Brantford Motts Clamatos

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Brantford Motts Clamatos
City Brantford
League OHA Senior A
Home arena Brantford Civic Centre
Head coach Ken Mann

The Brantford Motts Clamatos were a Canadian senior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association's Senior A Hockey League, from Brantford, Ontario. The team played their games at the Brantford Civic Centre in the 1980s. The Brantford Motts Clamatos, sponsored by the Mott's company, which produced a drink called Clamato, won the Allan Cup, the top tier Canadian senior ice hockey league in the province of Ontario, in 1987. [1] [2] [3]

Championships

Brantford won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as league champions during the 1986–87 season. [4]

1986–87 – Allan Cup Champions [1] [3]

1986–87 – Bolton Cup Champions

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References

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  2. "1986-87 Brantford Mott's Clamato's (OHASr)". hockeydb.com.
  3. 1 2 "Allan Cup Archives". allancup.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  4. "Senior Series". Ontario Hockey Association. 2019. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  5. Toronto Star. Sports section. April 14, 16, 18.