Chatham Maroons
Encyclopedia
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The Chatham Maroons are a Canadian
junior ice hockey
team based in Chatham
, Ontario
, Canada
. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
.
in 1970. The Maroons left the league in 1976, became the Maple City Fords and rejoined the current Western Junior "B" league. The Maroons became the MicMacs in 1988, but switched back to their traditional "Maroons" moniker in 1995.
At the 2004 NHL Entry Draft
, Ryan Jones
was drafted as a Maroon in the fourth round by the Minnesota Wild
, 111th overall. He attended and played for Miami University
. After his collegiate career, Minnesota traded Jones to the Nashville Predators
. Jones currently plays for the Edmonton Oilers
, NHL.
The Maroons participated in the 2006 Sutherland Cup
round robin, but lost out to the Niagara Falls Canucks
and the Cambridge Winterhawks
with a 1-3 record.
The Chatham Maroons are a Canadian
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 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 in Chatham
Chatham, Ontario
Chatham is the largest community in the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Formerly serving as the seat of Kent County, the governments of the former city of Chatham, the county of Kent, and its townships were merged into one entity known as the Municipality of Chatham-Kent in 1998.Located on...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
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...
. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Canadian junior ice hockey league based in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association, Ontario Hockey Federation, and Hockey Canada...
.
History
The Maroons originated in the Border Cities Junior B Hockey League in 1959. The team later moved to the stronger Western Junior "B" league in 1964 and continued with the league, even when it became the renegade Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey LeagueSouthern Ontario Junior A Hockey League
----The Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League was a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey that lasted from the late 1960s until 1977 in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league was swallowed by what is now called the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League in 1977....
in 1970. The Maroons left the league in 1976, became the Maple City Fords and rejoined the current Western Junior "B" league. The Maroons became the MicMacs in 1988, but switched back to their traditional "Maroons" moniker in 1995.
At the 2004 NHL Entry Draft
2004 NHL Entry Draft
The 2004 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 26 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is especially notable because it was the last NHL event to take place before the beginning of the lockout which canceled all the games scheduled for the 2004–05 NHL season.- Selections by round :Listed...
, Ryan Jones
Ryan Jones (ice hockey)
Ryan Jones is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League . He was drafted in the fourth round, 111th overall, by the Minnesota Wild in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft....
was drafted as a Maroon in the fourth round by the Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
, 111th overall. He attended and played for Miami University
Miami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
. After his collegiate career, Minnesota traded Jones to the Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
. Jones currently plays for the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
, NHL.
The Maroons participated in the 2006 Sutherland Cup
Sutherland Cup
The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. The Sutherland Cup is now the championship trophy of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Until 2007, the Cup served as an interleague provincial championship...
round robin, but lost out to the Niagara Falls Canucks
Niagara Falls Canucks
The Niagara Falls Canucks are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
and the Cambridge Winterhawks
Cambridge Winterhawks
The Cambridge Winterhawks are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
with a 1-3 record.
Season-by-season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1959-60 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | ||||||
| 184 | 110 | 43 | 2nd BCJBHL | Won League | ||||||
| 1960-61 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 189 | 102 | 42 | 2nd BCJBHL | |||||||
| 1961-62 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 179 | 122 | 46 | 1st BCJBHL | |||||||
| 1962-63 | 35 | 23 | 11 | 1 | ||||||
| 221 | 114 | 47 | 1st BCJBHL | Won League | ||||||
| 1963-64 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 179 | 66 | 48 | 1st BCJBHL | |||||||
| 1964-65 | 40 | 31 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| 257 | 135 | 65 | 1st WOJBHL | Won League | ||||||
| 1965-66 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| 211 | 174 | 54 | 2nd WOJBHL | |||||||
| 1966-67 | 40 | 23 | 15 | 2 | ||||||
| 200 | 173 | 48 | 3rd WOJBHL | |||||||
| 1967-68 | 52 | 36 | 12 | 4 | ||||||
| 289 | 193 | 76 | 2nd WOJBHL | |||||||
| 1968-69 | 56 | 26 | 29 | 1 | ||||||
| 235 | 253 | 53 | 3rd WOJAHL | |||||||
| 1969-70 | 56 | 43 | 12 | 1 | ||||||
| 305 | 182 | 87 | 1st WOJAHL | Won League | ||||||
| 1970-71 | 44 | 30 | 9 | 5 | ||||||
| 254 | 161 | 63 | 1st SOJAHL | |||||||
| 1971-72 | 56 | 33 | 17 | 6 | ||||||
| 247 | 215 | 72 | 3rd SOJAHL | |||||||
| 1972-73 | 60 | 33 | 19 | 8 | ||||||
| 292 | 218 | 74 | 2nd SOJAHL | Won League | ||||||
| 1973-74 | 62 | 35 | 17 | 10 | ||||||
| 336 | 230 | 80 | 3rd SOJAHL | |||||||
| 1974-75 | 60 | 25 | 27 | 8 | ||||||
| 241 | 246 | 58 | 3rd SOJAHL | |||||||
| 1975-76 | 60 | 36 | 18 | 6 | ||||||
| 333 | 229 | 78 | 2nd SOJAHL | |||||||
| 1976-77 | 40 | 9 | 24 | 7 | ||||||
| 162 | 236 | 25 | 6th WOJHL | |||||||
| 1977-78 | 39 | 10 | 26 | 3 | ||||||
| 169 | 224 | 23 | 6th WOJHL | |||||||
| 1978-79 | 42 | 15 | 20 | 7 | ||||||
| 210 | 226 | 37 | 6th WOJHL | |||||||
| 1979-80 | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | ||||||
| 262 | 163 | 55 | 2nd WOJHL | |||||||
| 1980-81 | 42 | 26 | 15 | 1 | ||||||
| 255 | 176 | 53 | 3rd WOJHL | Lost Final | ||||||
| 1981-82 | 42 | 14 | 24 | 4 | ||||||
| 188 | 244 | 32 | 6th WOJHL | |||||||
| 1982-83 | 42 | 14 | 23 | 5 | ||||||
| 193 | 222 | 33 | 6th WOJHL | |||||||
| 1983-84 | 48 | 20 | 27 | 1 | ||||||
| 198 | 223 | 41 | 7th WOJHL | |||||||
| 1984-85 | 48 | 14 | 26 | 8 | ||||||
| 181 | 232 | 36 | 5th WOJHL | |||||||
| 1985-86 | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | ||||||
| 238 | 209 | 46 | 4th WOJHL | Lost Final | ||||||
| 1986-87 | 42 | 15 | 20 | 7 | ||||||
| 222 | 264 | 37 | 5th WOJHL | |||||||
| 1987-88 | 42 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 282 | 148 | 70 | 1st WOJHL | Lost Final |
| 1988-89 | 41 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 290 | 158 | 61 | 2nd WOJHL | Lost Final |
| 1989-90 | 39 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 309 | 141 | 67 | 2nd WOJHL | Won League |
| 1990-91 | 48 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 246 | 202 | 59 | 4th WOJHL | Won League |
| 1991-92 | 50 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 248 | 196 | 65 | 2nd WOJHL West | Lost Final |
| 1992-93 | 52 | 21 | 24 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| 49 | 3rd WOJHL West | |||||||||
| 1993-94 | 49 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 258 | 235 | 60 | 3rd WOJHL West | |
| 1994-95 | 52 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 206 | 288 | 36 | 4th WOJHL West | |
| 1995-96 | 51 | 6 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 134 | 330 | 16 | 5th WOJHL West | |
| 1996-97 | 52 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 223 | 232 | 49 | 4th WOJHL West | |
| 1997-98 | 52 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 335 | 163 | 87 | 1st WOJHL West | Won League |
| 1998-99 | 52 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 254 | 167 | 76 | 2nd WOJHL West | Won League, Won SC Sutherland Cup The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. The Sutherland Cup is now the championship trophy of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Until 2007, the Cup served as an interleague provincial championship... |
| 1999-00 | 54 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 286 | 144 | 95 | 1st GOHL | Won League |
| 2000-01 | 54 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 279 | 155 | 91 | 1st GOHL | Won League |
| 2001-02 | 54 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 307 | 163 | 88 | 1st WOJHL | Lost Final |
| 2002-03 | 48 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 208 | 166 | 56 | 5th WOJHL | |
| 2003-04 | 48 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 232 | 150 | 69 | 2nd WOJHL | Won League |
| 2004-05 | 48 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 210 | 93 | 82 | 1st WOJHL | Won League |
| 2005-06 | 48 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 188 | 112 | 68 | 2nd WOJHL | Won League |
| 2006-07 | 48 | 26 | 20 | |||||||
| 2 | 225 | 208 | 54 | 5th WOJHL | Lost Semi-final | |||||
| 2007-08 | 48 | 17 | 26 | |||||||
| 5 | 152 | 202 | 39 | 8th GOJHL-W | ||||||
| 2008-09 | 52 | 26 | 23 | |||||||
| 3 | 211 | 224 | 55 | 6th GOJHL-W | ||||||
| 2009-10 | 50 | 33 | 15 | |||||||
| 2 | 199 | 163 | 68 | 3rd GOJHL-W | Lost Conf. SF | |||||
| 2010-11 | 51 | 22 | 23 | |||||||
| 6 | 213 | 222 | 50 | 8th GOJHL-W | Lost Conf. QF |
Playoffs
- 1969 Lost Semi-final
- St. Thomas Barons defeated Chatham Maroons 4-games-to-2
- 1970 Won League
- Chatham Maroons defeated St. Thomas Barons 4-games-to-none
- Chatham Maroons defeated Brantford Foresters 5-games-to-2 WOJAHL CHAMPIONS
- 1971 Lost Semi-final
- Guelph CMC'sGuelph CMC'sThe Guelph CMC's or sometimes known as the Guelph CMC's Biltmore Mad Hatters were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association as a Junior 'B' team in the Central League from 1956 to 1970, and merged with the Western A League's Guelph Beef Kings to become a Junior 'A' team from 1970...
defeated Chatham Maroons 4-games-to-1 with 1 tie- 1972 Lost Semi-final
- Chatham Maroons defeated Windsor SpitfiresWindsor SpitfiresThe Windsor Spitfires are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was granted for the 1975–76 season and revived a previous OHA Jr. A Spitfires team which moved to become the Hamilton Tiger Cubs in 1953.-History:The...
4-games-to-1 - Detroit Jr. Red WingsDetroit Jr. Red Wings (SOJHL)The Detroit Jr. Red Wings are a defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team that was based out of Detroit, Michigan. They played out of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League and were the feeder team for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings....
defeated Chatham Maroons 4-games-to-3- 1973 Won League, Won OHA Buckland Cup, Lost Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy semi-final
- Chatham Maroons defeated Welland SabresWelland SabresThe Welland Sabres are a defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team that were based out of Welland, Ontario. The team was a part of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League.-Season-by-season results:-Playoffs:...
4-games-to-2 with 1 tie - Chatham Maroons defeated Guelph CMC'sGuelph CMC'sThe Guelph CMC's or sometimes known as the Guelph CMC's Biltmore Mad Hatters were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association as a Junior 'B' team in the Central League from 1956 to 1970, and merged with the Western A League's Guelph Beef Kings to become a Junior 'A' team from 1970...
4-games-to-3 with 1 tie SOJHL CHAMPIONS - Chatham Maroons defeated Wexford Raiders (OPJHL) 4-games-to-3 BUCKLAND CUP CHAMPIONS
- Pembroke Lumber KingsPembroke Lumber KingsThe Pembroke Lumber Kings are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League and are the longest running and winningest team in CJHL history as well as 2011 Royal Bank Cup National Junior A Champions...
(CJHL) defeated Chatham Maroons 4-games-to-3- 1974 Lost Final
- Chatham Maroons defeated Guelph CMC'sGuelph CMC'sThe Guelph CMC's or sometimes known as the Guelph CMC's Biltmore Mad Hatters were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association as a Junior 'B' team in the Central League from 1956 to 1970, and merged with the Western A League's Guelph Beef Kings to become a Junior 'A' team from 1970...
4-games-to-none with 1 tie - Chatham Maroons defeated Welland SabresWelland SabresThe Welland Sabres are a defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team that were based out of Welland, Ontario. The team was a part of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League.-Season-by-season results:-Playoffs:...
4-games-to-2 - Windsor SpitfiresWindsor SpitfiresThe Windsor Spitfires are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was granted for the 1975–76 season and revived a previous OHA Jr. A Spitfires team which moved to become the Hamilton Tiger Cubs in 1953.-History:The...
defeated Chatham Maroons 4-games-to-1- 1975 Lost Semi-final
- Chatham Maroons defeated Niagara Falls FlyersNiagara Falls Flyers----The Niagara Falls Flyers were two junior ice hockey franchises that played in the top tier in the Ontario Hockey Association. The first, a Junior "A" team existed from 1960 until 1972, and the second in Tier I Junior "A" from 1976 until 1982....
4-games-to-1 with 1 tie - Guelph CMC'sGuelph CMC'sThe Guelph CMC's or sometimes known as the Guelph CMC's Biltmore Mad Hatters were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association as a Junior 'B' team in the Central League from 1956 to 1970, and merged with the Western A League's Guelph Beef Kings to become a Junior 'A' team from 1970...
defeated Chatham Maroons 3-games-to-2 with 2 ties- 1976 Lost Final
- Chatham Maroons defeated Hamilton Mountain A'sHamilton Mountain A'sThe Hamilton Mountain A's are a defunct Junior "A" ice hockey team from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League.-History:...
4-games-to-3 - Guelph PlatersGuelph PlatersThe Guelph Platers were a junior ice hockey team in theOntario Hockey Association from 1975 to 1982, and the Ontario Hockey League from 1982 to 1989, based in Guelph, Ontario.-History:...
defeated Chatham Maroons 4-games-to-none
Sutherland Cup appearances
- 1999: Chatham Maroons defeated Stratford CullitonsStratford CullitonsThe Stratford Cullitons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League...
4-games-to-3 - 2005: Thorold BlackhawksThorold BlackhawksThe Thorold Blackhawks are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Thorold, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
defeated Chatham Maroons 4-games-to-1
Notable alumni
- Ken Houston
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- Ryan JonesRyan Jones (ice hockey)Ryan Jones is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League . He was drafted in the fourth round, 111th overall, by the Minnesota Wild in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft....
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- John Aitken
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- George Aitken
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- Mark Epplett