The Cambridge Bears were a junior ice hockey team based in

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, Canada. The team was a member of the

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during the 2014–15 season however they were pulled from the league by their owners. The club played their home games out of the Cambridge Sports Park.

History

In July 2014, it was announced that Cornerstone Sports Group had been granted a franchise in the

(GMHL) for their Cambridge Bears team. The Bears were announced to play the 2014–15 season out of the Cambridge Sports Park. The Bears finished their debut regular season in twenty-first place overall and fifth in the South Division of the South Conference. All clubs advanced to the 2014–15 Russell Cup playoffs with the Bears being drawn against the

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in Round One of the sudden death Elimination Qualifiers. The Bears defeated the Renegades 3–2 and advanced to Round Two of the Elimination Qualifiers. The team was defeated by the

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5–3 in their sudden death game of Round Two, ending their playoff run. In June 2015, the Bears, along with Cornerstone's other franchise Halton Ravens, signed a partnership deal with the

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(FHL). The deal allows players from both teams to receive professional call-ups from any of the six teams in the FHL. A month later it was announced that Cornerstone Sports Group had withdrawn the Bears from the GMHL prior to the start of the 2015–16 season due to business reasons including ice time and the lack of quality of the team. The team was replaced in the market by four of Cornerstone's Griffins minor hockey teams which compete in the Ontario Rep Hockey League. The future of the Bears was under discussion to be sold or relocated but nothing ever came of it.

Season by season results

Personnel

Team captains

*Mackenzie Scott, 2014–15

Head coaches

*Ray Baumgaertner, 2014–15

References

{{GMHL 2014 establishments in Ontario Ice hockey clubs established in 2014 Ice hockey teams in Ontario 2015 disestablishments in Ontario Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2015 Sport in Cambridge, Ontario