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Cambridge Hornets

October 21, 2023

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.

Cambridge Hornets
CityCambridge, Ontario
LeagueOHA Senior A (original)
(1960–1979)
OHA Senior A
(1979–1987)
Major League Hockey
(1999–2006)
Operated1960 (1960)–1987 (original)
1999–2006 (revived)
Franchise history
1960–1962Galt Terriers
1962–1973Galt Hornets
1973–1987Cambridge Hornets
1999–2006Cambridge Hornets

Original Hornets Edit

The original Hornets team was founded in 1960 as the Galt Terriers, playing in the OHA Senior A hockey league. The Terriers won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as league champions in the 1960–61 season.[1] The Terriers won the 1961 Allan Cup championship, 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.[2] 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,[3] 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. Gord Renwick served as president of the Hornets from 1966 to 1973.[4][5][6] He was encouraged to revive the team's ownership group by close friend, and the team's previous coach Bill Wylie.[7] In 1966, Renwick named Earl Balfour as the team's new playing coach, and signed Gary Collins.[8]

Two seasons later, the 1968–69 Hornets team won 52 of 67 games played. They won a second J. Ross Robertson Cup in a four-game sweep of the Barrie Flyers.[1][9] In the national playoffs, Galt defeated the Gander Flyers in five games, then the Victoriaville Tigers in six games to reach the final. Galt captured the 1969 Allan Cup winning in four consecutive games over the Calgary Stampeders.[9][10][11]

Renwick and the team executive used a share-the-wealth philosophy, where the players saw proportion of the team's profits. Galt won another Ontario championship in the 1970–71 season, with the goaltending tandem of Harold Hurley and Ken Broderick. In the playoffs, Galt defeated the Barrie Flyers, Orillia Terriers, Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay Twins, and the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts to reach the finals. Galt captured the 1971 Allan Cup winning in four consecutive games over the same Calgary team from 1969, and played to sellout crowds at the Galt Arena Gardens. The Hornets represented Canada at the 1971 Ahearne Cup in Stockholm, finishing in third place behind teams from Russia and Sweden.[12]

The team later changed its name to the Cambridge Hornets, when Galt was amalgamated into Cambridge.

NHL alumni Edit

List of Galt Hornets alumni who also played in the NHL.[13]

List of original era Cambridge Hornets alumni who also played in the NHL.[14]

Season-by-season record Edit

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
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
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
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
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

Modern Hornets Edit

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, Indiana. 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.[15]

NHL alumni

List of modern era Cambridge Hornets alumni who also played in the NHL.[14]

Season-by-season record Edit

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

References Edit

  1. ^ a b "Senior Series". Ontario Hockey Association. 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Legends of hockey alumni search – Galt Terriers
  3. ^ Clarence a.k.a. Bowcher Boucher
  4. ^ "Gordie Renwick - 2012 Order of Hockey in Canada Honouree". Hockey Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  5. ^ "Gordon Renwick Team Staff Profile". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  6. ^ "Gordon Renwick". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  7. ^ "Cambridge's Gord Renwick wins Order of Hockey in Canada". TheRecord. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  8. ^ Spencer, Randy (2012-11-06). . The Cambridge Citizen. Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  9. ^ a b "Galt Hornets 1968-1969 Allan Cup Champions". Allan Cup. Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  10. ^ "Galt Hornets 1968–69". Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame. 1998. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  11. ^ "Galt Hornets 1969 Allan Cup Champions". HockeyGods. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  12. ^ "Galt Hornets 1970–71". Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame. 2004. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  13. ^ Legends of hockey alumni search – Galt Hornets
  14. ^ a b Legends of hockey alumni search – Cambridge Hornets
  15. ^ Major League Hockey news release – February 27, 2006 October 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  • Ottawa Citizen - 2 Jan 1962

October 21, 2023
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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 Cambridge HornetsCityCambridge OntarioLeagueOHA Senior A original 1960 1979 OHA Senior A 1979 1987 Major League Hockey 1999 2006 Operated1960 1960 1987 original 1999 2006 revived Franchise history1960 1962Galt Terriers1962 1973Galt Hornets1973 1987Cambridge Hornets1999 2006Cambridge Hornets Contents 1 Original Hornets 1 1 NHL alumni 1 2 Season by season record 2 Modern Hornets 2 1 Season by season record 3 ReferencesOriginal Hornets EditThe original Hornets team was founded in 1960 as the Galt Terriers playing in the OHA Senior A hockey league The Terriers won the J Ross Robertson Cup as league champions in the 1960 61 season 1 The Terriers won the 1961 Allan Cup championship 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 2 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 3 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 Gord Renwick served as president of the Hornets from 1966 to 1973 4 5 6 He was encouraged to revive the team s ownership group by close friend and the team s previous coach Bill Wylie 7 In 1966 Renwick named Earl Balfour as the team s new playing coach and signed Gary Collins 8 Two seasons later the 1968 69 Hornets team won 52 of 67 games played They won a second J Ross Robertson Cup in a four game sweep of the Barrie Flyers 1 9 In the national playoffs Galt defeated the Gander Flyers in five games then the Victoriaville Tigers in six games to reach the final Galt captured the 1969 Allan Cup winning in four consecutive games over the Calgary Stampeders 9 10 11 Renwick and the team executive used a share the wealth philosophy where the players saw proportion of the team s profits Galt won another Ontario championship in the 1970 71 season with the goaltending tandem of Harold Hurley and Ken Broderick In the playoffs Galt defeated the Barrie Flyers Orillia Terriers Sault Ste Marie Thunder Bay Twins and the Grand Falls Windsor Cataracts to reach the finals Galt captured the 1971 Allan Cup winning in four consecutive games over the same Calgary team from 1969 and played to sellout crowds at the Galt Arena Gardens The Hornets represented Canada at the 1971 Ahearne Cup in Stockholm finishing in third place behind teams from Russia and Sweden 12 The team later changed its name to the Cambridge Hornets when Galt was amalgamated into Cambridge NHL alumni Edit List of Galt Hornets alumni who also played in the NHL 13 Earl Balfour Ken Broderick Gary Collins Mike Corbett Dave Cressman Norm Defelice Dave Dryden Cec Hoekstra Tom McCarthy Vic TealList of original era Cambridge Hornets alumni who also played in the NHL 14 John Brenneman Dave Cressman Bob Dupuis Gerry Gray Gary Kurt Dave Tataryn Vic TealSeason by season record Edit Season GP W L T GF GA Pts Finish Playoffs1960 61 40 21 13 6 135 130 48 2nd OHA Sr A Won League Won Allan Cup1961 62 34 24 10 0 178 102 48 1st OHA Sr A1962 63 40 13 25 2 151 214 28 5th OHA Sr A1963 64 40 25 10 5 195 144 55 2nd OHA Sr A Lost Final1964 65 40 24 15 1 167 135 49 2nd OHA Sr A1965 66 42 18 22 2 149 181 43 5th OHA Sr A1966 67 40 23 14 3 188 162 49 4th OHA Sr A1967 68 40 27 12 1 152 105 55 1st OHA Sr A Lost Final1968 69 39 29 10 0 243 131 58 1st OHA Sr A Won League Won Allan Cup1969 70 40 26 11 3 198 114 55 OHA Sr A Lost Final1970 71 40 32 8 0 246 103 64 OHA Sr A Won League Won Allan Cup1971 72 40 27 12 1 197 126 55 2nd OHA Sr A Lost Final1972 73 44 25 18 1 200 153 51 3rd OHA Sr A1973 74 40 28 12 0 165 132 56 3rd OHA Sr A1974 75 40 16 21 3 175 181 35 5th OHA Sr A1975 76 44 23 20 1 190 170 47 3rd OHA Sr A1976 77 34 22 10 2 188 145 46 2nd OHA Sr A1977 78 40 27 12 1 200 151 55 1st OHA Sr A1978 79 40 21 18 1 179 170 43 3rd OHA Sr A1979 80 40 29 11 0 245 144 58 2nd CSAHL Won League1980 81 37 33 3 1 290 119 67 1st OHA Sr A Lost Final1981 82 34 23 11 0 201 115 46 3rd OHA Sr A Lost Final1982 83 40 32 8 0 316 124 64 1st OHA Sr A Won League Won Allan Cup1983 84 38 26 12 0 244 139 52 1st OHA Sr A Won League1984 85 40 25 12 3 210 137 53 1st OHA Sr A1985 86 36 23 13 0 157 144 46 2nd OHA Sr A1986 87 34 13 21 0 158 171 26 4th OHA Sr AAAModern Hornets EditThe 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 Indiana 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 15 NHL alumniList of modern era Cambridge Hornets alumni who also played in the NHL 14 Jamie Allison Gilbert Dionne Todd Harvey Steven Rice Mike Torchia Scott Walker Peter ZezelSeason by season record Edit 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 Playoffs2001 02 32 27 4 1 0 0 55 221 91 1st OHA Sr Lost Final2002 03 31 21 7 1 2 0 45 144 104 1st OHA Sr Lost Final2003 04 32 19 11 2 0 0 40 160 137 2nd OHA Sr2004 05 32 18 12 0 2 0 40 149 148 3rd OHA Sr2005 06 30 13 14 0 1 2 29 140 144 5th OHA SrReferences Edit a b Senior Series Ontario Hockey Association 2019 Retrieved February 4 2021 Legends of hockey alumni search Galt Terriers Clarence a k a Bowcher Boucher Gordie Renwick 2012 Order of Hockey in Canada Honouree Hockey Canada 2012 Retrieved 2018 12 05 Gordon Renwick Team Staff Profile Elite Prospects Retrieved 2018 12 12 Gordon Renwick Legends of Hockey Hockey Hall of Fame Retrieved 2018 12 06 Cambridge s Gord Renwick wins Order of Hockey in Canada TheRecord 2012 04 23 Retrieved 2018 12 07 Spencer Randy 2012 11 06 Galt Hornets 1965 66 The Third Year in Review The Cambridge Citizen Archived from the original on 2019 04 02 Retrieved 2019 01 10 a b Galt Hornets 1968 1969 Allan Cup Champions Allan Cup Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame Retrieved 2018 12 08 Galt Hornets 1968 69 Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame 1998 Retrieved 2019 01 22 Galt Hornets 1969 Allan Cup Champions HockeyGods Retrieved 2018 12 09 Galt Hornets 1970 71 Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame 2004 Retrieved 2019 01 22 Legends of hockey alumni search Galt Hornets a b Legends of hockey alumni search Cambridge Hornets Major League Hockey news release February 27 2006 Archived October 12 2007 at the Wayback Machine Ottawa Citizen 2 Jan 1962 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cambridge Hornets amp oldid 1159263019, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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