Guelph Storm
Guelph Storm | |
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founding | 1991 |
history |
Toronto Marlboros 1904–1989 Dukes of Hamilton 1989–1991 Guelph Storm since 1991 |
Stadion | Sleeman Center |
Location | Guelph , Ontario |
Team colors | crimson, white, black |
league | Ontario Hockey League |
Conference | Western Conference |
division | Midwest |
Head coach | Scott Walker |
General manager | Mike Kelly |
Cooperations | Guelph Hurricanes |
Memorial Cups | no |
J. Ross Robertson Cups | 1997/98 , 2003/04 , 2013/14 , 2018/19 |
The Guelph Storm are an ice hockey team from Guelph , Ontario , Canada that has played in the Ontario Hockey League since 1991 . The team's home games are played at the Sleeman Center . The franchise previously operated as the Toronto Marlboros and Dukes of Hamilton .
history
The franchise was founded as Toronto Marlboros in the early 20th century and moved to Hamilton in 1989 . After the move, the team played as the Dukes of Hamilton until 1991 before moving again. Since then she has played as Guelph Storm in the OHL. In the early years, the team had no success in the junior league. It was not until the 1994/95 season that they won their division for the first time. As a result, the Storm coach at the time, Craig Hartsburg , was named Coach of the Year by the OHL and CHL . Notable players of the early 1990s were Jeff O'Neill and Todd Bertuzzi .
The Guelph Storm reached the OHL playoff finals in both 1995 and 1996. In 1996, the team also qualified for the tournament for the Memorial Cup , as they met in the OHL playoff final on the host of the cup tournament, the Peterborough Petes . Two years later, the team won their first J. Ross Robertson Cup and again took part in the tournament for the Memorial Cup, but lost the final to the Portland Winter Hawks . In 2000, the franchise moved from the old Guelph Memorial Gardens to the Guelph Sports and Entertainment Center , now called the Sleeman Center . In 2002 the Storm hosted the Memorial Cup tournament. Another two years later, the team from Guelph was again champions of the OHL and participated again in the Memorial Cup.
Logos
Championship title
The Guelph Storm have participated in four tournaments for the Memorial Cup since 1991 but never won the cup. The team also won the J. Ross Robertson Cup twice , the Hamilton Spectator Trophy three times and four division titles .
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Memorial Cup
- 1996: 4th place
- 1998: Losing the final to the Portland Winter Hawks
- 2002: 4th place
- 2004: 4th place
- 2014: 2nd place
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J. Ross Robertson Cup
- 1995: Lost to the Detroit Junior Red Wings
- 1996: lost to Peterborough Petes
- 1998: Champion, victory against the Ottawa 67’s
- 2004: Champion, victory against the Mississauga IceDogs
- 2014: Champion, victory against North Bay Battalion
- 2019: Champion, victory against the Ottawa 67’s
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Wayne Gretzky Trophy
- 2003/04: Master of the Western Conference
- 2013/14: Master of the Western Conference
- 2018/19: Master of the Western Conference
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Hamilton Spectator Trophy
- 1994–95 47 wins, 5 draws, 97 points
- 1995–96 45 wins, 5 draws, 95 points
- 1997–98 42 wins, 6 draws, 90 points
- 2013–14 52 wins, 12 defeats, 108 points
- Division title
- 1994-95 Emms Trophy , Central Division
- 1995–96 Emms Trophy, Central Division
- 1997-98 Emms Trophy, Central Division
- 1998–99 Holody Trophy , Midwest Division
- 2013-14 Holody Trophy, Midwest Division
Trainer
Craig Hartsburg won the Matt Leyden Trophy of the 1994/95 season as OHL coach of the year and ultimately won the election for CHL coach of the year . Dave Barr coached the team from 2004 to 2008 and won the Matt Leyden Trophy in 2006. He later worked as an assistant coach for the Colorado Avalanche , Minnesota Wild and New Jersey Devils, among others . |
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Known players
Award winners
- 1992 - Jeff O'Neill , Jack Ferguson Award (First Overall draft pick) and Emms Family Award (Rookie of the Year)
- 1993/94 - Jeff O'Neill, CHL Top Draft Prospect Award
- 1994/95 - Jamie Wright , Bobby Smith Trophy
- 1994/95 - Mark McArthur & Andy Adams , Dave Pinkney Trophy (lowest goals against)
- 1995/96 - Dan Cloutier & Brett Thompson, Dave Pinkney Trophy
- 1995/96 - Brett Thompson , FW "Dinty" Moore Trophy (lowest goals against goals against a rookie)
- 1995/96 - Jeff Williams , William Hanley Trophy
- 1997/98 - Manny Malhotra , Bobby Smith Trophy
- 2000/01 - Craig Anderson , OHL Goaltender of the Year (Goalkeeper of the Year)
- 2000/01 - Dustin Brown , Bobby Smith Trophy
- 2001/02 - Dustin Brown, Bobby Smith Trophy
- 2002/03 - Dustin Brown, CHL Scholastic Player of the Year and Bobby Smith Trophy ( Scholastic Player of the Year )
- 2003/04 - Martin St. Pierre , Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy
- 2003/04 - Martin St. Pierre, Wayne Gretzky 99 Award (MVP of the Playoffs)
- 2005/06 - Ryan Callahan , Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy
- 2007/08 - Drew Doughty , Max Kaminsky Trophy (Best Defender)
Blocked numbers
18 - The number of Paul Fendley, a former Guelph CMC's player who died in an accident at Guelph Memorial Gardens in 1972, has not been given to any Guelph CMC , Guelph Platers or Guelph Storm player since then.
Player in the NHL
The following Guelph Storm players have played in the National Hockey League :
- Craig Anderson
- Eric Beaudoin
- Chris Beckford-Tseu
- Ken Belanger
- Todd Bertuzzi
- Tyler Bertuzzi
- Dustin Brown
- Ryan Callahan
- Ben Chiarot
- Dan Cloutier
- Sylvain Cloutier
- Jeff Cowan
- Kevin Dallman
- Jason Dickinson
- Aaron Downey
- Robby Fabbri
- Paul Gillis
- Daniel Girardi
- Chris Hajt
- Ben Harpur
- Dwayne Hay
- Greg Jacina
- Cam Janssen
- Manny Malhotra
- Kent McDonell
- Brock McGinn
- Brian McGrattan
- Rumun Ndur
- Jeff O'Neill
- Daniel Paille
- Richard Pánik
- Ryan Parent
- Mike Prokopec
- Matt Ryan
- Garret Sparks
- Martin St. Pierre
- Charlie Stephens
- Alek Stojanov
- Nick Suzuki
- Danny Taylor
- Fyodor Tjutin
- Ryan VandenBussche
- Herberts Vasiļjevs
- Brian Wesenberg
- Brian Willsie
- Jamie Wright
Playing times
season | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | SOL | P | P% | GF | GA | placement | Play-offs |
1991-92 | 66 | 4th | 51 | 11 | - | - | 19th | 0.1440 | 235 | 425 | 8. Emms | not qualified |
1992-93 | 66 | 27 | 33 | 6th | - | - | 60 | 0.455 | 298 | 360 | 7. Emms | 1 round |
1993-94 | 66 | 32 | 28 | 6th | - | - | 70 | 0.530 | 323 | 290 | 3. Emms | Divisional semi-finals |
1994-95 | 66 | 47 | 14th | 5 | - | - | 99 | 0.750 | 330 | 200 | 1. Central | final |
1995-96 | 66 | 45 | 16 | 5 | - | - | 95 | 0.720 | 297 | 186 | 1. Central | Final, Memorial Cup participation |
1996-97 | 66 | 35 | 25th | 6th | - | - | 78 | 0.576 | 300 | 251 | 2. Central | Semifinals |
1997-98 | 66 | 42 | 18th | 6th | - | - | 90 | 0.682 | 263 | 189 | 1. Central | OHL champions, Memorial Cup finals |
1998-99 | 68 | 44 | 22nd | 2 | - | - | 90 | 0.662 | 300 | 218 | 1. Midwest | Semifinals |
1999-00 | 68 | 29 | 34 | 4th | 1 | - | 63 | 0.456 | 250 | 256 | 4. Midwest | Quarter finals |
2000-01 | 68 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | - | 79 | 0.566 | 227 | 205 | 2. Midwest | Quarter finals |
2001-02 | 68 | 41 | 22nd | 4th | 1 | - | 87 | 0.596 | 246 | 218 | 2. Midwest | Semifinals, 4th place Memorial Cup |
2002-03 | 68 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 2 | - | 69 | 0.493 | 217 | 208 | 3. Midwest | Semifinals |
2003-04 | 68 | 49 | 14th | 5 | 0 | - | 103 | 0.757 | 276 | 182 | 2. Midwest | OHL champion, 4th place Memorial Cup |
2004-05 | 68 | 23 | 34 | 10 | 1 | - | 57 | 0.412 | 167 | 189 | 5. Midwest | Quarter finals |
2005-06 | 68 | 40 | 24 | - | 1 | 3 | 84 | 0.618 | 232 | 206 | 3. Midwest | final |
2006-07 | 68 | 33 | 23 | - | 3 | 9 | 78 | 0.574 | 215 | 200 | 3. Midwest | Quarter finals |
2007-08 | 68 | 34 | 25th | - | 5 | 4th | 77 | 0.566 | 213 | 187 | 3. Midwest | Semifinals |
2008-09 | 68 | 35 | 26th | - | 4th | 3 | 77 | 0.566 | 226 | 209 | 2. Midwest | Quarter finals |
2009-10 | 68 | 35 | 29 | - | 3 | 1 | 74 | 0.544 | 242 | 255 | 3. Midwest | Quarter finals |
2010-11 | 68 | 34 | 27 | - | 4th | 3 | 75 | 0.551 | 249 | 258 | 4. Midwest | Quarter finals |
2011-12 | 68 | 31 | 31 | - | 2 | 4th | 68 | 0.500 | 234 | 238 | 4. Midwest | Quarter finals |
2012–13 | 68 | 39 | 23 | - | 2 | 4th | 84 | 0.618 | 253 | 210 | 4. Midwest | Quarter finals |
2013-14 | 68 | 52 | 12 | - | 2 | 2 | 108 | 0.794 | 340 | 191 | 1. Midwest | OHL champions, Memorial Cup finals |
2014–15 | 68 | 38 | 26th | - | 2 | 2 | 80 | 0.588 | 237 | 237 | 3. Midwest | Semifinals |
2015–16 | 68 | 13 | 49 | - | 4th | 2 | 32 | 0.235 | 156 | 297 | 5. Midwest | not qualified |
GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = overtime defeats, SOL = shutout defeats, P = points, GF = goals, GA = goals conceded
Team records
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Home ground
After moving to Guelph, the franchise first used the Guelph Memorial Gardens for its home games before opening the Guelph Sports and Entertainment Center in 2000 . This offers 11,785 spectators, of which 4,685 are seats. The ice rink was later renamed the Sleeman Center .