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Cambridge Redhawks
Cambridge Redhawks
Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
City Cambridge, Ontario
Founded Circa 1960
Conference Mid-Western
Franchise history 19xx-1979: Hespeler Shamrocks
1979-1982: Cambridge Shamrocks
1982-1985: Guelph Holody Platers
1986-1991: Guelph B's
1991-1996: Guelph Holody Platers
1996-2000: Guelph Fire
2000-2009: Guelph Dominators
2009-2018: Guelph Hurricanes
2018-present: Cambridge Redhawks
Head coach Adam Wallace
General manager Bill Wallace
Arena Galt Arena Gardens
Team colors Maroon, Black, and Gold
              
Affiliate team(s) Guelph Storm (OHL), Walkerton Hawks (PJHL)
Sutherland Cups none


The Cambridge Redhawks are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

History[]

Originating as the Hespeler Shamrocks, founded around 1960, the team became the Cambridge Shamrocks in 1979 due to a town amalgamation. In 1982, the Sharocks were bought by Joe Holody and moved to Guelph to become the farm team to the Guelph Platers. The team has since changed its name to the Fire and then the Dominators, but had kept the "Platers" moniker until 1996, despite their parent club moving and stranding them to become the Owen Sound Platers in 1989.

The team originated in the Central Junior C Hockey League, a league that became known as the Western Junior C Hockey League. In 1970, they joined the "Mid-Ontario Junior "B" Hockey League", and in 1971 joined the new Central Junior "B", the precursor to the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. In 1974 they moved to the Waterloo-Wellington Junior League, which, in 1977, became the Midwestern "B" and have been there until the league was consolidated into the GOJHL in 2007.

Guelph Dominators

Logo 2000-06

Guelph Dominators

Logo 2006-2009

Previous Hurricanes logo circa 2009 Hurricanes final logo 2017

Although this franchise has a long history and is very well known, the team has never experienced much success at all and often has gone for long periods of time without making the playoffs. The team has been bought and sold multiple times and has even folded for a season. In the summer of 2009, the Dominators were bought and renamed the Guelph Hurricanes.

On May 8, 2018 the Ontario Hockey Association approves the relocation of the Guelph Hurricanes to Cambridge, Ontario. The team will play out of the Galt Arena Gardens for the 2018-19 season. The team was originally known as the Hesper Shamrocks and later Cambridge Shamrocks when they were established back around 1960. The team played in Cambridge until 1982 when they moved to Guelph. The team announced on May 11th that their new name would be the Cambridge Redhawks. The team replaces the former Cambridge Winterhawks who also played in the GOJHL and withdrew from Ontario Hockey Association in protest of the OHA and Hockey Canada refusal to sanction the league at the Junior "A" level.


Season-by-Season Record[]

Season GP W L T OL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1961-62 30 9 18 3 - 108 147 21 4th CJCHL
1962-63 28 20 5 3 - 203 114 43 1st CJCHL
1963-64 30 25 5 0 - 241 101 50 1st CJCHL Won League, Won CSC
1964-65 32 21 10 1 - 187 141 43 3rd CJCHL
1965-66 32 4 27 1 - 111 204 9 12th CJCHL
1966-67 24 8 16 0 - 81 138 16 7th WJCHL
1967-68 Statistics Not Available
1968-69 30 12 16 2 - 103 123 26 5th WJCHL
1969-70 25 20 4 1 - - - 41 ? MOJBHL
1970-71 34 18 12 4 - 193 139 40 3rd MOJBHL
1971-72 42 27 11 4 - 237 170 58 2nd CJBHL
1972-73 42 15 20 7 - 192 199 37 5th CJBHL
1973-74 Statistics Not Available
1974-75 40 23 13 4 - 216 187 50 3rd WWJHL
1975-76 41 3 37 1 - 118 372 7 7th WWJHL
1976-77 40 20 19 1 - 252 241 41 4th WWJHL Lost Semi-final
1977-78 40 18 18 4 - 217 195 40 3rd MWJBHL Lost Semi-final
1978-79 42 2 36 4 - 153 338 8 7th MWJBHL DNQ
1979-80 42 15 25 2 - 183 229 32 7th MWJBHL DNQ
1980-81 42 16 26 0 - 203 236 32 7th MWJBHL DNQ
1981-82 42 30 11 1 - 246 173 61 2nd MWJBHL Lost Semi-final
1982-83 42 26 15 1 - 253 196 53 3rd MWJBHL Lost Semi-final
1983-84 42 11 30 1 - 179 289 23 7th MWJBHL DNQ
1984-85 42 9 32 1 - 174 307 19 7th MWJBHL DNQ
1985-86 Did Not Participate
1986-87 41 3 38 0 - 128 353 6 7th MWJBHL DNQ
1987-88 48 11 37 0 - 184 327 22 8th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
1988-89 48 9 36 3 - 175 306 21 9th MWJBHL DNQ
1989-90 48 13 35 0 - 180 347 26 8th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
1990-91 48 14 34 0 - 188 266 28 7th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
1991-92 48 11 36 1 - 136 266 23 8th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
1992-93 48 20 26 2 - 224 253 42 6th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
1993-94 48 12 36 0 - 201 291 24 8th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
1994-95 48 3 45 0 - 128 375 6 10th MWJBHL DNQ
1995-96 48 4 44 0 - 158 398 8 10th MWJBHL DNQ
1996-97 48 7 40 1 - 159 314 15 10th MWJBHL DNQ
1997-98 48 11 35 2 - 146 255 24 9th MWJBHL DNQ
1998-99 48 10 37 1 - 79 268 21 9th MWJBHL DNQ
1999-00 48 10 35 3 - 152 259 23 9th MWJBHL DNQ
2000-01 48 16 31 1 - 206 262 33 8th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
2001-02 48 21 24 3 - 223 207 45 6th MWJBHL
2002-03 48 25 19 4 2 212 189 56 4th MWJBHL
2003-04 48 16 28 3 1 156 218 36 9th MWJBHL DNQ
2004-05 48 7 38 1 2 150 258 17 9th MWJBHL DNQ
2005-06 48 27 20 1 - 177 161 55 4th MWJBHL Lost Semi-final
2006-07 48 24 21 2 1 192 182 51 4th MWJBHL Lost Semi-final
2007-08 48 20 23 4 1 145 174 45 20th GOJHL
2008-09 52 19 30 - 3 168 240 41 22nd GOJHL Lost Quarter-final
2009-10 51 16 29 - 6 157 231 38 7th GOJHL-MW Lost Conf. QF
2010-11 51 34 12 - 5 259 156 73 1st GOJHL-MW Lost Conf. SF
2011-12 51 23 24 - 4 183 223 50 5th GOJHL-MW Lost Conf. QF
2012-13 51 9 42 - 0 129 276 18 9th GOJHL-MW DNQ
2013-14 49 20 24 - 5 163 196 45 6th GOJHL-MW Lost Conf. QF
2014-15 49 28 17 - 4 190 163 60 5th GOJHL-MW Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0-4 (Siskins)
2015-16 50 26 14 3 7 185 164 62 4th of 9-MW
11th of 26-GOJHL
Lost Conf. Quarters, 1-4 (Sugar Kings)
2016-17 50 14 33 2 1 155 209 31 7th of 9-MW
21st of 27-GOJHL
Lost Conf. Quarters, 0-4 (Sugar Kings)
2017-18 50 12 30 1 7 102 179 32 8th of 8-MW
21st of 26-GOJHL
Lost Conf. Quarters, 0-4 (Listowel)
2018-19 48 19 27 0 2 133 178 40 6th MW Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 1-4 (Siskins)
2019-20 50 32 13 1 4 190 128 69 3rd MW Won Conf. Quarter-finals, 4-2 (Siskins
Trailing Conf. Semi-final 0-1 (Dutchmen) when playoffs cancelled by Hockey Canada
2020-21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 48 33 12 3 0 69 190 127 2nd of 8 MW
6th of 25 GOJHL
Won Conf. Quarterfinals, 4-1 (Bombers)
Won Conf. Semifinals 4-3 (Siskins)
Won Conf. Finals 4-1 (Sugar Kings)
Mid-West Conf. Champions
Round Robin 1-3 (Falcons)&(Maroons)
eliminated
2022–23 50 34 8 6 2 76 232 130 3rd of 8 MW
5th of 25 GOJHL
Won Conf. Quarterfinals, 4-1 (Cyclones)
Lost Conf. Semifinals 0-4 (Warriors)

Clarence Schmalz Cup appearances[]

1964: Hespeler Shamrocks defeated Lindsay Lions 4-games-to-1
1970: Newmarket Redmen defeated Hespeler Shamrocks 4-games-to-none

Notable alumni[]


External links[]

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