The Cambridge Winter Hawks were a

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team based in

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, Canada. They played in the Mid-Western division of the

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History

Created in 1982, the team was made to replace the last Cambridge team that was bought out by the

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and moved out of town. Their first season was in the OHA Junior "A" League. The Winter Hawks have been a charter member of the Midwestern "B" since 1983, and are currently the 2006

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Champions, defeating the Niagara Falls Canucks; they also repeated as 2007 Sutherland Cup champions. The Winter Hawks have applied but were denied to move up to the Junior A

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for the 2013-14 season. In 2017 the Cambridge Winter Hawks announced they were parting ways with OHA (but not Hockey Canada) and emphasized that they would no longer be of the GOJHL. Options being explored included finding a Junior A league, creating their own Jr. A league, but are not considering joining an outlaw league (i.e. GMHL).

Season-by-season record

Playoffs

''OJHL Years'' *1983 ''Lost quarter-final'' :

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defeated Cambridge Winterhawks ''4-games-to-none''

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championships

:''2000'': Cambridge Winter Hawks defeated

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''4-games-to-none'' :''2006'': Cambridge Winter Hawks defeated Niagara Falls Canucks ''4-games-to-1'' :''2007'': Cambridge Winter Hawks defeated

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''4-games-to-none'' :''2013'':

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defeated Cambridge Winter Hawks ''4-games-to-3''

Notable alumni

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:* Scott Walker

References

External links

Winter Hawks Webpage
Sport in Cambridge, Ontario Defunct ice hockey teams in Ontario 1982 establishments in Ontario Ice hockey clubs established in 1982 2017 disestablishments in Ontario Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2017 {{Ontario-icehockey-team-stub