Brantford Alexanders

The Brantford Alexanders were a junior team in the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League from 1978 to 1984. The team was based in Brantford, Ontario, and played their games out of the Brantford Civic Centre.
==History==
The Hamilton Fincups were relocated in 1978 becoming the Brantford Alexanders. The OMJHL junior team took the name of the OHA senior team which had played for two years prior, which in themselves were named for Brantford's most famous former resident, telephone pioneer Alexander Graham Bell. After two years in the OMJHL, the league changed names to the OHL and the Alexanders played four more seasons in Brantford, before moving back to Hamilton as the Steelhawks.
The Alexanders made the playoffs for five straight years after missing out its first year in Brantford. The team narrowly missed out on winning its division in 1980–81 by a single point.
Brantford developed close rivalries with the London Knights and the Niagara Falls Flyers. Their playoff nemeses were Windsor and Sault Ste. Marie. Two years in a row they were eliminated by the Spitfires, followed by three years in a row at the hands of the Greyhounds.
There have been 29 alumni of the Alexanders to play in the NHL. In 1982–83, Dave Gagner was awarded the Bobby Smith Trophy for the OHA's Scholastic Player of the Year.
==Coaches==
*1978–79 - Dave Draper
*1979–80 - Ron Carroll
*1980–81 - R. Carroll, D. Draper, Ken Gratton	
*1981–82 - Bep Guidolin, D. Draper
*1982–83 - Dave Draper
*1983–84 - Dave Draper
==NHL alumni==
*Perry Anderson 
*Bruce Bell
*Allan Bester
*Mark Botell
*Mike Bullard 
*Shayne Corson
*Tony Curtale 
*Dean Defazio	
*Daryl Evans 
*Dave Gagner
*Len Hachborn 
*Dave Hannan
*Mike Hoffman 
*Mark Hunter
*Jeff Jackson	
*Randy Ladouceur 
*Jason Lafreniere
*Rick LaFerriere 
*Mike Lalor
*Kevin LaVallee 
*Paul Marshall
*Mike Millar	
*Ric Nattress 
*Mark Plantery
*Bob Probert 
*Chris Pusey
*Steve Smith 
*Greg Terrion
*Rick Wamsley
==Season-by-season results==
===Regular season===
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Pct %	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing
1978–79	68 	23 	42 	3 	49 	0.360	281 	349 	6th Emms
1979–80	68 	31 	35 	2 	64 	0.471	412 	398 	3rd Emms
1980–81	68 	34 	34 	0 	68 	0.500	350 	354 	2nd Emms
1981–82	68 	25 	41 	2 	52 	0.382	293 	313 	5th Emms
1982–83	70 	34 	33 	3 	71 	0.507	275 	282 	4th Emms
1983–84	70 	39 	28 	3 	81 	0.579	303 	235 	2nd Emms
===Playoffs===
*1978–1979 Out of playoffs.
*1979–1980 Defeated Toronto Marlboros 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals. Lost to Windsor Spitfires 4 games to 3 in semi-finals.
*1980–1981 Lost to Windsor Spitfires 8 points to 4 in division semi-finals
*1981–1982 Defeated London Knights 6 points to 2 in first round. Lost to S.S. Marie Greyhounds 8 points to 6 in quarter-finals.
*1982–1983 Defeated London Knights 6 points to 0 in first round. Lost to S.S. Marie Greyhounds 8 points to 2 in quarter-finals.
*1983–1984 Earned first round bye. Lost to S.S. Marie Greyhounds 8 points to 4 in quarter-finals.
==Arena==
The Brantford Alexanders played home games at the Brantford Civic Centre from 1978 to 1984. The OHL All-Star game was hosted here in 1982.
*Brantford Civic Centre - The OHL Arena & Travel Guide
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Ontario Hockey League team