North Bay Trappers (EPHL)
Canadian professional ice hockey (1961–62)
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The North Bay Trappers were a Canadian professional ice hockey team in North Bay, Ontario. They played in the Eastern Professional Hockey League during the 1961–62 season.
| North Bay Trappers | |
|---|---|
| City | North Bay, Ontario |
| League | Eastern Professional Hockey League |
| Operated | 1961–62 |
| Home arena | North Bay Memorial Gardens |
| Colours | blue and white |
| Head coach | Bob Sabourin |
History
The Trappers were coached by Bob Sabourin, and placed fifth of six Eastern Professional Hockey League teams during the 1961–62 season, and did not qualify for the playoffs.[1] Joe Szura led the team in scoring with 62 points and 35 assists. The team also had 20-or-more goals each from George Gosselin, Doug Senior, John Sleaver, and Norman Waslawski. Goaltender Claude Dufour played in 60 of the team's 70 games.[2]
The Trappers were sponsored by a combination of five National Hockey League (NHL) teams, who covered only $30,500 of the nearly $44,000 deficit spending on the season.[3] The team was folded following a meeting of NHL executives in July 1962.[4] The Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs declined to support any EPHL team, and the Chicago Black Hawks supported the Syracuse Braves instead of North Bay as a farm team.[5]
Equipment and jerseys of the Trappers were sold to Pete Palangio to operate a junior hockey team of the same name in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association for the 1962–63 season.[3]
Results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | Standing | Playoffs |
| 1961–62 | 70 | 23 | 37 | 10 | 56 | 186 | 229 | 5th in EPHL | — |
Notable players
List of notable players:[6]