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This article is about the Senior Durham Huskies. for the Tier II Junior "A" team, see: Durham Huskies Jr. A. This article is about the Tier II Junior "A" Durham Huskies
Durham Huskies
City: Durham, Ontario
League: Various Senior Leagues
Operated: 1920-1992
Home Arena: Durham Community Centre
Colors: Blue, Red, and White
Head Coach: Royden Burnett, Irvie Elvidge, Andy Grant, Sr. Location Durham Ontario is 44 kilometers South of Owen Sound and 65 kilometers North of Guelph on Ontario Highway 6. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye , Mike Murrell, Jim Nixon, Sr.
Franchise history
1920-1952: Durham Hockey Club
1952-1992: Durham Huskies

The Durham Huskies are an ice hockey franchise based in the town of Durham, Ontario, Canada. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Location Durham Ontario is 44 kilometers South of Owen Sound and 65 kilometers North of Guelph on Ontario Highway 6. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The team is actually a series of teams that have spanned nine decades and through an uncountable series of leagues. The Huskies have existed under of couple short lived monikers before finding their name by accident in the 1950s. A moniker (or " monicker " is a Slang expression for a Nickname, Pseudonym, or Cognomen. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive This team has spanned the Junior, Intermediate, and Senior levels of Ontario hockey.

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The Beginnings

Founded around 1920, the Durham Hockey Club participated in the Ontario Hockey Association Intermediate League. The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level Ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The league was divided into numerous small divisions in which each club would have two home-and-homes with. The team with the top record after this round robin moved on to the provincial playdowns.

Their inaugural season, 1920-21, had the Durham Hockey Club competing against Markdale, Owen Sound, and Wiarton in OHA Group 14 of the Intermediate division. The season would end with the Club earning their historic first victory but still finishing last tied with Owen Sound.

As members of Intermediate Group 16, the 1928-29 Durham Hockey Club competed against Markdale and Flesherton. In their four game schedule, the Club went undefeated. In the first round of the playoffs they met Walkerton who beat them 7-6 and 5-2 to win the series 12-goals-to-8. In 1930-31, the Club was moved into a division with Walkerton and Owen Sound, still referred to as Group 16. Durham had one win and three losses and was eliminated from playoff contention. At the same, Durham's junior team won the Northern Hockey League's junior hockey championship.

In these infantile years, many OHA clubs played a second season after the OHA season was done. This season was played under the league name: the Northern Hockey League. The Durham Hockey Club played in both leagues.

1935-36 marked the year that the Durham Hockey Club won its first ever Senior OHA Championship. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Coached by Dr. Royden Burnett, this team went the distance and took home the last championship this organization would see until the 1950s. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive

The 50s and 60s

Huskies' Jim Aitken and Mike Cain in 1976.
Huskies' Jim Aitken and Mike Cain in 1976.

During the 1951-52 season, the Durham Hockey Club was competing in the newly created WOAA Senior Hockey League. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Club was dominant, but a reporter from the town's local paper, The Chronicle, felt the team was missing a name. He attempted to give them names like the "Hornets" and the "Phantoms", but nothing stuck. Possibly by mistake, near the end of the 1952 playoff run, The Chronicle ran an article calling the Club the "Huskies". The name stuck and the team won its first championship in over a decade. The team repeated their championship run in the 1952-53 season, but at the senior level, again fell dormant. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Intermediate Huskies took over from there, winning the OHA "B" championship in 1953-54 and 1955-56. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After the success of the early 50s, even the Intermediates fell off the map for a short while. It took until the 1967-68 season for the Intermediates to win the OHA again. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Huskies repeated the next year, and then disappeared from the history books.

End of an Era

Huskies' Dean Neuman in 1985.
Huskies' Dean Neuman in 1985.

In the 1970s, the Senior Huskies became the premier "Huskies" team. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 70s also marked the founding of their hometown counterparts, the Durham 72's. The Durham Thundercats, originally the Durham 72's are a senior hockey team based out of Durham, Ontario, Canada. The Huskies moved up to Intermediate "A" in 1971 and to Senior "B" in 1972. One year later they joined the upstart Continental Senior "B" Hockey League, which jumped up to Senior "A" in 1975. Durham won the Continental crown in Senior "B" 1973-74 and Senior "A" in 1975-76. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Huskies won the 1974 title by defeating the Stratford Perths 4-games-to-2 in the league and provincial final. Two years later, the Huskies advanced past their league championship to compete in the Allan Cup playdowns for the first time in their history, but did not manage to win the Ontario Hockey Association title, losing to the Barrie Flyers 4-games-to-none. The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded to the national senior amateur men’s Ice hockey champions of Canada. The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level Ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The Barrie Flyers were an ice hockey team from Barrie Ontario that competed in the OHA Senior A Hockey League from 1966 to 1979 and in the Major Intermediate Barrie made it all the way to the Allan Cup final where they were defeated 4-games-to-none by the Spokane Flyers. The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded to the national senior amateur men’s Ice hockey champions of Canada. The Spokane Flyers were a Junior ice hockey team that played one and a half seasons in the Western Hockey League from 1980–1982 They Huskies found a great rivalry in the Continent league with the Lucan-Ilderton Jets and the Stratford Perths. The Lucan-Ilderton Jets are a senior hockey team based out of Lucan, Ontario, Canada.

The Continental league took over the OHA Senior "A" name in 1980 when the original Senior "A" league collapsed. History Major League Hockey gained its name in 2003 Since 1990 Major League Hockey was known as the Southwestern Senior "A" Hockey League. Durham dropped down to Intermediate "A" in 1982 and to Intermediate "B" in 1983. The Major Intermediate A Hockey League was an Ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. When the intermediate class of hockey was eliminated, Durham was regrouped into Senior "B". Later this level became known as Senior "AA" while Senior "A" became Senior "AAA. " Through the proficient play of perennial leading scorer Dean Neuman, former NHLer Jim Roberts, and goaltender John Bak, the team won the Senior "B" crown in 1984-85 and Central league titles in 1984, 1985, and 1986. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)

In 1990, the Huskies, then members of the Central Senior B Hockey League, were promoted to the top tier of Ontario Senior Hockey as their league merged with the Southern Ontario and Seaway-Cyclone leagues to create the Southwestern Senior A Hockey League. As a member of the league, the Durham Huskies became eligible to compete for the Allan Cup for the second time in their seventy year history. The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded to the national senior amateur men’s Ice hockey champions of Canada. The Huskies left the league in 1992 as they were unable to field a team. Today, the league is now known as Major League Hockey. History Major League Hockey gained its name in 2003 Since 1990 Major League Hockey was known as the Southwestern Senior "A" Hockey League.

The team chose to disband in 1992 due to various reasons, leaving Durham for the first time in seventy years without a team from the franchise originally called the "Durham Hockey Club". Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) But in 1996, the Huskie moniker was once again utilized as the Metro Junior A Hockey League allowed for the expansion of a Durham Huskies Junior "A" Hockey Team. This article is about the league in operation from 1956-1998 For the Metro Junior Hockey League from 1961-1963 see Metro Junior A League ----The Metro This article is about the Tier II Junior "A" Durham Huskies Since 2001, no Durham team above the "Minor" level has been known as the Durham Huskies.

Season-by-Season Record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season GP W L T GF GA Points Finish
1920-21 6 1 5 0 17 61 2 4th Int. Gr. 14
1926-27 4 3 1 0 8 6 6 1st Int. Gr. 18B
1928-29 4 4 0 0 31 6 8 1st Int. Gr. 16
1929-30 7 5 1 1 39 15 11 1st Int. Gr. 12B
1930-31 4 1 3 0 8 18 2 3rd Int. Gr. 16
1938-39 8 5 2 1 -- -- 11 2nd Int. B Gr. 9
1973-74 30 22 8 0 148 107 44 2nd CSBHL
1974-75 34 15 17 2 163 151 32 5th CSBHL
1975-76 40 28 10 2 215 140 58 1st CSAHL
1976-77 33 12 21 0 121 197 24 6th CSAHL
1977-78 36 22 14 0 171 151 44 2nd CSAHL
1978-79 39 21 16 2 208 171 44 3rd CSAHL
1979-80 40 23 17 0 216 177 46 4th CSAHL
1980-81 36 20 15 1 206 187 41 4th OHA Sr. A
1981-82 36 23 12 1 194 183 47 2nd OHA Sr. A
1982-83 29 8 21 0 127 198 16 6th OHA Int. A
1983-84 OHA Int. B Standings Not Available
1984-85 24 15 6 3 136 73 33 2nd OHA Int. B
1985-86 OHA Int. B Standings Not Available
1986-87 23 19 3 1 232 94 39 1st GBSAHL
1987-88 25 16 6 3 144 105 34 2nd Central Sr. B

More seasons will be added as more information is uncovered.

List of Championships

1968-69 OHA Intermediate "B" Champions - Durham Huskies.
1968-69 OHA Intermediate "B" Champions - Durham Huskies.

A note of interest: the Intermediate level was abolished in the late 1980s as the entire Senior and Intermediate system fell apart. Since then, the Ontario Hockey Association has rewritten the accolades of championship Intermediate level teams to read as Senior level championships. The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level Ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. As well, the championship tiers were revised from two classifications with three tiers each (Sr. A, B, C and Int. A, B, C) to one classification with four tiers (Sr. AAA, AA, A, and B) instead. As an example, instead of the Huskies being OHA Intermediate "C" champions in 1985, the OHA now considers them the OHA Senior "A" Champions. The list below is written as close to the original championship classification and tier as possible.

Pre-"Huskies" Era

"Huskies" Era

Runner up: 1952-53 OHA Intermediate "B", 1970-71 OHA Intermediate "B", 1971-72 OHA Intermediate "A", 1983-84 OHA Intermediate "B", 1985-86 OHA Intermediate "B"

National Hockey League Alumni

External links

Durham Huskies' game puck (circa 1990).
Durham Huskies' game puck (circa 1990). Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level Ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level Ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Dean Hopkins (born June 6, 1959 in Cobourg, Ontario) is a retired professional Ice hockey forward Stan Long (born November 6, 1929 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman who played Jim Roberts (born June 8, 1956 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player
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