Tottenham Railers

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Tottenham Railers
City Tottenham, Ontario, Canada
League Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
DivisionSouth
Founded2014;10 years ago (2014)
Home arenaTottenham Community and Fitness Centre
ColoursWhite, navy, red
   
Owner(s)Micheal Prock
General managerMicheal Prock (2023–present)
Head coachVito Scaringi (2023–24)
Franchise history
2014–2020Tottenham Steam
2020–2023Tottenham Thunder
2023–presentTottenham Railers

The Tottenham Railers are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Tottenham, Ontario. They play in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). The team was known as the Tottenham Steam for its first six seasons and the Tottenham Thunder for the following three seasons.

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History

The Tottenham Steam joined the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL) in 2014. Their first general manager and head coach was Ryan Wood. [1] The Steam played their first game, at home, on September 6, 2014. [2] Hosting the Russell Cup champions Bradford Bulls, winning 7–5. The first goal in team history was scored by Brian Rupp after 3:44 into the first period. [3]

Shortly after winning their first Russell Cup championship in 2016, the Tottenham Steam gained new owners in the DaSilva family. Cup-winning coach Ryan Wood left the team to take the same positions with the New Tecumseth Civics. The DaSilva's initially brought in Johan Moell as general manager and Jim Aldred as head coach for the 2016–17 season [4] but would instead hire former NHL All-Star Dennis Maruk as head coach. However, Maruk had to take a leave of absence midseason and was replaced by Brandon Billie. [5] For the 2017–18 season, the Steam brought in Matt Hamilton as head coach and general manager after previously coaching the Bradford Rattlers.

The 2018–19 season saw the Steam add Robert Babiak as general manager, coming off a season with the Port Huron Prowlers. Babiak would depart the team in January, with the team then trading away many of its key players. [6] [7] Following the 2018–19 season, the DaSilva's sold the team to new ownership, which retained Hamilton as general manager and head coach. [8]

Following the 2019–20 season, Matt Hamilton becoming the sole owner of the team. The team briefly rebranded as the Tottenham Express for a fresh start in April 2020. Derek Robinson became head coach with Matt Hamilton acting as general manager and president. [9] The 2020–21 season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and the team rebranded again as the Tottenham Thunder in November 2020.[ citation needed ]

For the 2023–24 season, ownership transitioned to Micheal Prock and Beth Prock and the team was branded as the Tottenham Railers, paying tribute to the former Steam name as well as Tottenham's railroading history.[ citation needed ] Vito Scaringi was named the first Railers coach in May 2023.

Season-by-season standings

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPtsRegular Season FinishPlayoffs
2014–15 42375—0332129741st South-Central Div.
1st GMHL		Won Div. Round, 3–2 (Coyotes)
Lost quarter-finals, 2–3 (Ravens)
2015–16 424110035181821st Central Div.
1st GMHL		Won Div. Quarter-finals, 3–0 (Chiefs)
Won Div. Semi-finals, 3–0 (Knights)
Won Div. Final, 4–0 (Coyotes)
2nd in Round Robin (2–2)
Won Play-in Game, 7–2 (Spartans)
Won Russell Cup Final, 4–3 (Kings)
2016–17 42112803161303259th of 11, South Div.
19th of 21, GMHL		Won 1st Rd. Qualifier game, 5–3 (Stars)
Lost 8th Place Qualifier game, 0–8 (Riverkings)
2017–18 421327021842672811th of 12, South Div.
19th of 21, GMHL		Lost 1st Rd. Qualifier game, 2–8 (Hurricanes)
2018–19 421423051642293310th of 12, South Div.
18th of 22, GMHL		Won 1st Rd. Qualifier game, 5–3 (Predators)
Won 2nd Rd. Qualifier game, 3–2 (Stars)
Won 8th Pl. Qualifying game, 4–3 (Riverkings)
Lost div. quarter-finals, 0–2 (Ravens)
2019–204293003135278219th of 10, South Div.
22nd of 23, GMHL		Lost 1st Rd. Qualifier game (Predators)
Tottenham Thunder
2020–21Season lost due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–2237333018727579th of 9, South Div.
19th of 19, GMHL		Won 1st Rd. Qualifier game (Aces)
Lost div. quarter-finals, 0-2 (Roadrunners)
2022–2342142701152241297th of 9, South Div.
12th of 16, GMHL		Lost div. quarter-final, 0-2 (Roadrunners)
Tottenham Railers
2023–2442192102162183405th of 8, South Div.
10th of 15, GMHL		Lost div. quarter-final, 1-2 (Ravens)

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