Simcoe Storm
| Simcoe Storm | |
|---|---|
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| City | Simcoe, Ontario |
| League | Provincial Junior Hockey League |
| Conference | South |
| Division | Bloomfield |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Home arena | Talbot Gardens |
| Colours |
Black, Grey, Yellow, and White |
| Website |
Simcoe Storm Home ndjhl |
| Franchise history | |
| 1959-1960 | Simcoe Juniors |
| 1960-1962 | Simcoe Pacers |
| 1962-1969 | Simcoe Blades |
| 1969-1972 | Simcoe Chargers |
| 1972-1982 | Simcoe Jets |
| 1983-1985 | Simcoe Penguins |
| 1985-1988 | Simcoe Rams |
| 1989-Present | Simcoe Storm |
The Simcoe Storm are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the Provincial Junior Hockey League, a league governed by the Ontario Hockey Association, Ontario Hockey Federation, and Hockey Canada. The Storm are eligible to compete for the Clarence Schmalz Cup.
The Simcoe Juniors were founded in 1959 as members of the Niagara District Junior B Hockey League. A season later they took the name "Pacers".
In 1961, the Simcoe Pacers jumped to the Central Junior C Hockey League. They soon changed their names to the Simcoe Blades.
The Simcoe Blades finished their sixth season, fourth in the Central Jr. C league, with a record of 26 wins and only five losses. With first place clinched, the Blades met the pesky Hespeler Shamrocks in the Central League quarter-final. The Shamrocks battled hard and at one point even led in the series, but the Blades rebounded and won the series 4-games-to-2. In the league semi-final, the Blades drew the Preston Pals. The Pals were out of their league and were swept in three games in a best-of-five series. They then drew the Milton Merchants in the league final and spanked them four games straight to win the Central League crown. With their league out of the way, they then moved into the Provincial playdowns. Their provincial semi-final opponent would end up being the Point Edward Redmen, who had defeated the Port Huron junior team to make it thus far. The best-of-five series was hard fought. In game one, the Blades led 9-1 after two periods. In the third, a vicious line-brawl broke out involving all ten skaters and one goalie. Game one was one by the Blades 11-5. Game two saw the Blades come from behind to defeat the Redmen 5-2. The third game had the Blades show the Redmen exactly how good they were, as they crushed them 13-3 to take the series. In the other provincial semi-final, the Lindsay Merchants took out the Penetang Hurons 4-games-to-1 to meet the Blades in the final. The All-Ontario final took place in late April and early May 1965 between Simcoe and Lindsay. Simcoe took the first three games: 7-2, 5-1, and 3-1. Each game got closer as Lindsay grew stronger. Game four in Lindsay had the Merchants prove why they made the final, taking the game 6-5 with a huge surge in the second period. Game five was back in Simcoe on May 3. Lindsay made a game of it, leading 3-2 after the second frame. In the next period, the Blades scored the equalizer halfway through, before Doug Macaulay scored the winner with 3:34 remaining in the third in front of an estimated 1,400 fans. After only six years of existence, the Simcoe junior team won its first provincial championship.
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