Carruthers Division

Alliston Hornets Caledon Golden Hawks Huntsville Otters Innisfil Spartans Midland Flyers Orillia Terriers Penetang Kings Schomberg Cougars Stayner Siskins

Pollock Division

Fergus Whalers Goderich Flyers Hanover Barons Kincardine Bulldogs Mitchell Hawks Mount Forest Patriots Walkerton Capitals Wingham Ironmen

Orr Division

Clarington Eagles Georgina Ice Lakefield Chiefs Little Britain Merchants North Kawartha Knights Port Perry Lumberjacks Uxbridge Bruins

Tod Division

Amherstview Jets Campbellford Rebels Frankford Huskies Napanee Raiders Picton Pirates Port Hope Panthers

Stobbs Division

Amherstburg Admirals Blenheim Blades Dresden Jr. Kings Essex 73's Lakeshore Canadiens Mooretown Flags Walpole Island Wild Wheatley Omstead Sharks

Yeck Division

Aylmer Spitfires Dorchester Dolphins Exeter Hawks Lucan Irish Mt.Brydges Bulldogs North Middlesex Stars Petrolia Flyers Port Stanley Sailors Thamesford Trojans

Bloomfield Division

Dundas Blues Dunnville Jr. Mudcats Glanbrook Rangers Grimsby Peach Kings Hagersville Hawks Niagara RiverHawks Port Dover Sailors

Doherty Division

Hespeler Shamrocks New Hamburg Firebirds Norwich Merchants Paris Titans Tavistock Braves Wellesley Applejacks Woodstock Navy Vets

Players Who Advanced

Grimbsy Peach Kings Players Who Advanced to the NHL

Marvin " Cyclone" Wentworth

  • Grimsby Knocker Hill team - 1921  (renamed Peach Kings later)
  • Chicago Blackhawks - 1927 - 1932
  • Montreal Maroons - 1932 - 1938
  • Montreal Canadiens - 1938 - 1940

 

Jack Ritchie "Pop" McVicar

  • Grimsby Peach Kings - 1923 -1926
  • Montreal Maroons - 1930 - 1932

* Coached the Peach Kings in 1946-47 winning the provincial championship

 

Bill Carson

  • Grimsby Peach Kings  - 1923 - 1924
  •  Toronto St. Pats / Maple Leafs  - 1926 - 1929
  •  Boston Bruins  - 1929 - 1930

* Won the Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins scoring the winning goal in 1929 after being traded from the Maple Leafs

* Inducted into the Bobby Orr Hall of Fame in Parry Sound in 2003

 

Gerald Carson

  • Grimsby Peach Kings - 1923 - 1927
  • New York Rangers - 1928 - 1929
  • Montreal Canadiens - 1928 - 1930,  1932 - 1935
  • Montreal Maroons - 1936 - 1937

* Won the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1930

* Inducted into the Bobby Orr Hall of Fame in Parry Sound in 2003

 

George "Shorty" Horne

  • Grimsby Peach Kings - 1924 - 1925
  • Montreal Maroons - 1925 - 1927
  • Toronto Maple Leafs - 1928 - 1929

* In the summer of 1929, Shorty was on a prospecting trip when a storm came up and tipped his canoe and he drowned

 

Leo Reis Jr.

  • Grimsby Peach Kings    ----    1930's
  • Chicago Blackhawks - 1945 - 1947
  • Detroit Red Wings - 1947 - 1952
  • New York Rangers - 1952 - 1954

* Won the Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings in 1950 and 1952

* First father son combo to both play in the NHL

 

Ron Murphy

  1. Grimsby Peach Kings - 1948 - 1949
  2. New York Rangers - 1952 - 1957
  3. Chicago Blackhawks - 1957 - 1964
  4. Detroit Red Wings - 1964 - 1966
  5. Boston Bruins - 1966 - 1970

* Won the Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks in 1961 and in 1970 with the Bruins

 

SCOTT VANDERBURGH

  • Grimsby Peach Kings - 1974 - 1975
  • Drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in 1979

* Coached the Peach Kings in the late 1970's

* Passed away of cancer before he could play with the Red Wings

 

DENNIS VERVERGAERT

  • Grimsby Peach Kings - 1968 - 1970
  • Vancouver Canucks - 1973 - 1978
  • Philadelphia Flyers - 1978 - 1980
  • Washington Capitals - 1980 - 1981

 

 

BILL BERG

  • Grimsby Peach Kings - 1983 - 1985
  • New York Islanders - 1988 - 1993
  • Toronto Maple Leafs - 1992 - 1995
  • New York Rangers - 1995 - 1998
  • Ottawa Senators - 1998 - 1999

 

PAUL BERALDO

  • Grimsby Peach Kings - 1984 - 1985
  • Boston Bruins - 1987 - 1988
  • Canadian National Team - 1989 - 1990

 

JOHN SCOTT

  • Grimsby Peach Kings - 1999 - 2000
  • Minnesota Wild - 2008 - 2010
  • Chicago Blackhawks - 2010 - 2012
  • New York Rangers - 2011 - 2012
  • Buffalo Sabres - 2012 - 2014
  • San Jose Sharks - 2014 - 2015
  • Arizona  Coyotes - 2015 -  2016
  • Montreal Canadiens - 2015 -  2016

 

STEVE MASON

  • Grimsby Peach Kings - 2004 - 2005
  • Columbus Blue Jackets - 2008 - 2012
  • Philadelphia Flyers - 2012 - 2017
  • Winnipeg  Jets - 2017 - 2018

* Won a Gold Medal at the 2008 U20 World Juniors

* Won the Calder Memorial Trophy (rookie of the year) in the NHL for the 2008 - 2009 season

Special Mention

HARRY REID

Grimsby Peach Kings  -- 1922 - 1923 , 1923 - 1924 , 1924 - 1925 , 1925 - 1926  

                                            Came back and played with the Peach Kings in the 1930's  

World War 1  -- 1916 - 1918 overseas

Chicago Cardinals / Americans   ---  1926 - 1927

 

ARTIE CLARK

Grimsby Peach Kings   --  1924 - 1925  ,  1937 - 1938

Chicago Cardinals / Americans ( American Hockey League ) --  1926 - 1927

Cleveland Indians  ( International Hockey League )   1929 - 1930 , 1930 - 1931 , 

                                                                                                 1931 - 1932

                                                                                       

WINSTON  " BUD " FISHER

Grimsby Peach Kings   ---   1924 - 1925

Chicago Cardinals   /  Americans  ----   1926 - 1927

1926 - 1927  -----   4 members of the winning 1924 - 1925 team played with the Chicago Cardinals / Americans

ARTIE CLARK  --  HARRY  REID  --  "POP" McVICAR  --  " BUD "  FISHER AND MARVIN WENTWORTH " CYCLONE "  

 

BRIAN CULLEN

COACHED THE PEACH KINGS IN 1968.   HE IS A FORMER NHL PLAYER WITH THE NEW YORK RANGERS AND TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS.    HE IS THE CURRENT OWNER OF CULLEN'S MOTORS IN ST. CATHARINES

 

" TOE "  BLAKE    ---  Did not play for the Peach Kings  --  he practiced here with Montreal

Toe was with the Hamilton Tigers in 1932.  He worked at National Steel Car Co. and then  while playing professional hockey he came home in the summer to work on his in-laws family farm on Winston Rd. ( Kelson and Baseline ) in Winona.   

Toe signed with the Montreal Maroons in 1935 and he came with the team for their summer training at the Grimsby Peach King arena.   Grimsby had excellent ice making equipment in the summer because of the fruit industry.  

BILL ROOKER

Peach Buds  -- 1936 - 1937 , 1937 - 1938 , 1938 - 1939

  Then he left to fight in the 2nd World War.  During the War he played on the Army Hockey Team.  After the war he went on to play Professional hockey in the International Ice Hockey Federation in Europe.  The team played all over Europe -- England, Paris, Sweden and Switzerland to crowds of 70,000 people in arenas twice the size of Maple Leaf Gardens. 

HOWARD DUFFIELD  &   JOHN  CLANCY

Grimsby Peach Kings ---  1945 -- 1946

They played  in the Scottish Ice Hockey League

 

PETE HORACHEK

 Grimsby Peach Kings --  1975 - 1976  , 1976 - 1977

Played with the Saginaw/Flint Generals and in Norway

Became Asst. Coach of the Nashville Predators

2013  Coach of the Florida Panthers

He won the Turner Cup Championship as a player in 1984 and as a Coach in 2001

 

DOUG McKAY

Grimsby Peach Kings   --                                1970 - 1971,  1971 - 1972

Asst. Coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs   --   1982 - 1983

Asst. Coach for New Jersey Devils  --             1988 - 1989

 

BRETT NASBY

Grimsby Peach Kings  --  2002  --  2003

Played for Oshawa, Erie, & Rochester

Florida Panthers --   2004  entry level draft