The Brantford Lions were a junior ice hockey

Junior ice hockey

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 team in the Ontario Hockey Association

Ontario Hockey League

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, based in Brantford, Ontario

Ontario

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. The Lions played at the Junior A level from 1933-36, and again from 1941-44. In the intermediate years, the played at the Junior B level, from 1936-41, and again from 1944-46.

Hockey Hall of Fame

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 defenceman Bill Quackenbush

Bill Quackenbush

Hubert George "Bill" Quackenbush was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League. During his 14 year career, he was the first defenceman to win the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. He won the award after playing the...

 played for the Lions in 1941-42. That season, Bob Wiest led the league in scoring, winning the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy

Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy

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 with 40 goals and 28 assists in 40 games. The same year, Branford finished first place in the OHA for the regular season, but lost in the first round of the playoffs to the defending champions, the Oshawa Generals

Oshawa Generals

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. The Lions were runners-up to the J. Ross Robertson Cup

J. Ross Robertson Cup

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 in 1943, but against lost to the Oshawa Generals.

NHL Alumni

Junior A alumni

Leo Gravelle Leo Gravelle Joseph Gerard Leo Gravelle is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 223 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens. Web site: www.leogravelle.com... Fred Hunt Fred Hunt Herbert Frederick Hunt was an English jazz pianist.Hunt played early on in London with Mike Daniels and Cy Laurie , then joined Alex Welsh's band from 1954 to 1962 and again from 1964 to 1974... Francis Kane

Howie Meeker Howie Meeker Howard William Meeker, C.M. is a former right winger in the National Hockey League, youth coach and educator in ice hockey and television sports announcer as well as a former Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament... Ray Powell Ray Powell (ice hockey) Raymond Henry Powell was a professional ice hockey player who played 31 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Chicago Black Hawks.-References:... Bill Quackenbush Bill Quackenbush Hubert George "Bill" Quackenbush was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League. During his 14 year career, he was the first defenceman to win the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. He won the award after playing the...

Thain Simon Thain Simon Thain Andrew Simon is a former Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He played 3 games in the NHL for the Detroit Red Wings.-External links:... Cliff Simpson Cliff Simpson Cliff Simpson was a professional ice hockey player who played eight games in the National Hockey League. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he played with the Detroit Red Wings.- References :*...

Junior B alumni

Tom McGrattan Tom McGrattan Thomas 'Tom' McGrattan is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League game for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1947–48 NHL season.-External links:...

Leo Reise Jr.

Bill Wylie Bill Wylie William Vance Wylie was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played in one National Hockey League game for the New York Rangers during the 1950–51 NHL season.-External links:...

Yearly Results

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Pct %	Goals For	Goals Against	Standing
1941-42	24	19	5	0	38	0.792	183	83	1st OHA
1942-43	22	12	10	2	26	0.591	102	98	2nd OHA
1943-44	25	11	13	1	23	0.460	90	126	3rd Group 2