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Guelph Platers

The Guelph Platers were a junior ice hockey team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The team played in the Ontario Hockey League, Ontario Junior Hockey League, and Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. They were originally known as the CMC's until 1972, the Biltmore Mad Hatters until 1975, and then took on the name Platers. The Platers were promoted to the Ontario Hockey League in 1982 and moved to Owen Sound in 1989. The franchise played in the Guelph Memorial Gardens.

Early years
The CMC's were founded as members of the Central Junior B Hockey League, now the Ontario Junior Hockey League, in 1968. In 1970, the CMC's merged with and took the place of the Guelph Beef Kings of the Western Junior "A" Hockey League (formerly the Western Division of the Big 10). The league was reincorporated into the Ontario Hockey Association and changed its name to the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League for the 1970–71 season. CMC was an acronym for Central Mechanical Contractors.

Southern Junior A
After two years playing in the SOJHL, the CMC's won the Junior 'A' league title, in the 1971–72 season. In the Ontario Championship, they took on the Thunder Bay Vulcans of the now defunct Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League. The CMC's were leading 3-games-to-2 (5-4, 5–4, 3–7, 0–7, 6-2) when they won the series by default after the Vulcans discontinued.

Moving onto the Eastern Canadian Final, the CMC's faced Charlottetown from the Island Junior Hockey League. The result of the series was a four-game sweep (5-2, 6–3, 5–2, 5-2), in favour of Guelph.

Guelph travelled to the Centennial Cup versus the Red Deer Rustlers of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The CMC's swept the Rustlers (4-2, 3–2, 3–1, 3-0), taking the National title. The team was coached by Bill Taylor and starred Paul Fendley, Doug Risebrough, and John Van Boxmeer.

In 1972 the CMC's changed their names to the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters. The Biltmores won the SOJHL championship again in 1975, then defeated the Smiths Falls Bears of the Central Junior A Hockey League in 6 games (8-3, 3–4, 7–2, 6–4, 3–6, 5-2) to reach the Centennial Cup finals a second time. The Biltmores were defeated 4-games-to-2 (3-4, 2–3, 4–1, 5–2, 6–3, 6-5 OT) by the Spruce Grove Mets of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The 1975 Biltmores were bolsterted on defence by late season pick-up Craig Hartsburg of Minnesota North Stars fame.

Following the season, the Biltmores were bought by the Holody family, the owners of a local electroplating company. The Holodys changed the team name to the Guelph Holody Platers.

In 1975, the Biltmores of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League (SOJHL) were bought by Guelph, Ontario's wealthy Holody family, the owners of a local electroplating company. The Holodys changed the team name to the Guelph Holody Platers. The team remained in the SOJHL for the next two years, finishing first both times.

OHA Junior 'A' years
The SOJHL folded in 1977. Two of its four teams, Guelph and the Hamilton Mountain A's, became part of the Ontario Hockey Association Junior "A" League. The Platers, featuring future Montreal Canadiens goaltender Brian Hayward, won the 1977–78 Manitoba Centennial Trophy as national Junior 'A' champions. It was the second national title for the franchise, which had also won the Centennial Cup in 1972 as the CMC's.

In 1978–79, the Platers became the first team to win the Dudley Hewitt Cup as provincial champions. In the 1980–81 season, the Platers reached the Tier II championship for southern Ontario, but were defeated by another future OHL team, the Belleville Bulls. The 1981–82 season proved to be the last season for the Platers in the OHA-A. As they won their second Dudley Hewitt Cup, they were announced as the latest expansion team of the Ontario Hockey League.

OHL Major Junior years
After being turned down as an OHL expansion team in 1981, Guelph was approved the next year for the 1982–83 season. Guelph's first season in the OHL was dismal. The team set OHL records at the time for losing 63 of their 70 games, for most home and away losses, and most goals against in one season with 555. All of these records have since been surpassed by other teams in the Canadian Hockey League.

In 1986, the Guelph Platers caught the entire Canadian Hockey League off-guard. Led by coach Jacques Martin, the team reached the playoffs for the first time in franchise history by finishing second in the Emms Division (Western Conference). The Platers continued their hard work through the playoffs, winning the J. Ross Robertson Cup by defeating the Belleville Bulls 8 points to 4 in the final. Guelph travelled to the Memorial Cup that year, bringing home the national championship to complete their Cinderella season.

Memorial Cup 1986
The Memorial Cup championship of 1986 was hosted by the Western Hockey League, with games originally scheduled for New Westminster, British Columbia, but were switched to Portland, Oregon due to a hotel shortage caused by Expo '86. Their opponents would be the Portland Winter Hawks (hosts), Kamloops Blazers (WHL Champs) and the Hull Olympiques (QMJHL Champs.

Guelph finished first in the round-robin and took a bye to the finals, where they would play the Hull Olympiques of the QMJHL for the championship. The surprise season ended with two pairs of surprise goals 11 and 13 seconds apart respectively. The Platers won the game 5–2 to capture the Memorial Cup.

Fame was short-lived for the Platers however. The team suffered through more losing seasons with poor attendance. After the 1988–89 season, the Holodys moved the team to Owen Sound, Ontario, retaining the name "Platers". Alec Campagnaro was given the Bill Long Award for distinguished service to the OHL in 1989.

Championships

 * SOJAHL Jack Oakes Trophy final appearances: 1971 (lost), 1972 (won), 1975 (won), 1976 (won), 1977 (won)
 * OPJHL Frank L. Buckland Trophy final appearances: 1978 (won), 1979 (won), 1982 (won)
 * Ontario Hockey Association Tier II All-Ontario final appearances: 1972 (won), 1975 (won), 1976 (won), 1977 (lost), 1978 (won), 1979 (won), 1982 (won)
 * CJAHL Dudley Hewitt Cup final appearances: 1972 (won), 1975 (won) 1976 (lost), 1978 (won), 1979 (won), 1982 (won)
 * CJAHL Centennial Cup final appearances: 1972 (won), 1975 (lost), 1978 (won), 1982 (lost)
 * J. Ross Robertson Cup final appearances: 1986 (won)
 * Memorial Cup final appearances: 1986 (won)

Coaches
Jacques Martin was a former NCAA goalie turned coach. In his one year in Guelph, he completely turned around the franchise making them into national champions. He was awarded the Matt Leyden Trophy as OHL Coach of the year in 1986. The following year he was hired as the head coach of the NHL St. Louis Blues.

 * 1982–83 - Don McKee
 * 1983–85 - Joe Contini
 * 1983–85 - J.Contini, Mike Mahoney, Rob Holody
 * 1985–86 - Jacques Martin
 * 1986–87 - Gary Spoar, Rob Holody
 * 1987–88 - Floyd Crawford
 * 1988–89 - Ron Smith

Award winners

 * 1982 - Kirk Muller, Jack Ferguson Award (First Overall draft pick) & 1982-83 William Hanley Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike player)
 * 1983 - Trevor Stienburg, Jack Ferguson Award First Overall draft pick)
 * 1985–86 - Lonnie Loach, Emms Family Award (Rookie of the Year)
 * 1985–86 - Steve Guenette, Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy (Overage Player of the Year)
 * 1986–87 - Kerry Huffman, Max Kaminsky Trophy (Most Outstanding Defenceman)
 * 1986–87 - John McIntyre, Bobby Smith Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year)

Retired numbers
18 - Paul Fendley, a member of the SOJAHL's Guelph CMC's who died in an on-ice accident at Guelph Memorial Gardens in 1972. His number has not been issued to a player since, by the Guelph CMC's, Guelph Platers, or Guelph Storm. Paul Fendley's number was officially retired on Nov 15, 2008.

Paul Fendley of Georgetown, Ontario was a member of the 1971-72 Guelph CMC's who died as a result of an on ice accident at Guelph Memorial Gardens during Guelph's Centennial Cup 1972 victory. The 19-year-old player died at Kitchener-Waterloo General Hospital on May 8, 1972, seventy-three hours after striking his head on the arena ice.

Fendley was checked by an opponent with 11 minutes to play in the game. He tried to catch his balance while still handling the puck and lost his helmet in the process, falling and striking the bare back of his head on the ice.

Fendley was the 1972 SOJHL Leading Scorer with 20 goals and 24 assists in 43 games. He also scored 14 goals and 18 assists in 26 playoff games before his accident. The game in which he was fatally injured was the final and clinching game of the Centennial Cup.

NHL alumni
Platers

 * Brian Bradley
 * Paul Brydges
 * Steve Chiasson
 * Adam Creighton
 * Dan Gratton
 * Steve Guenette
 * Craig Hartsburg
 * Brian Hayward
 * Todd Hlushko
 * Kerry Huffman
 * Denis Larocque
 * Guy Larose
 * Lonnie Loach
 * Brian MacLellan
 * Grant Martin
 * John McIntyre
 * Al MacIsaac
 * George McPhee
 * Kirk Muller
 * Mike Murray
 * Gary Roberts
 * Warren Rychel
 * David Shaw
 * Doug Shedden
 * Ron Smith
 * Trevor Stienburg
 * Sean Whyte
 * Rob Zamuner

CMC's/Mad Hatters

 * Kirk Bowman
 * Scott Campbell
 * Tony Cassolato
 * Joe Contini
 * Craig Hartsburg
 * Doug Risebrough
 * John Van Boxmeer

Playoffs
SOJHL Years
 * 1971 Lost final
 * Guelph CMC's defeated Chatham Maroons 4-games-to-1 with 1 tie
 * Detroit Jr. Red Wings defeated Guelph CMC's 3-games-to-2 with 2 ties

 * 1972 Won League, won Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy, won 1972 Centennial Cup
 * Guelph CMC's defeated St. Thomas Barons 4-games-to-none
 * Guelph CMC's defeated Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4-games-to-1 SOJHL CHAMPIONS
 * Guelph CMC's defeated Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (NOJHA) 3-games-to-none
 * Guelph CMC's defeated Thunder Bay Vulcans (TBJHL) 4-games-to-2
 * Guelph CMC's defeated Charlottetown Islanders (Independent) 4-games-to-none HDM TROPHY CHAMPIONS
 * Guelph CMC's defeated Red Deer Rustlers (AJHL) 4-games-to-none CENTENNIAL CUP CHAMPIONS

 * 1973 Lost final
 * Guelph CMC's defeated Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4-games-to-none
 * Guelph CMC's defeated Windsor Spitfires 4-games-to-none
 * Chatham Maroons defeated Guelph CMC's 4-games-to-3 with 1 tie

 * 1974 Lost quarter-final
 * Chatham Maroons defeated Guelph CMC's 4-games-to-none with 1 tie

 * 1975 Won League, won OHA Buckland Cup, won Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy, lost 1975 Centennial Cup
 * Guelph CMC's defeated Welland Sabres 4-games-to-1
 * Guelph CMC's defeated Chatham Maroons 3-games-to-2 with 2 ties
 * Guelph CMC's defeated Windsor Spitfires 4-games-to-3 with 1 tie SOJHL CHAMPIONS
 * Guelph CMC's defeated Toronto Nationals (OPJHL) 4-games-to-2 BUCKLAND CUP CHAMPIONS
 * Guelph CMC's defeated Thunder Bay Eagles (TBJHL) 4-games-to-1
 * Guelph CMC's defeated Smiths Falls Bears (CJHL) 4-games-to-2 HDM TROPHY CHAMPIONS
 * Spruce Grove Mets (AJHL) defeated Guelph CMC's 4-games-to-2

 * 1976 Won League, won OHA Buckland Cup, lost Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy semi-final
 * Guelph Platers defeated Welland Sabres 4-games-to-1
 * Guelph Platers defeated Chatham Maroons 4-games-to-none SOJHL CHAMPIONS
 * Guelph Platers defeated North Bay Trappers (OPJHL) 4-games-to-1 BUCKLAND CUP CHAMPIONS
 * Guelph Platers defeated Thunder Bay Eagles (TBJHL) 4-games-to-1
 * Rockland Nationals (CJHL) defeated Guelph Platers 4-games-to-3

 * 1977 Won League, lost OHA Buckland Cup
 * Guelph Platers defeated Owen Sound Greys 4-games-to-2 with 1 tie
 * Guelph Platers defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-none SOJHL CHAMPIONS
 * North York Rangers (OPJHL) defeated Guelph Platers 4-games-to-3

OPJHL Years
 * 1978 Won League, won Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy, won 1978 Centennial Cup
 * Guelph Platers defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-none
 * Guelph Platers defeated North Bay Trappers 4-games-to-2
 * Guelph Platers defeated Royal York Royals 4-games-to-1 OPJHL CHAMPIONS
 * Guelph Platers defeated Degagne Hurricanes (TBJHL) 4-games-to-none
 * Guelph Platers defeated Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) 4-games-to-1
 * Guelph Platers defeated Charlottetown Eagles (IJHL) 4-games-to-2 HDM TROPHY CHAMPIONS
 * Guelph Platers defeated Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) 4-games-to-none CENTENNIAL CUP CHAMPIONS

 * 1979 Won League, won OHA Buckland Cup, won Dudley Hewitt Cup, lost 1979 Centennial Cup round robin
 * Guelph Platers defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-none
 * Guelph Platers defeated North York Rangers 4-games-to-none
 * Guelph Platers defeated Dixie Beehives 4-games-to-1 OPJHL CHAMPIONS
 * Guelph Platers defeated Nickel Centre Native Sons 2-games-to-none BUCKLAND CUP CHAMPIONS
 * Guelph Platers defeated Thunder Bay North Stars (TBJHL) 4-games-to-none
 * Guelph Platers defeated Hawkesbury Hawks (CJHL) 4-games-to-2 DUDLEY HEWITT CUP CHAMPIONS
 * Third and eliminated in 1979 Centennial Cup round robin (1-3)

 * 1980 Lost quarter-final
 * North York Rangers defeated Guelph Platers 4-games-to-3

 * 1981 Lost final
 * Guelph Platers defeated Brampton Warriors 4-games-to-none
 * Guelph Platers defeated North York Rangers 4-games-to-3
 * Belleville Bulls defeated Guelph Platers 4-games-to-1

 * 1982 Won League, won OHA Buckland Cup, won Dudley Hewitt Cup, won Eastern Canada Championship, lost 1982 Centennial Cup
 * Guelph Platers defeated North York Rangers 4-games-to-none
 * Guelph Platers defeated Richmond Hill Rams 4-games-to-none
 * Guelph Platers defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-1 OJHL CHAMPIONS
 * Guelph Platers defeated Onaping Falls Huskies (NOJHL) 3-games-to-none BUCKLAND CUP CHAMPIONS
 * Guelph Platers defeated Thunder Bay Kings (TBJHL) 3-games-to-none
 * Guelph Platers defeated Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) 4-games-to-none DUDLEY HEWITT CUP CHAMPIONS
 * Guelph Platers defeated Moncton Hawks (NBJHL) 4-games-to-1 EASTERN CANADA CHAMPIONS
 * Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) defeated Guelph Platers 4-games-to-none

 * Platers transfer to Ontario Hockey League.
 * 1982–83 Out of playoffs.
 * 1983–84 Out of playoffs.
 * 1984–85 Out of playoffs.
 * 1985–86 Defeated Sudbury Wolves 8 points to 0 in first round. Won quarter-final round robin vs. North Bay Centennials & Windsor Spitfires. Defeated Windsor Spitfires 8 points to 4 in semi-finals. Defeated Belleville Bulls 8 points to 4 in finals. OHL CHAMPIONS Finished first in round-robin of Memorial Cup. Earned bye to finals. Defeated Hull Olympiques 5–2 in finals. MEMORIAL CUP CHAMPIONS
 * 1986–87 Lost to Hamilton Steelhawks 4 games to 1 in first round.
 * 1987–88 Out of playoffs.
 * 1988–89 Lost to London Knights 4 games to 3 in first round.

Arena
The Guelph Platers played at the Guelph Memorial Gardens located in downtown Guelph. The team and the arena played host to the OHL All-Star game in 1984. Demolition of the Gardens began in 2006.

The Imperials
The City of Guelph was unhappy with the fact that their Junior A team had been moved to Kitchener in 1963. Left with only the Guelph CMC's at the OHA Junior B level, the City jumped at the 1968 offer of the newly-renegade Western Ontario Junior A Hockey League to give the city a new Junior A team. After a pair of losing seasons and a name change to the Beef Kings, the league was reincorporated into the OHA as a Tier II Junior A league and the franchise being bought out by the CMC's. From that point on, the CMC's took the Beef King's place.

Playoffs

 * 1969 Lost semi-final
 * Brantford Foresters defeated Guelph Imperials 4-games-to-1

 * 1970 Lost semi-final
 * Brantford Foresters defeated Guelph Beef Kings 4-games-to-none

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Norman Fell

Norman Fell (born Norman Noah Feld; March 24, 1924 – December 14, 1998) was an American actor of film and television, most famous for his role as landlord Mr. Roper on the sitcom Three's Company and its spin-off, The Ropers, and his film roles in Ocean's 11 (1960), The Graduate (1967), and Bullitt (1968). Early in his career, he was billed as Norman Feld.

Early life
Fell was born on March 24, 1924, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Samuel and Edna Feld. His father was an Austrian Jewish immigrant, and his maternal grandparents were Russian Jews. He attended Central High School of Philadelphia. He studied drama at Temple University after serving as a tail gunner on a B-25 Mitchell in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He later honed his craft at The Actors Studio and the Black Hills Players.

Career
Aside from Fell's best-known television work, he also played minor character roles in several films, including the original Ocean's 11 with the Rat Pack, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, PT 109 with Cliff Robertson as John F. Kennedy, Mike Nichols' The Graduate, Bullitt with Steve McQueen and Catch-22 (as Sergeant Towser). He appeared alongside Ronald Reagan in Reagan's last film, The Killers with Lee Marvin and Clu Gulager, in which Reagan portrays a villain who slaps Angie Dickinson. In 1992, he starred as a hotel owner in a comedy film titled Hexed.

On TV, Fell portrayed Mike in Joe and Mabel (1955–1956), Howie Fletcher in The Tom Ewell Show (1960–1961), Meyer Meyer in 87th Precinct (1961–1962), Charles Wilentz in Dan August (1970–1971), Nathan Davidson in Needles and Pins (1973), Bernie Solkin in Executive Suite (1976–1977), Richie's father in Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (1978), and Ben Cooper in Teachers Only (1982–1983).

From 1977 to 1979, Fell portrayed the main characters' landlord Stanley Roper on the hit sitcom Three's Company (a role with some similarities to hard-edged, suspicious landlord Mr. McCleery in The Graduate, who was on the lookout for reasons to evict Benjamin Braddock, like Mr. Roper did with Jack Tripper). He continued the role as the co-lead with Audra Lindley playing his wife, Helen, on The Ropers, a spin-off which lasted two seasons, airing from 1979 to 1980.

Fell won a Golden Globe Award for Best TV Actor in a Supporting Role in 1979 for Three's Company. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his dramatic performance as the boxing trainer of Tom Jordache (Nick Nolte) in the miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man. His final television appearance was a cameo as Mr. Roper on an episode of the sitcom Ellen in 1997.

Personal life
On May 21, 1950, Fell married Dolores Pikoos in Philadelphia. They divorced in 1954 and Fell married and divorced two subsequent times. He had two daughters, Tracy and Mara, with his second wife and adopted a son with his third wife, Karen Weingard.

Illness and death
On November 26, 1998 (Thanksgiving Day), Fell was rushed to the hospital and diagnosed with multiple myeloma (bone marrow cancer) after becoming too weak to get out of bed at his Marina del Rey home. He died at the Motion Picture and Television's retirement home in Woodland Hills, California on December 14, 1998, at the age of 74.

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Toronto Marlboros

The Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club, commonly known as the Toronto Marlboros, was an ice hockey franchise in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1903, it operated junior ice hockey and senior ice hockey teams in the Ontario Hockey Association and later the Ontario Hockey League. The Marlboros were a farm team to the Toronto Maple Leafs and one of the dominant junior teams in history, winning seven Memorial Cup championships. The senior team competed for the Stanley Cup in 1904, and won the Allan Cup in 1950. After decline from the late 1970s, the sale of the franchise, and a move away from Toronto, it became the Guelph Storm in 1991.

Their heritage has been perpetuated by the Toronto Marlboros Hockey Club, which operates several minor ice hockey teams in the Greater Toronto Hockey League; and by the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League.

History
The Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club was founded in Toronto, Ontario in 1903 by a group of Toronto sportsmen. It was named after the Duke of Marlborough. A hockey program was started in 1904. The team was commonly known as the Marlboros or Marlies and was also nicknamed the Dukes.

The senior ice hockey team played in the Ontario Hockey Association and won the J. Ross Robertson Cup in 1904, 1905, 1941, 1949 and 1950.

The senior team competed for, but lost, the Stanley Cup in 1904 against the Ottawa Silver Seven. The club was thrust onto the national scene in 1927 when Conn Smythe bought the Toronto Marlboros to be the farm team for his other recently acquired National Hockey League team, the Toronto Maple Leafs. From 1927 to 1989 the Marlboros and Maple Leafs shared common ownership, first under the Smythe family and later under Harold Ballard. Upon the death of Conn Smythe, his son Stafford Smythe inherited the teams, and later sold a portion of both clubs to Harold Ballard. Ballard became sole owner of both teams upon the passing of Stafford Smythe.

In 1933, Frank J. Selke testified in court that the Marlboros senior team had a proposed agreement to guarantee its finances by the Toronto Maple Leafs. The agreement went unsigned when OHA secretary W. A. Hewitt voiced opposition to the financial support of amateur teams by professional teams.

The Marlboros served as a farm team for the Maple Leafs for 40 years until direct NHL sponsorship of junior teams ended in 1967 when the NHL made the Entry Draft universal; however, the two clubs continued to remain affiliated under a common ownership until 1989. During this time the Marlboros sent over 180 players to the NHL, including six future Hockey Hall of Fame inductees. The two teams often played double headers on Saturdays, with the junior games in the afternoon and the NHL games in the evening.

The original Hot Stove Club was formed at Maple Leaf Gardens on May 28, 1937, for the purpose of raising funds to support the Marlborough Hockey Club. The Hot Stove Club was given a permanent bar & lounge at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1963. From 1929 to 1975 the Marlboros won the national junior championship seven times.

Marlboro players from the Memorial Cups in the 1950s and 1960s jumped directly to the Maple Leafs, helping them win the Stanley Cup four times in the 1960s. Former NHL stars stayed in the organization to help coach in the junior ranks. Turk Broda and George Armstrong both coached the Marlboros to Memorial Cup victories.

Stafford Smythe organized the Metro Junior A League in 1961 as a rival league to the OHA, with the Marlboros as its charter member. After the league folded in 1963, the Toronto Neil McNeil Maroons were amalgamated into the Marlboros along with prospect players signed to the Toronto Maple Leafs, along with their coach Jim Gregory.

The Marlboros returned to prominence again in 1973, coached by former Toronto Maple Leafs captain George Armstrong. Armstrong's team in 1973 lost only seven games all season, and two years later he coached the Marlboros to their seventh national title in 1975.

The team began to decline in the standings in the late 1970s which continued through the 1980s. Many people felt that Harold Ballard's penny-pinching ways helped contribute to the demise of Canada's most successful junior team. In October 1988, with the team losing hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, Maple Leaf Gardens Limited reached an agreement to sell the Toronto Marlboros for a reported $500,000, severing their ties with the Maple Leafs. The Leafs retained the rights to the Marlies name. The OHL team moved to Hamilton for the 1989-90 season, becoming the Dukes of Hamilton. They were not financially successful in Hamilton, though, and after only two seasons the Dukes became the Guelph Storm.

Championships
The Toronto Marlboros won the Memorial Cup seven times, more than any other team in the Cup's history. The Marlies also won 10 OHA championships in 18 final appearances.

J. Ross Robertson Cup
 * 1928 Won vs. Newmarket Redmen
 * 1929 Won vs. Kitchener Greenshirts
 * 1932 Won vs. Newmarket Redmen
 * 1940 Lost to Oshawa Generals
 * 1941 Lost to Oshawa Generals
 * 1949 Lost to Barrie Flyers
 * 1951 Lost to Barrie Flyers
 * 1954 Lost to St. Catharines Teepees
 * 1955 Won vs. St. Catharines Teepees
 * 1956 Won vs. Barrie Flyers
 * 1958 Won vs. Hamilton Tiger Cubs
 * 1964 Won vs. Montreal Jr. Canadiens
 * 1965 Lost to Niagara Falls Flyers
 * 1967 Won vs. Hamilton Red Wings
 * 1970 Lost to Montreal Jr. Canadiens
 * 1971 Lost to St. Catharines Black Hawks
 * 1973 Won vs. Peterborough Petes
 * 1975 Won vs. Hamilton Fincups

Hamilton Spectator Trophy
 * 1959–1960 59 points
 * 1963–1964 87 points
 * 1971–1972 93 points
 * 1972–1973 103 points
 * 1974–1975 105 points

Memorial Cup Eastern Canadian Champions George Richardson Memorial Trophy
 * 1929 Defeated Elmwood Millionaires
 * 1955 Defeated Regina Pats
 * 1956 Defeated Regina Pats
 * 1964 Defeated Edmonton Oil Kings
 * 1967 Defeated Port Arthur Marrs
 * 1973 Defeated Quebec Remparts
 * 1975 Defeated New Westminster Bruins
 * 1928 Lost to Ottawa Gunners
 * 1929 Defeated Ottawa Shamrocks
 * 1955 Defeated Quebec Frontenacs
 * 1956 Defeated Montreal Jr. Canadiens
 * 1958 Lost to Ottawa-Hull Junior Canadiens
 * 1964 Defeated Notre Dame de Grace Monarchs
 * 1967 Defeated Thetford Mines Canadiens

1929
The Marlboros reached their first Memorial Cup series in 1929 after being upset in 1928 by the Ottawa Gunners. In 1929 the Marlboros defeated the Ottawa Shamrocks in a two-game total goals series by 6–5. Ottawa won the first game 4–3, and Toronto won the second game 3–1.

Toronto played the Elmwood Millionaires from Winnipeg, Manitoba, in a best of three series starting on March 29 at the Arena Gardens (Mutual Street Arena) for the Memorial Cup. The Marlboros won the first game 4–2 in overtime. On March 31, Toronto won game 2 by an identical score of 4–2 for its first Memorial Cup.

1955
Turk Broda took over the coaching duties of the Marlboros midway through the 1954–55 season. In the playoffs the Marlboros defeated the reigning Memorial Cup champions St. Catharines Teepees, followed by the Quebec Remparts to win the Eastern Canadian championship.

After a long train ride to Regina, Saskatchewan, to Marlboros and the Regina Pats took part in the First Annual Memorial Cup Dinner. The idea of the banquet was one of Harold Ballard's many long-lasting effects on the game. The next day the two teams would start a best of seven series for the Cup.

Regina won the first game 3–1. Toronto won the next two games scores of 5–2, and 3–2. Regina tied up game four at 2 goals each in the dying minutes of regulation to send the match to overtime. Billy Harris scored in overtime to give the Marlboros a 3 games to 1 lead. Game five was also tied after three periods. Toronto scored three unanswered goals, winning 8–5 in overtime, and their second Memorial Cup.

1956
Toronto defeated the Montreal Junior Canadiens in an 8-game series to return to the Memorial Cup and a rematch versus the Regina Pats. The championship series started at Maple Leaf Gardens on April 27.

The teams tied the first game at 4 goals each. Toronto put together three consecutive victories by scores of 5–1, 4–2, and 6–1. The Marlboros captured their second consecutive Memorial Cup in game five by a score of 7–4. The Oshawa Generals were the first team to accomplish the feat in 1938–39 and 1939–40.

1964 Toronto defeated the defending OHA champions Niagara Falls Flyers and the Montreal Jr. Canadiens to win the J. Ross Robertson Cup. The Marlboros swept the NOHA champion North Bay Trappers to play the Quebec champion Notre-Dame-de-Grace Monarchs, who were coached by Scotty Bowman. Toronto prevailed to return to the Memorial Cup after an eight-year absence. Their opponent was the perennial Abbott Cup champion Edmonton Oil Kings.

The series opened at Maple Leaf Gardens with a 5–2 Toronto victory. The Marlboros won games two and three with scores of 3–2 and 5–2. Toronto finished the series sweep with a 7–2 win in game 4. Many of the players on the 1964 Marlboros team, including Ron Ellis, Mike Walton and Pete Stemkowski, helped the Maple Leafs capture the Stanley Cup in 1967.

1967
Toronto defeated the Montreal Jr. Canadiens and Hamilton Red Wings for the OHA title, then eliminated the Thetford Mines Canadiens to capture the eastern Canadian championships. The Marlboros played the Port Arthur Marrs in the Memorial Cup series hosted at the Fort William Gardens in what is now the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario.

The Marlboros won the first two games by scores of 6–3, and 8–4. Port Arthur won the third game 6–4 in a heavily penalized match, including a bench brawl with one second left in the game. Toronto won the last two games by scores of 6–0, and 6–3 capturing its 5th Memorial Cup. In 1966–67, the Maple Leafs also won the Stanley Cup, the last year the two clubs were national champions at the same time.

1973
The Marlboros of 1972–73 lost only seven games in the regular season. The team was ranked # 1 in Canada going into the playoffs. Toronto eliminated the St. Catharines Black Hawks and Ottawa 67's before meeting the Peterborough Petes in the OHA finals.

The series versus the Petes went to a seventh game played at Maple Leaf Gardens in front of 16,485 spectators, a record at the time for junior hockey attendance. Toronto needed only a tie game to advance, and did so in dramatic fashion. Paulin Bordeleau scored on a penalty shot in the last minute to tie the game at 5 goals each.

After winning the OHA title, the Marlboros travelled to Memorial Cup hosted at the Montreal Forum where their opponents would be the Quebec Remparts and the Medicine Hat Tigers, who were led by future NHL star Lanny McDonald.

The Marlies beat Quebec 5–2 in the first game, and lost 3–2 to the Tigers in the second game. The Remparts then beat the Tigers 8–3 in game three. Since each team had won a game, Toronto and Quebec played each other in the finals based on goals for and against. The Marlboros scored a 9–1 victory for their 6th Memorial Cup.

1975
The 1975 playoff run for the Marlboros was complicated by Mark Napier and John Tonelli signing professional contracts before the season ended. Tonelli would sit out all the Marlboros games after his 18th birthday so he would not jeopardize playing for the Houston Aeros.

Toronto stumbled through the playoffs managing come-from-behind victories in series versus the 8th place Kingston Canadians and 5th place Sudbury Wolves. Both series went 8 games, and the Marlboros were a point away from being eliminated each time but stayed alive. The Marlboros then beat the Hamilton Fincups in the finals for their last OHA championship. Toronto would face the New Westminster Bruins, and the Sherbrooke Castors in the Memorial Cup series played at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex.

Toronto beat Sherbrooke 5–4 in overtime in game 1 after coming back from three goals down. The Bruins beat the Castors (Beavers in English) 7–5 in game two, defeated Toronto 6–2 in the third game to reach the finals. In a rematch versus the Castors in the semi-final, Toronto won 10–4 to reach the finals versus New Westminster.

The Marlboros continued their momentum in the finals winning 7–3, and capturing their seventh and final Memorial Cup championship. Coach Armstrong said it was all worth it, even after his team had tossed him into the hotel swimming pool during a victory party.

Coaches
One of the most famous Maple Leafs and Marlboros of all time, George Armstrong, coached the Marlboros to their final two Memorial Cup victories in 1972–73 and 1974–75.

Two Toronto Marlboros coaches have been awarded the Matt Leyden Trophy as the OHA Coach of the Year: George Armstrong 1972–73 in his first year, and Dave Chambers in 1979–80.

 * Partial list of Toronto Marlboros coaches.

• 1928–1929 Frank J. Selke

• 1946–1947 Bill Thoms

• 1954–1955 Turk Broda

• 1955–1956 Turk Broda

• 1960–1961 Turk Broda

• 1961–1962 Turk Broda

• 1963–1964 Jim Gregory

• 1966–1967 Gus Bodnar

• 1972–1973 Frank Bonello

• 1972–1973 George Armstrong

• 1974–1975 George Armstrong

• 1978–1979 Bill White

• 1979–1980 Dave Chambers

• 1980–1986 James Jones

• 1986–1987 Paul Dennis

• 1987–1989 Terry Martin

Players
Until the NHL instituted the Entry Draft in 1967, the Maple Leafs relied heavily on the Jr. A. Marlboros to produce NHL players. Many players were part of Maple Leafs Stanley Cup winning teams. In total, 202 OHA Junior Marlboros went on to play in the National Hockey League.

Award winners
Red Tilson Trophy (Most Outstanding Player)
 * 1949–50 - George Armstrong
 * 1971-72 - Dave Gardner

Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy (Scoring Champion)
 * 1937–38 - Hank Goldup
 * 1940–41 - Gaye Stewart
 * 1971–72 - Billy Harris & Dave Gardner
 * 1974–75 - Bruce Boudreau

Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy (Top Scoring Right Winger)
 * 1971–72 - Billy Harris
 * 1974–75 - Mark Napier

Emms Family Award (Rookie of the Year)
 * 1979–80 - Bruce Dowie

Dave Pinkney Trophy (Lowest Team GAA)
 * 1949–50 - Don Lockhart
 * 1950–51 - Don Lockhart
 * 1951–52 - Don Head
 * 1952–53 - John Henderson
 * 1954–55 - John Albani
 * 1955–56 - Jim Crocket
 * 1956–57 - Len Broderick
 * 1957–58 - Len Broderick
 * 1972–73 - Mike Palmateer

Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy (Overage Player of the Year)
 * 1986–87 - Mike Richard

Bobby Smith Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year)
 * 1988–89 - Brian Collinson

Hockey Hall of Famers
Six players who played for the Marlboros and Maple Leafs have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. They are George Armstrong, Charlie Conacher, Red Horner, Harvey Jackson, Joe Primeau and Bob Pulford. Former Marlboros Brad Park and Mark Howe were also inducted into the Hall of Fame as NHL defenceman, and Carl Voss was inducted as a builder.

NHL alumni
• Doug Acomb

• Doug Adam

• Gary Aldcorn

• Mike Amodeo

• John Anderson

• George Armstrong

• Tim Armstrong

• Earl Balfour

• Fred Barrett

• Baz Bastien

• Bobby Baun

• Bill Berg

• Todd Bidner

• Jack Bionda

• Charles "Chuck" Blair

• Frank "Buzz" Boll

• Hugh Bolton

• Paulin Bordeleau

• Bruce Boudreau

• Wally Boyer

• Carl Brewer

• Ken Broderick

• Len Broderick

• Arnie Brown

• Al Buchanan

• Sean Burke

• Charlie Burns

• Bert Burry

• Mike Byers

• Terry Caffery

• Wayne Carleton

• Jacques Caron

• Andre Champagne

• Rob Cimetta

• Bill Collins

• Gary Collins

• Brian Conacher

• Charlie Conacher

• Bob Copp

• Mike Corrigan

• Yvon Corriveau

• Neal Coulter

• Glen Cressman

• Bob Dailey

• Bob Davidson

• Gerry Desjardins

• Kevin Devine

• Ernie Dickens

• Gary Dillon

• Wayne Dillon

• Gary Dineen

• Bruce Dowie

• Jim Drummond

• Dave Dryden

• Jerry Dupont

• Steve Durbano

• Darryl Edestrand

• Tom Edur

• Gary Edwards

• Ron Ellis

• Chris Evans

• George Ferguson

• Rick Foley

• Bob Fryday

• Dave Gardner

• Rob Garner

• Red Garrett

• Stew Gavin

• Greg Gilbert

• Ken Girard

• Brian Glennie

• Howie Glover

• Bob Goldham

• Glenn Goldup

• Hank Goldup

• Larry Goodenough

• Chris Govedaris

• Bob Gracie

• Pat Graham

• Reg Hamilton

• Gord Hannigan

• Ray Hannigan

• Nick Harbaruk

• Billy Harris b.1935

• Billy Harris b.1952

• Bob Hassard

• Don Head

• John Henderson

• Murray Henderson

• Robert (Bob) "Red" Heron

• Paul Higgins

• Ike Hildebrand

• Paul Hoganson

• Red Horner

• Mark Howe

• Marty Howe

• Brent Hughes

• John Hughes

• Ron Hurst

• Brent Imlach

• Ron Ingram

• Art Jackson

• Harvey "Busher" Jackson

• Gerry James

• Gary Jarrett

• Bill Johansen

• Trevor Johansen

• Bernie Johnston

• Greg Johnston

• Ross Johnstone

• Mike Kaszycki

• Rick Kessell

• Mike Kitchen

• Jim Kirkpatrick

• Chris Kontos

• Les Kozak

• Neil LaBatte

• Yvon Labre

• Steve Langdon

• Alex Levinsky

• Danny Lewicki

• Parker MacDonald

• Al MacNeil

• Norman Mann

• Moe Mantha

• Peter Marrin

• Jack Martin

• Tom Martin

• Dennis Maruk

• Wally Maxwell

• Tom McCarthy

• Dennis McCord

• John McCormack

• Bill McCreary Jr.

• Darwin McCutcheon

• Mike McEwen

• Donald "Sandy" McGregor

• Jim McKenny

• John McLellan

• Gerry Meehan

• Howie Menard

• Greg Meredith

• Bill Mitchell

• Red Mitchell

• Elwyn Morris

• Brian Murphy

• Mike Murphy

• Mark Napier

• Eric Nesterenko

• Bob Nevin

• Cam Newton

• Joe Noris

• Mike Nykoluk

• Peanuts O'Flaherty

• Dennis Owchar

• Mike Palmateer

• Jim Pappin

• Brad Park

• Mike Pelyk

• Jim Peplinski

• Fred Perlini

• Victor Posa

• Joe Primeau

• Ellie Pringle

• Bob Pulford

• Clare Raglan

• Mark Reeds

• Larry Regan

• Dave Reid

• Mike Richard

• Fred Robertson

• Mike Rowe

• Ron Rowe

• Enio Sclisizzi

• Rod Seiling

• Brit Selby

• Sean Shanahan

• Jack Shill

• Steve Shutt

• Al Smith

• Gary Smith

• John Smrke

• Lorne Stamler

• George Standing

• Phil Stein

• Pete Stemkowski

• Gaye Stewart

• Ron Stewart

• Frank Sullivan

• Dale Tallon

• Steve Thomas

• Bill Thoms

• Jim Thomson

• Ray Timgren

• John Tonelli

• Steve Vickers

• Carl Voss

• Mike Walton

• Don Webster

• Steve Weeks

• Bill White

• Ron Wilson

• Bennett Wolf

• John Wright

• Peter Zezel

Other alumni

 * G Bob Perani - played for OHA Jr and OHA Sr teams
 * D Doug Dunville - 1964-65, 1965–66

Season results
Results prior to 1937 are currently unavailable.

Legend: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

 * Notes

Uniforms and logos
In 1903 club secretary Fred Waghorne wrote to the Duke of Marlborough in England for permission to use the storied name and crest. In choosing its logo the club took the Marlborough family crown and added the initials A.C. for Athletic Club.

The Toronto Marlboros used the same colour scheme as the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs from 1927 when the two clubs came under common ownership. The Marlborough crown was originally displayed by itself on the jersey chest. It was not until the late 1950s that the crown was set against the present day Maple Leaf.

Arenas
In the beginning both the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Marlboros practised and were headquartered out of the old Ravina Gardens in Toronto's west end. Home games were played downtown at the Arena Gardens.

In 1931 Maple Leaf Gardens opened up for business and the Marlboros had a new home again. In 1964 the Marlboros won the Memorial Cup on home ice, the same year the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup on home ice.

The Marlboros occasionally also played games in the 1970s at the North York Centennial Centre and the Markham Centennial Centre when Maple Leaf Gardens was unavailable, usually due to scheduling conflicts at MLG with both the Toronto Maple Leafs and also the Toronto Toros of the WHA. They also played part of their home schedule in the 1976–77 season in Brantford, Ontario out of the Brantford Civic Centre.

Minor hockey
The Toronto Marlboros Hockey Club operates several minor ice hockey teams in the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL). This club operated independently to the former OHA Junior 'A' team. After the Junior 'A' team left for Hamilton, the then Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard granted permission for the Minor Marlboros to retain the Marlborough name. Three years later in the fall of 1992 the Marlboros combined their fabled crest with the current NHL Maple Leafs' uniform.

NHL alumni of the GTHL Marlboros include, Sam Gagner, Ron Handy, Mike Hough, Peter Ing, Chris Kelly, Nathan LaFayette, Connor McDavid, Rick Nash, Mike Ricci, Jason Spezza, Brian Wilks, Wojtek Wolski and John Tavares.

American Hockey League
When Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment decided to relocate their American Hockey League minor league team, the St. John's Maple Leafs to Toronto, they renamed the team the Toronto Marlies after the original Toronto Marlboros club.

title: Toronto Marlboros