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Durham Huskies (1996–2001)
The Durham Huskies were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from the town of Durham, Ontario, Canada. The Huskies played in the Metro Junior A Hockey League for two seasons and the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League for three seasons. The Huskies were a continuance of the Traditional Durham Huskies Senior/Intermediate team that existed from 1920 until 1992. A Junior Hockey Revival Preface After the demise of the Durham Huskies, Sr. Huskies, Durham decided to pursue a Junior hockey team. From the early days the team was dubbed the Huskies as well, all they had to do was find a league to play in. The Huskies had no chance to play in Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League, Junior Development as it was a league that depended on close locale and the closest team to Durham was Seaforth, Ontario, Seaforth, over 80 kilometers away. They tried Western Junior C Hockey League, Jr. "C" and were turned down for political reasons involving the player drawing availability of potential rival te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durham, Ontario
Durham is a community in the municipality of West Grey, Grey County, Ontario, Canada. Durham is located near the base of the Bruce Peninsula. Location Durham, Ontario is 44 kilometres South of Owen Sound and 89 kilometres North of Guelph on Ontario Highway 6. The middle of the town is the intersection of Highway 6 and Grey Road 4. Durham is approximately 18 kilometres east of Hanover. The population of Durham has stayed steady at roughly 2500 people over the past decade. This compares to neighbour Hanover which has grown from 6,400 to 8,200 people in the past decade. Durham is built around the Saugeen River and has three human-made dams. These dams have suffered at least two major floods, once in 1929 when the dam broke and again in 1997 due to ice blockage. Durham also used to be the centre of the livestock exchange for the surrounding Grey and Bruce counties; it lies close to the county border. On the outskirts of Durham, there are several small communities, such as Varne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
