Ottawa 67's are a major junior ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, that plays in the Ontario Hockey League.
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21 Facts About Ottawa 67's
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The Ottawa 67's are three-time OHL champions, and have played in the Memorial Cup five times, winning in 1984 and as host team in 1999.
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The 67's filled the overall hockey void left by the departure of the junior Ottawa-Hull Canadiens in 1959 and the semi-professional Hull-Ottawa Canadiens in 1963.
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The first season for the Ottawa 67's was terrible at best, with the team posting a final record of six wins, 45 losses and three ties.
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Ottawa 67's moved on to New Westminster, BC, to compete for the Memorial Cup, versus the New Westminster Bruins and Sherbrooke Castors.
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Ottawa 67's finished first in their division the following season, but lost to the rival Peterborough Petes in the semi-finals.
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In 1984, the Ottawa 67's reached the OHL championship series in a rematch from the 1982 OHL finals, against the Kitchener Rangers.
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Ottawa 67's suffered through two dismal seasons after winning the cup, finishing third-last in the OHL in 1985 and second-last in 1986.
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The Ottawa 67's finished as high as second place in their division two times, and reached the league's playoff semi-finals three times.
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The Ottawa 67's reached the finals again in 1998, losing to the Guelph Storm in five games.
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The Ottawa 67's did not disappoint, as every game of the series was sold out at the 10,550 seat TD Place Arena.
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However, the Ottawa 67's beat those same Belleville Bulls in the Memorial Cup semi-finals and went on to defeat the Calgary Hitmen of the WHL in the final in a thrilling over-time game that saw Matt Zultek score the winning goal.
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Ottawa 67's became the second team to win the Memorial Cup as tournament hosts without winning a league championship.
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Ottawa 67's won the longest ever game played in the Memorial Cup tournament, when they beat the Kelowna Rockets in double overtime.
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Ottawa 67's finished third place in the round-robin, then lost to the Rimouski Oceanic featuring Sidney Crosby in the semi-finals.
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Ottawa 67's have appeared in the Memorial Cup tournament five times, winning twice.
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The original Ottawa 67's uniforms are barber-pole style jerseys with the square Ottawa 67's logo.
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The Ottawa 67's have used a white background jersey with barber pole stripes on the shoulders and sleeves.
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Ottawa 67's have played at TD Place Arena since January 1968 when it was known as the Ottawa Civic Centre.
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In early February 2012, it was announced that the Ottawa 67's would move to the Canadian Tire Centre for two seasons while renovations were finished at TD Place Arena.
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