The Galt Rockets were a junior ice hockey

Junior ice hockey

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

Cambridge, Ontario

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. They played in the Ontario Hockey Association

Ontario Hockey League

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 from 1947 to 1949. Their home arena was the Galt Arena Gardens

Galt Arena Gardens

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Originally 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...

, the team became the Galt Rockets after NHL sponsorship ended in 1947. After finishing last place in the second season, the team was rescued by another NHL sponsorship, this time from the Chicago Black Hawks

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. The Rockets became the Galt Black Hawks

Galt Black Hawks

The Galt Black Hawks 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 1949 to 1955 and were operated as an affiliate of the Chicago Black Hawks...

 in 1949.

NHL alumni

From the Galt Rockets, 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
1944-45	Red Wings	20	12	8	0	24	0.600	83	91	2nd OHA (tie)
1945-46	Red Wings	28	22	6	0	44	0.786	187	96	2nd OHA
1946-47	Red Wings	36	27	9	0	54	0.750	232	99	3rd OHA
1947-48	Rockets	36	18	13	5	41	0.581	168	129	5th OHA
1948-49	Rockets	48	11	34	3	25	0.244	154	252	9th OHA

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