The Stratford Midgets were a Canadian

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team that played in the

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. The team played at the Stratford Arena, now known as the

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History

The Stratford Midgets trace their roots to the Stratford Hockey Club which existed in the early 1900s. The team featured

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Frank Rankin Frank Gilchrist Rankin (April 1, 1891 – July 23, 1932) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach. As a player, Rankin played the rover position for the Toronto Eaton's and Toronto St. Michael's Majors in senior hockey between 1910 and 1914. ...

. Stratford won the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) junior championship in three successive seasons in 1907, 1908 and 1909, then won the

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as OHA junior champions in 1921. The Midgets were the Eastern Canada junior champions in 1921, and finalists at the 1921 Memorial Cup. Stratford were finalists for the J. Ross Robertson Cup in 1920, 1933, 1934 and 1937. At the end of the 1930s, the team was renamed the Stratford Kist, and subsequently became the

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National Hockey League alumni

List of Stratford Midgets' alumni who played in the

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References

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