Brampton Battalion
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Brampton Battalion
City: Brampton, Ontario
League: Ontario Hockey League
Conference: Eastern
Division: Central
Founded: December 3, 1996
Home arena: Powerade Centre
Colours: Olive, Yellow, Black, White
Head coach: Stan Butler
General manager: Stan Butler
Affiliate(s): Bramalea Blues
Brampton Capitals
The Barrie Colts applying pressure at the Brampton Battalion net, while visiting the Powerade Centre.
The Barrie Colts applying pressure at the Brampton Battalion net, while visiting the Powerade Centre.
Brampton Battalion's inflatable tank, through which players enter at start of game.
Brampton Battalion's inflatable tank, through which players enter at start of game.

The Brampton Battalion are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team is based in Brampton, Ontario and started playing in 1998.

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History

The Brampton Battalion were granted an expansion franchise on December 3, 1996. Major Junior A hockey had returned to Brampton since 1963, when the Brampton 7Ups played in the Metro Junior A League before returning to the Junior B level.

Brampton was part of the return of major junior hockey to the Greater Toronto Area in the late 1990s that included the Mississauga IceDogs and the revived Toronto St. Michael's Majors. In 2005, team owner Scott Abbott was inducted into the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame for his work in building the franchise.[1]

The Battalion name was chosen from community suggestions, and was also adopted by the competitive minor hockey program. Brampton is covered by local television Rogers Community Cable 10, and the local newspaper, The Brampton Guardian. The Battalion's secondary school educational programs are co-ordinated through Turner Fenton Secondary School.

Championships

The Battalion are in quest of their first J. Ross Robertson Cup and first Memorial Cup. The Battalion have won three division titles to date.

Emms Trophy
Central Division Champions

  • 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08

Coaches

Stan Butler has been the only head coach and general manager in club history. He was appointed to the position in August 1997. He is currently the second longest serving coach with the same team, second only to Brian Kilrea. Butler previously coached the Oshawa Generals, Prince George Cougars, and the Canada's National Under 18 team.

Players

Award Winners

NHL Alumni
The Brampton Battalion have 9 alumni that have graduated to play in the National Hockey League.

Current Roster

as of October 28, 2007.

Goalies

Defencemen

Forwards

Team records

Team Records for a single season
Statistic Total Season
Most Points 91 2005–06
Most Wins 44 2005–06
Most Goals For 272 2005–06
Least Goals For 180 2003–04
Least Goals Against 187 2007–08
Most Goals Against 362 1998–99
Individual player records for a single season
Statistic Player Total Season
Most Goals Wojtek Wolski 47 2005–06
Most Assists Wojtek Wolski 81 2005–06
Most Points Wojtek Wolski 128 2005–06
Most Points, rookie Jason Spezza 71 1998–99
Most Points, defenceman Michael Vernace 72 2005–06
Best GAA, goalie Bryan Pitton 2.61 2007-08
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played


Season-by-season results

Regular season

Legend: OTL = Overtime loss, SL = Shoot Out Loss

Season Games Won Lost Tied OTL SL Points Pct % Goals
For		 Goals
Against		 Standing
1998–99 68 8 57 3 - – 19 0.140 198 362 5th Midwest
1999–00 68 25 28 11 4 – 65 0.449 213 226 3rd Midwest
2000–01 68 33 22 9 4 – 79 0.551 231 210 3rd Midwest
2001–02 68 26 35 5 2 – 59 0.419 215 258 5th Midwest
2002–03 68 34 24 6 4 – 78 0.544 239 202 1st Central
2003–04 68 25 32 9 2 – 61 0.434 180 221 4th Central
2004–05 68 33 24 9 2 – 77 0.551 214 200 3rd Central
2005–06 68 44 21 – 1 2 91 0.669 272 222 1st Central
2006–07 68 27 36 – 1 4 59 0.434 214 277 4th Central
2007–08 68 42 22 – 1 3 88 0.647 264 187 1st Central

Playoffs

  • 1998–1999 Out of playoffs.
  • 1999–2000 Lost to Erie Otters 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 2000–2001 Defeated Guelph Storm 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
    Lost to Erie Otters 4 games to 1 in conference semi-finals.
  • 2001–2002 Out of playoffs.
  • 2002–2003 Defeated Barrie Colts 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
    Lost to St. Michael's Majors 4 games to 1 in conference semi-finals.
  • 2003–2004 Defeated Ottawa 67's 4 games to 3 in conference quarter-finals.
    Lost to St. Michael's Majors 4 games to 1 in conference semi-finals.
  • 2004–2005 Lost to Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 2005–2006 Defeated Belleville Bulls 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
    Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 1 in conference semi-finals.
  • 2006–2007 Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 2007–2008 Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.

Uniforms and logos

The Battalion's uniform is primarily an army-like shade of olive green. The shoulders feature black bars, with white outlining, this is then further outlined in black. Evenly between the shoulder and elbow lie three military-style chevrons, connoting rank (here, sergeant) completing armed forces theme.

The logo itself, featuring their mascot, Sarge, gritting his teeth is also army olive green, a mix of yellow and beige, white, fleshish pinky-orange, black, and red. The name Battalion, emblazoned on their uniform is pure red, and is created in a way that it looks three-dimensional.

Uniform Colours: Olive Green, Yellow, Black and White
Logo Design: "A militant with an army hat with Battalion under the militant."

Cartoon Series

The Brampton Battalion cartoon characters.
The Brampton Battalion cartoon characters.

The Brampton Battalion was also a series of comics created and produced by Kevin J. Johnston. The characters were designed to be fun-loving and politically correct, and included all ages, sizes and races.

The comics appeared as four page shorts in the game-day programs and in the local newspaper,citation needed and their images were on the back of souvenir t-shirts.citation needed The stories depicted mascots the other Ontario Hockey League franchises as the antagonists in humorous situations.

Arena

The Brampton Battalion play out of the Powerade Centre, which was formerly known as the "Brampton Centre for Sports & Entertainment." It is located on Kennedy Road, on the south-side of the city near the 407 ETR. This is a facility has one main arena, as well as three full size practice rinks on the north-east side, many baseball diamonds as part of the complex.

Capacity = 4,980
Ice Size = 200' x 85'

See also

External links

References

  • "1", Brampton Sports Hall of Fame, Scott Abbott, retrieved May 18, 2006.
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