Brantford Lions
| Brantford Lions | |
|---|---|
| City | Brantford, Ontario |
| League | Ontario Hockey Association |
| Operated | 1933 to 1946 (junior A & B) |
The Brantford Lions were a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA), based in Brantford, Ontario. The Lions played at the Junior A level from 1933 to 1936, and again from 1941 to 1944. In the intermediate years, the played at the junior B level, from 1936 to 1941, and again from 1944 to 1946. They were OHA junior B champions in the 1940–41 season.[1]
Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman Bill Quackenbush played for the Lions in the 1941–42 season.[2] That season, Bob Wiest led the league in scoring, winning the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy with 40 goals and 28 assists in 40 games. The same year, Branford finished first place in the OHA for the regular season, but lost in the first round of the playoffs to the defending champions, the Oshawa Generals. The Lions were runners-up to the J. Ross Robertson Cup in 1943, but again lost to the Oshawa Generals.[3]
National Hockey League alumni
Brantford Lions alumni who graduated to play in the National Hockey League:
- Junior A alumni
- Junior B alumni
Season-by-season results
Regular season results:[14]
Legend: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Memorial Cup champions | League champions | League finalists |
| Season | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pts | Pct | GF | GA | Finish | ||
| 1941–42 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0.792 | 183 | 83 | 1st OHA | Lost semifinal (Oshawa Generals) 4–3[15] |
| 1942–43 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 0.591 | 102 | 98 | 2nd OHA | Won quarterfinal (Stratford Kroehlers) 2–0[16] Won semifinal (Toronto St. Michael's Majors) 2–1[17] Lost OHA final (Oshawa Generals) 4–1[18] |
| 1943–44 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 23 | 0.460 | 90 | 126 | 3rd Group 2 | Lost quarterfinal (Hamilton Whizzers) 2–1[19] |
References
- ↑ Brantford and Area Sports Hall of Recognition (1998). "1940–41 Brantford Lions Jr. B Ontario Champions". Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- 1 2 Blevins, David (2012). The Sports Hall of Fame Encyclopedia. Scarecrow Press. p. 785. ISBN 0810861305.
- ↑ Annual Report: Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition. Cambridge, Ontario: Ontario Hockey Association. 2006. p. W-13.
- ↑ "Fred Hunt Stats And News". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Francis Kane Stats And News". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Howie Meeker Stats And News". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Ray Powell Stats And News". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Thain Simon Stats And News". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Cliff Simpson Stats And News". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Leo Gravelle Stats And News". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Tom McGrattan Stats And News". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Leo Reise Stats And News". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Bill Wylie Stats And News". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Brantford Lions Statistics and History [OHL]". HockeyDB. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Generals Win Game No. 7". Windsor Star. The Canadian Press. March 10, 1942. p. 19.
- ↑ "Stratford Rally Falls Two Short: Brantford Lions Eliminate Kroehlers With Second Straight Win". Toronto Star. February 24, 1943. p. 12.
- ↑ "Brantford Lions Beat St. Michael's". The Sun Times. Owen Sound, Ontario. The Canadian Press. March 12, 1943. p. 10.
- ↑ "Generals Finish Series With Brantford Lions For Sixth O.H.A. Trophy". Toronto Telegram. March 23, 1943. p. 18.
- ↑ "Hamilton Whizzers Oust Brantford From Playoffs". Waterloo Region Record. Kitchener, Ontario. The Canadian Press. March 4, 1944. p. 8.