Guelph Platers
| Guelph Platers | |
|---|---|
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| City | Guelph, Ontario |
| League |
Southern Ontario Junior A/ Ontario Provincial Junior A/ Ontario Hockey League |
| Founded | 1968, Promoted to OHL in 1982 |
| Home arena | Guelph Memorial Gardens |
| Colours | Red, yellow, and white |
| Championships | 1986 Memorial Cup Champions |
| Franchise history | |
| 1968–1972 | Guelph CMC's |
| 1972–1975 | Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters |
| 1975–1989 | Guelph Platers |
| 1989–2000 | Owen Sound Platers |
| 2000–present | Owen Sound Attack |
| Previous franchise history | |
| 1968-1969 | Guelph Imperials |
| 1969-1970 | Guelph Beef Kings (merged) |
The Guelph Platers were a junior ice hockey team that played in the Ontario Hockey League, Ontario Junior Hockey League, and Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. They were originally known as the CMC's until 1972, the Biltmore Mad Hatters until 1975, and then took on the name Platers. The Platers were promoted to the Ontario Hockey League in 1982 and moved to Owen Sound in 1989. The franchise played in the Guelph Memorial Gardens.
The CMC's were founded as members of the Central Junior B Hockey League, now the Ontario Junior Hockey League, in 1968. In 1970, the CMC's merged with and took the place of the Guelph Beef Kings of the Western Junior "A" Hockey League (formerly the Western Division of the Big 10). The league was reincorporated into the Ontario Hockey Association and changed its name to the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League for the 1970-71 season. CMC stands for the name of a factory in Guelph that John Pergonie owned - Central Mechanical Contractors.
After two years playing in the SOJHL, the CMC's won the Junior 'A' league title, in the 1971-72 season. In the Ontario Championship, they took on the Thunder Bay Vulcans of the now defunct Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League. The CMC's were leading 3-games-to-2 (5-4, 5-4, 3-7, 0-7, 6-2) when they won the series by default after the Vulcans discontinued.
Moving onto the Eastern Canadian Final, the CMC's faced Charlottetown from the Island Junior Hockey League. The result of the series was a four-game sweep (5-2, 6-3, 5-2, 5-2), in favour of Guelph.
Guelph travelled to the Centennial Cup versus the Red Deer Rustlers of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The CMC's swept the Rustlers (4-2, 3-2, 3-1, 3-0), taking the National title. The team was coached by Bill Taylor and starred Paul Fendley, Doug Risebrough, and John Van Boxmeer.
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