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Hamilton Tiger Cubs

Canadian junior ice hockey team

Summary

Canadian junior ice hockey team

Field	Value
team	Hamilton Tiger Cubs
logo	Hamilton tigers.png
logo_size	100px
city	Hamilton, Ontario
league	Ontario Hockey Association
operated	–1960
arena	Barton Street Arena
name1	Windsor Spitfires
dates1	1946–1953
name2	Hamilton Tiger Cubs
dates2	1953–1960
name3	Hamilton Red Wings
dates3	1960–1974
name4	Hamilton/St. Catharines Fincups
dates4	1974–1978
name5	Brantford Alexanders
dates5	1978–1984
name6	Hamilton Steelhawks
dates6	1984–1988
name7	Niagara Falls Thunder
dates7	1988–1996
name8	Erie Otters
dates8	1996–present

The Hamilton Tiger Cubs were a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1953 to 1960. The team was based in Hamilton, Ontario.

History

The Hamilton juniors which they were called initially in the early part of 1953. At the time Hamilton had the historic senior OHA team still called the "tigers" in the city but the popularity of the team was fading

The best season for the Tiger Cubs was 1958. The team reached the OHA finals for the J. Ross Robertson Cup. They were defeated by the Toronto Marlboros 4 wins to 1, with 1 tie game.

There were also previous OHA Jr. teams in Hamilton. The Hamilton Szabos played from the early 1940s to 1947. In the 1930s Hamilton had an OHA Jr. team known as the Bengal Cubs. In the 1920s there was a Junior Tigers team at the same time as the NHL Tigers team.

The Tiger Cubs played home games at the Barton Street Arena, then known as the Hamilton Forum.

Players

Award winners

1957-1958 - Murray Oliver, Red Tilson Trophy, Most valuable player
1953-1954 - Dennis Riggin, Dave Pinkney Trophy, Lowest team goals against average.

NHL alumni

Alumnus Brian Kilrea became one of the most notable names ever in Canadian junior hockey, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a coach. Fellow alumnus Pat Quinn coached in the NHL, most recently with the Toronto Maple Leafs, as well as the Canadian national men's hockey team.

Dave Amadio
Don Blackburn
Cummy Burton
Bob Dillabough
Lloyd Haddon
Jack Hendrickson
Larry Hillman
Larry Jeffrey
Brian Kilrea
Lowell MacDonald
Pit Martin
Billy McNeill
Stu McNeill
Hillary Menard
John Miszuk
Dan Olesevich
Murray Oliver
Pat Quinn
George Ranieri
Dennis Riggin
Wayne Rivers
Len Ronson
Brian Smith
Bob Wall
Carl Wetzel
Howie Young

Yearly results

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Pct %	Goals
For	Goals
Against	Standing
1953-54	58	31	24	3	65	0.560	222	208	3rd OHA
1954-55	49	21	23	5	47	0.480	181	173	5th OHA
1955-56	48	13	30	5	31	0.323	171	250	7th OHA
1956-57	52	24	26	2	50	0.481	170	191	5th OHA
1957-58	52	27	18	7	61	0.587	200	176	2nd OHA
1958-59	54	11	35	8	30	0.278	167	229	7th OHA
1959-60	48	10	34	4	24	0.250	158	251	7th OHA

References

(2006). "Annual Report: Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition". [[Ontario Hockey Association]].

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