Sudbury Wolves (Original)
| Sudbury Wolves | |
|---|---|
| founding | 1951 |
| resolution | 1963 |
| history |
Sudbury Wolves 1951-1963 |
| Location | Greater Sudbury , Ontario |
| league | Northern Ontario Hockey Association (1951–1957) Ontario Hockey Association (1957–1959) Eastern Professional Hockey League (1959–1963) |
| Cooperations |
Toronto Maple Leafs ( NHL , 1960–1961) Detroit Red Wings (NHL, 1961–1962) |
The Sudbury Wolves were a Canadian ice hockey franchise of the Eastern Professional Hockey League based in Greater Sudbury , Ontario .
history
The Sudbury Wolves were founded in 1951 as a franchise of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. In this they played for six years before they joined the Ontario Hockey Association , in whose senior championship they participated for two seasons. For the 1959/60 season , the Sudbury Wolves moved to the Eastern Professional Hockey League, which was held for the first time . In this they acted from 1960 to 1962 for one year each as a farm team of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings from the National Hockey League .
Following the 1962/63 season , the league was dissolved and the Sudbury Wolves stopped playing. A team of the same name has played in the Ontario Hockey League since 1972 .
Season statistics (EPHL)
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes
| season | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | space | Playoffs |
| 1959-60 | 70 | 36 | 26th | 8th | - | - | 80 | 310 | 283 | 1st, EPHL | - |
| 1960-61 | 70 | 28 | 33 | 9 | - | - | 65 | 236 | 257 | 5th, EPHL | - |
| 1961-62 | 70 | 27 | 31 | 12 | - | - | 66 | 235 | 271 | 4th, EPHL | - |
| 1962-63 | 72 | 27 | 32 | 13 | - | - | 67 | 294 | 305 | 3rd, EPHL | - |