Toronto Native Sons
Canadian junior ice hockey team (1930–1942)
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The Toronto Native Sons were a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) from 1930 until 1942. They played at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. Prior to moving up to the OHA, the team played in the Toronto Junior Hockey League and were coached by Harold Cotton.[citation needed] The Native Sons were league finalists for the 1939 J. Ross Robertson Cup, losing in three games to the Oshawa Generals.[1]
| Toronto Native Sons | |
|---|---|
| City | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| League | Ontario Hockey Association |
| Operated | 1930 to 1942 |
| Home arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
Five alumni of the Native Sons graduated to play in the National Hockey League. Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Bill Quackenbush played for the team in the 1940–41 season. Other alumni include; Al Dewsbury, Red Heron, George Parsons and John Webster.[2]
Season-by-season results
Regular season and playoffs results:[citation needed]
Legend: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Memorial Cup champions | League champions | League finalists |
| Season | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pts | Pct | GF | GA | Finish | ||
| 1930–31 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0.667 | 28 | 25 | 2nd Group 6 | Lost group final (West Toronto Nationals) 5–1 |
| 1931–32 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0.444 | 18 | 21 | 3rd Group 6 | Lost second-place tiebreaker (North Toronto) 1–0 |
| 1932–33 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.875 | 41 | 22 | 1st Group 3 | Lost group final (Oshawa Blue Imps) 6–5 |
| 1933–34 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0.458 | 57 | 58 | 4th Group 7 | Did not qualify |
| 1934–35 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 15 | 73 | 5th Group 1 | Did not qualify |
| 1935–36 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 29 | 0.600 | 3rd Group 1 | Lost semifinal (Toronto St. Michael's Majors) 9–6 |
| 1936–37 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0.083 | 18 | 75 | 7th Group 1 | Did not qualify |
| 1937–38 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0.417 | 45 | 44 | 5th OHA | Did not qualify |
| 1938–39 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0.536 | 53 | 45 | 3rd Group 2 | Won quarterfinal (Toronto Marlboros) 2–0 Won semifinal (Toronto Young Rangers) 2–1 Lost OHA final (Oshawa Generals) 3–0 |
| 1939–40 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0.225 | 48 | 113 | 5th OHA | Did not qualify |
| 1940–41 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 52 | 147 | 5th OHA | Did not qualify |
| 1941–42 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 43 | 120 | 7th OHA | Did not qualify |
