Cambridge Redhawks

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Cambridge Redhawks
City Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
League Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
DivisionMidwestern
Foundedc. 1960
Home arena Galt Arena Gardens
ColoursMaroon, black, and white
   
Owner(s)Rob McIntosh, Eric Boissoneault, Jason Stangl, Troy Futher, JP Boileau, Blake Sicard and Greg Shoniker
General managerTodd Hoffman
Head coachMichael Mcilveen
Franchise history
1960–1979Hespeler Shamrocks
1979–1982Cambridge Shamrocks
1982–1985Guelph Holody Platers
1986–1991Guelph B's
1991–1996Guelph Holody Platers
1996–2000Guelph Fire
2000–2009Guelph Dominators
2009–2018Guelph Hurricanes
2018–presentCambridge Redhawks

The Cambridge Redhawks are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. They compete in the Midwestern division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL). From 1986 to 2018, the franchise played in nearby Guelph under various monikers such as Platers, Fire, Dominators, and Hurricanes.

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History

Founded in 1960 as the Hespeler Shamrocks, the team became the Cambridge Shamrocks in 1979 due to a town amalgamation. In 1982, the Shamrocks were purchased by Joe Holody and moved to Guelph to become the farm team to the Guelph Platers (OHL). The team kept the "Platers" moniker until 1996, despite their parent club moving and stranding them to become the Owen Sound Platers in 1989. The team became known as the Fire in 1996 for four seasons before rebranding once again as the Dominators until 2009.

The team first played in the Central Junior C Hockey League, a league now known as the Western Junior C Hockey League. In 1970, they joined the Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League, and in 1971 joined the new Central Junior B Hockey League, the precursor to the Ontario Junior Hockey League. In 1974 they moved to the Waterloo-Wellington Junior B League, which, in 1977, became the Midwestern Junior Hockey League and have been there ever since.

During the mid to late 90s the Guelph Platers operated as the "farm team" for the Guelph Storm. They would wear the same colour scheme as the original team (with the classic lightning bolt theme) and played out of Guelph Memorial Gardens. While the team generally did not fare well on the ice during most of this period, they had several players drafted into the OHL, receive walk-on tryouts to Major Junior teams, and US college scholarships. Eventually the Platers would become the Guelph Fire. This lasted just four seasons before the team was purchased by a local pizza shop owner who rebranded the team as the Guelph Dominators. In 2009, the Dominators became the Guelph Hurricanes, calling Sleeman Centre home.

In May 2018, it was announced the Hurricanes were relocating back to Cambridge, taking over the market recently occupied by the Cambridge Winter Hawks who left the league in 2017. [1] [2]

Season-by-season record

SeasonGPWLTOTLPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs
1961–62309183—211081474th CJCHL
1962–63282053—432031141st CJCHL
1963–64302550—502411011st CJCHLWon League
Won Schmalz Cup
1964–653221101—431871413rd CJCHL
1965–66324271—911120412th CJCHL
1966–67248160—16811387th WJCHL
1967–68Statistics not available
1968–693012162—261031235th WJCHL
1969–70252041—41——1st WJCHLWon League
Lost Schmalz Cup Final
1970–713418124—401931393rd MOJBHL
1971–724227114—582371702nd CJBHL
1972–734215207—371921995th CJBHL
1973–744212255—291922326th CJBHL
1974–754023134—502161873rd WWJHL
1975–76413371—71183727th WWJHL
1976–774020191—412522414th WWJHLLost Semifinals
1977–784018184—402171953rd MWJBHLLost Semifinals
1978–79422364—81533387th MWJBHLDid not qualify
1979–804215252—321832297th MWJBHLDid not qualify
1980–814216260—322032367th MWJBHLDid not qualify
1981–824230111—612461732nd MWJBHLLost Semifinals
1982–834226151—532531963rd MWJBHLLost Semifinals
1983–844211301—231792897th MWJBHLDid not qualify
1984–85429321—191743077th MWJBHLDid not qualify
1985–86Did not participate
1986–87413380—61283537th MWJBHLDid not qualify
1987–884811370—221843278th MWJBHLLost Quarterfinals
1988–89489363—211753069th MWJBHLDid not qualify
1989–904813350—261803478th MWJBHLLost Quarterfinals
1990–914814340—281882667th MWJBHLLost Quarterfinals
1991–924811361—231362668th MWJBHLLost Quarterfinals
1992–934820262—422242536th MWJBHLLost Quarterfinals
1993–944812360—242012918th MWJBHLLost Quarterfinals
1994–95483450—612837510th MWJBHLDid not qualify
1995–96484440—815839810th MWJBHLDid not qualify
1996–97487401—1515931410th MWJBHLDid not qualify
1997–984811352—241462559th MWJBHLDid not qualify
1998–994810371—21792689th MWJBHLDid not qualify
1999–004810353—231522599th MWJBHLDid not qualify
2000–014816311—332062628th MWJBHLLost Quarterfinals
2001–024821243—452232076th MWJBHL
2002–0348251942562121894th MWJBHL
2003–0448162831361562189th MWJBHLDid not qualify
2004–054873812171502589th MWJBHLDid not qualify
2005–064827201—551771613rd MWJBHLLost Semifinals
2006–0748242121511921824th MWJBHLLost Semifinals
2007–0848202341451451747th GOJHL-MW
2008–09521930—3411682408th GOJHL-MWLost Quarterfinals
2009–10511629—6381572317th GOJHL-MWLost Conf. Quarterfinals
2010–11513412—5732591561st GOJHL-MWLost Conf. Semifinals
2011–12512324—4501832235th GOJHL-MWLost Conf. Quarterfinals
2012–1351942—0181292769th GOJHL-MWDid not qualify
2013–14492024—5451631966th GOJHL-MWLost Conf. Quarterfinals
2014–15492817—4601901635th GOJHL-MWLost Conf. Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Siskins)
2015–1650261437621851644th of 9 MW
11th of 26 GOJHL 		Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Sugar Kings)
2016–1750143321311552097th of 9 MW
21st of 27 GOJHL 		Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Sugar Kings)
2017–1850123017321021798th of 8 MW
21st of 26 GOJHL 		Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Cyclones)
2018–1948192702401331786th of 8 MW
18th of 26 GOJHL 		Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Siskins)
2019–2050321305691901283rd of 8 MW
7th of 26 GOJHL 		Won Conf. Quarterfinals, 4-2 (Siskins)
Incomplete Conf. Semi 0-1 (Dutchmen)
playoffs cancelled due to pandemic
2020–21Season lost due to pandemic
2021–2248331230691901272nd of 8 MW
6th of 25 GOJHL 		Won Conf. Quarterfinals, 4-1 (Bombers)
Won Conf. Semifinals 4-3 (Siskins)
Won Conf. Finals 4-1 (Sugar Kings)
Mid-West Conf. Champions
Round Robin 1-3 (Falcons)&(Maroons)
eliminated
2022–235034862762321303rd of 8 MW
5th of 25 GOJHL 		Won Conf. Quarterfinals, 4-1 (Cyclones)
Lost Conf. Semifinals 0-4 (Warriors)
2023–2450212531461481716th of 8 MW
15th of 23 GOJHL 		Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Sugar Kings)

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ "Jr. B Guelph Hurricanes relocate to Cambridge". Cambridge Times. 4 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Guelph Hurricanes To Relocate To Cambridge For 2018-19 Season". Blackburn News. 5 May 2018.
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