season, moving to 5-0-0-0, defeating the (until then undefeated) Richmond Hill Rams by a score of 3-1. The winning streak lasted until October 15, 2006, 10-0-0-0, as the Rattlers picked up an overtime loss to the King Wild
. The Rattlers still had yet to lose a game in regulation. On January 21, 2007, the streak ended. Entering the game against the Deseronto Thunder
the Rattlers had compiled a 27-0-0-4 record. At one point, the Thunder were leading 5-2 but in typical Rattler fashion, Bradford came back. The comeback was not enough as they lost for the first time ever in regulation by a score of 6-5. Their league record of 31 straight games without a regulation loss will be a challenge to ever surpass.
The Rattlers finished the season in first place, earning a bye into the league semi-final. Their semi-final opponent was the Deseronto Thunder
. The Thunder game out flying, winning the first two games of the series. With their backs almost against wall, the Rattlers pulled themselves together and won the next four games straight to earn the right to play in the league final. The league final was against the league's second seeded King Wild
. The Rattlers squeaked out Game One with a 2-1 victory. Game Two saw the Wild come alive with a convincing 6-3 victory to even the series. The Rats came back on fire and won Game Three 5-0. Game Four and Five went to overtime with Bradford winning 2-1 and 4-3, respectively, to win the Bradford Rattlers the first ever Bob Russell Cup as GMJHL Champions.
The Rattlers faced the WHA Junior West Hockey League's New Westminster Whalers for the short-lived National Junior Hockey Alliance's "Alliance Cup," the only year in which this competition was contested. The Rattlers swept the series 3-games-to-none.
In 2007-08, the Rattlers challenged their 31-game record for regular season games without a regulation loss (one season), but came up short with a still impressive 28-game streak with a 5-3 January 6 loss to the Deseronto Storm. The Rattlers did, however, set a new league record for regular season games without a regulation loss (multiple seasons) with 38. This also marked the end of the longest winning streak in GMJHL history of 27 straight wins.
The Rattlers began the 2008 playoffs against the Toronto Canada Moose
, whom they swept. They then defeated the South Muskoka Shield
4-games-to-1. In the league semi-final, they swept the Elliot Lake Bobcats
, and in the league final they swept the Innisfil Lakers
to win their second straight Russell Cup.
's Torpedo UST-Kamenogorsk Under-18 squad in Shelburne, Ontario
. At one point leading 5-0, the Rattlers played a lot of their younger players in the second half of the game. The final score was 6-5 for Bradford.
The Rattlers finished the 2008-09 season with the second best record in the South Division and third best in the league. In the playoffs, the Rattlers first met the Toronto Canada Moose
. After winning the first two games, the Moose came back and took game three and four of the best-of-5 series to force a decisive game five. The Rattlers overcame the potential upset and won the series 3-games-to-2. In the division semi-final, the Rattlers drew the pesky Deseronto Storm. The Rattlers took game one, but in game two and three the Storm took control. The Rattlers had to win game four to prolong the best-of-5 series, and succeeded with a 5-1 victory. The next morning it was announced that the Deseronto Storm protested the result of game four due to a roster violation by Bradford. Upon review of the league, the result of game four was overturned and the Rattlers were disqualified from the remainder of the playoffs.
(*) Standings Incomplete.
Clarence Schmalz Cup
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Junior
Junior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team based out of Bradford, Ontario
Bradford, Ontario
Bradford is the primary country urban area of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario, in Canada. It overlooks a beautiful and prosperous farming community, known as The Holland Marsh, located on the Holland River that flows into Lake Simcoe...
. They play out of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
The Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League is a Canadian Developmental Junior "A" ice hockey league. The GMHL is not affiliated with the Canadian Junior Hockey League or a member by Hockey Canada...
. Recently, the Rattlers, known until now as the Bulls, were bought out by a local group of investors for the purpose of moving the team up to Junior "A" from the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League
Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League
The Georgian Mid Ontario Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association...
.
History
The Bradford franchise was founded in 1971 as they joined the South-Central Junior "D" Hockey League. The league soon became the Central Junior "C", then the Mid-Ontario Junior "C", and finally after merging with the Georgian Junior "C" league became the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior "C" Hockey League. Their team's first championship was the Junior "D" OHA Cup in 1973. They won the All-Ontario Junior "D" title by defeating the Mitchell HawksMitchell Hawks
The Mitchell Hawks are a Junior ice hockey team based in Mitchell, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
4-games-to-1. That summer, the SCJDHL was promoted to Junior "C". In 1980, Bradford won their league and went all the way to the Clarence Schmalz Cup
Clarence Schmalz Cup
The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships...
All-Ontario Final. In the end, they lost out to the Leamington Flyers
Leamington Flyers
The Leamington Flyers are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Leamington, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
4-games-straight. In 1986, they made it all the way back to the All-Ontario final only to lose to the Norwich Merchants
Norwich Merchants
The Norwich Merchants are a Canadian junior hockey team based in Norwich, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Western Division of the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-Season-by-Season record:...
4-games-to-3. In 1989, the Bulls struck gold. They won their league and then followed it up with a 4-games-to-2 series victory to defeat the Hanover Barons
Hanover Barons
The Hanover Barons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Hanover, Ontario, Canada. They play out in the Western Junior C Hockey League. The Barons spent the 2009-10 season in the neighbouring town of Durham, Ontario while their new arena was being built in Hanover.-History:The Hanover...
to win their only ever Clarence Schmalz Cup
Clarence Schmalz Cup
The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships...
. The Bulls won the league again in 1998, but did not reach the All-Ontario Final. The Most valuable Player of the playoffs was Noah Bell, who was drafted into the Ontario Hockey League
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
a year later by the Sudbury Wolves
Sudbury Wolves
The Sudbury Wolves are the name of the ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario. Sudbury has had a hockey team known as the "Wolves" nearly every year since World War I. The Sudbury Wolves, the senior men's AAA team, have twice been chosen to be Canada's representatives at the Ice Hockey World...
.
The Bradford Bulls were bought out towards the end of the 2005-06 season by a local party who owned an independent Junior "A" travelling team known as the Toronto Rattlers. The Rattlers toured the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
playing games in junior hockey tournaments and against college teams from 2004 until 2006. A number of alumni received US college offers and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n Kirill Tulupov was taken by the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
The new ownership group wanted the thirty-five year old Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
-Area franchise moved up to the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
The Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The league dates back to 1954 as the Central Junior B Hockey League. In 1993, the Central Junior B Hockey League was promoted to the...
, but when the Ontario Hockey Association
Ontario Hockey Association
The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
turned down the request the team walked away from the OHA. Under the new name "Rattlers", the team is now a member of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
The Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League is a Canadian Developmental Junior "A" ice hockey league. The GMHL is not affiliated with the Canadian Junior Hockey League or a member by Hockey Canada...
.
2006-07
The Bradford Rattlers first ever game in the GMHL was against the South Muskoka ShieldSouth Muskoka Shield
The South Muskoka Shield are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Gravenhurst, Ontario. They are members of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League.-History:...
on September 15, 2006 in Gravenhurst, Ontario
Gravenhurst, Ontario
Gravenhurst is a town in the Muskoka Region of Ontario, Canada. It is located approximately south of Bracebridge, Ontario. The mayor is Paisley Donaldson...
. The Rattlers dismantled the Shield, winning by a score of 10-1. Andreas Goetz picked up the teams first ever Junior "A" victory in net. Their first home game was on September 17, 2006 against the Toronto Canada Moose
Toronto Canada Moose
The Toronto Canada Moose are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based out of Thornhill, Ontario. They play in the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League.-History:...
, a 5-3 win.
On September 24, 2006, the Bradford Rattlers became the last undefeated team of the GMHL's inaugural season, moving to 5-0-0-0, defeating the (until then undefeated) Richmond Hill Rams by a score of 3-1. The winning streak lasted until October 15, 2006, 10-0-0-0, as the Rattlers picked up an overtime loss to the King Wild
King Wild
The Lefroy Wave are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Lefroy, Ontario. The team is in the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League .-History:...
. The Rattlers still had yet to lose a game in regulation. On January 21, 2007, the streak ended. Entering the game against the Deseronto Thunder
Deseronto Thunder
The Deseronto Storm is a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Deseronto, Ontario. They played in the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League.-2006-07:...
the Rattlers had compiled a 27-0-0-4 record. At one point, the Thunder were leading 5-2 but in typical Rattler fashion, Bradford came back. The comeback was not enough as they lost for the first time ever in regulation by a score of 6-5. Their league record of 31 straight games without a regulation loss will be a challenge to ever surpass.
The Rattlers finished the season in first place, earning a bye into the league semi-final. Their semi-final opponent was the Deseronto Thunder
Deseronto Thunder
The Deseronto Storm is a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Deseronto, Ontario. They played in the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League.-2006-07:...
. The Thunder game out flying, winning the first two games of the series. With their backs almost against wall, the Rattlers pulled themselves together and won the next four games straight to earn the right to play in the league final. The league final was against the league's second seeded King Wild
King Wild
The Lefroy Wave are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Lefroy, Ontario. The team is in the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League .-History:...
. The Rattlers squeaked out Game One with a 2-1 victory. Game Two saw the Wild come alive with a convincing 6-3 victory to even the series. The Rats came back on fire and won Game Three 5-0. Game Four and Five went to overtime with Bradford winning 2-1 and 4-3, respectively, to win the Bradford Rattlers the first ever Bob Russell Cup as GMJHL Champions.
The Rattlers faced the WHA Junior West Hockey League's New Westminster Whalers for the short-lived National Junior Hockey Alliance's "Alliance Cup," the only year in which this competition was contested. The Rattlers swept the series 3-games-to-none.
2007-08
On December 30, 2007, the Rattlers hosted the Moscow Selects All-star team in an exhibition game. The Selects won the game by a score of 8-4. This was the second game of seven that the Moscow team played against different GMJHL clubs.In 2007-08, the Rattlers challenged their 31-game record for regular season games without a regulation loss (one season), but came up short with a still impressive 28-game streak with a 5-3 January 6 loss to the Deseronto Storm. The Rattlers did, however, set a new league record for regular season games without a regulation loss (multiple seasons) with 38. This also marked the end of the longest winning streak in GMJHL history of 27 straight wins.
The Rattlers began the 2008 playoffs against the Toronto Canada Moose
Toronto Canada Moose
The Toronto Canada Moose are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based out of Thornhill, Ontario. They play in the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League.-History:...
, whom they swept. They then defeated the South Muskoka Shield
South Muskoka Shield
The South Muskoka Shield are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Gravenhurst, Ontario. They are members of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League.-History:...
4-games-to-1. In the league semi-final, they swept the Elliot Lake Bobcats
Elliot Lake Bobcats
The Elliot Lake Bobcats are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based out of Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League.-History:...
, and in the league final they swept the Innisfil Lakers
Innisfil Lakers
The Innisfil Lakers were a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Innisfil, Ontario, Canada. They played in the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League.-History:The Lakers are one of six expansion teams for the 2007-08 GMHL season....
to win their second straight Russell Cup.
2008-09
On January 5, 2009, the Rattlers played off against KazakhstanKazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
's Torpedo UST-Kamenogorsk Under-18 squad in Shelburne, Ontario
Shelburne, Ontario
Shelburne, Ontario is a town in Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada, located at the intersection of Highway 10 and Highway 89...
. At one point leading 5-0, the Rattlers played a lot of their younger players in the second half of the game. The final score was 6-5 for Bradford.
The Rattlers finished the 2008-09 season with the second best record in the South Division and third best in the league. In the playoffs, the Rattlers first met the Toronto Canada Moose
Toronto Canada Moose
The Toronto Canada Moose are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based out of Thornhill, Ontario. They play in the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League.-History:...
. After winning the first two games, the Moose came back and took game three and four of the best-of-5 series to force a decisive game five. The Rattlers overcame the potential upset and won the series 3-games-to-2. In the division semi-final, the Rattlers drew the pesky Deseronto Storm. The Rattlers took game one, but in game two and three the Storm took control. The Rattlers had to win game four to prolong the best-of-5 series, and succeeded with a 5-1 victory. The next morning it was announced that the Deseronto Storm protested the result of game four due to a roster violation by Bradford. Upon review of the league, the result of game four was overturned and the Rattlers were disqualified from the remainder of the playoffs.
Season-by-Season Standings
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs | |
| 1971-72 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 2 | |||||||
| 168 | 144 | 34 | 4th SCJDHL | Lost Semi-final | |||||||
| 1972-73 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
| 175 | 99 | 47 | 2nd SCJDHL | Won League, Won OHA Cup | |||||||
| 1973-74 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| 208 | 106 | 50 | 1st Central G1 | Won League, Lost CSC SF | |||||||
| 1974-75 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
| 223 | 100 | 48 | 2nd Central G1 | Won League, Lost CSC QF | |||||||
| 1975-76 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | |||||||
| 159 | 132 | 39 | 4th Central G1 | Lost Final | |||||||
| 1976-00 | Statistics Missing | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 155 | 150 | 35 | 5th GMOHL | ||
| 2001-02 | 36 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 91 | 210 | 12 | 8th GMOHL | ||
| 2002-03* | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 79 | 80 | 23 | 4th GMOHL | ||
| 2003-04 | 36 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 142 | 146 | 33 | 6th GMOHL | ||
| 2004-05 | 40 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 144 | 127 | 45 | 5th GMOHL | ||
| 2005-06 | 42 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 148 | 205 | 33 | 7th GMOHL | ||
| 2006-07 | 42 | 37 | 1 | ||||||||
| 4 | 266 | 121 | 78 | 1st GMJHL | Won League, Won Alliance Cup | ||||||
| 2007-08 | 42 | 37 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1 | 314 | 110 | 75 | 1st GMJHL | Won League | ||||||
| 2008-09 | 43 | 34 | 6 | ||||||||
| 3 | 284 | 132 | 71 | 3rd GMJHL | Lost Quarter-final | ||||||
| 2009-10 | 42 | 34 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2 | 273 | 150 | 70 | 3rd GMJHL | Lost Semi-final | ||||||
| 2010-11 | 42 | 26 | 14 | ||||||||
| 2 | 239 | 178 | 54 | 4th GMJHL | Lost Semi-final | ||||||
(*) Standings Incomplete.
Playoffs
- 2007 Won League, Won Alliance Cup
- Bradford Rattlers defeated Deseronto ThunderDeseronto ThunderThe Deseronto Storm is a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Deseronto, Ontario. They played in the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League.-2006-07:...
4-games-to-2 in semi-final - Bradford Rattlers defeated King WildKing WildThe Lefroy Wave are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Lefroy, Ontario. The team is in the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League .-History:...
4-games-to-1 in final - Bradford Rattlers defeated New Westminster Whalers 3-games-to-none in Alliance Cup
- 2008 Won League
- Bradford Rattlers defeated Toronto Canada MooseToronto Canada MooseThe Toronto Canada Moose are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based out of Thornhill, Ontario. They play in the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League.-History:...
4-games-to-none in bye round - Bradford Rattlers defeated South Muskoka ShieldSouth Muskoka ShieldThe South Muskoka Shield are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Gravenhurst, Ontario. They are members of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League.-History:...
4-games-to-1 in quarter-final - Bradford Rattlers defeated Elliot Lake BobcatsElliot Lake BobcatsThe Elliot Lake Bobcats are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based out of Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League.-History:...
4-games-to-none in semi-final - Bradford Rattlers defeated Innisfil LakersInnisfil LakersThe Innisfil Lakers were a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Innisfil, Ontario, Canada. They played in the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League.-History:The Lakers are one of six expansion teams for the 2007-08 GMHL season....
4-games-to-none in final- 2009 Lost Division Semi-final
- Bradford Rattlers defeated Toronto Canada MooseToronto Canada MooseThe Toronto Canada Moose are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based out of Thornhill, Ontario. They play in the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League.-History:...
3-games-to-2 in division quarter-final - Deseronto Storm defeated Bradford Rattlers 3-games-to-1 in division semi-final
- 2010 Lost Semi-final
- Bradford Rattlers defeated Brock BucksBrock BucksThe Bobcaygeon Bucks are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Bobcaygeon, Ontario. They play in the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League.-History:The Douro Dukes were one of six expansion teams for the 2007-08 GMHL season....
3-games-to-none in quarter-final - South Muskoka ShieldSouth Muskoka ShieldThe South Muskoka Shield are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Gravenhurst, Ontario. They are members of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League.-History:...
defeated Bradford Rattlers 4-games-to-1 in semi-final- 2011 Lost Semi-final
- Bradford Rattlers defeated Deseronto Storm 3-games-to-none in quarter-final
- South Muskoka ShieldSouth Muskoka ShieldThe South Muskoka Shield are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Gravenhurst, Ontario. They are members of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League.-History:...
defeated Bradford Rattles 4-games-to-3 in semi-final
Clarence Schmalz CupClarence Schmalz CupThe Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships...
Appearances
- 1980: Leamington FlyersLeamington FlyersThe Leamington Flyers are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Leamington, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
defeated Bradford Blues 4-games-to-none - 1986: Norwich MerchantsNorwich MerchantsThe Norwich Merchants are a Canadian junior hockey team based in Norwich, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Western Division of the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-Season-by-Season record:...
defeated Bradford Blues 4-games-to-3 - 1989: Bradford Bulls defeated Hanover BaronsHanover BaronsThe Hanover Barons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Hanover, Ontario, Canada. They play out in the Western Junior C Hockey League. The Barons spent the 2009-10 season in the neighbouring town of Durham, Ontario while their new arena was being built in Hanover.-History:The Hanover...
4-games-to-2