Cambridge Winter Hawks

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Cambridge Winter Hawks
Cambridge Winter Hawks.JPG
City Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
League Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
DivisionMid-Western
Operated1982-2017
Home arena Galt Arena Gardens
Colours Black, Red, and White
   
Owner(s)Joe Machado
General managervacant
Head coachvacant
Affiliate Ayr 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.

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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

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1982-83 4822224-261261485th OJHL
1983-844224180-210202483rd MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1984-854226160-245224523rd MWJBHLLost semi-final
1985-864011290-188279225th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1986-87428340-155341166th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1987-88482460-11735249th MWJBHLDNQ
1988-894818291-196258377th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1989-904813332-232340287th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1990-914833150-248204662nd MWJBHLLost semi-final
1991-924815294-179265346th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1992-93487401-179363159th MWJBHLDNQ
1993-944832133-256177672nd MWJBHLLost final
1994-954828164-224175603rd MWJBHLLost semi-final
1995-964828155-261197613rd MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1996-974829154-248169624th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1997-984817274-170201387th MWJBHLLost quarter-final
1998-994832142-229153662nd MWJBHLLost final
1999-004833105-248113712nd MWJBHLWon League, won Sutherland Cup
2000-014825176-210185565th MWJBHLLost final
2001-024832115-255159693rd MWJBHL
2002-0348291542232159643rd MWJBHL
2003-0448271740216164584th MWJBHL
2004-0548281145213141653rd MWJBHL
2005-06483891-259145771st MWJBHLWon League, won Sutherland Cup
2006-074836831255139761st MWJBHLWon League, won Sutherland Cup
2007-0848251472174144593rd GOJHL-MWLost final
2008-09522422-6207202546th GOJHL-MWLost quarter-final
2009-10512521-5202215554th GOJHL-MWLost Conf. QF
2010-11512028-3196229437th GOJHL-MWLost Conf. QF
2011-12513019-2206163624th GOJHL-MW
2012-13513314-4195133702nd GOJHL-MW Won Cherrey CupLost Suthy Final
2013-14492618-5166148575th GOJHL-MWLost Conf. QF
2014-15492420-5148147536th GOJHL-MWLost Conf. Quarter-final, 1-4 (Cullitons)
2015-1650103514129203259th of 9-MW
23rd of 26-GOJHL
DNQ
2016-1750291902173149605th of 9-MW
13th of 27-GOJHL
Lost Conf. Quarters, 2-4 (Siskins)

Playoffs

OJHL Years

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

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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 ]