The Galt Canadians were a junior ice hockey

Junior ice hockey

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 team based in Galt, Ontario, now a part of the city of Cambridge

Cambridge, Ontario

Cambridge is a city located in Southern Ontario at the confluence of the Grand and Speed rivers in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is an amalgamation of the City of Galt, the towns of Preston and Hespeler, and the hamlet of Blair.Galt covers the largest portion of...

. They played in the Ontario Hockey Association

Ontario Hockey League

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 from 1943 to 1944. Their home arena was the Galt Arena Gardens

Galt Arena Gardens

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The Canadians had a successful inaugural year in the league, winning 15 of 26 games played. The following year, the team gained sponsorhip from the NHL

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's Detroit Red Wings

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, and changed their name to the Galt Red Wings

Galt Red Wings

The Galt Red Wings were a junior ice hockey team based in Galt, Ontario, now a part of the city of Cambridge. They played in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1944 to 1947 and were operated as an affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings. Their home arena was the Galt Arena Gardens.The team was...

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NHL Alumni

From the Galt Canadians, four players graduated to play in the National Hockey League

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Yearly Results

Season	Team	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Pct %	Goals For	Goals Against	Standing
1943-44	Canadians	26	15	11	0	30	0.577	125	97	2nd Group 2

External links

• www.cambridgehockey.com - The History of Cambridge Hockey by Todd Jones
• Galt Arena Gardens - OHL Arena & Travel Guide
• Ontario Hockey League Official web site
• Canadian Hockey League Official web site