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The Midgets trace their roots to the '''Stratford Hockey Club''' which existed in the early 1900s. The team featured [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] inductee [[Frank Rankin]].{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} |
The Midgets trace their roots to the '''Stratford Hockey Club''' which existed in the early 1900s. The team featured [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] inductee [[Frank Rankin]].{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} |
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Stratford won the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) junior championship in three successive seasons in 1907, 1908 and 1909, then won the [[J. Ross Robertson Cup]] as OHA junior champions in 1921.<ref name="Robertson">{{cite book|title=Annual Report: Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition|publisher=[[Ontario Hockey Association]]|date=2006|location=Cambridge, Ontario|page=W-13}}</ref> The Midgets were the Eastern Canada junior champions in 1921, and |
Stratford won the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) junior championship in three successive seasons in 1907, 1908 and 1909, then won the [[J. Ross Robertson Cup]] as OHA junior champions in 1921.<ref name="Robertson">{{cite book|title=Annual Report: Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition|publisher=[[Ontario Hockey Association]]|date=2006|location=Cambridge, Ontario|page=W-13}}</ref> The Midgets were the Eastern Canada junior champions in 1921, and finalists at the [[1921 Memorial Cup]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lapp|first1=Richard M.|last2=Macaulay|first2=Alec|title=The Memorial Cup: Canada's National Junior Hockey Championship|publisher=[[Harbour Publishing]]|date=1997|location=Madeira Park, British Columbia|isbn=1-55017-170-4|pages=17–18}}</ref> |
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Stratford were finalists for the J. Ross Robertson Cup in 1920, 1933, 1934 and 1937.<ref name="Robertson" /> At the end of the 1930s, the team was renamed the [[Stratford Kist]], and subsequently became the [[Stratford Kroehlers]].{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} |
Stratford were finalists for the J. Ross Robertson Cup in 1920, 1933, 1934 and 1937.<ref name="Robertson" /> At the end of the 1930s, the team was renamed the [[Stratford Kist]], and subsequently became the [[Stratford Kroehlers]].{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} |
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Revision as of 23:16, 7 February 2021
| Stratford Midgets | |
|---|---|
| City | Stratford, Ontario, Canada |
| League | Ontario Hockey Association |
| Operated | 1910s to 1930s |
| Home arena | Stratford Arena |
The Stratford Midgets were a Canadian junior ice hockey team that played in the Ontario Hockey Association. The team played at the Stratford Arena, now known as the William Allman Memorial Arena in Stratford, Ontario.
History
The Midgets trace their roots to the Stratford Hockey Club which existed in the early 1900s. The team featured Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Frank Rankin.[citation needed]
Stratford won the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) junior championship in three successive seasons in 1907, 1908 and 1909, then won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHA junior champions in 1921.[1] The Midgets were the Eastern Canada junior champions in 1921, and finalists at the 1921 Memorial Cup.[2]
Stratford were finalists for the J. Ross Robertson Cup in 1920, 1933, 1934 and 1937.[1] At the end of the 1930s, the team was renamed the Stratford Kist, and subsequently became the Stratford Kroehlers.[citation needed]
NHL alumni
References
- ^ a b Annual Report: Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition. Cambridge, Ontario: Ontario Hockey Association. 2006. p. W-13.
- ^ Lapp, Richard M.; Macaulay, Alec (1997). The Memorial Cup: Canada's National Junior Hockey Championship. Madeira Park, British Columbia: Harbour Publishing. pp. 17–18. ISBN 1-55017-170-4.