Guelph Storm
The Guelph Storm are an ice hockey team from Guelph, Ontario, Canada, playing in the Ontario Hockey League since 1991. The home games of the team are played in the Sleeman Centre. Previously, the Toronto Marlboros and franchise as Dukes of Hamilton had been active.
History
The franchise was founded in the early 20th century as Toronto Marlboros and moved to Hamilton in 1989 to. After the move, the team played until 1991 the Dukes of Hamilton, before moving again. Since then, she plays as Guelph Storm in the OHL. In the early years the team had no success in the junior league. Only in the 1994/95 season they reached the first time winning their division. Logically, the then coach of the Storm, Craig Hartsburg, honored as Trainer of the Year of the OHL and CHL. Major players in the early 1990s, Jeff O'Neill and Todd Bertuzzi.
The Guelph Storm reached both 1995 and 1996, the play-off final of the OHL. In 1996, the team also qualified for the tournament for the Memorial Cup, being on the host of the Cup tournament, the Peterborough Petes, met in the OHL playoff finals. Two years later, the team won their first J. Ross Robertson Cup and once again took on the tournament for the Memorial Cup in part, but lost the finals against the Portland Winter Hawks. 2000 moved the franchise from the old Guelph Memorial Gardens in the Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre, now called Sleeman Centre. In 2002, the Storm host the tournament at the Memorial Cup. Two years later, the team was again champion of the OHL Guelph and again took part in the Memorial Cup.
Logos
News Logo since 1995
Championship
The Guelph Storm have participated in four tournaments at the Memorial Cup since 1991, but could never win the cup. In addition, the team twice the J. Ross Robertson Cup three times the Hamilton Spectator Trophy and four division titles won.
- Memorial Cup 1996: 4th place
- 1998: defeat in the finals against the Portland Winter Hawks
- 2002: 4th place
- 2004: 4th place
- J. Ross Robertson Cup 1995: defeat against the Detroit Junior Red Wings
- 1996: defeat against Peterborough Petes
- 1998: Master, victory against the Ottawa 67 's
- 2004: Champion, defeating the Mississauga IceDogs
- Wayne Gretzky Trophy 2003/ 04: Master of the Western Conference
- Hamilton Spectator Trophy 1994-95 47 wins, 5 draws, 97 points
- 1995-96 45 wins, 5 draws, 95 points
- 1997-98 42 wins, 6 draws, 90 points
- 2013-14 52 wins, 12 losses, 108 points
- Division title 1994-95 Emms Trophy, Central Division
- 1995-96 Emms Trophy, Central Division
- 1997-98 Emms Trophy, Central Division
- 1998-99 Holody Trophy, Midwest Division
- 2013-14 Holody Trophy, Midwest Division
Coach
Known player
Award winners
Blocked numbers
18 - The number of Paul Fendley, a former player of the Guelph CMC 's, who in 1972 was killed in an accident in Guelph Memorial Gardens, has been awarded since then no player of the Guelph CMC 's, Guelph Platers or Guelph Storm.
Players in the NHL
The following players of the Guelph Storm have played in the National Hockey League:
- Craig Anderson
- Eric Beaudoin
- Chris Beckford - Tsu
- Ken Belanger
- Todd Bertuzzi
- Dustin Brown
- Ryan Callahan
- Dan Cloutier
- Sylvain Cloutier
- Jeff Cowan
- Kevin Dallman
- Aaron Downey
- Paul Gillis
- Daniel Girardi
- Chris Hajt
- Dwayne Hay
- Greg Jacina
- Cam Janssen
- Manny Malhotra
- Kent McDonell
- Brian McGrattan
- Rumun Ndur
- Jeff O'Neill
- Daniel Paille
- Ryan Parent
- Mike Prokopec
- Matt Ryan
- Martin St. Pierre
- Charlie Stephens
- Alek Stojanov
- Danny Taylor
- Fyodor Tjutin
- Ryan Vandenbussche
- Herberts Vasiļjevs
- Brian Wesenberg
- Brian Willsie
- Jamie Wright
Seasons
GP = Games, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = shutout defeats, P = Points, GF = Goals, GA = Goals against
Team Records
Home ground
After moving to Guelph Guelph Memorial Gardens franchise that used initially for its home games before 2000, the Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre was opened. This provides 11785 spectators, of which 4685 on seats. Later, the ice rink was renamed in Sleeman Centre.