History[]
The Belleville McFarlands were a senior team in Belleville, Ontario in the 1950's.
Like their cousins the Whitby Dunlops, the McFarlands grew out of the Ontario Senior B system of the early 1950's. They became part of a Senior A league in Eastern Ontario in 1956-57.
This team only existed for four full seasons, but they won an Allan Cup in 1958 and a World Championship in 1959 during that time.
The team was partially subsidized by a local contractor named Harvey McFarland, hence the name. It was also being subsidized by the city of Belleville, which lost over $100,000.
They folded at the beginning of the 1960-61 season when the Dunlops also folded. At the time, the rest of the teams were in southwestern Ontario which meany very long road trips. Attempts to ressurect the team in a league in the Ottawa District Hockey Association also foundered due to travel costs.
Senior team 1957-61[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1956-57 | 52 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 49 | 213 | 205 | 3rd | Lost Final |
| 1957-58 | 52 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 61 | 214 | 195 | 1st | Won Final Won Allan Cup |
| 1958-59 | 48 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 62 | 215 | 160 | 2nd | Did not play in playoffs - Won World |
| 1959-60 | 54 | 18 | 35 | 1 | 37 | 196 | 262 | 5th | Lost Semi Final |
| 1960-61 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | Withdrew | Out of playoffs |
McFarlands who played in the NHL[]
- Frank Bathgate
- Gordie Bell
- Red Berenson
- Bart Bradley
- Wayne Brown
- Pete Conacher
- Al Dewsbury
- Gerry Goyer
- Bep Guidolin
- Ike Hildebrand
- Jean-Paul Lamirande
- John McLellan
- Hillary Menard
- Tony Poeta
- Rags Raglan