Galt Red Wings

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Galt Red Wings
CityGalt, Ontario
LeagueOntario Hockey Association
Operated1944 (1944)-47
Home arenaGalt Arena Gardens
Parent club(s)Detroit Red Wings
Franchise history
1943-44Galt Canadians
1944-47Galt Red Wings
1947-49Galt Rockets
1949-55Galt Black Hawks

The Galt Red Wings were a junior ice hockey team based in Galt, Ontario, now a part of the city of Cambridge. They played in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1944 to 1947 and were operated as an affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings. Their home arena was the Galt Arena Gardens.

The team was previously the Galt Canadians during the 1943-44 season. The team gained NHL sponsorship, becoming the Galt Red Wings. The sponsorship lasted for three seasons, with Galt finishing near the top of the league each year. New ownership renamed the team the Galt Rockets in 1947.

During the 1944-45 season, Galt was led on ice by future Hockey Hall of Famer Gordie Howe. The Galt Red Wings reached the league finals for the J. Ross Robertson Cup in 1945, but lost to Toronto St. Michael's Majors in four games. The Red Wings returned to the finals again in 1946-47, led by future Hall of Fame goaltender, Terry Sawchuk, but lost the finals again in four games to the Majors.

NHL Alumni

From the Galt Red Wings, fourteen players graduated to play in the National Hockey League.

Yearly Results

Season Team Games Won Lost Tied Points Pct % Goals
For		 Goals
Against		 Standing
1943-44 Canadians 26 15 11 0 30 0.577 125 97 2nd Group 2
1944-45 Red Wings 20 12 8 0 24 0.600 83 91 2nd OHA (tie)
1945-46 Red Wings 28 22 6 0 44 0.786 187 96 2nd OHA
1946-47 Red Wings 36 27 9 0 54 0.750 232 99 3rd OHA

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