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 (OHA) 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.[2] When the affiliation with the Detroit Red Wings was cancelled, Galt affiliated with the Philadelphia Rockets of the American Hockey League as of the 1947–48 OHA season.[3]
The Rockets won only 11 games during the 1948–49 OHA season, and did not qualify for the playoffs.[4] After the ast-place finish in a nine-team league, the Chicago Black Hawks became the sponsors as of the 1949–40 OHA season, with the junior team playing as the Galt Black Hawks.[5]
National Hockey League alumni
From the Rockets, four players graduated to play in the National Hockey League:
Season-by-season results
Regular season and playoffs results:[9]
Legend: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pts | Pct | GF | GA | Finish | ||
| 1947–48 | 36 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 41 | 0.581 | 168 | 129 | 5th OHA | Won quarterfinal (St. Catharines Teepees) 2–1[10] Lost semifinal (Barrie Flyers) 3–2[11] |
| 1948–49 | 48 | 11 | 34 | 3 | 25 | 0.244 | 154 | 252 | 9th OHA | Did not qualify[4] |
References
- ^ Jordan, Kevin (March 9, 2025). “Galt Arena Gardens, Galt Black Hawks”. The OHL Arena Guide. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- ^ “Jones memoirs of Black Hawks pays off for hospital”. Cambridge Times. February 6, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
- ^ “Philadelphia Rockets to aid Galt Red Wings”. The Welland-Port Colborne Evening Tribune. The Canadian Press. August 7, 1947. p. 9.
- ^ a b “Rockets Lick Kroehler Six”. Windsor Star. February 21, 1949. p. 24.
- ^ “Hawks at Galt”. The Expositor. Brantford, Ontario. February 23, 1949. p. 19.
- ^ “Bronco Horvath Stats And News”. National Hockey League. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- ^ a b “Galt Rockets all-time player list”. HockeyDB. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- ^ “Don Simmons Stats And News”. National Hockey League. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- ^ “Galt Rockets Statistics and History”. HockeyDB. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- ^ “Galt Ousts Teepees: Pidhirney Nets Four”. Toronto Star. February 26, 1948. p. 24.
- ^ “Galt Rockets Sidelined by Barrie Flyers”. The Welland-Port Colborne Evening Tribune. The Canadian Press. March 8, 1948. p. 7.