Brantford Alexanders
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| City | Brantford, Ontario |
| League | Ontario Hockey League |
| Founded | 1978-1979 |
The Brantford Alexanders were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League from 1978 to 1984. The team was based in Brantford, Ontario.
Franchise Identities:
- Hamilton Tiger Cubs 1953 to 1960
- Hamilton Red Wings 1960 to 1974
- Hamilton Fincups 1974 to 1976
- St. Catharines Fincups 1976 to 1977
- Hamilton Fincups 1977 to 1978
- Brantford Alexanders 1978 to 1984
- Hamilton Steelhawks 1984 to 1988
- Niagara Falls Thunder 1988 to 1996
- Erie Otters 1996 to present
History
The Hamilton Fincups were relocated in 1978 becoming the Brantford Alexanders. The OHA junior team took the name of the OHA senior team which had played for two years prior. After two years in the OHA, the league changed names to the OHL and the Alexanders played four more seasons in Brantford, before moving back to Hamilton as the Steelhawks.The Alexanders made the playoffs for five straight years after missing out its first year in Brantford. The team narrowly missed out on winning its division in 1980-81 by a single point.
Brantford developed close rivalries with the London Knights and the Niagara Falls Flyers. Their playoff nemeses were Windsor and S.S. Marie. Two years in a row they were eliminated by the Spitfires, followed by three years in a row at the hands of the Greyhounds.
There have been 29 alumni of the Alexanders to play in the NHL. In 1982-83, Dave Gagner was awarded the Bobby Smith Trophy for the OHA's Scholastic Player of the Year.
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Yearly Results
Regular Season
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Pct % | Goals For | Goals Against | Standing |
| 1978-79 | 68 | 23 | 42 | 3 | 49 | 0.360 | 281 | 349 | 6th Emms |
| 1979-80 | 68 | 31 | 35 | 2 | 64 | 0.471 | 412 | 398 | 3rd Emms |
| 1980-81 | 68 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 68 | 0.500 | 350 | 354 | 2nd Emms |
| 1981-82 | 68 | 25 | 41 | 2 | 52 | 0.382 | 293 | 313 | 5th Emms |
| 1982-83 | 70 | 34 | 33 | 3 | 71 | 0.507 | 275 | 282 | 4th Emms |
| 1983-84 | 70 | 39 | 28 | 3 | 81 | 0.579 | 303 | 235 | 2nd Emms |
Playoffs
- 1978-1979 Out of playoffs.
- 1979-1980 Defeated Toronto Marlboros 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
Lost to Windsor Spitfires 4 games to 3 in semi-finals. - 1980-1981 Lost to Windsor Spitfires 8 points to 4 in division semi-finals
- 1981-1982 Defeated London Knights 6 points to 2 in first round.
Lost to S.S. Marie Greyhounds 8 points to 6 in quarter-finals. - 1982-1983 Defeated London Knights 6 points to 0 in first round.
Lost to S.S. Marie Greyhounds 8 points to 2 in quarter-finals. - 1983-1984 Earned first round bye.
Lost to S.S. Marie Greyhounds 8 points to 4 in quarter-finals.
Arena
The Brantford Alexanders played home games at the Brantford Civic Centre from 1978 to 1984. The OHL All-Star game was hosted here in 1982.
- [Brantford Civic Centre] - The OHL Arena & Travel Guide
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