Dukes of Hamilton

Dukes of Hamilton
See also: Duke of Hamilton
Dukes of Hamilton
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City Hamilton, Ontario
League Ontario Hockey League
Operated 1989 (1989)–1991
Home arena Copps Coliseum
Colours Red, white and blue
Franchise history
1904–89 Toronto Marlboros
1989–91 Dukes of Hamilton
1991–present Guelph Storm

The Dukes of Hamilton were a junior ice hockey team that represented Hamilton, Ontario in the Ontario Hockey League for two seasons from 1989 to 1991.

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History

The Toronto Marlboros were moved to Hamilton, Ontario for the 1989–90 season becoming the Dukes of Hamilton. The name "Dukes"" originated as a nickname for the Toronto team coming from its namesake, the Duke of Marlborough.

The Dukes were chosen to host the Memorial Cup their first season in Hamilton. However when the team finished last overall in the standings, the Dukes declined the automatic invite given to the hosts of the Memorial Cup tournament. The OHL sent the league finalist Kitchener Rangers instead.

The second season for the Dukes was only marginally better even after switching from the Leyden division to the Emms division. The Dukes qualified for the last playoff spot, but lost in four games straight. Following the 1990–91 season, the team was relocated to Guelph, Ontario where it became the Guelph Storm.

Players

Three Dukes alumni went on to play brief NHL careers. Alek Stojanov played 107 games, Chris Govedaris played 45 games, and Shawn McCosh played 9 games. Also of note are Jeff Bes and Kayle Short for their careers in other professional leagues.

Bill Armstrong started the 1989–90 season playing defence for the Dukes, but two mid-season trades later he wound up playing for the Oshawa Generals, and scored the winning goal in double overtime of the Memorial Cup final.

Yearly results

Regular season

Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Pct % Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Standing
1989–90 66 11 49 6 28 0.212 211 371 7th Leyden
1990–91 66 17 43 6 40 0.303 270 379 6th Emms


Playoffs

  • 1989–90 - Out of playoffs.
  • 1990–91 - Lost to S.S.Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 0 in first round.

Uniforms and logos

Hamilton Dukes road jersey

The Dukes colours were red, white & blue. The home jerseys had a white background with red & blue trim. The road jerseys were a red background with white and blue trim. The colour of the top of the crown on the logo was either red or white, opposite or the background of the home or away jersey.

Arena

The Dukes played their home games at Copps Coliseum, which hosted the Memorial Cup in 1990.

External links

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East Division
Central Division
Midwest Division
West Division
Defunct teams

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