Preston Raiders Explained

Team:Preston Raiders
Logosize:125px
Operated:-1977
Arena:Preston Community Centre
Colours:Unknown
Name1:Preston Pals
Dates1:19xx-1965
Name2:Preston Raiders
Dates2:1965-1976
Name3:Cambridge Raiders
Dates3:1976-1977

The Preston Raiders were a Canadian Junior "B" ice hockey team from the town of Preston, Ontario which later became Cambridge, Ontario.[1]

History

The team started out as the Preston Pals of the Central Junior C Hockey League. They changed their name to the Raiders in 1965.

In 1969, the Preston Raiders joined the Central Junior 'B' Hockey League. In 1974, the team left the Central league and joined the Waterloo-Wellington Junior 'B' Hockey League, which was a predecessor league to the current Midwestern Junior B Hockey League. In 1976, the team became the Cambridge Raiders for one season, before folding.

Season-by-season record

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1957-58 28 3 25 0 - -- -- 6 7th WOJBHL
1958-59 30 7 22 1 - 125 191 15 5th CJBHL
1959-61 Statistics Not Available
1961-62 30 13 15 2 - 149 142 28 3rd CJCHL
1962-63 30 18 6 6 - 207 137 42 2nd CJCHL
1963-64 30 13 15 2 - 174 189 28 4th CJCHL
1964-65 31 16 14 1 - 203 194 33 5th CJCHL
1965-66 31 9 20 2 - 125 169 20 10th CJCHL
1966-67 24 10 9 5 - 94 92 25 4th WJCHL
1967-68 Statistics Not Available
1968-69 30 14 13 3 - 142 127 31 3rd WJCHL
1969-70 40 11 27 2 - 176 261 24 6th CJBHL
1970-71 42 16 23 3 - 183 234 35 4th CJBHL
1971-72 42 14 22 6 - 167 195 34 6th CJBHL
1972-73 42 14 25 3 - 194 234 31 6th CJBHL
1973-74 42 3 37 2 - 138 368 8 8th CJBHL
1974-75 39 3 34 2 - 117 290 8 6th WWJHL
1975-76 42 16 20 6 - 243 256 38 5th WWJHL Lost quarter-final
1976-77 39 3 33 3 - 151 308 9 6th WWJHL DNQ

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paul Ross . 2022-10-17 . Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame . en-US.