- Brampton Battalion
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team = Brampton Battalion
city =Brampton, Ontario
league =Ontario Hockey League
conference = Eastern
division = Central
founded =December 3 ,1996
arena =Powerade Centre
colours = Olive, Yellow, Black, White
coach =Stan Butler
GM =Stan Butler
affiliates =Bramalea Blues Brampton Capitals The Brampton Battalion are ajunior ice hockey team in theOntario Hockey League . The team is based inBrampton, Ontario and started playing in 1998.History
The Brampton Battalion were granted an expansion franchise on
December 3 ,1996 . Major Junior A hockey had returned to Brampton since 1963, when the Brampton 7Ups played in theMetro Junior A League before returning to the Junior B level.Brampton was part of the return of major junior hockey to the
Greater Toronto Area in the late 1990s that included theMississauga IceDogs and the revivedToronto St. Michael's Majors . In 2005, team ownerScott Abbott was inducted into the Brampton SportsHall of Fame for his work in building the franchise. [http://www.bramptonsports.ca/inductee.php?pk=111[ 1] ]The Battalion name was chosen from community suggestions, and was also adopted by the competitive minor hockey program. Brampton is covered by local television Rogers Community Cable 10, and the local newspaper,
The Brampton Guardian . The Battalion's secondary school educational programs are co-ordinated throughTurner Fenton Secondary School .Championships
The Battalion are in quest of their first
J. Ross Robertson Cup and firstMemorial Cup . The Battalion have won three division titles to date.Emms Trophy
Central Division Champions
* "2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08"Coaches
Stan Butler has been the onlyhead coach and general manager in club history. He was appointed to the position in August 1997. He is currently the second longest serving coach with the same team, second only toBrian Kilrea . Butler previously coached theOshawa Generals ,Prince George Cougars , and the Canada's National Under 18 team.Players
Award Winners
*"1998" – Jay HarrisonJack Ferguson Award , First overall draft pick
*"1999-00" – Rostislav KleslaCHL Top Draft Prospect Award
*"2005-06" – Wojtek WolskiWilliam Hanley Trophy , Most Sportsmanlike Player
*"2005-06" – Wojtek WolskiRed Tilson Trophy , Most Outstanding PlayerNHL Alumni
The Brampton Battalion have 9 alumni that have graduated to play in theNational Hockey League .
*Brent Burns
*Brian Finley
*Jay Harrison
*Rostislav Klesla
*Kamil Kreps
*Jay McClement
*Raffi Torres
*Jason Spezza
*Wojtek Wolski Current Roster
"as of October 3rd, 2008."
Goalies
*1 -- Patrick Killeen (Carp, Ontario ) ~ PIT 2008
*30 -- Brandon Foote (Whitby, Ontario )Defencemen
*2 -- Ken Peroff (Chisholm Township, Ontario )
*3 -- Kyle Pereira (Brampton ,Ontario )
*4 -- Ben Alavie (Richmond Hill, Ontario )
*5 -- Matt Clark (Campbellville, Ontario )
*6 -- Brad Albert (Nepean, Ontario )
*7 -- Alexander Erikssön (Umea ,Sweden )
*8 -- Cameron Wind (Barrie, Ontario )Forwards
*9 -- Matt Duchêne (Haliburton, Ontario )
*10 -- Josh Shalla (Whitby, Ontario )
*11 -- Scott Tanski (Burlington, Ontario )
*12 -- Craig Moore (Orleans, Ontario )
*14 -- Thomas Stajan (Mississauga, Ontario )
*15 -- Evgeny Grachev (Khabarovsk, Russia ) ~ NYR 2008
*16 -- Sam Carrick (Stouffville, Ontario )
*17 -- Jason Dale (Pickering, Ontario )
*19 --Cody Hodgson (Markham, Ontario )~ VAN 2008
*18 -- Stephon Thorne (Mississauga, Ontario )
*21 -- Michael Hasson (Ariss, Ontario )
*22 -- John Hughes (Whitby, Ontario )
*23 -- Kyle DeCoste (London, Ontario ) ~ TB 2008
*27 -- Chris Beauchamp (Midland, Ontario )
*28 -- Luke VanMoerkerke (Tillsonburg, Ontario )Team records
Playoffs
*1998–1999 Out of playoffs.
*1999–2000 Lost to Erie Otters 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
*2000–2001 Defeated Guelph Storm 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
Lost to Erie Otters 4 games to 1 in conference semi-finals.
*2001–2002 Out of playoffs.
*2002–2003 Defeated Barrie Colts 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
Lost to St. Michael's Majors 4 games to 1 in conference semi-finals.
*2003–2004 Defeated Ottawa 67's 4 games to 3 in conference quarter-finals.
Lost to St. Michael's Majors 4 games to 1 in conference semi-finals.
*2004–2005 Lost to Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
*2005–2006 Defeated Belleville Bulls 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 1 in conference semi-finals.
*2006–2007 Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
*2007–2008 Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.Uniforms and logos
The Battalion's uniform is primarily an army-like shade of olive green. The shoulders feature black bars, with white outlining, this is then further outlined in black. Evenly between the shoulder and elbow lie three
military -style chevrons, connoting rank (here,sergeant ) completing armed forces theme.The logo itself, featuring their mascot, Sarge, gritting his teeth is also army olive green, a mix of yellow and beige, white, fleshish pinky-orange, black, and red. The name Battalion, emblazoned on their uniform is pure red, and is created in a way that it looks three-dimensional.
:Uniform Colours: Olive Green, Yellow, Black and White:Logo Design: "A militant with an army hat with Battalion under the militant."
Cartoon Series
The Brampton Battalion was also a series of comics created and produced by Kevin J. Johnston. The characters were designed to be fun-loving and politically correct, and included all ages, sizes and races.
The comics appeared as four page shorts in the game-day programs and in the local newspaper,Fact|date=February 2008 and their images were on the back of souvenir t-shirts.Fact|date=February 2008 The stories depicted
mascot s the other Ontario Hockey League franchises as theantagonist s in humorous situations.Arena
The Brampton Battalion play out of the
Powerade Centre , which was formerly known as the "Brampton Centre for Sports & Entertainment." It is located on Kennedy Road, on the south-side of the city near the 407 ETR. This is a facility has one main arena, as well as three full size practice rinks on the north-east side, many baseball diamonds as part of the complex. Also a full sized outdoor rink was added to the south side of the complex in the summer of 2008.
* [http://www.ohlarenaguide.com/battalion.htm Powerade Centre] - The OHL Arena & Travel Guide: Capacity = 4,980: Ice Size = 200' x 85'
ee also
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List of ice hockey teams in Ontario External links
* [http://www.battalionhockey.com/ www.battalionhockey.com] Official web site
* [http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/ Ontario Hockey League] Official web site
* [http://www.chl.ca/ Canadian Hockey League] Official web siteReferences
* [http://www.bramptonsports.ca/inductee.php?pk=111 "1"] , Brampton Sports Hall of Fame, Scott Abbott, retrieved May 18, 2006.
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