Guelph Storm

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team = Guelph Storm

city = Guelph, Ontario
league = Ontario Hockey League
conference = Western
division = Midwest
founded = 1991-92
arena = Sleeman Centre
colours = Crimson, White, and Black Trim
coach = Jason Brooks
GM = Vacant
affiliates = Guelph Dominators
name1 = Toronto Marlboros
dates1 = 1904-89
name2 = Dukes of Hamilton
dates2 = 1989-91
name3 = Guelph Storm | dates3 = 1991-Present
|The Guelph Storm are a junior ice hockey team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. They have played in the OHL since the 1991-1992 season. The team plays home games at the Sleeman Centre.

History

The franchise started as the Toronto Marlboros, and in 1989 the Marlboros moved to Hamilton to become the Dukes of Hamilton. Following the 1990-1991 season, the franchise was relocated to Guelph.

The first year in Guelph was dismal, but the building process for Guelph was soon successful. The Storm finished first place in the 1994-95 season. General Manager Mike Kelly was voted the OHL Executive of the Year and Craig Hartsburg voted the Coach of the Year for the Canadian Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey League. Draft picks from the early years in Guelph include Jeff O'Neill and Todd Bertuzzi.

Guelph reached the OHL finals in 1995 and 1996. The team qualified for the 1996 Memorial Cup by virtue of playing against the Memorial Cup host Peterborough Petes in the OHL final.

The Storm won their first J. Ross Robertson Cup in 1998. The success continued into the Memorial Cup Tournament as the Storm rallied to the Championship Game where they lost to the Portland Winter Hawks in overtime in the final game.

In the year 2000, the team moved from the historic but aging Guelph Memorial Gardens into the Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre (since renamed). The Storm were chosen to host the 2002 Memorial Cup tournament. It would be the team's third appearance in the national junior championship.

Two years later, the Storm won their second OHL Championship, and returned to the 2004 Memorial Cup hosted in Kelowna, British Columbia.

The 2005-2006 season is the team's 15th season as the Storm. During their time in Guelph, the storm have a gained a reputation as a "player's" franchise with a winning tradition. Annually Guelph Storm players are among the highest in academic achievements, winning the Bobby Smith Trophy five times.

Championships

The Guelph Storm have appeared in the Memorial Cup tournament four times, won the J. Ross Robertson Cup twice, won the Hamilton Spectator Trophy three times, and have won four division titles.

:Memorial Cup * 1996 Finished 4th place * 1998 Lost to Portland Winter Hawks in finals. * 2002 Finished 4th place * 2004 Finished 4th place :J. Ross Robertson Cup * 1995 Lost to Detroit Jr. Red Wings * 1996 Lost to Peterborough Petes * 1998 Champions vs. Ottawa 67's * 2004 Champions vs. Missisauga Ice Dogs

:Wayne Gretzky Trophy * 2003-04, Western Conference Champion :Hamilton Spectator Trophy *1994-95 47 wins, 5 ties, 97 points *1995-96 45 wins, 5 ties, 95 points *1997-98 42 wins, 6 ties, 90 points :Division Trophies *1994-95 Emms Trophy, Central Division *1995-96 Emms Trophy, Central Division *1997-98 Emms Trophy, Central Division *1997-98 Holody Trophy, Midwest Division

Coaches

Craig Hartsburg was awarded the Matt Leyden Trophy as the OHL Coach of the Year for the 1994-1995 season, as well as being voted the Canadian Hockey League Coach of the Year. He is a former NHL defenceman with the Minnesota North Stars. He has also been the head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, and is the current head coach of the Ottawa Senators.. He has twice been an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Dave Barr coached the team from 2004-08, and won the Matt Leyden Trophy in 2005-06. He is currently an assistant coach with the Colorado Avalanche.

"List of coaches with multiple seasons in parentheses."

*1991-1992 - Ron Ivany, Mike Kelly, Bill LaForge *1992-1994 - John Lovell (2) *1994-1995 - Craig Hartsburg *1995-1997 - E. J. McGuire (2) *1997-1998 - George Burnett *1998-1999 - Geoff Ward

*1999-2000 - Paul Gillis *2000-2002 - Jeff Jackson (3) *2002-2003 - J. Jackson, S. Camp *2003-2004 - Shawn Camp (2) *2004-2008 - Dave Barr (4) *2008-pres - Jason Brooks

Players

Award winners

*"1992" - Jeff O'Neill, Jack Ferguson Award First Overall draft pick) & Emms Family Award (Rookie of the Year)
*"1993-94" - Jeff O'Neill, CHL Top Draft Prospect Award
*"1994-95" - Jamie Wright, Bobby Smith Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year)
*"1994-95" - Mark McArthur & Andy Adams, Dave Pinkney Trophy (Lowest team GAA)
*"1995-96" - Dan Cloutier & Brett Thompson, Dave Pinkney Trophy (Lowest team GAA)
*"1995-96" - Brett Thompson, F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy (Best rookie GAA)
*"1995-96" - Jeff Williams, William Hanley Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike Player)
*"1997-98" - Manny Malhotra, Bobby Smith Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year)
*"2000-01" - Craig Anderson, OHL Goaltender of the Year
*"2000-01" - Dustin Brown, Bobby Smith Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year)
*"2001-02" - Dustin Brown, Bobby Smith Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year)
*"2002-03" - Dustin Brown, Canadian Hockey League Scholastic Player of the Year & Bobby Smith Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year)
*"2003-04" - Martin St. Pierre, Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy (Overage Player of the Year)
*"2003-04" - Martin St. Pierre, Wayne Gretzky 99 Award (Playoffs MVP)
*"2005-06" - Ryan Callahan, Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy (Overage Player of the Year)
*"2007-08" - Drew Doughty, Max Kaminsky Trophy (Most Outstanding Defenceman)

Retired numbers

18 - Paul Fendley, a former member of the 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.

NHL alumni

*Craig Anderson *Eric Beaudoin *Chris Beckford-Tseu *Ken Belanger *Todd Bertuzzi *Dustin Brown *Ryan Callahan *Dan Cloutier *Sylvain Cloutier *Jeff Cowan

*Kevin Dallman *Aaron Downey *Paul Gillis *Daniel Girardi *Chris Hajt *Dwayne Hay *Greg Jacina *Cam Janssen *Manny Malhotra

*Kent McDonell *Brian McGrattan *Rumun Ndur *Jeff O'Neill *Daniel Paille *Ryan Parent *Mike Prokopec *Matt Ryan *Martin St. Pierre

*Charlie Stephens *Alek Stojanov *Daniel Taylor *Fedor Tyutin *Ryan Vandenbussche *Herbert Vasiljevs *Brian Wesenberg *Brian Willsie *Jamie Wright

Roster

Roster updated as of October 5, 2008

Team records

Playoffs

*1991-92 - Out of playoffs.
*1992-93 - Lost to Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4 games to 1 in first round.
*1993-94 - Defeated London Knights 4 games to 1 in division quarter-finals.
Lost to S.S.Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 0 in division semi-finals.
*1994-95 - First place in OHL. Earned first round bye.
Defeated Owen Sound Platers 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
Defeated Belleville Bulls 4 games to 0 in semi-finals.
Lost to Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4 games to 2 in finals.
*1995-96 - First place in OHL. Earned first round bye.
Defeated Niagara Falls Thunder 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
Defeated Belleville Bulls 4 games to 1 in semi-finals.
Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 3 in finals.
Finished 4th place in Memorial Cup hosted by Peterborough Petes.
*1996-97 - Defeated Erie Otters 4 games to 1 in division quarter-finals.
Defeated S.S. Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 2 in quarter-finals.
Lost to Ottawa 67's 4 games to 3 in semi-finals.
*1997-98 - First place in OHL. Earned first round bye.
Defeated Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
Defeated Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 0 in semi-finals.
Defeated Ottawa 67's 4 games to 1 in finals. OHL CHAMPIONS
Finished round-robin portion of Memorial Cup in 2nd place.
Defeated Spokane Chiefs 2-1 (OT) in semi-finals.
Lost to Portland Winter Hawks 4-3 (OT) in finals. Finished 2nd place in Memorial Cup.
*1998-99 - Defeated Erie Otters 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
Lost to Owen Sound Platers 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals.
*1999-00 - Lost to Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
*2000-01 - Lost to Brampton Battalion 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
*2001-02 - Defeated Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
Lost to Windsor Spitfires 4 games to 1 in conference semi-finals.
Finished round-robin portion of Memorial Cup tied for third place.
Lost to Victoriaville Tigres 4-3 in tiebreaker game. Finished 4th place as hosts of Memorial Cup.
*2002-03 - Defeated Sarnia Sting 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
Lost to Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 1 in conference semi-finals.
*2003-04 - Defeated Owen Sound Attack 4 games to 3 in conference quarter-finals.
Defeated Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals.
Defeated London Knights 4 games to 3 in conference finals.
Defeated Mississauga Ice Dogs 4 games to 0 in finals. OHL CHAMPIONS
Finished 4th place in Memorial Cup hosted by Kelowna Rockets.
*2004-05 - Lost to London Knights 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
*2005-06 - Defeated Saginaw Spirit 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
Defeated Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals.
Lost to London Knights 4 games to 1 in conference finals.
*2006-07 - Lost to Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
*2007-08 - Defeated London Knights 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
Lost to S.S. Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 1 in conference semi-finals.

Uniforms and logos

In the 2007/08 season the team switched to a crimson and white colour scheme with the same logo that was on the last jerseys. The white jersey has "STORM" written on top of the logo, and the crimson have "GUELPH". The new shoulder patches have a new "GS" logo.

The Guelph Storm primary logo is the team mascot "Spike" surrounded by a twister with the team name above it. The secondary logo on the shoulders is a letter "G", very commonly mistaken for an "S", for storm in front of a twister. The team colours are white, grey, maroon and black. Home jerseys have a white background, and away jerseys have a black background. The third jersey has a maroon background, with the word "GUELPH" spelled across the chest diagonally downward from upper left to lower right.

The previous Guelph Storm logo (inset right) was used from 1991 to 1995. The team colours then were white, blue, grey and black. Home jerseys had a white background and away jerseys had a blue background.

* [http://www.sportslogos.net/team.php?t=366 Uniforms & Logos] - from www.sportslogos.net

Arenas

The Guelph Storm played at the Guelph Memorial Gardens from 1991 until the year 2000 when moving to the new Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre, since renamed the Sleeman Centre. The GSEC was built into what was a former Eaton's department store in a downtown shopping mall. The GSEC hosted the 2001 Hershey Cup and the 2002 Memorial Cup.

:Ice Size = 200' x 85':Capacity = 4,685 seating, 5,100 standing

Profiles and photos from "The OHL Arena & Travel Guide:"
* [http://www.ohlarenaguide.com/guegrdns.htm Guelph Gardens]
* [http://www.ohlarenaguide.com/storm.htm Guelph SEC]

ee also

*List of ice hockey teams in Ontario

External links

* [http://www.guelphstorm.com/ www.guelphstorm.com] Guelph Storm Official web site
* [http://www.guelphstorm.com/web_pages/zone_club.php Booster Fan Club] Guelph Storm Trackers Fan Club
* [http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/ Ontario Hockey League] Official web site
* [http://www.chl.ca/ Canadian Hockey League] Official web site