The Stratford Midgets were a Canadian
junior ice hockey team that played in the
Ontario Hockey Association. The team played at the Stratford Arena, now known as the
William Allman Memorial Arena
The William Allman Memorial Arena, originally Stratford Arena, is an ice hockey arena in Stratford, Ontario. This arena is home to the Stratford Warriors (Formerly the Stratford Cullitons)
Stratford may refer to:
Places Australia
* Stratford, ...
in
Stratford, Ontario.
History
The Stratford Midgets trace their roots to the Stratford Hockey Club which existed in the early 1900s. The team featured
Hockey Hall of Fame inductee
Frank Rankin.
Stratford won the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) junior championship in three successive seasons in 1907, 1908 and 1909, then won the
J. Ross Robertson Cup
The J. Ross Robertson Cup is a Canadian ice hockey trophy. It is awarded annually in junior ice hockey to the champion of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs. It was donated by John Ross Robertson to the Ontario Hockey Association in 1910, and ...
as OHA junior champions in 1921.
The Midgets were the Eastern Canada junior champions in 1921, and finalists at the
1921 Memorial Cup.
Stratford were finalists for the J. Ross Robertson Cup in 1920, 1933, 1934 and 1937.
At the end of the 1930s, the team was renamed the
Stratford Kist, and subsequently became the
Stratford Kroehlers.
National Hockey League alumni
List of Stratford Midgets' alumni who played in the
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
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References
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Defunct Ontario Hockey League teams
Sport in Stratford, Ontario