Chatham Maroons
| Chatham Maroons | |
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| City | Chatham, Ontario, Canada |
| League | Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League |
| Division | Western |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Home arena | Chatham Memorial Arena |
| Colors |
Maroon, Brown, and White |
| General manager | Bill Szekesy |
| Head coach | Tyler Roeszler |
| Affiliates | Blenheim Blades (GLJHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1959-1976 | Chatham Maroons |
| 1976-1978 | Chatham Maple City Fords |
| 1978-1988 | Chatham Maroons |
| 1988-1995 | Chatham MicMac |
| 1995-Present | Chatham Maroons |
The Chatham Maroons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. The Maroons were the 1970 Western Ontario Junior A Champions and 1973 Southern Ontario Junior A Champions. The Maroons have won multiple Junior B league titles and the 1999 Sutherland Cup as Ontario Hockey Association Junior B Champions.
The Maroons originated in the Border Cities Junior B Hockey League in 1959. The team later moved to the stronger Western Junior "B" league in 1964 and continued with the league, even when it became the renegade Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League in 1970. The Maroons left the league in 1976, became the Maple City Fords and rejoined the current Western Junior "B" league. The Maroons became the MicMacs in 1988, but switched back to their traditional "Maroons" moniker in 1995.
At the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, Ryan Jones was drafted as a Maroon in the fourth round by the Minnesota Wild, 111th overall. He attended and played for Miami University. After his collegiate career, Minnesota traded Jones to the Nashville Predators. Jones currently plays for the Edmonton Oilers, NHL.
The Maroons participated in the 2006 Sutherland Cup round robin, but lost out to the Niagara Falls Canucks and the Cambridge Winterhawks with a 1-3 record.
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