Guelph CMC ' s The Guelph CMC ' s or sometimes known as the Guelph CMC ' s Biltmore Mad Hatters were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association as a Junior ' B ' team in the Central League from 1956 to 1970 , and merged with the Western A League ' s Guelph Beef Kings to become a Junior ' A ' team from 1970 to 75 . The team was based in Guelph , Ontario , and played home games as the Guelph Memorial Gardens . 1956 to 1970 . The CMC ' s were founded as members of the Central Division of the Big 10 Junior B Hockey League . In 1956 , the league split and the Central Division became the Central Junior B Hockey League . In 1970 , the CMC ' s merged with and took the place of the Guelph Beef Kings of the Western Junior " A " Hockey League ( formerly the Western Division of the Big 10 ) . The league was reincorporated into the Ontario Hockey Association and changed its name to the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League for the 1970 - 71 season . CMC stands for the name of a business in Guelph that John Prigione owned - Central Mechanical Contractors . Southern Ontario Junior ' A ' 1970 to 1975 . After two years playing in the SOJHL , the CMC ' s won the Junior ' A ' league title , in the 1971 - 72 season . In the Ontario Championship , they took on the Thunder Bay Vulcans of the now defunct Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League . The CMC ' s were leading 3 - games - to - 2 ( 5 - 4 , 5 - 4 , 3 - 7 , 0 - 7 , 6 - 2 ) when they won the series by default after the Vulcans discontinued . Moving onto the Eastern Canadian Final , the CMC ' s faced Charlottetown from the Island Junior Hockey League . The result of the series was a four game sweep ( 5 - 2 , 6 - 3 , 5 - 2 , 5 - 2 ) , in favour of Guelph . Guelph travelled to the Centennial Cup versus the Red Deer Rustlers of the Alberta Junior Hockey League . The CMC ' s swept the Rustlers ( 4 - 2 , 3 - 2 , 3 - 1 , 3 - 0 ) , taking the National title . The team was coached by Bill Taylor and starred Doug Risebrough and John Van Boxmeer . In 1973 the CMC ' s merged with their crosstown rivals , the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters . The CMC ' s won the SOJHL championship again in 1975 , then defeatied the Smiths Falls Bears of the Central Junior A Hockey League in 6 games ( 8 - 3 , 3 - 4 , 7 - 2 , 6 - 4 , 3 - 6 , 5 - 2 ) to reach the Centennial Cup finals a second time . The CMC ' s were defeated 4 - games - to - 2 ( 3 - 4 , 2 - 3 , 4 - 1 , 5 - 2 , 6 - 3 , 6 - 5 OT ) by the Spruce Grove Mets of the Alberta Junior Hockey League . The 1975 CMC ' s were bolsterted on defence by late season pick - up , Craig Hartsburg of Minnesota North Stars fame . Following the season , the Guelph CMC ' s were bought by the Holody family , the owners of a local electroplating company . The Holodys changed the team name to the Guelph Holody Platers . The Imperials . The City of Guelph was unhappy with the fact that their Junior A team had been moved to Kitchener in 1963 . Left with only the Guelph CMC ' s at the OHA Junior B level , the City jumped at the 1968 offer of the newly - renegade Western Ontario Junior A Hockey League to give the city a new Junior A team . After a pair of losing seasons and a name change to the Beef Kings , the league was reincorporated into the OHA as a Tier II Junior A league and the franchise being bought out by the CMC ' s . From that point on , the CMC ' s took the Beef King ' s place . Players . John Van Boxmeer played for the Guelph CMC ' s in 1971 - 72 , and was drafted 14th overall in the 1st round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens . He played as an NHL denfenseman for the Canadiens , Colorado Rockies , Buffalo Sabres and Quebec Nordiques . Doug Risebrough was the SOJHL ' s MVP in 1972 - 73 . He signed next year with the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL . Risebrough was selected by Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round , 7th overall 1974 NHL Amateur Draft . He played 13 years in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens and the Calgary Flames . Craig Hartsburg of Stratford , Ontario , was drafted 6th overall in the First Round of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars , after playing three seasons with the Sault Ste . Marie Greyhounds and a single season with the World Hockey Association ' s Birmingham Bulls . He played 10 season in Minnesota scoring 413 points in 570 games . Paul Fendley . Paul Fendley of Georgetown , Ontario was a member of the 1971 - 72 Guelph CMC ' s who died as a result of an on ice accident at Guelph Memorial Gardens during Guelph ' s Centennial Cup 1972 victory . The 19 year old player died at Kitchener - Waterloo General Hospital on May 8 , 1972 , seventy - three hours after striking his head on the arena ice . Fendley was checked by an opponent with 11 minutes to play in the game . He tried to catch his balance while still handling the puck and lost his helmet in the process , falling and striking the bare back of his head on the ice . Fendley split the 1972 season with Brantford before being traded to Guelph , scoring a combined 20 goals and 24 assists in 43 games . He also scored 14 goals and 18 assists in 26 playoff games before his accident . The game in which he was fatally injured was the final and clinching game of the Centennial Cup . His number has not been issued to a player since , by the Guelph CMC ' s , Guelph Platers , or Guelph Storm . Paul Fendley ' s number was officially retired on Nov 15 , 2008 in a celebration at The Sleeman Centre in Guelph , ON .