The Hamilton Whizzers were a junior ice hockey

Junior ice hockey

Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...

 team in the Ontario Hockey Association

Ontario Hockey League

The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....

 for one season in 1942-1943. The team was based in Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...

, playing home games at the Barton Street Arena

Barton Street Arena

Barton Street Arena, also known as the Hamilton Forum, was the main sports arena located in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, on Barton Street between Sanford Street and Wentworth Street...

, also known as the Hamilton Forum. The Whizzers finished third in the league. The following year the team was renamed the Hamilton Majors

Hamilton Majors

The Hamilton Majors were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association for one season in 1943-1944. The team was based in Hamilton, Ontario, playing home games at the Barton Street Arena, also known as the Hamilton Forum. The Majors finished third in their group. The following year...

. Two alumni from the Whizzers graduated to play in the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

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NHL Alumni

• Walt Atanas
  Walt Atanas
  Walter "Ants" Atanas is a former Canadian ice hockey right winger. He played for the New York Rangers during the 1944-45 season, appearing in 49 games totalling 21 points...
  
  , Stan Kemp
  Stan Kemp
  Stan "Bud" Kemp was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in one National Hockey League game for the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1948–49 NHL season.-External links:...
  
  

Yearly Results

Season	Team	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Pct %	Goals For	Goals Against	Standing
1942-43	Whizzers	24	11	19	4	26	0.542	122	106	3rd OHA
1943-44	Majors	25	12	12	1	25	0.500	113	124	3rd Group 1

External links

• Hamilton Forum - The OHL Arena & Travel Guide