Brampton Warriors
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CityBrampton, Ontario
LeagueVarious Junior Leagues
Operated1940s–1982
Home arenaBrampton Memorial Arena
ColoursMaroon, Yellow, and White
Franchise history
unknown–1957Brampton Regents
1957–1966Brampton 7Ups
1966–1970Brampton Rockets
1970–1971Brampton PCJ's
1971–1975Brampton Vic Woods
1975–1980Brampton Logan Chevys
1980–1982Brampton Warriors Jr. A
Previous franchise history
1980–1982Brampton Warriors Jr. B

The Brampton Warriors are a pair of defunct junior ice hockey teams from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, Central Junior B Hockey League, Metro Junior B Hockey League, and Metro Junior A League. These two teams are the forerunners of the OPJHL's Brampton Capitals.

History

The Warriors began as Brampton Regents during the 1940s playing at the Junior B level. In 1957, the team became sponsored by a local distributor of the 7 Up soft drink. The Brampton 7Ups played in the now defunct Metro Junior A League for two seasons, 1961–62 and 1962-63. Bob Savage was their coach for both seasons. The team returned to the Metro Junior B Hockey League in 1963.

Brampton joined the Central Junior B Hockey League in 1971 during a massive Ontario Hockey Association reshuffling of the Junior "B" ranks. Prior to this, they were members of the Metro Junior B Hockey League. They are the only known member of the Metro league to be affected by the reshuffle as it was mostly done between members of the Central league and the Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League.

The Brampton Warriors Jr. A team were an OPJHL team for two seasons in the 1980s. Their 40-6-4 record in the second season would normally be unstoppable, however the Warriors finished in second place in 1981-82 behind a 40-4-6 Guelph Platers team that would make the jump to the Ontario Hockey League the next season. As the Warriors folded for good at the end of the season, the Platers came within arm's reach of winning the National Title.

Notable alumni

Three alumni of the Brampton 7Ups went on to play in the National Hockey League, all of them (Ken Broderick, Andy Brown, and Lyle Carter) were goaltenders playing a combined total of 106 NHL games. Although Andy Brown played in just 62 games in the NHL over the course of three seasons, he will forever be a part of NHL hockey history. Brown carries the distinction of being the last goaltender in the league to play without a protective mask, now a mandatory rule.

List of NHL alumni

Season-by-season results

SeasonGPWLTGFGAPtsResultsPlayoffs
1950-512081028482183rd Metro B
1951-52209929684203rd Metro B
1952-533019110135117382nd Metro B
1953-543221110147100423rd Metro B
1954-55209838463214th Metro B
1955-5628179213680362nd Metro BWon League
1956-5724166211686341st Metro B
1957-5824616295127146th Metro B
1958-59281990151116381st Metro B
1959-60281297131107313rd Metro B
1960-612812142130157265th Metro B
1961-623611214143189264th Metro A
1962-634012244157208286th Metro A
1963-643414173139149318th Metro B
1964-653617136164150403rd Metro B
1965-663512167125159316th Metro B
1966-67Did Not Participate
1967-68368262153235189th Metro B
1968-69366237113182199th Metro B
1969-70369216170237248th Metro B
1970-714353351562781511th Metro B
1971-724220175191169454th CJBHL
1972-734219185212219434th CJBHL
1973-744219185211238435th CJBHL
1974-751974-75 CJBHL standings unavailable
1975-763613194173184305th CJBHLLost final
1976-774214244198230327th CJBHLDNQ
1977-784212273----277th CJBHL
1978-794420204211204446th CJBHL
1979-804424182245204505th CJBHL
1980-814420231268273417th OPJHL
1981-82504064338174842nd OJHL

Playoffs

  • 1981 Lost quarter-final
Guelph Platers defeated Brampton Warriors 4-games-to-none
  • 1982 Lost quarter-final
Dixie Beehives defeated Brampton Warriors 4-games-to-1

Junior B Warriors

With the renaming and promotion for the Jr. A Warriors, a farm team was created at the Junior B level to feed them. After two years, this team collapsed.

Season-by-season results

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1980-814428151-302198574th CJBHL
1981-824016204-198248367th CJBHL

References

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