Thorold Blackhawks

GOJHL team
team_name = Thorold Blackhawks
bg_color = red
text_color =
logo_

division = Golden Horseshoe
founded = 1982
history = 1982-1986: Thorold Golden Eagles
1986-Pres: Thorold Blackhawks
alternate =
arena = Thorold Community Arena
city = Thorold, Ontario
team_colors = Black, Red, and White
head_coach = Ron Hubbert
general_manager = Rockey Venditti
affiliates = none
sutherland_cup = 2005
bucklands =
schmalz_cup = The Thorold Blackhawks are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Thorold, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

History

The team consists of mostly local players between the ages of 16 and 21. The Blackhawks were League Champions in 2001, 2003, 2004, and 2005. In 2005, the team went on to capture the Sutherland Cup as the best Jr. B team in Ontario. Many players that started their careers in Thorold went on to play in the Ontario Hockey League, American Hockey League, and the National Hockey League. The most notable of these NHLers are Nathan Horton of the Florida Panthers, Dwayne Roloson of the Edmonton Oilers and Owen Nolan of the Calgary Flames.

The Blackhawks played the longest game in club history on March 26, 2006 in a quadruple-overtime thriller of game 6 of their GHL Semi-final series against their arch-rival, the St. Catharines Falcons. The Blackhawks moved onto the GHL finals with this victory. The final score of this contest was 2-1 after Steve Zmudcynski beat St. Catharines' netminder Sean Hall with 5:06 left in the 4th overtime period. Zmudczynski was criticized for much of the overtime session for not getting back on defense but was rewarded for doing so when he received a long pass from Steve Chappell that set up the winning marker. The game lasted a little over four and a half hours and ended after midnight. An interesting side note from this game is that if there would have been a game seven it would have been played on March 27th, the same day Game 6 ended.

eason-by-Season Results

Sutherland Cup Appearances

:"2001": Elmira Sugar Kings defeated Thorold Blackhawks "4-games-to-2":"2003": Stratford Cullitons defeated Thorold Blackhawks "4-games-to-3":"2004": Stratford Cullitons defeated Thorold Blackhawks "4-games-to-none":"2005": Thorold Blackhawks defeated Chatham Maroons "4-games-to-1"

External links

* [http://www.thoroldblackhawks.org/ Blackhawks Webpage]