- Belleville McFarlands
The Belleville McFarlands were a men's
senior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association Senior division from 1956 to 1961. The McFarlands were based out ofBelleville, Ontario , playing home games at the Belleville Memorial Arena.The McFarlands were
Allan Cup champions in 1958, defeating theKelowna Packers four games to three. [ [http://www.allancup.ca/allancuparchivescores.htm#50's Allan Cup Archives] ] The following season, they represented Canada at theIce Hockey World Championships , winning thegold medal at the 1959 World Championship versus theSoviet Union .The name was revived by a later team in the
Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League from 2003 to 2006, known as theBelleville Macs .NHL alumni
Fifteen alumni of the McFarlands also played professionally in the
National Hockey League . [ [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayersByTeam.jsp?team=Belleville+McFarlands Legends of hockey alumni search] ]eason-by-season results
Ontario Hockey Association regular season competition results. [ [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=920 www.hockeydb.com season results] ]
References
External links
* [http://www.historyliveshere.ca/projects.html The Story of the 1959 World Champion Belleville McFarlands]
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