Hamilton Red Wings
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| Hamilton Red Wings | |
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| City | Hamilton, Ontario |
| League | Ontario Hockey League |
| Founded | 1960-1961 |
The Hamilton Red Wings were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1960 to 1974. The team was based in Hamilton, 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 Tiger Cubs were renamed in 1960 becoming the Hamilton Red Wings, and sponsored by the NHL Detroit Red Wings. The team played for 14 seasons before being renamed the Hamilton Fincups.The Red Wings of 1962 were coached by Eddie Bush. The team finished second overall in the OHA standings, then lost only 1 game in the post-season run to the Memorial Cup. In the playoffs Hamilton defeated the St. Catharines Teepees, Niagara Falls Flyers, and the Metro Jr. A. champs Toronto St. Michael's Majors 4 games to 1, winning the J. Ross Robertson Cup. The Red Wings then swept the series against the Quebec Citadelles for the Eastern Canadian championship.
The Red Wings would play the Western Canadian champion Edmonton Oil Kings for the Memorial Cup. The first game of the 1962 Memorial Cup was played on home ice at the Barton Street Arena which Hamilton won 5-2. The next three games were played at the Guelph Memorial Gardens. Hamilton won game two 4-2. Edmonton won game three 5-3. Hamilton shutout Edmonton 3-0 in game four. The fifth and deciding game was played in the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. The Red Wings defeated the Oil Kings 7-4 to win the series and the Memorial Cup, 4 games to 1.
Five years later the Red Wings made it to the OHA finals again in 1967, but were swept 4 games to 0 by the Toronto Marlboros.
Players
The two most famous Hamilton Red Wings almuni are "Little M" Pete Mahovlich, and 1972 Summit Series hero Paul Henderson. Many Hamilton Red Wings went on to play for the Detroit NHL team.
- Award Winners
- 1960-1961 - Bud Blom, Dave Pinkney Trophy, Lowest team GAA
- 1961-1962 - Pit Martin, Red Tilson Trophy, Most Outstanding Player
- 1961-1962 - Lowell MacDonald, William Hanley Trophy, Most Sportsmanlike Player
- 1962-1963 - Paul Henderson, William Hanley Trophy, Most Sportsmanlike Player
- 1964-1965 - Jimmy Peters, William Hanley Trophy, Most Sportsmanlike Player
- 1967-1968 - Jim Rutherford & Gerry Gray, Dave Pinkney Trophy, Lowest team GAA
NHL Alumni
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Season-by-season record
Season GP W L T Pts Pct GF GA Standing 1960-61 48 22 19 7 51 0.531 192 148 3rd OHA 1961-62 50 32 12 6 70 0.700 220 162 2nd OHA 1962-63 50 21 21 8 50 0.500 202 184 4th OHA 1963-64 56 11 35 10 32 0.286 193 285 7th OHA 1964-65 56 14 31 11 39 0.348 220 287 8th OHA 1965-66 48 22 20 6 50 0.521 203 217 5th OHA 1966-67 48 22 21 5 49 0.510 172 161 4th OHA 1967-68 54 31 13 10 72 0.667 253 162 3rd OHA 1968-69 54 27 24 3 57 0.528 207 190 5th OHA 1969-70 54 16 26 12 44 0.407 207 238 9th OHA 1970-71 62 22 35 5 49 0.395 224 328 7th OHA 1971-72 63 11 46 6 28 0.222 200 334 10th OHA 1972-73 63 15 41 7 37 0.294 244 374 9th OHA 1973-74 70 16 49 5 37 0.264 221 376 11th OHA
Arena
The Hamilton Red Wings played home games at the Barton Street Arena, also known as the Hamilton Forum .
- [Hamilton Forum] - The OHL Arena & Travel Guide
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