The Fort William Canadians were a junior ice hockey team based in Fort William, Ontario, Canada. The Canadians were members of the Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League and were Abbott Cup finalists three times. For a while, the Fort William Canadiens were a development club for the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens.
Season-by-season standings Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results1935-36 15 0 15 0 - 28 83 0 5th TBJHL1936-37 18 5 11 2 - -- -- 12 3rd TBJHL1937-38 18 4 13 1 - -- -- 9 4th TBJHL1938-39 18 11 6 1 - 81 65 23 2nd TBJHL1939-40 16 8 8 0 - 67 62 16 2nd TBJHL1940-41 18 5 12 1 - 86 126 11 4th TBJHL1941-42 14 0 14 0 - 43 118 0 3rd TBJHL1942-43 10 1 8 1 - 34 72 3 4th TBJHL1943-44 9 0 9 0 - -- -- 0 4th TBJHL1944-45 8 0 7 1 - -- -- 1 4th TBJHL1945-46 7 4 3 0 - 37 33 8 3rd TBJHL1946-47 6 5 0 1 - 46 20 11 1st TBJHL1947-48 9 4 4 1 - 65 48 9 2nd TBJHL1948-49 12 7 4 1 - 79 78 15 2nd TBJHL1949-50 18 5 13 0 - 66 126 10 3rd TBJHL1950-51 21 13 8 0 - 90 86 26 2nd TBJHL1951-52 29 9 19 1 - 130 207 19 4th TBJHL1952-53 29 20 8 1 - 167 108 41 1st TBJHL1953-54 35 28 6 1 - 200 84 57 1st TBJHL1954-55 28 18 9 1 - 135 84 37 1st TBJHL1955-56 31 21 7 3 - 143 114 45 1st TBJHL1956-57 30 24 5 1 - 191 94 49 1st TBJHL1957-58 22 21 0 1 - 143 38 43 1st TBJHL1958-59 23 15 5 3 - 120 66 33 1st TBJHL1959-60 20 11 9 0 - 70 71 22 2nd TBJHL1960-61 24 18 4 2 - 112 69 38 1st TBJHL1961-62 28 19 8 1 - 155 95 39 1st TBJHL1962-63 28 15 11 2 - 114 97 32 1st TBJHL1963-64 26 9 7 10 - 95 75 28 2nd TBJHL1964-65 24 20 3 1 - 142 81 41 1st TBJHL1965-66 30 23 4 3 - 185 88 49 1st TBJHL1966-67 29 14 11 4 - 137 110 32 2nd TBJHL1967-68 32 13 15 4 - 158 143 31 3rd TBJHL1968-69 36 16 13 7 - 181 141 39 3rd TBJHL1969-70 30 17 10 3 - 143 108 37 1st TBJHL1970-71 30 11 13 6 - 124 127 28 3rd TBJHL1971-72 26 8 15 3 - -- -- 19 4th TBMJHL1972-73 22 8 11 3 - -- -- 19 4th TBJHL1973-74 30 23 6 1 - 210 125 47 1st TBJHL1974-75 27 6 16 5 - 116 141 17 4th TBJHL1975-76 30 2 23 5 - 94 194 9 4th TBJHL1976-77 26 5 20 1 - 104 220 11 4th TBJHL1977-78 26 9 16 1 - -- -- 19 6th TBJHL
Playoffs 1971 Lost semi-final Westfort Hurricanes defeated Fort William Canadians 3-games-to-2 1972 DNQ 1973 Won League Jr. A Crown, lost TBAHA Canadian Final Fort William Canadians defeated Thunder Bay Eagles 3-games-to-none TBJHL JR. A CHAMPIONS Thunder Bay Centennials (CAJHL) defeated Fort William Canadians 2-games-to-none 1974 Won League, lost TBAHA Jack Adams Trophy final Fort William Canadians defeated Thunder Bay Beavers 3-games-to-2 TBJHL CHAMPIONS Thunder Bay Hurricanes (MWJHL) defeated Fort William Canadians 4-games-to-none 1975 Lost semi-final Thunder Bay Eagles defeated Fort William Canadians 4-games-to-2 1976 Lost semi-final Thunder Bay Eagles defeated Fort William Canadians 4-games-to-none 1977 Lost semi-final Thunder Bay Eagles defeated Fort William Canadians 3-games-to-none 1978 DNQ
Championships TBJHL Champions: 1939, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966 Abbott Cup Finalists: 1952, 1954, 1957
Notable players Columbus Club Canadians
Dave Creighton Danny Lewicki
Canadiens
John Adams Stan Baluik Rick Bragnalo Mike Busniuk Ron Busniuk Jean Gauthier Pete Goegan Danny Gruen Don Johns Eddie Kachur Lou Marcon Stu McNeill Dennis Olson Mel Pearson John Schella Dave Siciliano Ralph Stewart Joe Szura Ted Tucker Gary Veneruzzo Murray Wing
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