Cambridge Hornets
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The Cambridge Hornets were a Senior "AAA" ice hockey
team based out of Cambridge, Ontario
. They played in the Ontario Hockey Association
's Major League Hockey
. The new Cambridge Hornets were brought into Southwestern Senior A Hockey League in 1999. They were members of the league in 2003 when it changed its name to Major League Hockey.
. Two other teams in the league appealed the usage of this player as a violation of the league's residency rule, which resulted in a series of late season victories being overturned to these teams' favour. The overturned victories resulted in a drop to fifth and last place for the Hornets. Irate, the ownership of the Hornets pulled their team from the league and filed a lawsuit for damages. The Cambridge Hornets have not stepped on the ice since.
NHL alumni
List of modern era Cambridge Hornets alumni who also played in the NHL.
championship in 1961, concluding their first season. As the reigning Allan Cup champions, the Terriers represented Canada at the 1962 Ice Hockey World Championships
finishing 2nd place, winning the silver medal
. Notable players from that era include, Dave Dryden
, Tod Sloan
, Darryl Sly
and Bill Wylie
.
The "Terriers" named itself had been used by teams in Galt dating back to the 1920s and 1930s, before World War II
. Notable players included Larry Aurie
, Clarence Boucher, John Brackenborough
, Art Gauthier
, Norman Himes
, Carl Liscombe
, Cliff McBride
, Mickey Murray
and Jean Pusie
.
Following the 1961–62 season, the Galt Terriers were renamed the Galt Hornets. The Hornets won two more Allan Cup titles in 1969 and 1971. In 1973, the team name changed to the Cambridge Hornets, when the City of Galt was almagated into Cambridge.
List of original era Cambridge Hornets alumni who also played in the NHL.
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 Cambridge, Ontario
Cambridge, Ontario
Cambridge is a city located in Southern Ontario at the confluence of the Grand and Speed rivers in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is an amalgamation of the City of Galt, the towns of Preston and Hespeler, and the hamlet of Blair.Galt covers the largest portion of...
. They played in 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...
's Major League Hockey
Major League Hockey
Allan Cup Hockey is the top tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league in the province of Ontario. As a member of the Ontario Hockey Association and Hockey Canada, the league contends for the famed Allan Cup. The league came to its latest incarnation when it lost several teams leaving it with two...
. The new Cambridge Hornets were brought into Southwestern Senior A Hockey League in 1999. They were members of the league in 2003 when it changed its name to Major League Hockey.
History
The Hornets finished the 2005-06 season in third place, or so they thought. In January 2006, they signed Chris MacKenzie a former semi-pro hockey player. Despite the fact that the player's driver's licence and health card listed him as a resident of Toronto, he lived most of the time in Indianapolis, IndianaIndianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
. Two other teams in the league appealed the usage of this player as a violation of the league's residency rule, which resulted in a series of late season victories being overturned to these teams' favour. The overturned victories resulted in a drop to fifth and last place for the Hornets. Irate, the ownership of the Hornets pulled their team from the league and filed a lawsuit for damages. The Cambridge Hornets have not stepped on the ice since.
NHL alumni
List of modern era Cambridge Hornets alumni who also played in the NHL.
- Jamie AllisonJamie AllisonJamie Allison is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Calgary Flames. Chicago Blackhawks, Ottawa Senators, Columbus Blue Jackets, Nashville Predators and Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League...
, Gilbert DionneGilbert DionneGilbert Dionne is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1990–91 until 1995–96. He is the younger brother of Hockey Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne, who is nineteen years his senior.Dionne was drafted 81st overall by the Montreal...
, Todd HarveyTodd HarveyTodd Douglas Ross Harvey is a former professional ice hockey forward. He was selected in the first round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, 9th overall, by the Dallas Stars, following a successful junior career, which included being the captain of the Canadian team at the World Junior Hockey...
, Steven RiceSteven RiceSteven Rice is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1990s.Rice was drafted 20th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft...
, Mike TorchiaMike TorchiaMike Torchia is a retired professional ice hockey goalie who played six games in the National Hockey League for the Dallas Stars during the 1994–95 NHL season....
, Scott Walker, Peter ZezelPeter ZezelPeter Zezel was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who spent 15 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1984 and 1999. He was born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario.-Playing career:...
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout Loses*, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2001-02 | 32 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 221 | 91 | 1st OHA Sr | Lost Final |
| 2002-03 | 31 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 144 | 104 | 1st OHA Sr | Lost Final |
| 2003-04 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 160 | 137 | 2nd OHA Sr | |
| 2004-05 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 149 | 148 | 3rd OHA Sr | |
| 2005-06 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 140 | 144 | 5th OHA Sr |
Original Hornets
The Hornets name was resurrected again in 1962. That team was founded in 1960 as the Galt Terriers, playing in the original OHA Senior A hockey league. The Terriers won the Allan CupAllan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
championship in 1961, concluding their first season. As the reigning Allan Cup champions, the Terriers represented Canada at the 1962 Ice Hockey World Championships
Ice Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
finishing 2nd place, winning the silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
. Notable players from that era include, Dave Dryden
Dave Dryden
David Murray "Sod" Dryden is a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender. Dave Dryden serves the distinction of creating the modern day goaltending mask consisting of a fiberglass mask with a cage...
, Tod Sloan
Tod Sloan (ice hockey)
Aloysius Martin "Tod" Sloan is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward.Sloan started his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1948. He would also play for the Chicago Black Hawks. He would retire after the 1961 season...
, Darryl Sly
Darryl Sly
Darryl "Slip" Sly was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 79 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Collingwood, Ontario, he played with the Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Minnesota North Stars.- External links :*...
and 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:...
.
The "Terriers" named itself had been used by teams in Galt dating back to the 1920s and 1930s, before World War II
World 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...
. Notable players included Larry Aurie
Larry Aurie
Harry Lawrence "Little Dempsey" Aurie was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Cougars, Detroit Falcons and Detroit Red Wings.- Playing career :Aurie was considered by owner James Norris as the heart and soul of the...
, Clarence Boucher, John Brackenborough
John Brackenborough
John C. "Spider" Brackenborough was a Canadian professional hockey player left winger. He played 7 games for the Boston Bruins of the NHL as well as in the NOHA, OHA-Sr, and OCHL...
, Art Gauthier
Art Gauthier
Arthur "Nosey" Gauthier was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 13 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens. He was born in Espanola, Ontario.-External links:...
, Norman Himes
Norman Himes
Norman Lawrence "Normie" Himes is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 402 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the New York Americans.-External links:...
, Carl Liscombe
Carl Liscombe
Harold Carlyle Liscombe was a Detroit Red Wings hockey player in the 1940s. He was the last surviving member of Red Wings 1943 Stanley Cup team.-Playing career:...
, Cliff McBride
Cliff McBride
Joseph Clifford McBride was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 2 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Montreal Maroons and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was born in Toronto, Ontario....
, Mickey Murray
Mickey Murray
Edward Kevin "Mickey" Murray was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League game for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1929–30 NHL season.Popular Skem".-External links:...
and Jean Pusie
Jean Pusie
Jean-Baptiste Pusie was a defenceman in the National Hockey League during the 1930s. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. He played for the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and the Boston Bruins. He also spent several years playing in various minor leagues around North America...
.
Following the 1961–62 season, the Galt Terriers were renamed the Galt Hornets. The Hornets won two more Allan Cup titles in 1969 and 1971. In 1973, the team name changed to the Cambridge Hornets, when the City of Galt was almagated into Cambridge.
NHL alumni
List of Galt Hornets alumni who also played in the NHL.- Earl BalfourEarl BalfourFor the British peerage title, see Earl of BalfourEarl Frederick "Spider" Balfour was a National Hockey League forward from 1952 to 1961. He was a defensive forward and penalty-killing expert. Balfour won the Stanley Cup with the 1960–61 Chicago Black Hawks...
, Ken BroderickKen BroderickKenneth Lorne Broderick is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 27 games in the National Hockey League and 73 games in the World Hockey Association. He played with the Minnesota North Stars, Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, and Quebec Nordiques. His brother Len also played in the...
, Gary CollinsGary Collins (ice hockey)Ranleigh Gary Collins is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs.- Career statistics :-External links:...
, Michael CorbettMichael Corbett (ice hockey)Michael Charles "Mike" Corbett was a professional hockey player. A native of Toronto, Ontario, Corbett played for teams in the NHL, OHA-B, OHA-Jr., MTJHL, EPHL, M-Cup, AHL, WHL, IHL, and the OHA-Sr., hockey leagues.-Playing career:The 6'02, and 190lbs, Corbett played the position of right wing for...
, Dave CressmanDave CressmanDavid Gregory Cressman is a retired Canadian ice hockey left winger. He played 85 games in the NHL for the Minnesota North Stars over the 1974–75 and 1975–76 NHL seasons....
, Norm DefeliceNorm DefeliceNorm Defelice is a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He played for the Boston Bruins of the NHL.-External links:...
, Dave DrydenDave DrydenDavid Murray "Sod" Dryden is a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender. Dave Dryden serves the distinction of creating the modern day goaltending mask consisting of a fiberglass mask with a cage...
, Cec Hoekstra, Tom McCarthyTom McCarthy (ice hockey b. 1934)Thomas Patrick Francis McCarthy was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 4 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins. He married Marlene Weaver during his life and became the father of two daughters and one son, Carol, Johan, and Martin...
, Vic TealVic TealVictor "Skeeter" Teal is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in one National Hockey League game for the New York Islanders during the 1973–74 NHL season. He is the younger brother of Skip Teal, who also played in only one NHL game.-External links:...
List of original era Cambridge Hornets alumni who also played in the NHL.
- John BrennemanJohn BrennemanJohn Gary Brenneman is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. In 159 NHL career games, he scored 21 goals and 19 assists as a left winger....
, Dave CressmanDave CressmanDavid Gregory Cressman is a retired Canadian ice hockey left winger. He played 85 games in the NHL for the Minnesota North Stars over the 1974–75 and 1975–76 NHL seasons....
, Bob DupuisBob DupuisRobert A. Dupuis is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League game for the Edmonton Oilers during the 1979–80 NHL season.-External links:...
, Gerry GrayGerry Gray (ice hockey)Gerald Robert Gray is a retired professional ice hockey player who played eight games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Detroit Red Wings and New York Islanders.- References :...
, Gary KurtGary KurtGary David Kurt is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender.-Playing career:Kurt played Junior hockey for the Ontario Hockey Association's Kitchener Rangers, at the time owned by the New York Rangers. Later he played two seasons for the Rangers' affiliate in the Central Hockey League, the...
, Dave TatarynDave TatarynDavid Nathan Tataryn is a retired professional ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League and 25 in the World Hockey Association. He played with the New York Rangers and Toronto Toros....
, Vic TealVic TealVictor "Skeeter" Teal is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in one National Hockey League game for the New York Islanders during the 1973–74 NHL season. He is the younger brother of Skip Teal, who also played in only one NHL game.-External links:...
Season-by-season record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1960-61 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 135 | 130 | 48 | 2nd OHA Sr. A | Won League, Won Allan Cup Allan Cup The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:... |
| 1961-62 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 178 | 102 | 48 | 1st OHA Sr. A | |
| 1962-63 | 40 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 151 | 214 | 28 | 5th OHA Sr. A | |
| 1963-64 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 195 | 144 | 55 | 2nd OHA Sr. A | Lost Final |
| 1964-65 | 40 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 167 | 135 | 49 | 2nd OHA Sr. A | |
| 1965-66 | 42 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 149 | 181 | 43 | 5th OHA Sr. A | |
| 1966-67 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 188 | 162 | 49 | 4th OHA Sr. A | |
| 1967-68 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 152 | 105 | 55 | 1st OHA Sr. A | Lost Final |
| 1968-69 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 243 | 131 | 58 | 1st OHA Sr. A | Won League, Won Allan Cup Allan Cup The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:... |
| 1969-70 | 40 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 198 | 114 | 55 | OHA Sr. A | Lost Final |
| 1970-71 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 246 | 103 | 64 | OHA Sr. A | Won League, Won Allan Cup Allan Cup The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:... |
| 1971-72 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 197 | 126 | 55 | 2nd OHA Sr. A | Lost Final |
| 1972-73 | 44 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 200 | 153 | 51 | 3rd OHA Sr. A | |
| 1973-74 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 165 | 132 | 56 | 3rd OHA Sr. A | |
| 1974-75 | 40 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 175 | 181 | 35 | 5th OHA Sr. A | |
| 1975-76 | 44 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 190 | 170 | 47 | 3rd OHA Sr. A | |
| 1976-77 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 188 | 145 | 46 | 2nd OHA Sr. A | |
| 1977-78 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 200 | 151 | 55 | 1st OHA Sr. A | |
| 1978-79 | 40 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 179 | 170 | 43 | 3rd OHA Sr. A | |
| 1979-80 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 245 | 144 | 58 | 2nd CSAHL | Won League |
| 1980-81 | 37 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 290 | 119 | 67 | 1st OHA Sr. A | Lost Final |
| 1981-82 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 201 | 115 | 46 | 3rd OHA Sr. A | Lost Final |
| 1982-83 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 316 | 124 | 64 | 1st OHA Sr. A | Won League, Won Allan Cup Allan Cup The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:... |
| 1983-84 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 244 | 139 | 52 | 1st OHA Sr. A | Won League |
| 1984-85 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 210 | 137 | 53 | 1st OHA Sr. A | |
| 1985-86 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 157 | 144 | 46 | 2nd OHA Sr. A | |
| 1986-87 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 158 | 171 | 26 | 4th OHA Sr. AAA |