The Cambridge Redhawks are a

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junior

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team based in

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, Canada. They compete in the Midwestern division of the

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(GOJHL). From 1986 to 2018, the franchise played in nearby

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under various monikers such as Platers, Fire, Dominators, and Hurricanes.

History

Founded in 1960 as the Hespeler Shamrocks, the team became the Cambridge Shamrocks in 1979 due to a town amalgamation. In 1982, the Shamrocks were purchased by Joe Holody and moved to Guelph to become the farm team to the

Guelph Platers The Guelph Platers were a junior ice hockey team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The team played in the Ontario Hockey League, Ontario Junior Hockey League, and Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. They were originally known as the CMC's un ...

(OHL). The team kept the "Platers" moniker until 1996, despite their parent club moving and stranding them to become the

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in 1989. The team became known as the Fire in 1996 for four seasons before rebranding once again as the Dominators until 2009. The team first played in the

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, a league now known as the Western Junior C Hockey League. In 1970, they joined the

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, and in 1971 joined the new Central Junior B Hockey League, the precursor to the

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. In 1974 they moved to the Waterloo-Wellington Junior B League, which, in 1977, became the Midwestern Junior Hockey League and have been there ever since. During the mid to late 90s the Guelph Platers operated as the "farm team" for the

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. They would wear the same colour scheme as the original team (with the classic lightning bolt theme) and played out of Guelph Memorial Gardens. While the team generally did not fare well on the ice during most of this period, they had several players drafted into the OHL, receive walk-on tryouts to

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teams, and US college scholarships. Eventually the Platers would become the Guelph Fire. This lasted just four seasons before the team was purchased by a local pizza shop owner who rebranded the team as the Guelph Dominators. In 2009, the Dominators became the Guelph Hurricanes, calling Sleeman Centre home. In May 2018, it was announced the Hurricanes were relocating back to

, taking over the market recently occupied by the Cambridge Winter Hawks who left the league in 2017.

Season-by-season record

Honours

*1962–63

regular season winner *1963–64

regular season winner; playoff winner; '' Schmalz Cup winner'': defeated Lindsay Lions *1969–70 Western Junior C Hockey League regular season winner; playoff winner; '' Schmalz Cup runner-up'': defeated by

Newmarket Redmen The Newmarket Hurricanes were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Newmarket, Ontario. They played in the Ontario Junior Hockey League. The franchise existed from 1972 until 2019, based in Newmarket starting in 1975. History In 1972, the Seneca Fly ...

*2010–11

Midwestern Conference regular season winner *2021-22

Midwestern Conference playoff winner

Notable alumni

Cody Bass Cody Bass (born January 7, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played for the Ottawa Senators, Columbus Blue Jackets and Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Senators drafted Bass in the fourth rou ...

(2002–03) * Greg Jacina (1998–99) * Brian McGrattan (1997–98) *

Matt Moulson Matthew Keith Moulson (born November 1, 1983) is a Canadian former ice hockey left winger. Moulson played 650 games in the National Hockey League (NHL), the majority of which were spent with the New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres. Playing ca ...

(2000–02) * Rumun Ndur (1992–93) *Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn (2002–03) * Bob Wren (1989–91) * Rob Zamuner (1986)

References

External links

Redhawks WebpageGOJHL Webpage
{{GOJHL Ice hockey teams in Ontario Sport in Guelph 1960 establishments in Ontario Ice hockey clubs established in 1960 Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League