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The Galt Rockets 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 1947 to 1949. Their home arena was the Galt Arena Gardens.[1]

The team originated as the Galt Canadians, then became Galt Red Wings when affiliated as a farm team for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. Subsequently playing as the Galt Rockets when affiliated for two seasons with the Philadelphia Rockets of the American Hockey League, the team was sponsored by the Chicago Black Hawks from 1949 until 1955.[2]

National Hockey League alumni

From the Rockets, four players graduated to play in the National Hockey League:

Season-by-season results

Regular season results:[6]

Season Team Games Won Lost Tied Points Pct % Goals
For		 Goals
Against		 Standing
1943–44 Canadians 26 15 11 0 30 0.577 125 97 2nd Group 2
1944–45 Red Wings 20 12 8 0 24 0.600 83 91 2nd OHA (tie)
1945–46 Red Wings 28 22 6 0 44 0.786 187 96 2nd OHA
1946–47 Red Wings 36 27 9 0 54 0.750 232 99 3rd OHA
1947–48 Rockets 36 18 13 5 41 0.581 168 129 5th OHA
1948–49 Rockets 48 11 34 3 25 0.244 154 252 9th OHA

References

  1. ^ Jordan, Kevin (March 9, 2025). “Galt Arena Gardens, Galt Black Hawks”. The OHL Arena Guide. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  2. ^ “Jones memoirs of Black Hawks pays off for hospital”. Cambridge Times. February 6, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  3. ^ “Bronco Horvath Stats And News”. National Hockey League. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  4. ^ a b “Galt Rockets all-time player list”. HockeyDB. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  5. ^ “Don Simmons Stats And News”. National Hockey League. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  6. ^ “Galt Rockets Statistics and History”. HockeyDB. Retrieved March 30, 2026.

Further reading

  • Jones, Todd (2005). The History of Cambridge Hockey. Cambridge, Ontario. ISBN 9780973956504.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)