Cambridge Winter Hawks

Cambridge Winter Hawks

City	Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
League	Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
Division	Mid-Western
Founded	1982
Home arena	Galt Arena Gardens
Colors	Black, Red, and White
Owner(s)	Joe Machado
General manager	Jeff Grimwood
Head coach	Dan Fitzgerald ^[1]
Affiliates	Ayr Centennials

The Cambridge Winter Hawks 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

Created in 1982, the team was made to replace the last Cambridge team that was bought out by the Guelph Platers and moved out of town. Their first season was in the OHA Junior "A" League. The Winter Hawks have been a charter member of the Midwestern "B" since 1983, and are currently the 2006 Sutherland Cup Champions, defeating the Niagara Falls Canucks; they also repeated as 2007 Sutherland Cup champions.

The Winter Hawks have applied to jump to the Junior A Ontario Junior Hockey League for the 2013-14 season.^[2]

Season-by-season record

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1982-83	48	22	22	4	-	261	261	48	5th OJHL
1983-84	42	24	18	0	-	210	202	48	3rd MWJBHL	Lost Quarter-final
1984-85	42	26	16	0	-	245	224	52	3rd MWJBHL	Lost Semi-final
1985-86	40	11	29	0	-	188	279	22	5th MWJBHL	Lost Quarter-final
1986-87	42	8	34	0	-	155	341	16	6th MWJBHL	Lost Quarter-final
1987-88	48	2	46	0	-	117	352	4	9th MWJBHL	DNQ
1988-89	48	18	29	1	-	196	258	37	7th MWJBHL	Lost Quarter-final
1989-90	48	13	33	2	-	232	340	28	7th MWJBHL	Lost Quarter-final
1990-91	48	33	15	0	-	248	204	66	2nd MWJBHL	Lost Semi-final
1991-92	48	15	29	4	-	179	265	34	6th MWJBHL	Lost Quarter-final
1992-93	48	7	40	1	-	179	363	15	9th MWJBHL	DNQ
1993-94	48	32	13	3	-	256	177	67	2nd MWJBHL	Lost Final
1994-95	48	28	16	4	-	224	175	60	3rd MWJBHL	Lost Semi-final
1995-96	48	28	15	5	-	261	197	61	3rd MWJBHL	Lost Quarter-final
1996-97	48	29	15	4	-	248	169	62	4th MWJBHL	Lost Quarter-final
1997-98	48	17	27	4	-	170	201	38	7th MWJBHL	Lost Quarter-final
1998-99	48	32	14	2	-	229	153	66	2nd MWJBHL	Lost Final
1999-00	48	33	10	5	-	248	113	71	2nd MWJBHL	Won League, Won Sutherland Cup
2000-01	48	25	17	6	-	210	185	56	5th MWJBHL	Lost Final
2001-02	48	32	11	5	-	255	159	69	3rd MWJBHL
2002-03	48	29	15	4	2	232	159	64	3rd MWJBHL
2003-04	48	27	17	4	0	216	164	58	4th MWJBHL
2004-05	48	28	11	4	5	213	141	65	3rd MWJBHL
2005-06	48	38	9	1	-	259	145	77	1st MWJBHL	Won League, Won Sutherland Cup
2006-07	48	36	8	3	1	255	139	76	1st MWJBHL	Won League, Won Sutherland Cup
2007-08	48	25	14	7	2	174	144	59	3rd GOJHL-MW
2008-09	52	24	22	-	6	207	202	54	6th GOJHL-MW	Lost Quarter-final
2009-10	51	25	21	-	5	202	215	55	4th GOJHL-MW	Lost Conf. QF
2010-11	51	20	28	-	3	196	229	43	7th GOJHL-MW	Lost Conf. QF
2011-12	51	30	19	-	2	206	163	62	4th GOJHL-MW
2012-13	51	33	14	-	4	195	133	70	2nd GOJHL-MW	Lost Final
2013-14	49	26	18	-	5	166	148	57	5th GOJHL-MW	Lost Conf. QF
2014-15	49	24	20	-	5	148	147	53	6th GOJHL-MW	Lost Conf. Quarter-final, 1-4 (Cullitons)
2015-16	50	10	35	1	4	129	203	25	9th of 9-MW 23rd of 26-GOJHL	DNQ

Playoffs

OJHL Years

1983 Lost Quarter-final

North York Rangers defeated Cambridge Winterhawks 4-games-to-none

Sutherland Cup championships

2000: Cambridge Winter Hawks defeated St. Catharines Falcons 4-games-to-none

2006: Cambridge Winter Hawks defeated Niagara Falls Canucks 4-games-to-1

2007: Cambridge Winter Hawks defeated Strathroy Rockets 4-games-to-none

2013: London Nationals defeated Cambridge Winter Hawks 4-games-to-3

Notable alumni

References

↑ Doucet, Bill. "Winter Hawks hire new coach four days after McRae fired". Cambridge Times. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
↑ http://cambridgewinterhawks.ca/2012/04/11/from-the-times-cambridge-heading-to-ojhl-in-2013-14/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-the-times-cambridge-heading-to-ojhl-in-2013-14&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

External links

Winter Hawks Webpage

Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League

Teams	Ancaster Avalanche Brampton Bombers Brantford 99ers Buffalo Regals Caledonia Corvairs Cambridge Winterhawks Chatham Maroons Elmira Sugar Kings Fort Erie Meteors Guelph Hurricanes Kitchener Dutchmen Lambton Shores Predators LaSalle Vipers Leamington Flyers Listowel Cyclones London Nationals Niagara Falls Canucks Pelham Pirates St. Catharines Falcons St. Marys Lincolns St. Thomas Stars Sarnia Legionnaires Stratford Cullitons Strathroy Rockets Thorold Blackhawks Waterloo Siskins Welland Jr. Canadians

Relocated teams	Brantford Eagles Owen Sound Greys Petrolia Jets Stoney Creek Warriors Tecumseh Chiefs Wheatfield Jr. Blades

History	CJBHL MetJHL WJBHL GHL MWJHL WOHL MOJBHL EJBHL NDJBHL

Sutherland Cup Ontario Hockey Association Hockey Canada

Ontario Hockey Association Junior A Hockey

Current Leagues & Teams

Ontario Junior Hockey League: Aurora Tigers; Buffalo Jr. Sabres; Burlington Cougars; Cobourg Cougars; Georgetown Raiders; Kingston Voyageurs; Lindsay Muskies; Markham Royals; Milton Icehawks; Mississauga Chargers; Newmarket Hurricanes; North York Rangers; Oakville Blades; Orangeville Flyers; Pickering Panthers; St. Michael's Buzzers; Stouffville Spirit; Toronto Jr. Canadiens; Toronto Patriots; Trenton Golden Hawks; Wellington Dukes; Whitby Fury

Former Leagues & Teams

Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League: Brantford Foresters; Brantford Majors; Buffalo-Glencoe Tondas; Chatham Maroons; Detroit Jr. Red Wings; Guelph CMC's; Guelph Imperials; Michigan Americans; Niagara Falls Flyers; St. Thomas Elgins; Sarnia Bees; Sarnia Legionnaires; Welland Sabres; Windsor Spitfires

Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League: Ajax Merchants; Belleville Bulls; Brampton Warriors; Cambridge Winterhawks; Dixie Beehives; Guelph Platers; Hamilton Mountain A's; Kingston Frontenacs; North Bay Trappers; Owen Sound Greys; Royal York Royals; Toronto Nationals; Weston Dodgers; Whitby Lawmen

Metro Junior A Hockey League: Mimico Monarchs; Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins

Ontario Junior Hockey League: Ajax Attack; Barrie Colts; Bowmanville Eagles; Bramalea Blues; Brampton Capitals; Caledon Canadians; Collingwood Blues; Couchiching Terriers; Dixie Beehives; Durham Huskies; Huntsville Otters; Markham Waxers; Orangeville Crushers; Parry Sound Shamrocks; Peterborough Stars; Seguin Bruins; Shelburne Wolves; Streetsville Derbys; Syracuse Jr. Crunch; Trenton Sting; Vaughan Vipers

Seasons

Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League: 1972–73; 1973–74; 1974–75; 1975–76; 1976–77; 1977–78; 1978–79; 1979–80; 1980–81; 1981–82; 1982–83; 1983–84; 1984–85; 1985–86; 1986–87

Metro Junior A Hockey League: 1991–92; 1992–93; 1993–94; 1994–95; 1995–96; 1996–97; 1997–98

Ontario Junior Hockey League: 1992–93; 1993–94; 1994–95; 1995–96; 1996–97; 1997–98; 1998–99; 1999–00; 2000–01; 2001–02; 2002–03; 2003–04; 2004–05; 2005–06; 2006–07; 2007–08; 2008–09; 2009-10 CC/OJ; 2010–11; 2011–12; 2012–13; 2013–14; 2014–15

Championships

CJHL Central Canada Cup Challenge Dudley Hewitt Cup Royal Bank Cup

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, March 01, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.