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Westfort Hurricanes

Westfort Hurricanes

Ice hockey team in Fort William, Ontario

The Westfort Hurricanes were a Canadian Junior ice hockey club from Fort William, Ontario. The Herks were members of the Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League and were Abbott Cup finalists once.

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History

In 1972, the Hurricanes broke away from the Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League to join the St. Paul, Minnesota-based Can-Am Junior Hockey League. A year later, that league became the Midwest Junior Hockey League. The Herks stayed on board for one Midwest Junior season before returning to the TBJHL.[citation needed]

Dave Siciliano coached the Hurricanes during the 1973–74 season.[1] His team completed the regular season in first place with 45 wins in 60 games.[2] In the 1974 Centennial Cup playoffs, the Hurricanes defeated the Wexford Raiders four games to three in the first round,[3] then were defeated four games to three by the Smiths Falls Bears in the second round.[4]

The MWJHL later merged and solidified the United States Hockey League. The Buccaneers folded on July 6, 1980, when the TBAHA left them with no league to play in.[citation needed]

Season-by-season standings

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResults
1940-41185112-89106123rd TBJHL
1941-42161510-11013301st TBJHL
1942-4310910-7131181st TBJHL
1943-45did not participate
1945-468170-155225th TBJHL
1946-476411-312592nd TBJHL
1947-489351-395973rd TBJHL
1948-4912381-526773rd TBJHL
1949-50181170-10986222nd TBJHL
1950-512111100-10085223rd TBJHL
1951-523015141-140127313rd TBJHL
1952-532911180-129161223rd TBJHL
1953-543410231-114180214th TBJHL
1954-55298201-97143174th TBJHL
1955-56333273-8816793rd TBJHL
1956-57302280-9524143rd TBJHL
1957-58224171-6612693rd TBJHL
1958-59246144-82128163rd TBJHL
1959-60201370-9476261st TBJHL
1960-61245154-77108143rd TBJHL
1961-62282242-7718663rd TBJHL
1962-63289172-92127203rd TBJHL
1963-64268126-87103223rd TBJHL
1964-65221192-9318944th TBJHL
1965-66303261-11222674th TBJHL
1966-67297193-118172174th TBJHL
1967-683211192-13418727.54th TBJHL
1968-69362385-196129511st TBJHL
1969-703013143-156160292nd TBJHL
1970-713013143-133156292nd TBJHL
1971-722714112-----302nd TBMJHL
1972-73315215-94178154th CAJHL
1973-746045141-430258912nd MWJHL
1974-75271944-164106421st TBJHL
1975-76301965-163117432nd TBJHL
1976-77251492-168122302nd TBJHL
1977-78282062-----421st TBJHL
1978-79251663-----351st TBJHL
1979-803424100-216163481st TBJHL

Playoffs

  • 1971 Lost final
Westfort Hurricanes defeated Fort William Canadians 3-games-to-2
Thunder Bay Marrs defeated Westfort Hurricanes 4-games-to-1
  • 1972 Lost semi-final
Minnesota Jr. Stars defeated Westfort Hurricanes 2-games-to-none
  • 1973 Lost quarter-final/Canadian TBAHA Semi-final
Thunder Bay Centennials defeated Westfort Hurricanes 4-games-to-2
Thunder Bay Hurricanes defeated Thunder Bay Eagles (TBJHL) 3-games-to-none
Thunder Bay Hurricanes defeated Fort William Canadians (TBJHL) 4-games-to-none JACK ADAMS TROPHY CHAMPIONS
Thunder Bay Hurricanes defeated Wexford Raiders (OPJHL) 4-games-to-3
Smiths Falls Bears (CJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Hurricanes 4-games-to-3
  • 1975 Lost final
Thunder Bay Hurricanes defeated Thunder Bay Beavers 4-games-to-2
Thunder Bay Eagles defeated Thunder Bay Hurricanes 4-games-to-1
  • 1976 Lost semi-final
Thunder Bay Beavers defeated Thunder Bay Hurricanes 4-games-to-2
  • 1977 Lost final
Degagne Hurricanes defeated Thunder Bay Beavers 3-games-to-none and 1 tie
Thunder Bay Eagles defeated Degagne Hurricanes 4-games-to-1
Degagne Hurricanes defeated Thunder Bay Beavers 3-games-to-none
Degagne Hurricanes defeated Atikokan Voyageurs 4-games-to-none TBJHL CHAMPIONS
Guelph Platers (OPJHL) defeated Degagne Hurricanes 4-games-to-none
  • 1979 Lost final
Thunder Bay North Stars defeated Degagne Buccaneers 4-games-to-1
  • 1980 Lost final
Thunder Bay North Stars defeated Degagne Buccaneers 4-games-to-none with 1 tie

Championships

TBJHL Champions:

1942, 1943, 1952, 1960, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974*, 1978

Abbott Cup Finalists:

1970

Dudley Hewitt Cup/Eastern Centennial Cup Semi-final Champion

1974

(*) denotes: Herks played in MWJHL, rejoined TBJHL for playoffs.

Notable alumni

Fort William Hurricane-Rangers[5]

Fort William Hurricanes[6]

Westfort Hurricanes[7]

Thunder Bay Westfort Hurricanes[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Dave Siciliano Hockey Stats and Profile". Hockey Database. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "1973–74 Midwest Junior Hockey League Standings". Hockey Database. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Bears, Hurricanes in east final". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. April 19, 1974. p. 24.Free access icon
  4. [4]
    "Bears shoot way to Cup finals". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. May 2, 1974. p. 29.Free access icon
  5. [5]
    "Search Players By Team". www.legendsofhockey.net.
  6. [6]
    "Fort William Hurricanes". www.legendsofhockey.net.
  7. [7]
    "Westfort Hurricanes". www.legendsofhockey.net.
  8. [8]
    "Thunder Bay Hurricanes". www.legendsofhockey.net.
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