Galt



Galt was a town in the western part of Southern Ontario just to the south of Kitchener. In 1973 it was amalgamated with the towns of Preston and Hespeler to form the city of Cambridge.

Teams

 * Galt
 * 1) (OHA Sr., 1891-1893; 1905-1908; 1923-1925; 1926-1927
 * 2) (OHA Jr., 1901-1902; 1904-1905; 1910-1914; 1918-1920; 1921-1931; 1932-1933)
 * Galt 122nd Battalion (OHA, 1916-1917)
 * Galt Bees (OHA, 1946-1949)
 * Galt Black Hawks (OHA Jr. A, 1949-1955) withdrew
 * Galt Civic Services Club (1942-43 OHA Junior B Groupings)
 * Galt Hornets (OHA Sr. A, 1962-1973) renamed Cambridge Hornets when area merged into one city franchise in existence until 1987
 * Galt Kists (OHA Jr. A, 1943-1944) renamed Red Wings
 * Galt Moose (OHA Sr. A, 1939-1940)
 * Galt Professionals (Ontario Professional Hockey League, 1909-1910) originally joined 1908; but didn't play
 * Galt Rockets (OHA Jr. A, 1947-1949) renamed Black Hawks
 * Galt Red Wings (OHA Jr. A, 1944-1947) renamed Rockets
 * Galt Terrier Pups (OHA Jr. A 1934-1938) drop to Jr. B
 * Galt Terriers (19202-1960s)
 * 1) (OHA Jr., 1924-1925)
 * 2) (OHA Sr. B, 1929-1930) to Intermediate A
 * 3) (OHA Intermediate A 1930-1932)
 * 4) (Canadian Professional Hockey League, 1929-1930) join OPHL
 * 5) (Ontario Professional Hockey League, 1930-1931)
 * 6) (OHA Sr. B, 1932-1935)
 * 7) (OHA Sr. A, 1935-1935) withdrew before play; join OHA Intermediate A
 * 8) (OHA Intermeidate A, 1935-????
 * 9) (OHA Sr. B, 1940-1941)
 * 10) (OHA Sr. A, 1960-1962)

Allan Cup

 * 1968-69 Galt Hornets
 * 1970-71 Galt Hornets

Arenas

 * Galt Arena Gardens

Players

 * John Ashley
 * Lex Chisholm
 * Alex Forsyth
 * Ray Getliffe
 * Normie Himes
 * Don Laurence
 * Mike Moffat
 * Jim Schoenfeld
 * Bill Wylie