The Hamilton Mountain A's are a defunct Junior "A" ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team from Hamilton

Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...

, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. They were a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League

Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League

The Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The league dates back to 1954 as the Central Junior B Hockey League. In 1993, the Central Junior B Hockey League was promoted to the...

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History

Originating as the Hamilton Red Wing B's, the team became the Hamilton Mountain Bees in 1962 as a member of the Niagara & District Junior B Hockey League. In 1974, the league became the Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League

Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League

The Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League was a junior ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association from 1974 until 2007. As of 2007, the league has become a division of the newly formed Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League...

. Hamilton played under the league's new name for one year before aspiring for higher goals.

The team joined the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League

Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League

----The Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League was a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey that lasted from the late 1960s until 1977 in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league was swallowed by what is now called the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League in 1977....

 in 1975, the and later joined the OPJHL in 1977. They folded in 1984 to make way for the Ontario Hockey League

Ontario Hockey League

The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....

's Hamilton Steelhawks

Hamilton Steelhawks

The Hamilton Steelhawks were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League from 1984 to 1988. The team was based in Hamilton, Ontario, and played at Copps Coliseum.-History:...

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Season-by-Season results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1960-61	30	11	16	3
147	163	25	4th CJBHL
1961-62	30	11	17	2
140	171	24	4th CJBHL
1962-63	Statistics Not Available
1963-64	30	18	8	4
164	121	40	1st NDJBHL
1964-65	30	20	8	2
200	113	42	2nd NDJBHL	Won League
1965-66	30	23	7	0
195	115	46	1st NDJBHL	Won League
1966-74	Statistics Not Available
1974-75	40	20	12	8
186	137	48	3rd GHJHL
1975-76	60	24	30	6
253	287	54	4th SOJAHL
1976-77	38	19	12	7
173	169	45	2nd SOJAHL	Lost Semi-final
1977-78	50	7	42	1
163	311	15	11th OPJHL
1978-79	50	13	34	3
219	314	29	11th OPJHL
1979-80	44	14	21	9
218	262	37	9th OPJHL
1980-81	44	23	19	2
228	204	48	5th OPJHL
1981-82 1981–82 OJHL season The 1981–82 OJHL season is the 10th season of the Ontario Junior Hockey League . The 11 teams of the league played a 50-game season. The top four teams of each division make the playoffs....	50	18	29	3
229	292	39	9th OJHL
1982-83 1982–83 OJHL season The 1982–83 OJHL season is the 11th season of the Ontario Junior Hockey League . The nine teams of the league played a 48-game season. The top four teams of each division make the playoffs....	48	21	21	6
226	224	48	6th OJHL
1983-84 1983–84 OJHL season The 1983–84 OJHL season is the 12th season of the Ontario Junior Hockey League . The eight teams of the league played a 42-game season. The all eight teams made the playoffs....	42	16	18	8
187	191	40	6th OJHL

Playoffs

SOJHL Years

• 1976 Lost Semi-final

Chatham Maroons

Chatham Maroons

----The Chatham Maroons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...

defeated Hamilton Mountain A's 4-games-to-3

• 1977 Lost Semi-final

Collingwood Blues

Collingwood Blues

The Collingwood Blues were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League and earlier the Central Junior B Hockey League.-History:...

defeated Hamilton Mountain A's 4-games-to-2

OPJHL Years

• 1978 DNQ
• 1979 DNQ
• 1980 DNQ
• 1981 Lost Quarter-final

North Bay Trappers

North Bay Trappers

The North Bay Trappers were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from North Bay, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey Association and later the OHA Jr...

defeated Hamilton Mountain A's 4-games-to-3

• 1982 DNQ
• 1983 Lost Semi-final

Hamilton Mountain A's defeated Dixie Beehives

Dixie Beehives

----Dixie Beehives are a pair of defunct junior ice hockey teams from Weston, Ontario, which is now part of Toronto, Ontario. They played in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and the Central Junior B Hockey League.-Jr. A Beehives:...

 4-games-to-1

North York Rangers

North York Rangers

The North York Rangers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from North York, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of Central Division Hockey, but they were also a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League.-Richmond Hill:...

defeated Hamilton Mountain A's 4-games-to-3

• 1984 Lost Quarter-final

Newmarket Flyers defeated Hamilton Mountain A's 4-games-to-none

Sutherland Cup Appearances

1970: Dixie Beehives

Dixie Beehives

----Dixie Beehives are a pair of defunct junior ice hockey teams from Weston, Ontario, which is now part of Toronto, Ontario. They played in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and the Central Junior B Hockey League.-Jr. A Beehives:...

defeated Hamilton Mountain A's 4-games-to-1 with 1 tie

1971: Dixie Beehives

Dixie Beehives

----Dixie Beehives are a pair of defunct junior ice hockey teams from Weston, Ontario, which is now part of Toronto, Ontario. They played in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and the Central Junior B Hockey League.-Jr. A Beehives:...

defeated Hamilton Mountain A's 4-games-to-1