The Brantford Motts Clamatos were a Canadian

senior ice hockey Senior hockey refers to amateur or semi-professional ice hockey competition. There are no age restrictions for Senior players, who typically consist of those whose Junior eligibility has expired. Senior hockey leagues operate under the jurisd ...

team in the Ontario Hockey Association's Senior A Hockey League, from

Brantford Brantford ( 2021 population: 104,688) is a city in Ontario, Canada, founded on the Grand River in Southwestern Ontario. It is surrounded by Brant County, but is politically separate with a municipal government of its own that is fully independ ...

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. The team played their games at the Brantford Civic Centre in the 1980s. The Brantford Motts Clamatos, sponsored by the

Mott's Mott's is an American company involved primarily in producing apple-based products, particularly juices and sauces. The company was founded in 1842 by Samuel R. Mott of Bouckville, New York, who made apple cider and vinegar. In 1914, the ...

company, which produced a drink called

Clamato Clamato is a commercial drink made of reconstituted tomato juice concentrate and sugar, which is flavored with spices, dried clam broth and MSG. Made by Mott's, the name is a portmanteau of ''clam'' and ''tomato''. It is also referred to col ...

, won the

Allan Cup The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men's ice hockey champions of Canada. It was donated by Sir Montagu Allan of Ravenscrag, Montreal, and has been competed for since 1909. The current champions are the ...

, the top tier Canadian senior ice hockey league in the province of

, in 1987.

Championships

Brantford won the

J. Ross Robertson Cup The J. Ross Robertson Cup is a Canadian ice hockey trophy. It is awarded annually in junior ice hockey to the champion of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs. It was donated by John Ross Robertson to the Ontario Hockey Association in 1910, and ...

as league champions during the 1986–87 season. 1986–87 – Allan Cup Champions * at Brantford, Brantford Motts Clamatos defeat the

Nelson Maple Leafs The Nelson Maple Leafs were a senior men's ice hockey team. They won the British Columbia Senior Championship, the Savage Cup, seven times (1937, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1986, and 1987). They played in, but lost, the 1965 Allan Cup Final. The Ma ...

4-0 ** Friday April 24 – Nelson Maple Leafs 5 at Brantford Motts Clamatos 10 ** Saturday April 25 – Nelson Maple Leafs 1 at Brantford Motts Clamatos 5 ** Sunday April 26 – Nelson Maple Leafs 3 at Brantford Motts Clamatos 6 ** Monday April 27 – Nelson Maple Leafs 6 at Brantford Motts Clamatos 7 ( double overtime) 1986–87 – Bolton Cup Champions * at Brantford, Brantford Motts Clamatos defeat the St. John's Caps 4-2

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. Sports section. April 14, 16, 18. **Monday April 13 - St. John's Caps 4 at Brantford Motts Clamatos 8 **Wednesday April 15 - St. John's Caps 2 at Brantford Motts Clamatos 4 **Thursday April 16 - St. John's Caps 2 at Brantford Motts Clamatos 3 (double overtime)

References

{{Reflist Ice hockey teams in Ontario Senior ice hockey teams Sport in Brantford