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team based in

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. They play in the

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(GMHL). The team was known as the Tottenham Steam for its first six seasons and the Tottenham Thunder for the following three seasons.

History

The Tottenham Steam joined the

(GMHL) in 2014. Their first general manager and head coach was Ryan Wood. The Steam played their first game, at home, on September 6, 2014. Hosting the Russell Cup champions

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, winning 7–5. The first goal in team history was scored by Brian Rupp after 3:44 into the first period. Shortly after winning their first Russell Cup championship in 2016, the Tottenham Steam gained new owners in the DaSilva family. Cup-winning coach Ryan Wood left the team to take the same positions with the New Tecumseth Civics. The DaSilva's initially brought in Johan Moell as general manager and

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as head coach for the 2016–17 season but would instead hire former NHL All-Star

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as head coach. However, Maruk had to take a leave of absence midseason and was replaced by Brandon Billie. For the 2017–18 season, the Steam brought in Matt Hamilton as head coach and general manager after previously coaching the

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. The 2018–19 season saw the Steam add Robert Babiak as general manager, coming off a season with the

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. Babiak would depart the team in January, with the team then trading away many of its key players. Following the 2018–19 season, the DaSilva's sold the team to new ownership, which retained Hamilton as general manager and head coach. Following the 2019–20 season, Matt Hamilton becoming the sole owner of the team. The team briefly rebranded as the Tottenham Express for a fresh start in April 2020. Derek Robinson became head coach with Matt Hamilton acting as general manager and president. The 2020–21 season was delayed due to the

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restrictions and the team rebranded again as the Tottenham Thunder in November 2020. For the 2023–24 season, ownership transitioned to Micheal Prock and Beth Prock and the team was branded as the Tottenham Railers, paying tribute to the former Steam name as well as Tottenham's railroading history. Vito Scaringi was named the first Railers coach in May 2023.

Season-by-season standings

Team captains

*Braedan Foote 2014–15 *Kevin Walker 2015–16 *Hayden Way 2016–17 *Alexander Andrews 2021-22 *Alex Fornari 22 end of season *Alexander Andrews 22-23

References

External links

Official Website
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