The St. Catharines Falcons were a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1943 to 1947. The team was based in St. Catharines, Ontario.
History St. Catharines was introduced to junior ice hockey in 1943, when local senior hockey players Rudy Pilous and Jay MacDonald, were inspired to establish a team after watching a 1943 Memorial Cup game at Maple Leaf Gardens between the Winnipeg Rangers and Oshawa Generals. The Falcons played home games at the Garden City Arena in St. Catharines.
Pilous became coach of the team, while MacDonald was secretary and treasurer. The Falcons played their first game on November 13, 1943, defeating the Brantford Lions by a 5–1 score. When the Falcons were in financial trouble in January 1947, George Stauffer, the president of Thompson Products, purchased the Falcons for $2,500, and renamed the team the St. Catharines Teepees.
Notable players Doug McMurdy was awarded the Red Tilson Trophy as the most outstanding player during the 1944–45 OHA season.
Five alumni of the Falcons played in the National Hockey League, including Armand Delmonte, Val Delory, Bing Juckes, Nick Mickoski, and Bob Wood.
Season-by-season results Regular season and playoffs results:
Legend: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season Regular season Playoffs Finish1943–442615 92320.6151251031st OHA Group 2Lost semifinal (Oshawa Generals) 4–21944–452012 80240.600101 932nd OHALost semifinal (Toronto St. Michael's Majors) 4–11945–462814140280.5001331234th OHALost quarterfinal (Oshawa Generals) 3–11946–4736 7254180.2501012198th OHADid not qualify
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