The Belleville McFarlands were a Canadian senior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) from 1956 to 1961. The McFarlands were based out of Belleville, Ontario, playing home games at the Belleville Memorial Arena.
History The McFarlands played in the OHA Senior A League and won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as league champions in 1958. The McFarlands also won the 1958 Allan Cup, defeating the Kelowna Packers four games to three. The following season, they represented Canada at the Ice Hockey World Championships, in Czechoslovakia winning the gold medal at the 1959 World Championship. The team won eight of nine games, including a final-round match versus the Soviet Union. Their only loss at the event came on the last day of the tournament versus the host Czechs when they already had first place clinched.
Games were broadcast on CJBQ radio by Jack Devine, including the world championship game in Prague.
The team name was revived by a later team in the Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League from 2003 to 2006, known as the Belleville Macs.
NHL alumni Fifteen alumni of the McFarlands also played professionally in the National Hockey League.Legends of hockey alumni search Frank Bathgate Gordie Bell Red Berenson Barton Bradley Wayne Brown Pete Conacher Al Dewsbury Gerry Goyer Bep Guidolin Ike Hildebrand Jean Lamirande John McLellan Hillary Menard Tony Poeta Rags Raglan
1959 roster Gordie Bell, Maurice Benoit, Red Berenson, Denis Boucher, Barton Bradley, Wayne Brown, Pete Conacher, Floyd Crawford, Al Dewsbury, Marv Edwards, Ike Hildebrand, Jean Lamirande, John McLellan, Jean-Paul Payette, Lou Smrke
Season-by-season results Ontario Hockey Association regular season competition results.www.hockeydb.com season results
SeasonGamesWonLostTiedPointsWinningPct. (%)GoalsforGoalsagainstNotes1956–57522324 54949.02162061957–58522920 36158.7214195won J. Ross Robertson Cup,won the Allan Cup1958–59482713 86264.6215160representing Canada,won the 1959 Ice Hockey World Championships1959–60541835 13934.31962621960–61 Data unavailable.
References
External links The Story of the 1959 World Champion Belleville McFarlands The Belleville McFarlands - 50 years later