Galt Black Hawks
CityGalt, Ontario
LeagueOntario Hockey Association
Operated1949 (1949)-55
Home arenaGalt Arena Gardens
Parent club(s)Chicago Black Hawks
Franchise history
1943-44Galt Canadians
1944-47Galt Red Wings
1947-49Galt Rockets
1949-55Galt Black Hawks

The Galt Black Hawks were a junior ice hockey team based in Galt, Ontario, now a part of the city of Cambridge. They played in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1949 to 1955 and were operated as an affiliate of the Chicago Black Hawks. Their home arena was the Galt Arena Gardens.

The team had previously been affiliated with the Detroit Red Wings as the Galt Red Wings, and had also been known as the Galt Canadians, and the Galt Rockets. The sponsorship by the Chicago Black Hawks took over in 1949, and lasted until the team folded in 1955. The team's best players were quickly promoted to the NHL, leaving Galt with a dismal won/loss record while sponsored by the Chicago Black Hawks. The Galt Black Hawks had only one stellar season in 1951-52, finishing third place.

The best known former Black Hawk is Bobby Hull, who played for Galt in 1954-55. He is the only alumnus in the Hockey Hall of Fame as a player. Former alumnus Murray Costello was inducted as a builder as the long-serving president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, a role he assumed after his retirement. The lone scoring champion form the Black Hawks would be Jim McBurney, who won the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy in 1952–53 with 61 goals and 35 assists.

NHL alumni

From the Galt Black Hawks, twenty-one players graduated to play in the National Hockey League.

Yearly Results

SeasonTeamGamesWonLostTiedPointsPct %Goals
For		Goals
Against		Standing
1943-44Canadians2615110300.577125972nd Group 2
1944-45Red Wings201280240.60083912nd OHA (tie)
1945-46Red Wings282260440.786187962nd OHA
1946-47Red Wings362790540.750232993rd OHA
1947-48Rockets3618135410.5811681295th OHA
1948-49Rockets4811343250.2441542529th OHA
1949-50Black Hawks4814322300.3041442658th OHA
1950-51Black Hawks5421394480.4201812237th OHA
1951-52Black Hawks5435172720.6733072133rd OHA
1952-53Black Hawks5627263570.5092422255th OHA
1953-54Black Hawks5921371430.3622042888th OHA
1954-55Black Hawks4918256420.4191812036th OHA
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