St. Thomas Stars
| St. Thomas Stars | |
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| City | St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada |
| League | Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League |
| Division | Western |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Home arena | St. Thomas Timken Community Centre |
| Colors |
Green, Yellow, and White |
| Owner(s) | Joe Daniels |
| General manager | Joe Daniels |
| Head coach | Darren Kelly |
| Franchise history | |
| 1972-1980 | St. Thomas Colonels |
| 1980-1984 | St. Thomas Pests |
| 1984-Present | St. Thomas Stars |
| St. Thomas Barons | |
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| City | St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada |
| League |
Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League Western Ontario Junior A Hockey League Western Ontario Junior B Hockey League |
| Operated | 1961-1973 |
| Colors |
Green, Yellow, and White |
| Franchise history | |
| 1961-1970 | St. Thomas Barons |
| 1970-1973 | St. Thomas Elgins |
| 1973 | Merged w/ St. Thomas Colonels |
The St. Thomas Stars are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.
The old Barons joined the troubled original Western Jr. "B" League in 1961. When the league became the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League in 1968, the Barons came with them and changed their name in 1970 to the Elgins.
In 1969, the Barons won the Western Ontario Junior "A" Championship. As per their league's agreement with the Western Canada Hockey League, the Barons were shipped out to Flin Flon, Manitoba to face off against Bobby Clarke and the WCHL Champion Flin Flon Bombers is a best-of-7 series for National bragging rights. The Bombers came to St. Thomas first and took game one 6-2. In Game two, the Barons returned the favour and won 6-3. The series moved to Flin Flon to conclude. The Bombers took game three 5-0. Game four, the Bombers led 4-0 with 10:10 left in the second period when the second brawl of the game broke out. St. Thomas walked off the ice and the team's coach, Keith Kewly refused to return them to the ice. The "Canadian Hockey Association", the group created to govern this championship, awarded the championship to Flin Flon and waged heavy sanctions against the Barons franchise, none of which ever came into effect.
The Elgins folded in 1973 and were replaced by the Colonels, who formed the year before, the next season in the Central Junior C Hockey League. In 1976, the team was moved up to the short-lived "Southwestern Ontario Junior "B" Hockey League". When the Southwestern died, the Colonels jumped to the new "Western League" and changed their name to the Pests in 1980. As expected, the Pests was considered a horrible name and was changed to the Stars in 1984. The Stars are a consistent and strong team in the Western Ontario Jr B Hockey League, and compete to this day.
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