The Cambridge Winter Hawks were a

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team based in

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, Canada. They played in the Mid-Western division of the

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History

Created in 1982, the team was made to replace the last Cambridge team that was bought out by the

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and moved out of town. Their first season was in the OHA Junior "A" League. The Winter Hawks have been a charter member of the Midwestern "B" since 1983, and are currently the 2006 Sutherland Cup Champions, defeating the

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; they also repeated as 2007 Sutherland Cup champions. The Winter Hawks have applied but were denied to move up to the Junior A

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for the 2013-14 season. In 2017 the Cambridge Winter Hawks announced they were parting ways with OHA (but not Hockey Canada) and emphasized that they would no longer be of the GOJHL. Options being explored included finding a Junior A league, creating their own Jr. A league, but are not considering joining an outlaw league (i.e. GMHL).

Season-by-season record

Playoffs

''OJHL Years'' *1983 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :

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defeated Cambridge Winterhawks ''4-games-to-none''

Sutherland Cup championships

:''2000'': Cambridge Winter Hawks defeated St. Catharines Falcons ''4-games-to-none'' :''2006'': Cambridge Winter Hawks defeated

''4-games-to-1'' :''2007'': Cambridge Winter Hawks defeated

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''4-games-to-none'' :''2013'':

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defeated Cambridge Winter Hawks ''4-games-to-3''

Notable alumni

Tim Brent Tim Brent (born March 10, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played over 200 games in the National Hockey League (NHL), most notably for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes. Playing career Junior hockey B ...

John Cullen Barry John Cullen (born August 2, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Hartford Whalers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning. He was a stan ...

Todd Harvey Todd Douglas Ross Harvey (born February 17, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward and current director of amateur scouting for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). During his playing career, he played for ...

Jody Hull Jody Hull (born February 2, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who serves as the associate coach for the Tri City Americans of the Western Hockey League Was Head coach of Peterborough Petes from December 2012 to Januar ...

Bryan Little Bryan Matthew Little (born November 12, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently under contract for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Little was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the first round, 12 ...

Kirk Maltby Kirk Frederick Maltby (born December 22, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers and Detroit Red Wings, the latter with whom he won the Stanley C ...

Marty Turco Marty Vincent Turco (born August 13, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played nine seasons with the Dallas Stars and one season each with the Chicago Blackha ...

:* Scott Walker

References

External links

Winter Hawks Webpage
Sport in Cambridge, Ontario Ice hockey teams in Ontario 1982 establishments in Ontario Ice hockey clubs established in 1982 2017 disestablishments in Ontario Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2017 {{Ontario-icehockey-team-stub