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The Port Colborne Recreationists were a Canadian
junior ice hockey Junior ice hockey is amateur-level ice hockey for 16 to 20 year-old players. National Junior teams compete annually for the IIHF World Junior Championship. The United States men's national junior ice hockey team are the defending champions from ...
team in the
Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) is the governing body for the majority of junior and senior level ice hockey teams in the province of Ontario. Founded in 1890, the OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern ...
, based in
Port Colborne Port Colborne is a city in Ontario, Canada that is located on Lake Erie, at the southern end of the Welland Canal, in the Niagara Region of Southern Ontario. The original settlement, known as Gravelly Bay, dates from 1832 and was renamed after ...
,
Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...
. The Recreationists played at the Junior B level through the 1940s, with the exception of one season. Port Colborne won the 1943 Junior B championship known as the
Sutherland Cup The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. The trophy was first awarded in 1934, and named in honour of former OHA and CAHA president, James T. Sutherland. The Sutherland Cup is now the championshi ...
, defeating the Milton Bombers two games to none. After winning the Junior B title, Port Colborne was promoted to the Junior A level, which was in need of teams. The Recreationists completed one full season and then folded early during the 1944–45 season.


Yearly results


See also

* Port Colborne Sailors


References

Defunct Ontario Hockey League teams Port Colborne Defunct ice hockey teams in Ontario 1943 establishments in Ontario 1945 disestablishments in Ontario Ice hockey clubs established in 1943 Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1945 {{Ontario-icehockey-team-stub