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

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(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 Central Junior C Hockey League, a league now known as the

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. In 1970, they joined the Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League, and in 1971 joined the new

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, 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 Central Junior C Hockey League regular season winner *1963–64 Central Junior C Hockey League regular season winner; playoff winner; '' Schmalz Cup winner'': defeated Lindsay Lions *1969–70

regular season winner; playoff winner; '' Schmalz Cup runner-up'': defeated by Newmarket Redmen *2010–11

Midwestern Conference regular season winner *2021-22

Midwestern Conference playoff winner

Notable alumni

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(1988-1989) *

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(1993-1994) * Bryan Little (2002-2003) *

Todd Harvey Todd Douglas Ross Harvey (born February 17, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward and current director of amateur scouting for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). During his playing career, he played for ...

(1989-1991) * Jody Hull (1984-1985) * John Cullen (1982-1983) *

Brian McGrattan Brian McGrattan (born September 2, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current member of the Calgary Flames player development staff. McGrattan was a fourth-round selection of the Los Angeles Kings (104th overall) at ...

(1997–98) * Matt Moulson (2000–02) * Rob Zamuner (1986) *

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(1991--92) * Danny Syvret (2000-2002) * Cody Bass (2002–03) * Greg Jacina (1998–99) * Jet Greaves * Rumun Ndur (1992–93) *Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn (2002–03) *

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(1989–91)

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