Belleville McFarlands

The Belleville Memorial Arena was home to the McFarlands. Allan Cup and World Championship posters on display above the front entrance.

The Belleville McFarlands were a men's senior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association Senior division from 1956 to 1961. The McFarlands were based out of Belleville, Ontario, playing home games at the Belleville Memorial Arena.

The McFarlands were Allan Cup champions in 1958, defeating the Kelowna Packers four games to three. The following season, they represented Canada at the Ice Hockey World Championships, winning the gold medal at the 1959 World Championship versus the Soviet Union.

The name was revived by a later team in the Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League from 2003 to 2006, known as the Belleville Macs.

NHL alumni

Fifteen alumni of the McFarlands also played professionally in the National Hockey League.

Frank Bathgate Gordie Bell Red Berenson Barton Bradley Wayne Brown

Pete Conacher Al Dewsbury Gerry Goyer Bep Guidolin Ike Hildebrand

Jean-Paul Lamirande John McLellan Hillary Menard Tony Poeta Rags Raglan

1959 Gold Medal Winning Team

Gordie Bell #1 Jean-Paul Lamirandel (A) #2 Floyd Crawford (C) #4 Al Dewsbury (A) #5 Moe Benoit #6 John McLellan #8 Paul Payette #9

Lou Sarko #11 Gordon "Red" Berenson #12 Denis Boucher #14 Ike Hildebrand #16 Pete Conacher #17 Barton Bradley #18 Wayne Brown #10 Marv Edwards #21

Season-by-season results

Ontario Hockey Association regular season competition results.

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Winning Pct. (%)	Goals for	Goals against
1956–57	52	23	24	5	49	49.0	216	206
1957–58	52	29	20	3	61	58.7	214	195
1958–59	48	27	13	8	62	64.6	215	160
1959–60	54	18	35	1	39	34.3	196	262
1960–61	Data unavailable.

External links

• The Story of the 1959 World Champion Belleville McFarlands
• The Belleville McFarlands - 50 years later