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 of Belleville, Ontario, playing home games at the Belleville Memorial Arena.
The McFarlands were Allan Cup champions in 1958, defeating the Kelowna Packers four games to three.[1] The following season, they represented Canada at the Ice Hockey World Championships, winning the gold medal at the 1959 World Championship versus the Soviet Union.
The name was revived by a later team in the Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League from 2003 to 2006, known as the Belleville Macs.
NHL alumni
Fifteen alumni of the McFarlands also played professionally in the National Hockey League.[2]
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1959 Gold Medal Winning Team
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Season-by-season results
Ontario Hockey Association regular season competition results.[3]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Winning Pct. (%) | Goals for | Goals against |
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| 1956–57 | 52 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 49 | 49.0 | 216 | 206 |
| 1957–58 | 52 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 61 | 58.7 | 214 | 195 |
| 1958–59 | 48 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 62 | 64.6 | 215 | 160 |
| 1959–60 | 54 | 18 | 35 | 1 | 39 | 34.3 | 196 | 262 |
| 1960–61 | Data unavailable. | |||||||
References
External links
- The Story of the 1959 World Champion Belleville McFarlands
- The Belleville McFarlands - 50 years later