Stratford Midgets

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Stratford Midgets
City Stratford, Ontario, Canada
League Ontario Hockey Association
Operated1910s to 1930s
Home arena Stratford Arena

The Stratford Midgets were a Canadian junior ice hockey team that played in the Ontario Hockey Association. The team played at the Stratford Arena, now known as the William Allman Memorial Arena in Stratford, Ontario.

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History

The Stratford Midgets trace their roots to the Stratford Hockey Club which existed in the early 1900s. The team featured Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Frank Rankin. [1]

Stratford won the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) junior championship in three successive seasons in 1907, 1908 and 1909, then won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHA junior champions in 1921. [2] The Midgets were the Eastern Canada junior champions in 1921, and finalists at the 1921 Memorial Cup. [3]

Stratford were finalists for the J. Ross Robertson Cup in 1920, 1933, 1934 and 1937. [2] At the end of the 1930s, the team was renamed the Stratford Kist, and subsequently became the Stratford Kroehlers.[ citation needed ]

National Hockey League alumni

List of Stratford Midgets' alumni who played in the National Hockey League: [4]

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References

  1. "Rankin, Frank — Biography — Honoured Player". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Annual Report: Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition. Cambridge, Ontario: Ontario Hockey Association. 2006. p. W-13.
  3. Lapp, Richard M.; Macaulay, Alec (1997). The Memorial Cup: Canada's National Junior Hockey Championship. Madeira Park, British Columbia: Harbour Publishing. pp. 17–18. ISBN   1-55017-170-4.
  4. "NHL Player Search: Stratford Midgets". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 7, 2021.