Brantford Alexander

Brantford Alexander
founding	1978
resolution	1984
history	Hamilton Fincups 1974–1976 St. Catharines Fincups 1976–1977 Hamilton Fincups 1977–1978 Brantford Alexanders 1978–1984 Hamilton Steelhawks 1984–1988 Niagara Falls Thunder 1988–1996 Erie Otters since 1996
Stadion	Brantford Civic Center
Location	Brantford , Ontario
Team colors	Red White
league	Ontario Hockey League
Memorial Cups	no
J. Ross Robertson Cups	no

The Brantford Alexanders were a Canadian ice hockey team from Brantford , Ontario . The team played from 1978 to 1984 in one of the top three Canadian junior ice hockey leagues, the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).

history

The Hamilton Fincups were relocated to Brantford, Ontario in 1978 and renamed Brantford Alexanders. The team is named after the inventor Alexander Graham Bell , who spent part of his life in the Brantford area. Initially, the Alexanders played for two years in the Ontario Hockey Association before they were included in its successor league , the Ontario Hockey League , in 1980.

After Brantford still missed the playoffs in the 1978/79 season, it then reached them five times in a row, never getting further than the Conference semifinals, in which the team was subject to the Windsor Spitfires in the 1979/80 season .

After six years, the franchise was moved back to Hamilton , Ontario , in 1984 , where it was then active in the OHL under the name Hamilton Steelhawks .

Former players

The following players who were active for the Brantford Alexanders played in the National Hockey League during their career :

Perry Anderson Bruce Bell Allan Bester Mark Botell Mike Bullard Shayne Corson Tony Curtale Dean Defazio

Daryl Evans Dave Gagner Len Hachborn Dave Hannan Mike Hoffman Mark Hunter Jeff Jackson Randy Ladouceur

Jason Lafrenière Rick LaFerriere Mike Lalor Kevin LaVallee Paul Marshall Mike Millar Ric Nattress Mark Plantery

Bob Probert Chris Pusey Steve Smith Greg Terrion Rick Wamsley

Team records

Career records

Games: 243 Rich Goodfellow

Goals: 156 Mike Bullard

Assists: 200 Mike Bullard

Points: 356 Mike Bullard

Penalty minutes: 486 Tony Curtale

Web links

• The Internet Hockey Database Statistics Brantford Alexanders
• The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Brantford Alexanders

Footnotes

1. ↑ http://www.hockeydb.com/stte/hamilton-fincups-10611.html