Pinky Lewis, Aerovox coach
Aerovox team photo
The Hamilton Aerovox was a Junior "B" team in Hamilton, Ontario. They played in various leagues under the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The Aerovox won the Sutherland Cup, emblematic of the OHA's Junior B championship, in 1947-48.
During the late 1940s, the Aerovox Hockey Club was Hamilton’s only Junior B team, and during this era were a solid club which vied for the OHA’s top prize.
Sponsored by one of Hamilton’s most noted industrial concerns, Aerovox, which produced electrical components, the team was comprised of up-and-coming former players from the city’s bantam, juvenile, and midget leagues.
The team, which had compiled a 10-1-1 record in 1947, was a finalist for the 1946-47 Sutherland Cup Championship, losing three games to two to the De La Salle Academy. The Aerovox team won the Cup in 1948 over the St. Michael's Buzzers.
Season-by-Season Records[]
Ontario Hockey Association Junior "B"[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs | |
| 1946-47 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 97 | 37 | 1st Group 6 | Won Group Final | |
| 1947-48 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 46 | 28 | 1st Group 7 | Won Group Final | |
| 1948-49 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 83 | 59 | 2nd Central | Lost Semi Final | |
| 1949-50 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 96 | 42 | 1st West | Lost Semi Final |
They would play as well in 1951-52