Guelph Storm
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| City | Guelph, Ontario |
| League | Ontario Hockey League |
| Conference | Western |
| Division | Midwest |
| Founded | 1991-1992 |
| Home arena | Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre |
| Colours | Maroon, Grey, and Black |
| General manager | Dave Barr |
| Head coach | Dave Barr |
The Guelph Storm are a junior ice team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. They have played in the OHL since the 1991-1992 season. The team played home games at the Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre.
Franchise Identities:
- Toronto Marlboros 1904 to 1989
- Dukes of Hamilton 1989 to 1991
- Guelph Storm 1991 to Present
History
The franchise started as the Toronto Marlboros, and in 1989 the Marlboros moved to Hamilton to become the Dukes of Hamilton. Following the 1990-1991 season, the franchise was relocated to Guelph.
The first year in Guelph was dismal, but the building process for the Guelph was soon successful. The Storm finished first place in the 1994-95 season. General Manager Mike Kelly was voted the OHL Executive of the Year and Craig Hartsburg voted the Coach of the Year for the Canadian Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey League. Draft picks from the early years in Guelph include Jeff O'Neill and Todd Bertuzzi.
Guelph reached the OHL finals in 1995 and 1996. The team qualified for the Memorial Cup in 1996 by virtue of playing against the Memorial Cup host Peterborough Petes in the OHL final.
The Storm won their first J. Ross Robertson Cup in 1998. The success continued into the Memorial Cup Tournament as the Storm rallied to the Championship Game where they lost to the Portland Winterhawks in overtime in the final game.
In the year 2000, the team moved from the historic but aging Guelph Memorial Gardens into the Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre. The Storm were chosen to host the 2002 Memorial Cup tournament. It would be the team's third appearance in the national junior championship.
Two years later in 2004, the Storm won their second OHL Championship, and returned to the Memorial Cup hosted in Kelowna, British Columbia.
The 2005-2006 season is the team's 15th season as the Storm. During their time in Guelph, the storm have a gained a repuation as a "player's" franchise with a winning tradition. Annually Guelph Storm players are among the highest in academic achievements, winning the Bobby Smith Trophy five times.
Championships
The Guelph Storm have appeared in the Memorial Cup tournament four times, won the J. Ross Robertson Cup twice, won the Hamilton Spectator Trophy three times, and have won four division titles.
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Coaches
Craig Hartsburg was awarded the Matt Leyden Trophy as the OHL Coach of the Year for the 1994-1995 season, as well as being voted the Canadian Hockey League Coach of the Year. He is a former NHL defenceman with the Minnesota North Stars. He has also been the head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, Anaheim Mighty Ducks and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. He has twice been an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Flyers.
Current coach Dave Barr was promoted from assistant coach in 2004 to the dual role of coach / general manager. Barr was the recipient of the Matt Leyden Trophy as OHL Coach of the Year for 2005-06.
List of coaches with multiple seasons in parentheses.
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Players
Award winners
- 1992 - Jeff O'Neill, Jack Ferguson Award First Overall draft pick) & Emms Family Award (Rookie of the Year)
- 1994-95 - Jamie Wright, Bobby Smith Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year)
- 1994-95 - Mark McArthur & Andy Adams, Dave Pinkney Trophy (Lowest team GAA)
- 1995-96 - Dan Cloutier & Brett Thompson, Dave Pinkney Trophy (Lowest team GAA)
- 1995-96 - Brett Thompson, F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy (Best rookie GAA)
- 1995-96 - Jeff Williams, William Hanley Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike Player)
- 1997-98 - Manny Malhotra, Bobby Smith Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year)
- 2000-01 - Craig Andersson, OHL Goaltender of the Year
- 2000-01 - Dustin Brown, Bobby Smith Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year)
- 2001-02 - Dustin Brown, Bobby Smith Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year)
- 2002-03 - Dustin Brown, Canadian Hockey League Scholastic Player of the Year & Bobby Smith Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year)
- 2003-04 - Martin St. Pierre, Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy (Overage Player of the Year)
- 2005-06 - Ryan Callahan, Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy (Overage Player of the Year)
Retired numbers
18 - Paul Fendley
NHL Alumni
Yearly Results
Regular Season
Legend: T = Tie (2004-05 & previous), SL = Shoot Out Loss (2005-06 & onward)
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | T/SL | OTL | Points | Goals For |
Goals Against |
Standing |
| 1991-92 | 66 | 4 | 51 | 11 | - | 19 | 235 | 425 | 8th Emms |
| 1992-93 | 66 | 27 | 33 | 6 | - | 60 | 298 | 360 | 7th Emms |
| 1993-94 | 66 | 32 | 28 | 6 | - | 70 | 323 | 290 | 3rd Emms |
| 1994-95 | 66 | 47 | 14 | 5 | - | 99 | 224 | 229 | 1st Central |
| 1995-96 | 66 | 45 | 16 | 5 | - | 95 | 297 | 186 | 1st Central |
| 1996-97 | 66 | 35 | 25 | 6 | - | 78 | 300 | 251 | 2nd Central |
| 1997-98 | 66 | 42 | 18 | 6 | - | 90 | 263 | 189 | 1st Central |
| 1998-99 | 68 | 44 | 22 | 2 | - | 90 | 300 | 218 | 1st Midwest |
| 1999-00 | 68 | 29 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 250 | 256 | 4th Midwest |
| 2000-01 | 68 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 79 | 227 | 205 | 2nd Midwest |
| 2001-02 | 68 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 87 | 246 | 218 | 2nd Midwest |
| 2002-03 | 68 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 69 | 217 | 208 | 3rd Midwest |
| 2003-04 | 68 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 103 | 276 | 182 | 2nd Midwest |
| 2004-05 | 68 | 23 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 57 | 167 | 189 | 5th Midwest |
| 2005-06 | 68 | 40 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 84 | 232 | 206 | 3rd Midwest |
Playoffs
- 1991-92 - Out of playoffs.
- 1992-93 - Lost to Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4 games to 1 in first round.
- 1993-94 - Defeated London Knights 4 games to 1 in division quarter-finals.
Lost to S.S.Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 2 in division semi-finals. - 1994-95 - First place in OHL. Earned first round bye.
Defeated Owen Sound Platers 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
Defeated Belleville Bulls 4 games to 0 in semi-finals.
Lost to Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4 games to 2 in finals. - 1995-96 - First place in OHL. Earned first round bye.
Defeated Niagara Falls Thunder 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
Defeated Belleville Bulls 4 games to 1 in semi-finals.
Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 3 in finals.
Finished 4th place in Memorial Cup hosted by Peterborough Petes. - 1996-97 - Defeated Erie Otters 4 games to 1 in division quarter-finals.
Defeated S.S.Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 2 in quarter-finals.
Lost to Ottawa 67's 4 games to 3 in semi-finals. - 1997-98 - First place in OHL. Earned first round bye.
Defeated Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
Defeated Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 0 in semi-finals.
Defeated Ottawa 67's 4 games to 1 in finals. OHL CHAMPIONS
Finished round-robin portion of Memorial Cup in 2nd place.
Defeated Spokane Chiefs 2-1 (OT) in semi-finals.
Lost to Portland Winter Hawks 4-3 (OT) in finals. Finished 2nd place in Memorial Cup. - 1998-99 - Defeated Erie Ottes 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
Lost to Owen Sound Platers 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals. - 1999-00 - Lost to Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
- 2000-01 - Lost to Brampton Battalion 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
- 2001-02 - Defeated Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
Lost to Windsor Spitfires 4 games to 1 in conference semi-finals.
Finished round-robin portion of Memorial Cup tied for third place.
Lost to Victoriaville Tigres 4-3 in tiebreaker game. Finished 4th place as hosts of Memorial Cup. - 2002-03 - Defeated Sarnia Sting 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
Lost to Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 1 in conference semi-finals. - 2003-04 - Defeated Owen Sound Attack 4 games to 3 in conference quarter-finals.
Defeated Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals.
Defeated London Knights 4 games to 3 in conference finals.
Defeated Mississauga Ice Dogs 4 games to 0 in finals. OHL CHAMPIONS
Finished 4th place in Memorial Cup hosted by Kelowna Rockets. - 2004-05 - Lost to London Knights 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
- 2005-06 - Defeated Saginaw Spirit 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
In progress vs. Plymouth Whalers in conference semi-finals, up 3-0.
Uniforms & Logos
The Guelph Storm primary logo is the team mascot "Spike" surrounded by a twister with the team name above it. The secondary logo on the shoulders is a letter "S" for storm in front of a twister. The team colours are white, grey, maroon and black. Home jerseys have a white background, and away jerseys have a black background. The third jersey has a maroon background, with the word "GUELPH" spelled across the chest diagonally downward from upper left to lower right.
The previous Guelph Storm logo (inset right) was used from from 1991 to 1995. The team colours then were white, blue, gold and black. Home jerseys had a blue background and away jersey had a white background.
- Uniforms & Logos - from www.sportslogos.net
Arenas
The Guelph Storm played at the Guelph Memorial Gardens from 1991 until the year 2000 when moving to a new complex. Since then they play out of the Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre. The GSEC was built into what was a former Eaton's department store in a downtown shopping mall. The GSEC hosted the 2001 Hershey Cup and the 2002 Memorial Cup.
- Ice Size = 200' x 85'
- Capacity = 4,685 seating, 5,100 standing
Profiles and photos from "The OHL Arena & Travel Guide:"
External link
- www.guelphstorm.com Guelph Storm Homepage