Cambridge Winter Hawks

Cambridge Winter Hawks
CityCambridge, Ontario, Canada
LeagueGreater Ontario Junior Hockey League
DivisionMid-Western
Operated1982-2017
Home arenaGalt Arena Gardens
ColoursBlack, Red, and White
     
Owner(s)Joe Machado
General managervacant
Head coachvacant
AffiliateAyr Centennials (PJHL)

The Cambridge Winter Hawks were a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. They played 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 but were denied to move up to the Junior A Ontario Junior Hockey League for the 2013-14 season.[1]

In 2017 the Cambridge Winter Hawks announced they were parting ways with OHA (but not Hockey Canada) and emphasized that they would no longer be of the GOJHL. Options being explored included finding a Junior A league, creating their own Jr. A league, but are not considering joining an outlaw league (i.e. GMHL).[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 Lost final
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 Won Cherrey Cup Lost Suthy 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
2016-17 50 29 19 0 2 173 149 60 5th of 9-MW
13th of 27-GOJHL		 Lost Conf. Quarters, 2-4 (Siskins)

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

  1. ^ "From the times Cambridge heading to OJHL in 2013-14". cambridgewinterhawks.ca. 11 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Cambridge Winter Hawks leave OHA". The Record. [dead link‍]


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