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The Guelph CMC's or sometimes known as the Guelph CMC's Biltmore Mad Hatters were a junior ice hockey
team in the Ontario Hockey Association
as a Junior 'B' team in the Central League from 1956 to 1970, and merged with the Western A League's Guelph Beef Kings to become a Junior 'A' team from 1970 to 75. The team was based in Guelph
, Ontario
, and played home games at the Guelph Memorial Gardens
.
for the 1970-71 season. CMC stands for the name of a factory in Guelph that John Pergonie owned - Central Mechanical Contractors.
Moving onto the Eastern Canadian Final, the CMC's faced Charlottetown from the Island Junior Hockey League
. The result of the series was a four game sweep (5-2, 6-3, 5-2, 5-2), in favour of Guelph.
Guelph travelled to the Centennial Cup versus the Red Deer Rustlers
of the Alberta Junior Hockey League
. The CMC's swept the Rustlers (4-2, 3-2, 3-1, 3-0), taking the National title. The team was coached by Bill Taylor
and starred Paul Fendley, Doug Risebrough
, and John Van Boxmeer
. http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/standings/national_champions.html
In 1973 the CMC's merged with their crosstown rivals, the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters. The CMC's won the SOJHL championship again in 1975, then defeatied the Smiths Falls Bears
of the Central Junior A Hockey League
in 6 games (8-3, 3-4, 7-2, 6-4, 3-6, 5-2) to reach the Centennial Cup finals a second time.
The CMC's were defeated 4-games-to-2 (3-4, 2-3, 4-1, 5-2, 6-3, 6-5 OT) by the Spruce Grove Mets of the Alberta Junior Hockey League
. The 1975 CMC's were bolsterted on defence by late season pick-up, Craig Hartsburg
of Minnesota North Stars
fame. http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/standings/national_champions.html
Following the season, the Guelph CMC's were bought by the Holody family, the owners of a local electroplating
company. The Holodys changed the team name to the Guelph Holody Platers.
in 1963. Left with only the Guelph CMC's at the OHA Junior B level, the City jumped at the 1968 offer of the newly-renegade Western Ontario Junior A Hockey League to give the city a new Junior A team. After a pair of losing seasons and a name change to the Beef Kings, the league was reincorporated into the OHA as a Tier II Junior A league and the franchise being bought out by the CMC's. From that point on, the CMC's took the Beef King's place.
played for the Guelph CMC's in 1971-72, and was drafted 14th overall in the 1st round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens
. He played as an NHL denfenseman for the Canadiens, Colorado Rockies
, Buffalo Sabres
and Quebec Nordiques
.
Doug Risebrough
was the SOJHL's MVP in 1972-73. He signed next year with the Kitchener Rangers
of the OHL. Risebrough was selected by Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round, 7th overall 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 13 years in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens and the Calgary Flames
.
Craig Hartsburg
of Stratford, Ontario
, was drafted 6th overall in the First Round of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars
, after playing three seasons with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
and a single season with the World Hockey Association
's Birmingham Bulls
. He played 10 season in Minnesota scoring 413 points in 570 games.
was a member of the 1971-72 Guelph CMC's who died as a result of an on ice accident at Guelph Memorial Gardens
during Guelph's Centennial Cup 1972 victory. The 19 year old player died at Kitchener-Waterloo General Hospital on May 8, 1972, seventy-three hours after striking his head on the arena ice.
Fendley was checked by an opponent with 11 minutes to play in the game. He tried to catch his balance while still handling the puck and lost his helmet in the process, falling and striking the bare back of his head on the ice.
Fendley was the 1972 SOJHL Leading Scorer with 20 goals and 24 assists in 43 games. He also scored 14 goals and 18 assists in 26 playoff games before his accident. The game in which he was fatally injured was the final and clinching game of the Centennial Cup. His number has not been issued to a player since, by the Guelph CMC's, Guelph Platers
, or Guelph Storm
.
http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/standings/national_champions.html Paul Fendley's number was officially retired on Nov 15, 2008 in a celebration at The Sleeman Centre in Guelph, ON.
The Guelph CMC's or sometimes known as the Guelph CMC's Biltmore Mad Hatters were a junior ice hockey
team in the Ontario Hockey Association
as a Junior 'B' team in the Central League from 1956 to 1970, and merged with the Western A League's Guelph Beef Kings to become a Junior 'A' team from 1970 to 75. The team was based in Guelph
, Ontario
, and played home games at the Guelph Memorial Gardens
.
for the 1970-71 season. CMC stands for the name of a factory in Guelph that John Pergonie owned - Central Mechanical Contractors.
Moving onto the Eastern Canadian Final, the CMC's faced Charlottetown from the Island Junior Hockey League
. The result of the series was a four game sweep (5-2, 6-3, 5-2, 5-2), in favour of Guelph.
Guelph travelled to the Centennial Cup versus the Red Deer Rustlers
of the Alberta Junior Hockey League
. The CMC's swept the Rustlers (4-2, 3-2, 3-1, 3-0), taking the National title. The team was coached by Bill Taylor
and starred Paul Fendley, Doug Risebrough
, and John Van Boxmeer
. http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/standings/national_champions.html
In 1973 the CMC's merged with their crosstown rivals, the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters. The CMC's won the SOJHL championship again in 1975, then defeatied the Smiths Falls Bears
of the Central Junior A Hockey League
in 6 games (8-3, 3-4, 7-2, 6-4, 3-6, 5-2) to reach the Centennial Cup finals a second time.
The CMC's were defeated 4-games-to-2 (3-4, 2-3, 4-1, 5-2, 6-3, 6-5 OT) by the Spruce Grove Mets of the Alberta Junior Hockey League
. The 1975 CMC's were bolsterted on defence by late season pick-up, Craig Hartsburg
of Minnesota North Stars
fame. http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/standings/national_champions.html
Following the season, the Guelph CMC's were bought by the Holody family, the owners of a local electroplating
company. The Holodys changed the team name to the Guelph Holody Platers.
in 1963. Left with only the Guelph CMC's at the OHA Junior B level, the City jumped at the 1968 offer of the newly-renegade Western Ontario Junior A Hockey League to give the city a new Junior A team. After a pair of losing seasons and a name change to the Beef Kings, the league was reincorporated into the OHA as a Tier II Junior A league and the franchise being bought out by the CMC's. From that point on, the CMC's took the Beef King's place.
played for the Guelph CMC's in 1971-72, and was drafted 14th overall in the 1st round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens
. He played as an NHL denfenseman for the Canadiens, Colorado Rockies
, Buffalo Sabres
and Quebec Nordiques
.
Doug Risebrough
was the SOJHL's MVP in 1972-73. He signed next year with the Kitchener Rangers
of the OHL. Risebrough was selected by Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round, 7th overall 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 13 years in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens and the Calgary Flames
.
Craig Hartsburg
of Stratford, Ontario
, was drafted 6th overall in the First Round of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars
, after playing three seasons with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
and a single season with the World Hockey Association
's Birmingham Bulls
. He played 10 season in Minnesota scoring 413 points in 570 games.
was a member of the 1971-72 Guelph CMC's who died as a result of an on ice accident at Guelph Memorial Gardens
during Guelph's Centennial Cup 1972 victory. The 19 year old player died at Kitchener-Waterloo General Hospital on May 8, 1972, seventy-three hours after striking his head on the arena ice.
Fendley was checked by an opponent with 11 minutes to play in the game. He tried to catch his balance while still handling the puck and lost his helmet in the process, falling and striking the bare back of his head on the ice.
Fendley was the 1972 SOJHL Leading Scorer with 20 goals and 24 assists in 43 games. He also scored 14 goals and 18 assists in 26 playoff games before his accident. The game in which he was fatally injured was the final and clinching game of the Centennial Cup. His number has not been issued to a player since, by the Guelph CMC's, Guelph Platers
, or Guelph Storm
.
http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/standings/national_champions.html Paul Fendley's number was officially retired on Nov 15, 2008 in a celebration at The Sleeman Centre in Guelph, ON.
The Guelph CMC's or sometimes known as the Guelph CMC's Biltmore Mad Hatters were a junior ice hockey
team in the Ontario Hockey Association
as a Junior 'B' team in the Central League from 1956 to 1970, and merged with the Western A League's Guelph Beef Kings to become a Junior 'A' team from 1970 to 75. The team was based in Guelph
, Ontario
, and played home games at the Guelph Memorial Gardens
.
for the 1970-71 season. CMC stands for the name of a factory in Guelph that John Pergonie owned - Central Mechanical Contractors.
Moving onto the Eastern Canadian Final, the CMC's faced Charlottetown from the Island Junior Hockey League
. The result of the series was a four game sweep (5-2, 6-3, 5-2, 5-2), in favour of Guelph.
Guelph travelled to the Centennial Cup versus the Red Deer Rustlers
of the Alberta Junior Hockey League
. The CMC's swept the Rustlers (4-2, 3-2, 3-1, 3-0), taking the National title. The team was coached by Bill Taylor
and starred Paul Fendley, Doug Risebrough
, and John Van Boxmeer
. http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/standings/national_champions.html
In 1973 the CMC's merged with their crosstown rivals, the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters. The CMC's won the SOJHL championship again in 1975, then defeatied the Smiths Falls Bears
of the Central Junior A Hockey League
in 6 games (8-3, 3-4, 7-2, 6-4, 3-6, 5-2) to reach the Centennial Cup finals a second time.
The CMC's were defeated 4-games-to-2 (3-4, 2-3, 4-1, 5-2, 6-3, 6-5 OT) by the Spruce Grove Mets of the Alberta Junior Hockey League
. The 1975 CMC's were bolsterted on defence by late season pick-up, Craig Hartsburg
of Minnesota North Stars
fame. http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/standings/national_champions.html
Following the season, the Guelph CMC's were bought by the Holody family, the owners of a local electroplating
company. The Holodys changed the team name to the Guelph Holody Platers.
in 1963. Left with only the Guelph CMC's at the OHA Junior B level, the City jumped at the 1968 offer of the newly-renegade Western Ontario Junior A Hockey League to give the city a new Junior A team. After a pair of losing seasons and a name change to the Beef Kings, the league was reincorporated into the OHA as a Tier II Junior A league and the franchise being bought out by the CMC's. From that point on, the CMC's took the Beef King's place.
played for the Guelph CMC's in 1971-72, and was drafted 14th overall in the 1st round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens
. He played as an NHL denfenseman for the Canadiens, Colorado Rockies
, Buffalo Sabres
and Quebec Nordiques
.
Doug Risebrough
was the SOJHL's MVP in 1972-73. He signed next year with the Kitchener Rangers
of the OHL. Risebrough was selected by Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round, 7th overall 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 13 years in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens and the Calgary Flames
.
Craig Hartsburg
of Stratford, Ontario
, was drafted 6th overall in the First Round of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars
, after playing three seasons with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
and a single season with the World Hockey Association
's Birmingham Bulls
. He played 10 season in Minnesota scoring 413 points in 570 games.
was a member of the 1971-72 Guelph CMC's who died as a result of an on ice accident at Guelph Memorial Gardens
during Guelph's Centennial Cup 1972 victory. The 19 year old player died at Kitchener-Waterloo General Hospital on May 8, 1972, seventy-three hours after striking his head on the arena ice.
Fendley was checked by an opponent with 11 minutes to play in the game. He tried to catch his balance while still handling the puck and lost his helmet in the process, falling and striking the bare back of his head on the ice.
Fendley was the 1972 SOJHL Leading Scorer with 20 goals and 24 assists in 43 games. He also scored 14 goals and 18 assists in 26 playoff games before his accident. The game in which he was fatally injured was the final and clinching game of the Centennial Cup. His number has not been issued to a player since, by the Guelph CMC's, Guelph Platers
, or Guelph Storm
.
http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/standings/national_champions.html Paul Fendley's number was officially retired on Nov 15, 2008 in a celebration at The Sleeman Centre in Guelph, ON.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team in the Ontario Hockey Association
Ontario Hockey Association
The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
as a Junior 'B' team in the Central League from 1956 to 1970, and merged with the Western A League's Guelph Beef Kings to become a Junior 'A' team from 1970 to 75. The team was based in Guelph
Guelph
Guelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above* University of Guelph, in the same city...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, and played home games at the Guelph Memorial Gardens
Guelph Memorial Gardens
The Guelph Memorial Gardens was an arena located in Guelph, Ontario. It was originally built in 1948 out of the remnants of a nineteenth-century building that had housed the Royal Winter Fair. The Gardens hosted various hockey teams over the years, including the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters, Guelph...
.
1956 to 1970
The CMC's were founded as members of the Central Division of the Big 10 Junior B Hockey League. In 1956, the league split and the Central Division became the Central Junior B Hockey League. In 1970, the CMC's merged with and took the place of the Guelph Beef Kings of the Western Junior "A" Hockey League (formerly the Western Division of the Big 10). The league was reincorporated into the Ontario Hockey Association and changed its name to the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey LeagueSouthern Ontario Junior A Hockey League
----The Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League was a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey that lasted from the late 1960s until 1977 in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league was swallowed by what is now called the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League in 1977....
for the 1970-71 season. CMC stands for the name of a factory in Guelph that John Pergonie owned - Central Mechanical Contractors.
Southern Ontario Junior 'A' 1970 to 1975
After two years playing in the SOJHL, the CMC's won the Junior 'A' league title, in the 1971-72 season. In the Ontario Championship, they took on the Thunder Bay Vulcans of the now defunct Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League. The CMC's were leading 3-games-to-2 (5-4, 5-4, 3-7, 0-7, 6-2) when they won the series by default after the Vulcans discontinued.Moving onto the Eastern Canadian Final, the CMC's faced Charlottetown from the Island Junior Hockey League
Island Junior Hockey League
The Island Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada.-History:Since being founded in 1996, the IJHL has been strictly a Junior "B" League—one tier below the Maritime Junior A Hockey League and two tiers below the Quebec Major...
. The result of the series was a four game sweep (5-2, 6-3, 5-2, 5-2), in favour of Guelph.
Guelph travelled to the Centennial Cup versus the Red Deer Rustlers
Red Deer Rustlers
The Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. They captured the inaugural Centennial Trophy in 1971...
of the Alberta Junior Hockey League
Alberta Junior Hockey League
The Alberta Junior Hockey League is an Alberta-based Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey League . It was formed as a five-team league in 1964. There are currently 16 teams in the league. The regular season league champions receive the Dave Duchak Trophy...
. The CMC's swept the Rustlers (4-2, 3-2, 3-1, 3-0), taking the National title. The team was coached by Bill Taylor
Bill Taylor
Commodore William Leonard 'Bill' Taylor was an Australian Naval Officer, Politician and Administrator. He was born in Toowoomba, Queensland and later served that City and surrounding districts as the Commonwealth Parliamentary representative.-Career:* 1957 - 1988 Military Service, Royal Australian...
and starred Paul Fendley, Doug Risebrough
Doug Risebrough
Douglas John Risebrough is a former player, coach, and general manager in the National Hockey League. In his 31 years in the NHL, he has been involved with the Stanley Cup Playoffs 25 times...
, and John Van Boxmeer
John Van Boxmeer
John Martin Van Boxmeer is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He has also served extensively as a hockey coach with various teams from 1984 to the present.-Bio:...
. http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/standings/national_champions.html
In 1973 the CMC's merged with their crosstown rivals, the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters. The CMC's won the SOJHL championship again in 1975, then defeatied the Smiths Falls Bears
Smiths Falls Bears
The Smiths Falls Bears are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League. They were original members, but then left Smiths Falls in 1976...
of the Central Junior A Hockey League
Central Junior A Hockey League
The Central Canada Hockey League is a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey league operating in eastern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Ottawa District Hockey Association and Hockey Canada and is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League...
in 6 games (8-3, 3-4, 7-2, 6-4, 3-6, 5-2) to reach the Centennial Cup finals a second time.
The CMC's were defeated 4-games-to-2 (3-4, 2-3, 4-1, 5-2, 6-3, 6-5 OT) by the Spruce Grove Mets of the Alberta Junior Hockey League
Alberta Junior Hockey League
The Alberta Junior Hockey League is an Alberta-based Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey League . It was formed as a five-team league in 1964. There are currently 16 teams in the league. The regular season league champions receive the Dave Duchak Trophy...
. The 1975 CMC's were bolsterted on defence by late season pick-up, Craig Hartsburg
Craig Hartsburg
Craig William Hartsburg is a retired Canadian professional hockey player and associate coach in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames. He also coached in the Ontario Hockey League. He has previously been an NHL head coach with the Chicago Blackhawks, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and...
of Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
fame. http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/standings/national_champions.html
Following the season, the Guelph CMC's were bought by the Holody family, the owners of a local electroplating
Electroplating
Electroplating is a plating process in which metal ions in a solution are moved by an electric field to coat an electrode. The process uses electrical current to reduce cations of a desired material from a solution and coat a conductive object with a thin layer of the material, such as a metal...
company. The Holodys changed the team name to the Guelph Holody Platers.
Season-by-season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1970-71 | 44 | 23 | 16 | 5 | ||||||
| 235 | 209 | 51 | 3rd SOJAHL | Lost Final | ||||||
| 1971-72 | 56 | 41 | 10 | 5 | ||||||
| 261 | 140 | 87 | 1st SOJAHL | Won League, Won Centennial Cup Royal Bank Cup The Royal Bank Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion. The winner of the tournament wins the Royal Bank Cup... |
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| 1972-73 | 60 | 39 | 13 | 8 | ||||||
| 326 | 212 | 86 | 1st SOJAHL | |||||||
| 1973-74 | 62 | 34 | 24 | 4 | ||||||
| 343 | 258 | 72 | 4th SOJAHL | |||||||
| 1974-75 | 60 | 23 | 31 | 6 | ||||||
| 257 | 287 | 52 | 4th SOJAHL | Won League, Won OHA Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the... Jr. A Title |
Playoffs
- 1971 Lost Final
- Guelph CMC's defeated Chatham MaroonsChatham Maroons----The Chatham Maroons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
4-games-to-1 with 1 tie - Detroit Jr. Red WingsDetroit Jr. Red Wings (SOJHL)The Detroit Jr. Red Wings are a defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team that was based out of Detroit, Michigan. They played out of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League and were the feeder team for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings....
defeated Guelph CMC's 3-games-to-2 with 2 ties- 1972 Won League, Won Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy, Won 1972 Centennial Cup
- Guelph CMC's defeated St. Thomas Barons 4-games-to-none
- Guelph CMC's defeated Detroit Jr. Red WingsDetroit Jr. Red Wings (SOJHL)The Detroit Jr. Red Wings are a defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team that was based out of Detroit, Michigan. They played out of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League and were the feeder team for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings....
4-games-to-1 SOJHL CHAMPIONS - Guelph CMC's defeated Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsSault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsThe Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Greyhounds play home games at the Essar Centre. The present team was founded in 1962 as a team in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The Greyhounds name has been used by several ice hockey...
(NOJHA) 3-games-to-none - Guelph CMC's defeated Thunder Bay Vulcans (TBJHL) 4-games-to-2
- Guelph CMC's defeated Charlottetown Islanders (Independent) 4-games-to-none HDM TROPHY CHAMPIONS
- Guelph CMC's defeated Red Deer RustlersRed Deer RustlersThe Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. They captured the inaugural Centennial Trophy in 1971...
(AJHL) 4-games-to-none CENTENNIAL CUP CHAMPIONS- 1973 Lost Final
- Guelph CMC's defeated Detroit Jr. Red WingsDetroit Jr. Red Wings (SOJHL)The Detroit Jr. Red Wings are a defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team that was based out of Detroit, Michigan. They played out of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League and were the feeder team for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings....
4-games-to-none - Guelph CMC's defeated Windsor SpitfiresWindsor SpitfiresThe Windsor Spitfires are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was granted for the 1975–76 season and revived a previous OHA Jr. A Spitfires team which moved to become the Hamilton Tiger Cubs in 1953.-History:The...
4-games-to-none - Chatham MaroonsChatham Maroons----The Chatham Maroons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
defeated Guelph CMC's 4-games-to-3 with 1 tie- 1974 Lost Quarter-final
- Chatham MaroonsChatham Maroons----The Chatham Maroons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
defeated Guelph CMC's 4-games-to-none with 1 tie- 1975 Won League, Won OHA Buckland Cup, Won Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy, Lost 1975 Centennial Cup
- Guelph CMC's defeated Welland SabresWelland SabresThe Welland Sabres are a defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team that were based out of Welland, Ontario. The team was a part of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League.-Season-by-season results:-Playoffs:...
4-games-to-1 - Guelph CMC's defeated Chatham MaroonsChatham Maroons----The Chatham Maroons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
3-games-to-2 with 2 ties - Guelph CMC's defeated Windsor SpitfiresWindsor SpitfiresThe Windsor Spitfires are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was granted for the 1975–76 season and revived a previous OHA Jr. A Spitfires team which moved to become the Hamilton Tiger Cubs in 1953.-History:The...
4-games-to-3 with 1 tie SOJHL CHAMPIONS - Guelph CMC's defeated Toronto NationalsToronto Nationals (1970–1980)The Toronto Nationals are a pair of defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey teams from Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and the Metro Junior B Hockey League.-Jr. A Nationals:...
(OPJHL) 4-games-to-2 BUCKLAND CUP CHAMPIONS - Guelph CMC's defeated Thunder Bay Eagles (TBJHL) 4-games-to-1
- Guelph CMC's defeated Smiths Falls BearsSmiths Falls BearsThe Smiths Falls Bears are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League. They were original members, but then left Smiths Falls in 1976...
(CJHL) 4-games-to-2 HDM TROPHY CHAMPIONS - Spruce Grove Mets (AJHL) defeated Guelph CMC's 4-games-to-2
The Imperials
The City of Guelph was unhappy with the fact that their Junior A team had been moved to KitchenerKitchener Rangers
The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League that have called Kitchener, Ontario, Canada their home since 1963. The Rangers are a publicly owned hockey team, governed by a 40-person Board of Directors made up of season ticket subscribers. The Rangers hosted...
in 1963. Left with only the Guelph CMC's at the OHA Junior B level, the City jumped at the 1968 offer of the newly-renegade Western Ontario Junior A Hockey League to give the city a new Junior A team. After a pair of losing seasons and a name change to the Beef Kings, the league was reincorporated into the OHA as a Tier II Junior A league and the franchise being bought out by the CMC's. From that point on, the CMC's took the Beef King's place.
Season-by-season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1968-69 | 56 | 23 | 32 | 1 | ||||||
| 232 | 276 | 47 | 4th WOJAHL | |||||||
| 1969-70 | 57 | 21 | 35 | 1 | ||||||
| 206 | 286 | 43 | 4th WOJAHL |
Playoffs
- 1969 Lost Semi-final
- Brantford Foresters defeated Guelph Imperials 4-games-to-1
- 1970 Lost Semi-final
- Brantford Foresters defeated Guelph Beef Kings 4-games-to-none
Players
John Van BoxmeerJohn Van Boxmeer
John Martin Van Boxmeer is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He has also served extensively as a hockey coach with various teams from 1984 to the present.-Bio:...
played for the Guelph CMC's in 1971-72, and was drafted 14th overall in the 1st round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
. He played as an NHL denfenseman for the Canadiens, Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains...
, Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
and Quebec Nordiques
Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...
.
Doug Risebrough
Doug Risebrough
Douglas John Risebrough is a former player, coach, and general manager in the National Hockey League. In his 31 years in the NHL, he has been involved with the Stanley Cup Playoffs 25 times...
was the SOJHL's MVP in 1972-73. He signed next year with the Kitchener Rangers
Kitchener Rangers
The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League that have called Kitchener, Ontario, Canada their home since 1963. The Rangers are a publicly owned hockey team, governed by a 40-person Board of Directors made up of season ticket subscribers. The Rangers hosted...
of the OHL. Risebrough was selected by Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round, 7th overall 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 13 years in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens and the Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
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Craig Hartsburg
Craig Hartsburg
Craig William Hartsburg is a retired Canadian professional hockey player and associate coach in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames. He also coached in the Ontario Hockey League. He has previously been an NHL head coach with the Chicago Blackhawks, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and...
of Stratford, Ontario
Stratford, Ontario
Stratford is a city on the Avon River in Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada with a population of 32,000.When the area was first settled by Europeans in 1832, the townsite and the river were named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England. It is the seat of Perth County. Stratford was...
, was drafted 6th overall in the First Round of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
, after playing three seasons with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Greyhounds play home games at the Essar Centre. The present team was founded in 1962 as a team in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The Greyhounds name has been used by several ice hockey...
and a single season with the World Hockey Association
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...
's Birmingham Bulls
Birmingham Bulls
The Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center.Prior to being...
. He played 10 season in Minnesota scoring 413 points in 570 games.
Paul Fendley
Paul Fendley of Georgetown, OntarioGeorgetown, Ontario
Georgetown is a community in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada and is part of the Regional Municipality of Halton. It is situated on the Credit River, located approximately 60 km west of Toronto making it part of the Greater Toronto Area...
was a member of the 1971-72 Guelph CMC's who died as a result of an on ice accident at Guelph Memorial Gardens
Guelph Memorial Gardens
The Guelph Memorial Gardens was an arena located in Guelph, Ontario. It was originally built in 1948 out of the remnants of a nineteenth-century building that had housed the Royal Winter Fair. The Gardens hosted various hockey teams over the years, including the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters, Guelph...
during Guelph's Centennial Cup 1972 victory. The 19 year old player died at Kitchener-Waterloo General Hospital on May 8, 1972, seventy-three hours after striking his head on the arena ice.
Fendley was checked by an opponent with 11 minutes to play in the game. He tried to catch his balance while still handling the puck and lost his helmet in the process, falling and striking the bare back of his head on the ice.
Fendley was the 1972 SOJHL Leading Scorer with 20 goals and 24 assists in 43 games. He also scored 14 goals and 18 assists in 26 playoff games before his accident. The game in which he was fatally injured was the final and clinching game of the Centennial Cup. His number has not been issued to a player since, by the Guelph CMC's, Guelph Platers
Guelph Platers
The Guelph Platers were a junior ice hockey team in theOntario Hockey Association from 1975 to 1982, and the Ontario Hockey League from 1982 to 1989, based in Guelph, Ontario.-History:...
, or Guelph Storm
Guelph Storm
The Guelph Storm is a major junior ice hockey team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. They have played in the OHL since the 1991–92 season. The team plays home games at the Sleeman Centre.-History:...
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http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/standings/national_champions.html Paul Fendley's number was officially retired on Nov 15, 2008 in a celebration at The Sleeman Centre in Guelph, ON.
NHL alumni
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External links
- Guelph Memorial Gardens - The OHL Arena & Travel Guide
- Paul Fendley Dedication - by Marty Knack
The Guelph CMC's or sometimes known as the Guelph CMC's Biltmore Mad Hatters were a junior ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team in the Ontario Hockey Association
Ontario Hockey Association
The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
as a Junior 'B' team in the Central League from 1956 to 1970, and merged with the Western A League's Guelph Beef Kings to become a Junior 'A' team from 1970 to 75. The team was based in Guelph
Guelph
Guelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above* University of Guelph, in the same city...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, and played home games at the Guelph Memorial Gardens
Guelph Memorial Gardens
The Guelph Memorial Gardens was an arena located in Guelph, Ontario. It was originally built in 1948 out of the remnants of a nineteenth-century building that had housed the Royal Winter Fair. The Gardens hosted various hockey teams over the years, including the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters, Guelph...
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1956 to 1970
The CMC's were founded as members of the Central Division of the Big 10 Junior B Hockey League. In 1956, the league split and the Central Division became the Central Junior B Hockey League. In 1970, the CMC's merged with and took the place of the Guelph Beef Kings of the Western Junior "A" Hockey League (formerly the Western Division of the Big 10). The league was reincorporated into the Ontario Hockey Association and changed its name to the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey LeagueSouthern Ontario Junior A Hockey League
----The Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League was a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey that lasted from the late 1960s until 1977 in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league was swallowed by what is now called the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League in 1977....
for the 1970-71 season. CMC stands for the name of a factory in Guelph that John Pergonie owned - Central Mechanical Contractors.
Southern Ontario Junior 'A' 1970 to 1975
After two years playing in the SOJHL, the CMC's won the Junior 'A' league title, in the 1971-72 season. In the Ontario Championship, they took on the Thunder Bay Vulcans of the now defunct Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League. The CMC's were leading 3-games-to-2 (5-4, 5-4, 3-7, 0-7, 6-2) when they won the series by default after the Vulcans discontinued.Moving onto the Eastern Canadian Final, the CMC's faced Charlottetown from the Island Junior Hockey League
Island Junior Hockey League
The Island Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada.-History:Since being founded in 1996, the IJHL has been strictly a Junior "B" League—one tier below the Maritime Junior A Hockey League and two tiers below the Quebec Major...
. The result of the series was a four game sweep (5-2, 6-3, 5-2, 5-2), in favour of Guelph.
Guelph travelled to the Centennial Cup versus the Red Deer Rustlers
Red Deer Rustlers
The Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. They captured the inaugural Centennial Trophy in 1971...
of the Alberta Junior Hockey League
Alberta Junior Hockey League
The Alberta Junior Hockey League is an Alberta-based Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey League . It was formed as a five-team league in 1964. There are currently 16 teams in the league. The regular season league champions receive the Dave Duchak Trophy...
. The CMC's swept the Rustlers (4-2, 3-2, 3-1, 3-0), taking the National title. The team was coached by Bill Taylor
Bill Taylor
Commodore William Leonard 'Bill' Taylor was an Australian Naval Officer, Politician and Administrator. He was born in Toowoomba, Queensland and later served that City and surrounding districts as the Commonwealth Parliamentary representative.-Career:* 1957 - 1988 Military Service, Royal Australian...
and starred Paul Fendley, Doug Risebrough
Doug Risebrough
Douglas John Risebrough is a former player, coach, and general manager in the National Hockey League. In his 31 years in the NHL, he has been involved with the Stanley Cup Playoffs 25 times...
, and John Van Boxmeer
John Van Boxmeer
John Martin Van Boxmeer is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He has also served extensively as a hockey coach with various teams from 1984 to the present.-Bio:...
. http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/standings/national_champions.html
In 1973 the CMC's merged with their crosstown rivals, the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters. The CMC's won the SOJHL championship again in 1975, then defeatied the Smiths Falls Bears
Smiths Falls Bears
The Smiths Falls Bears are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League. They were original members, but then left Smiths Falls in 1976...
of the Central Junior A Hockey League
Central Junior A Hockey League
The Central Canada Hockey League is a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey league operating in eastern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Ottawa District Hockey Association and Hockey Canada and is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League...
in 6 games (8-3, 3-4, 7-2, 6-4, 3-6, 5-2) to reach the Centennial Cup finals a second time.
The CMC's were defeated 4-games-to-2 (3-4, 2-3, 4-1, 5-2, 6-3, 6-5 OT) by the Spruce Grove Mets of the Alberta Junior Hockey League
Alberta Junior Hockey League
The Alberta Junior Hockey League is an Alberta-based Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey League . It was formed as a five-team league in 1964. There are currently 16 teams in the league. The regular season league champions receive the Dave Duchak Trophy...
. The 1975 CMC's were bolsterted on defence by late season pick-up, Craig Hartsburg
Craig Hartsburg
Craig William Hartsburg is a retired Canadian professional hockey player and associate coach in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames. He also coached in the Ontario Hockey League. He has previously been an NHL head coach with the Chicago Blackhawks, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and...
of Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
fame. http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/standings/national_champions.html
Following the season, the Guelph CMC's were bought by the Holody family, the owners of a local electroplating
Electroplating
Electroplating is a plating process in which metal ions in a solution are moved by an electric field to coat an electrode. The process uses electrical current to reduce cations of a desired material from a solution and coat a conductive object with a thin layer of the material, such as a metal...
company. The Holodys changed the team name to the Guelph Holody Platers.
Season-by-season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1970-71 | 44 | 23 | 16 | 5 | ||||||
| 235 | 209 | 51 | 3rd SOJAHL | Lost Final | ||||||
| 1971-72 | 56 | 41 | 10 | 5 | ||||||
| 261 | 140 | 87 | 1st SOJAHL | Won League, Won Centennial Cup Royal Bank Cup The Royal Bank Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion. The winner of the tournament wins the Royal Bank Cup... |
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| 1972-73 | 60 | 39 | 13 | 8 | ||||||
| 326 | 212 | 86 | 1st SOJAHL | |||||||
| 1973-74 | 62 | 34 | 24 | 4 | ||||||
| 343 | 258 | 72 | 4th SOJAHL | |||||||
| 1974-75 | 60 | 23 | 31 | 6 | ||||||
| 257 | 287 | 52 | 4th SOJAHL | Won League, Won OHA Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the... Jr. A Title |
Playoffs
- 1971 Lost Final
- Guelph CMC's defeated Chatham MaroonsChatham Maroons----The Chatham Maroons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
4-games-to-1 with 1 tie - Detroit Jr. Red WingsDetroit Jr. Red Wings (SOJHL)The Detroit Jr. Red Wings are a defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team that was based out of Detroit, Michigan. They played out of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League and were the feeder team for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings....
defeated Guelph CMC's 3-games-to-2 with 2 ties- 1972 Won League, Won Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy, Won 1972 Centennial Cup
- Guelph CMC's defeated St. Thomas Barons 4-games-to-none
- Guelph CMC's defeated Detroit Jr. Red WingsDetroit Jr. Red Wings (SOJHL)The Detroit Jr. Red Wings are a defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team that was based out of Detroit, Michigan. They played out of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League and were the feeder team for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings....
4-games-to-1 SOJHL CHAMPIONS - Guelph CMC's defeated Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsSault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsThe Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Greyhounds play home games at the Essar Centre. The present team was founded in 1962 as a team in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The Greyhounds name has been used by several ice hockey...
(NOJHA) 3-games-to-none - Guelph CMC's defeated Thunder Bay Vulcans (TBJHL) 4-games-to-2
- Guelph CMC's defeated Charlottetown Islanders (Independent) 4-games-to-none HDM TROPHY CHAMPIONS
- Guelph CMC's defeated Red Deer RustlersRed Deer RustlersThe Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. They captured the inaugural Centennial Trophy in 1971...
(AJHL) 4-games-to-none CENTENNIAL CUP CHAMPIONS- 1973 Lost Final
- Guelph CMC's defeated Detroit Jr. Red WingsDetroit Jr. Red Wings (SOJHL)The Detroit Jr. Red Wings are a defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team that was based out of Detroit, Michigan. They played out of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League and were the feeder team for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings....
4-games-to-none - Guelph CMC's defeated Windsor SpitfiresWindsor SpitfiresThe Windsor Spitfires are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was granted for the 1975–76 season and revived a previous OHA Jr. A Spitfires team which moved to become the Hamilton Tiger Cubs in 1953.-History:The...
4-games-to-none - Chatham MaroonsChatham Maroons----The Chatham Maroons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
defeated Guelph CMC's 4-games-to-3 with 1 tie- 1974 Lost Quarter-final
- Chatham MaroonsChatham Maroons----The Chatham Maroons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
defeated Guelph CMC's 4-games-to-none with 1 tie- 1975 Won League, Won OHA Buckland Cup, Won Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy, Lost 1975 Centennial Cup
- Guelph CMC's defeated Welland SabresWelland SabresThe Welland Sabres are a defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team that were based out of Welland, Ontario. The team was a part of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League.-Season-by-season results:-Playoffs:...
4-games-to-1 - Guelph CMC's defeated Chatham MaroonsChatham Maroons----The Chatham Maroons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
3-games-to-2 with 2 ties - Guelph CMC's defeated Windsor SpitfiresWindsor SpitfiresThe Windsor Spitfires are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was granted for the 1975–76 season and revived a previous OHA Jr. A Spitfires team which moved to become the Hamilton Tiger Cubs in 1953.-History:The...
4-games-to-3 with 1 tie SOJHL CHAMPIONS - Guelph CMC's defeated Toronto NationalsToronto Nationals (1970–1980)The Toronto Nationals are a pair of defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey teams from Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and the Metro Junior B Hockey League.-Jr. A Nationals:...
(OPJHL) 4-games-to-2 BUCKLAND CUP CHAMPIONS - Guelph CMC's defeated Thunder Bay Eagles (TBJHL) 4-games-to-1
- Guelph CMC's defeated Smiths Falls BearsSmiths Falls BearsThe Smiths Falls Bears are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League. They were original members, but then left Smiths Falls in 1976...
(CJHL) 4-games-to-2 HDM TROPHY CHAMPIONS - Spruce Grove Mets (AJHL) defeated Guelph CMC's 4-games-to-2
The Imperials
The City of Guelph was unhappy with the fact that their Junior A team had been moved to KitchenerKitchener Rangers
The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League that have called Kitchener, Ontario, Canada their home since 1963. The Rangers are a publicly owned hockey team, governed by a 40-person Board of Directors made up of season ticket subscribers. The Rangers hosted...
in 1963. Left with only the Guelph CMC's at the OHA Junior B level, the City jumped at the 1968 offer of the newly-renegade Western Ontario Junior A Hockey League to give the city a new Junior A team. After a pair of losing seasons and a name change to the Beef Kings, the league was reincorporated into the OHA as a Tier II Junior A league and the franchise being bought out by the CMC's. From that point on, the CMC's took the Beef King's place.
Season-by-season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1968-69 | 56 | 23 | 32 | 1 | ||||||
| 232 | 276 | 47 | 4th WOJAHL | |||||||
| 1969-70 | 57 | 21 | 35 | 1 | ||||||
| 206 | 286 | 43 | 4th WOJAHL |
Playoffs
- 1969 Lost Semi-final
- Brantford Foresters defeated Guelph Imperials 4-games-to-1
- 1970 Lost Semi-final
- Brantford Foresters defeated Guelph Beef Kings 4-games-to-none
Players
John Van BoxmeerJohn Van Boxmeer
John Martin Van Boxmeer is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He has also served extensively as a hockey coach with various teams from 1984 to the present.-Bio:...
played for the Guelph CMC's in 1971-72, and was drafted 14th overall in the 1st round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
. He played as an NHL denfenseman for the Canadiens, Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains...
, Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
and Quebec Nordiques
Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...
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Doug Risebrough
Doug Risebrough
Douglas John Risebrough is a former player, coach, and general manager in the National Hockey League. In his 31 years in the NHL, he has been involved with the Stanley Cup Playoffs 25 times...
was the SOJHL's MVP in 1972-73. He signed next year with the Kitchener Rangers
Kitchener Rangers
The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League that have called Kitchener, Ontario, Canada their home since 1963. The Rangers are a publicly owned hockey team, governed by a 40-person Board of Directors made up of season ticket subscribers. The Rangers hosted...
of the OHL. Risebrough was selected by Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round, 7th overall 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 13 years in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens and the Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
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Craig Hartsburg
Craig Hartsburg
Craig William Hartsburg is a retired Canadian professional hockey player and associate coach in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames. He also coached in the Ontario Hockey League. He has previously been an NHL head coach with the Chicago Blackhawks, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and...
of Stratford, Ontario
Stratford, Ontario
Stratford is a city on the Avon River in Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada with a population of 32,000.When the area was first settled by Europeans in 1832, the townsite and the river were named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England. It is the seat of Perth County. Stratford was...
, was drafted 6th overall in the First Round of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
, after playing three seasons with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Greyhounds play home games at the Essar Centre. The present team was founded in 1962 as a team in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The Greyhounds name has been used by several ice hockey...
and a single season with the World Hockey Association
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...
's Birmingham Bulls
Birmingham Bulls
The Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center.Prior to being...
. He played 10 season in Minnesota scoring 413 points in 570 games.
Paul Fendley
Paul Fendley of Georgetown, OntarioGeorgetown, Ontario
Georgetown is a community in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada and is part of the Regional Municipality of Halton. It is situated on the Credit River, located approximately 60 km west of Toronto making it part of the Greater Toronto Area...
was a member of the 1971-72 Guelph CMC's who died as a result of an on ice accident at Guelph Memorial Gardens
Guelph Memorial Gardens
The Guelph Memorial Gardens was an arena located in Guelph, Ontario. It was originally built in 1948 out of the remnants of a nineteenth-century building that had housed the Royal Winter Fair. The Gardens hosted various hockey teams over the years, including the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters, Guelph...
during Guelph's Centennial Cup 1972 victory. The 19 year old player died at Kitchener-Waterloo General Hospital on May 8, 1972, seventy-three hours after striking his head on the arena ice.
Fendley was checked by an opponent with 11 minutes to play in the game. He tried to catch his balance while still handling the puck and lost his helmet in the process, falling and striking the bare back of his head on the ice.
Fendley was the 1972 SOJHL Leading Scorer with 20 goals and 24 assists in 43 games. He also scored 14 goals and 18 assists in 26 playoff games before his accident. The game in which he was fatally injured was the final and clinching game of the Centennial Cup. His number has not been issued to a player since, by the Guelph CMC's, Guelph Platers
Guelph Platers
The Guelph Platers were a junior ice hockey team in theOntario Hockey Association from 1975 to 1982, and the Ontario Hockey League from 1982 to 1989, based in Guelph, Ontario.-History:...
, or Guelph Storm
Guelph Storm
The Guelph Storm is a major junior ice hockey team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. They have played in the OHL since the 1991–92 season. The team plays home games at the Sleeman Centre.-History:...
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http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/standings/national_champions.html Paul Fendley's number was officially retired on Nov 15, 2008 in a celebration at The Sleeman Centre in Guelph, ON.
NHL alumni
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- Paul Fendley Dedication - by Marty Knack
The Guelph CMC's or sometimes known as the Guelph CMC's Biltmore Mad Hatters were a junior ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team in the Ontario Hockey Association
Ontario Hockey Association
The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
as a Junior 'B' team in the Central League from 1956 to 1970, and merged with the Western A League's Guelph Beef Kings to become a Junior 'A' team from 1970 to 75. The team was based in Guelph
Guelph
Guelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above* University of Guelph, in the same city...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, and played home games at the Guelph Memorial Gardens
Guelph Memorial Gardens
The Guelph Memorial Gardens was an arena located in Guelph, Ontario. It was originally built in 1948 out of the remnants of a nineteenth-century building that had housed the Royal Winter Fair. The Gardens hosted various hockey teams over the years, including the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters, Guelph...
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1956 to 1970
The CMC's were founded as members of the Central Division of the Big 10 Junior B Hockey League. In 1956, the league split and the Central Division became the Central Junior B Hockey League. In 1970, the CMC's merged with and took the place of the Guelph Beef Kings of the Western Junior "A" Hockey League (formerly the Western Division of the Big 10). The league was reincorporated into the Ontario Hockey Association and changed its name to the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey LeagueSouthern Ontario Junior A Hockey League
----The Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League was a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey that lasted from the late 1960s until 1977 in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league was swallowed by what is now called the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League in 1977....
for the 1970-71 season. CMC stands for the name of a factory in Guelph that John Pergonie owned - Central Mechanical Contractors.
Southern Ontario Junior 'A' 1970 to 1975
After two years playing in the SOJHL, the CMC's won the Junior 'A' league title, in the 1971-72 season. In the Ontario Championship, they took on the Thunder Bay Vulcans of the now defunct Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League. The CMC's were leading 3-games-to-2 (5-4, 5-4, 3-7, 0-7, 6-2) when they won the series by default after the Vulcans discontinued.Moving onto the Eastern Canadian Final, the CMC's faced Charlottetown from the Island Junior Hockey League
Island Junior Hockey League
The Island Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada.-History:Since being founded in 1996, the IJHL has been strictly a Junior "B" League—one tier below the Maritime Junior A Hockey League and two tiers below the Quebec Major...
. The result of the series was a four game sweep (5-2, 6-3, 5-2, 5-2), in favour of Guelph.
Guelph travelled to the Centennial Cup versus the Red Deer Rustlers
Red Deer Rustlers
The Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. They captured the inaugural Centennial Trophy in 1971...
of the Alberta Junior Hockey League
Alberta Junior Hockey League
The Alberta Junior Hockey League is an Alberta-based Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey League . It was formed as a five-team league in 1964. There are currently 16 teams in the league. The regular season league champions receive the Dave Duchak Trophy...
. The CMC's swept the Rustlers (4-2, 3-2, 3-1, 3-0), taking the National title. The team was coached by Bill Taylor
Bill Taylor
Commodore William Leonard 'Bill' Taylor was an Australian Naval Officer, Politician and Administrator. He was born in Toowoomba, Queensland and later served that City and surrounding districts as the Commonwealth Parliamentary representative.-Career:* 1957 - 1988 Military Service, Royal Australian...
and starred Paul Fendley, Doug Risebrough
Doug Risebrough
Douglas John Risebrough is a former player, coach, and general manager in the National Hockey League. In his 31 years in the NHL, he has been involved with the Stanley Cup Playoffs 25 times...
, and John Van Boxmeer
John Van Boxmeer
John Martin Van Boxmeer is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He has also served extensively as a hockey coach with various teams from 1984 to the present.-Bio:...
. http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/standings/national_champions.html
In 1973 the CMC's merged with their crosstown rivals, the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters. The CMC's won the SOJHL championship again in 1975, then defeatied the Smiths Falls Bears
Smiths Falls Bears
The Smiths Falls Bears are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League. They were original members, but then left Smiths Falls in 1976...
of the Central Junior A Hockey League
Central Junior A Hockey League
The Central Canada Hockey League is a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey league operating in eastern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Ottawa District Hockey Association and Hockey Canada and is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League...
in 6 games (8-3, 3-4, 7-2, 6-4, 3-6, 5-2) to reach the Centennial Cup finals a second time.
The CMC's were defeated 4-games-to-2 (3-4, 2-3, 4-1, 5-2, 6-3, 6-5 OT) by the Spruce Grove Mets of the Alberta Junior Hockey League
Alberta Junior Hockey League
The Alberta Junior Hockey League is an Alberta-based Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey League . It was formed as a five-team league in 1964. There are currently 16 teams in the league. The regular season league champions receive the Dave Duchak Trophy...
. The 1975 CMC's were bolsterted on defence by late season pick-up, Craig Hartsburg
Craig Hartsburg
Craig William Hartsburg is a retired Canadian professional hockey player and associate coach in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames. He also coached in the Ontario Hockey League. He has previously been an NHL head coach with the Chicago Blackhawks, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and...
of Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
fame. http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/standings/national_champions.html
Following the season, the Guelph CMC's were bought by the Holody family, the owners of a local electroplating
Electroplating
Electroplating is a plating process in which metal ions in a solution are moved by an electric field to coat an electrode. The process uses electrical current to reduce cations of a desired material from a solution and coat a conductive object with a thin layer of the material, such as a metal...
company. The Holodys changed the team name to the Guelph Holody Platers.
Season-by-season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1970-71 | 44 | 23 | 16 | 5 | ||||||
| 235 | 209 | 51 | 3rd SOJAHL | Lost Final | ||||||
| 1971-72 | 56 | 41 | 10 | 5 | ||||||
| 261 | 140 | 87 | 1st SOJAHL | Won League, Won Centennial Cup Royal Bank Cup The Royal Bank Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion. The winner of the tournament wins the Royal Bank Cup... |
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| 1972-73 | 60 | 39 | 13 | 8 | ||||||
| 326 | 212 | 86 | 1st SOJAHL | |||||||
| 1973-74 | 62 | 34 | 24 | 4 | ||||||
| 343 | 258 | 72 | 4th SOJAHL | |||||||
| 1974-75 | 60 | 23 | 31 | 6 | ||||||
| 257 | 287 | 52 | 4th SOJAHL | Won League, Won OHA Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the... Jr. A Title |
Playoffs
- 1971 Lost Final
- Guelph CMC's defeated Chatham MaroonsChatham Maroons----The Chatham Maroons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
4-games-to-1 with 1 tie - Detroit Jr. Red WingsDetroit Jr. Red Wings (SOJHL)The Detroit Jr. Red Wings are a defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team that was based out of Detroit, Michigan. They played out of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League and were the feeder team for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings....
defeated Guelph CMC's 3-games-to-2 with 2 ties- 1972 Won League, Won Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy, Won 1972 Centennial Cup
- Guelph CMC's defeated St. Thomas Barons 4-games-to-none
- Guelph CMC's defeated Detroit Jr. Red WingsDetroit Jr. Red Wings (SOJHL)The Detroit Jr. Red Wings are a defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team that was based out of Detroit, Michigan. They played out of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League and were the feeder team for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings....
4-games-to-1 SOJHL CHAMPIONS - Guelph CMC's defeated Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsSault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsThe Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Greyhounds play home games at the Essar Centre. The present team was founded in 1962 as a team in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The Greyhounds name has been used by several ice hockey...
(NOJHA) 3-games-to-none - Guelph CMC's defeated Thunder Bay Vulcans (TBJHL) 4-games-to-2
- Guelph CMC's defeated Charlottetown Islanders (Independent) 4-games-to-none HDM TROPHY CHAMPIONS
- Guelph CMC's defeated Red Deer RustlersRed Deer RustlersThe Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. They captured the inaugural Centennial Trophy in 1971...
(AJHL) 4-games-to-none CENTENNIAL CUP CHAMPIONS- 1973 Lost Final
- Guelph CMC's defeated Detroit Jr. Red WingsDetroit Jr. Red Wings (SOJHL)The Detroit Jr. Red Wings are a defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team that was based out of Detroit, Michigan. They played out of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League and were the feeder team for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings....
4-games-to-none - Guelph CMC's defeated Windsor SpitfiresWindsor SpitfiresThe Windsor Spitfires are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was granted for the 1975–76 season and revived a previous OHA Jr. A Spitfires team which moved to become the Hamilton Tiger Cubs in 1953.-History:The...
4-games-to-none - Chatham MaroonsChatham Maroons----The Chatham Maroons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
defeated Guelph CMC's 4-games-to-3 with 1 tie- 1974 Lost Quarter-final
- Chatham MaroonsChatham Maroons----The Chatham Maroons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
defeated Guelph CMC's 4-games-to-none with 1 tie- 1975 Won League, Won OHA Buckland Cup, Won Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy, Lost 1975 Centennial Cup
- Guelph CMC's defeated Welland SabresWelland SabresThe Welland Sabres are a defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team that were based out of Welland, Ontario. The team was a part of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League.-Season-by-season results:-Playoffs:...
4-games-to-1 - Guelph CMC's defeated Chatham MaroonsChatham Maroons----The Chatham Maroons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
3-games-to-2 with 2 ties - Guelph CMC's defeated Windsor SpitfiresWindsor SpitfiresThe Windsor Spitfires are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was granted for the 1975–76 season and revived a previous OHA Jr. A Spitfires team which moved to become the Hamilton Tiger Cubs in 1953.-History:The...
4-games-to-3 with 1 tie SOJHL CHAMPIONS - Guelph CMC's defeated Toronto NationalsToronto Nationals (1970–1980)The Toronto Nationals are a pair of defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey teams from Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and the Metro Junior B Hockey League.-Jr. A Nationals:...
(OPJHL) 4-games-to-2 BUCKLAND CUP CHAMPIONS - Guelph CMC's defeated Thunder Bay Eagles (TBJHL) 4-games-to-1
- Guelph CMC's defeated Smiths Falls BearsSmiths Falls BearsThe Smiths Falls Bears are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League. They were original members, but then left Smiths Falls in 1976...
(CJHL) 4-games-to-2 HDM TROPHY CHAMPIONS - Spruce Grove Mets (AJHL) defeated Guelph CMC's 4-games-to-2
The Imperials
The City of Guelph was unhappy with the fact that their Junior A team had been moved to KitchenerKitchener Rangers
The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League that have called Kitchener, Ontario, Canada their home since 1963. The Rangers are a publicly owned hockey team, governed by a 40-person Board of Directors made up of season ticket subscribers. The Rangers hosted...
in 1963. Left with only the Guelph CMC's at the OHA Junior B level, the City jumped at the 1968 offer of the newly-renegade Western Ontario Junior A Hockey League to give the city a new Junior A team. After a pair of losing seasons and a name change to the Beef Kings, the league was reincorporated into the OHA as a Tier II Junior A league and the franchise being bought out by the CMC's. From that point on, the CMC's took the Beef King's place.
Season-by-season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1968-69 | 56 | 23 | 32 | 1 | ||||||
| 232 | 276 | 47 | 4th WOJAHL | |||||||
| 1969-70 | 57 | 21 | 35 | 1 | ||||||
| 206 | 286 | 43 | 4th WOJAHL |
Playoffs
- 1969 Lost Semi-final
- Brantford Foresters defeated Guelph Imperials 4-games-to-1
- 1970 Lost Semi-final
- Brantford Foresters defeated Guelph Beef Kings 4-games-to-none
Players
John Van BoxmeerJohn Van Boxmeer
John Martin Van Boxmeer is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He has also served extensively as a hockey coach with various teams from 1984 to the present.-Bio:...
played for the Guelph CMC's in 1971-72, and was drafted 14th overall in the 1st round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
. He played as an NHL denfenseman for the Canadiens, Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains...
, Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
and Quebec Nordiques
Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...
.
Doug Risebrough
Doug Risebrough
Douglas John Risebrough is a former player, coach, and general manager in the National Hockey League. In his 31 years in the NHL, he has been involved with the Stanley Cup Playoffs 25 times...
was the SOJHL's MVP in 1972-73. He signed next year with the Kitchener Rangers
Kitchener Rangers
The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League that have called Kitchener, Ontario, Canada their home since 1963. The Rangers are a publicly owned hockey team, governed by a 40-person Board of Directors made up of season ticket subscribers. The Rangers hosted...
of the OHL. Risebrough was selected by Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round, 7th overall 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 13 years in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens and the Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
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Craig Hartsburg
Craig Hartsburg
Craig William Hartsburg is a retired Canadian professional hockey player and associate coach in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames. He also coached in the Ontario Hockey League. He has previously been an NHL head coach with the Chicago Blackhawks, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and...
of Stratford, Ontario
Stratford, Ontario
Stratford is a city on the Avon River in Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada with a population of 32,000.When the area was first settled by Europeans in 1832, the townsite and the river were named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England. It is the seat of Perth County. Stratford was...
, was drafted 6th overall in the First Round of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
, after playing three seasons with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Greyhounds play home games at the Essar Centre. The present team was founded in 1962 as a team in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The Greyhounds name has been used by several ice hockey...
and a single season with the World Hockey Association
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...
's Birmingham Bulls
Birmingham Bulls
The Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center.Prior to being...
. He played 10 season in Minnesota scoring 413 points in 570 games.
Paul Fendley
Paul Fendley of Georgetown, OntarioGeorgetown, Ontario
Georgetown is a community in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada and is part of the Regional Municipality of Halton. It is situated on the Credit River, located approximately 60 km west of Toronto making it part of the Greater Toronto Area...
was a member of the 1971-72 Guelph CMC's who died as a result of an on ice accident at Guelph Memorial Gardens
Guelph Memorial Gardens
The Guelph Memorial Gardens was an arena located in Guelph, Ontario. It was originally built in 1948 out of the remnants of a nineteenth-century building that had housed the Royal Winter Fair. The Gardens hosted various hockey teams over the years, including the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters, Guelph...
during Guelph's Centennial Cup 1972 victory. The 19 year old player died at Kitchener-Waterloo General Hospital on May 8, 1972, seventy-three hours after striking his head on the arena ice.
Fendley was checked by an opponent with 11 minutes to play in the game. He tried to catch his balance while still handling the puck and lost his helmet in the process, falling and striking the bare back of his head on the ice.
Fendley was the 1972 SOJHL Leading Scorer with 20 goals and 24 assists in 43 games. He also scored 14 goals and 18 assists in 26 playoff games before his accident. The game in which he was fatally injured was the final and clinching game of the Centennial Cup. His number has not been issued to a player since, by the Guelph CMC's, Guelph Platers
Guelph Platers
The Guelph Platers were a junior ice hockey team in theOntario Hockey Association from 1975 to 1982, and the Ontario Hockey League from 1982 to 1989, based in Guelph, Ontario.-History:...
, or Guelph Storm
Guelph Storm
The Guelph Storm is a major junior ice hockey team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. They have played in the OHL since the 1991–92 season. The team plays home games at the Sleeman Centre.-History:...
.
http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/standings/national_champions.html Paul Fendley's number was officially retired on Nov 15, 2008 in a celebration at The Sleeman Centre in Guelph, ON.
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External links
- Guelph Memorial Gardens - The OHL Arena & Travel Guide
- Paul Fendley Dedication - by Marty Knack