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27-494: The team name is in reference to Bramalea being a " satellite city ", as opposed to an orbiting object. They were previously the East York Argos . The team practiced five evenings a week at Bramalea Secondary School , and had cheerleaders . John Bennett came out of retirement to coach the team in their new location, having sat out the 1966 season. Their team included John Bennett, a former McGill star, and Doug McNichol ,

54-456: A football team. Following the death of Forster in 1994, the team struggled to remain competitive. It faced several winless seasons in which it could not finish above .500. During this period, it fielded teams as small as 20 men. On May 14, 2007, the Spartans suspended operations due to an insufficient number of players to safely field a team. The team entered into a two-year "leave of absence" from

81-538: A former Montreal Alouette and Toronto Argonaut. On October 23, the London Lords gave them their first defeat in two years. The Satellites met the London Lords again at the 1967 ORFU championship, receiving a loss in the first of the two-game season, due to "over-confidence". Despite an illegal intrusion from the bench, the team won the championship, with a two-game total of 27-24. The Lords filed an official protest with

108-655: A metropolis and experiences high levels of cross-commuting (that is, residents commuting out of and employees commuting into the city). Satellite cities are different from and are sometimes confused with the following related patterns of development. Satellite cities differ from suburbs in that they have distinct employment bases, commuter sheds, and cultural offerings from the central metropolis, as well as an independent municipal government. Satellite cities are not bedroom communities . Satellite cities differ from edge cities , which are suburbs with large employment bases and cultural offerings, in that satellite cities must have

135-447: A number of Spartan legends returning to the gridiron. The offence will be led by NFC Hall of Famer Dave St Amour, joining St Amour on offence will be returning veterans Brandon Dougan, Al Kawa, Steve Gravel, Walter Wilson, Jordan Cecchetto and Phil Gleason. The defense will be led by NFC Hall of Famer Junior Labrosse alongside veterans Christian Lorenz, Bruno Rocca, Kyle Henri, Yves Filliatrault and Tommy Dube Some exciting new faces to

162-447: A true historic downtown , a distinct independent municipal government , existed as a city prior to becoming interconnected with the larger metropolitan core, and are surrounded by a belt of rural land between themselves and the central city. Conceptually, both satellite cities and some types of edge cities could be (and once were) self-sufficient communities outside of their larger metropolitan areas but have become interconnected due to

189-464: Is a smaller municipality or settlement that is part of (or on the edge of) a larger metropolitan area and serves as a regional population and employment center. It differs from mere suburbs , subdivisions and especially bedroom communities in that it has employment bases sufficient to support its residential population, and conceptually, could be a self-sufficient community outside of its larger metropolitan area. However, it functions as part of

216-425: Is proportionally close enough and physically integrated enough with Dallas to be considered a twin rather than a satellite. However, Waco, Texas is a satellite town of both cities. Generally speaking, cities that are listed as being part of the same urbanized area should be considered twins, rather than one having a satellite relationship to the other. Conceptually, satellite cities are miniature metro areas on

243-680: The Calgary Stampeders in 1967, Ed Aru spent the 1968 season with Bramalea, being drafted to the Argos in 1969. In mid-October, the team moved into a tie for first place in the league, with the St. Catherine Rams . Released at the start of the Canadian Football League season, Toronto Argonauts player Tom Johansen went to play with the Satellites. When Argos player Dave Mann was injured, he

270-562: The Canadian Amateur Football Association senior championship versus the St. Vital Bulldogs , team vice-president Bob Orr publicly worried about when the "law of averages" would catch up with the team, having won 54 out of the previous 56 games. They won their fourth consecutive national win, at a "rain drenched" the Etobicoke Centennial Stadium , 4-0. The team expected that many players would retire after

297-650: The Northern Ontario Rugby-Football Union (predecessor to the NFC) Originally named "Hardrocks" to reflect the Sudbury's predominant mining industry, the moniker was changed to "Spartans" in 1967 by then rookie head coach Sid Forster . Forster, a member of the 1953 team who was inducted in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2001, felt the old name sounded more like a street gang than

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324-414: The uptown variety of edge cities, but the terms are not synonymous. In some cases, large metropolitan areas have multiple centers of close-to-equal importance. These multi-polar cities are often referred to as twin cities . Multi-polar cities differ from satellite cities in the following ways: For example, Fort Worth, Texas is a twin of Dallas, Texas because though Fort Worth is somewhat smaller, it

351-547: The 1978 OFC season, the Lakeshore Bears and Scarborough Rams folded. The resulting realignment paired Brampton with the Oshawa Hawkeyes, Sarnia Golden Bears, Brantford Bisons, and St. Catherines Raiders, considered by sports media as the weaker division. Brampton itself folded at the end of the season, with the two divisions combined. It holds no records. Satellite city A satellite city or satellite town

378-592: The Eastern and Canadian senior championships. Their quarterback this season was John Henry Jackson. The team had a slow start, with their first win coming in their fifth game, beating Sarnia Imperials 39-0; among their early bouts that season, they lost 47-0 to the Downriver Indians team, newly moved to Windsor. By late September, the team was tied for second place in the league, with the St. Catherines Rams. Having played with

405-549: The NFC and were hoping to return to NFC action by 2010, however there is no indication of a leader ready to take ownership of the organization. In the Fall of 2010, football had become a major sport in City of Greater Sudbury. It had become the most popular participation sport in local high schools. The Joe Macdonald Youth Football league was flourishing, the high school league bursting at the seams and

432-570: The Sudbury Gladiators of the Ontario Football Conference had enjoyed a few seasons of success on the gridiron. This resulted in a number of graduated Gladiator players looking to continue playing summer football. The Sudbury Spartan executive were approached by this group and after challenging the football players in Sudbury to commit to playing summer ball by pre-registering for the 2011 NFC season- an abundance of players answered

459-498: The call and signed up and paid their team fees to play for the Spartans during the upcoming 2011 NFC season. Having answered the call to commit- Spartan President and former head coach Gord Goddard brought together a new Spartan Team Executive and began the process of re-entry into the NFC as a member club. The Sudbury Spartans have been welcomed back into the Northern Football Conference. On Saturday November 20, 2010,

486-491: The city of Greater Sudbury , Ontario . Established in 1952, it is the longest continuously operating sports organization in Sudbury. The Spartans have won more Northern Football Conference Championships (18) than any other team in the league. The team plays in the Northern Football Conference, which also includes current teams from Hamilton, Oakville, Tri City, North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Ottawa, Sarnia, and 2 from Toronto. The Spartans began play in 1954 as Charter Members of

513-507: The fringe of larger ones. Satellite cities are sometimes listed as part of the larger metro area and sometimes listed as totally independent. In the United States, satellite cities are often (but not always) listed as independent Metropolitan Statistical Areas within a single Combined Statistical Area that is unified with the larger metropolis. Sudbury Spartans The Sudbury Spartans are an amateur gridiron football team based in

540-552: The game. (The opposing team's lead rusher, Don Kuyrk , rescheduled his wedding four times while the CAFA changed its dates.) The Toronto Argonauts released eight season vet Jim Copeland , a mainstay of their punt return team; he joined the team, getting 20 touchdowns en route to the ORFU championships. After the win and an injury on the Argos, he rejoined the CFL as a backup man to Mike Wickum , missing

567-719: The league, asking for the second game to be replayed. In November 1967, the Chateauguay Ramblers faced off against the Satellites in the Eastern Football Conference finals in Montreal , winning 33-13; the Ramblers noted after the game that several of their players were injured, and shouldn't have been playing. (In one of the games leading up to the finals, the team beat the Halifax Marcom Flyers 47-7.) Before

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594-617: The member clubs of the NFC gave the Spartans conditional acceptance back into the league. Official approval will come January 22, 2011 at the NFC Annual General Meeting in Ottawa. On January 22, 2011, the Sudbury Spartans were granted official and full membership back into the Northern Football Conference. After a 4-year leave of absence – the Spartans return to the gridiron for the first time since 2006. The 2011 team will feature

621-544: The mix include former North Bay Bulldog Dustin Crowder, Paul Javor, Brett McKnight, Matt Beaulieu, Alex Balloway and Eric Breau. The team has signed 42 players for the 2011 Season already and still looking for more. The 2011 season started with a bang. Sudbury visited its long time southern rivals the Oakville Longhorns and won. When the Spartans returned to their real home, Queens Field, they took another victory against

648-581: The suburban expansion of the larger metropolis. However, while edge cities may have their own government and share many characteristics with satellite cities, they are much more physically integrated with the core city and would not exist in anything like their present form if not for the suburban expansion of their larger neighbor. Edge cities are activity nodes within a metro area, not miniature metro areas themselves. Some satellite cities that are particularly close or well connected to their larger neighbors and/or have their own historic downtown may also qualify as

675-662: The team was unbeaten. They beat the Sudbury Spartans for the James Pestolis Memorial Trophy and Donald Plaunt Memorial Trophy. Following three teams being declined for the 1975 season (Sudbury Spartans, North Bay Ti-Cats and Sault Ste. Marie Steelers), the Satellites withdrew to compete at the Ontario junior level. It was quite successful during its time in the NFC. Rick Morenz was the NFC's leading scorer in 1973, with 102, and Stu Wright in 1974, with 127. Angelo Raggin

702-474: Was "instantly" available to the Argos. As taxi squads weren't permitted by the CFL, this and halfback Dickie Moore 's availability was widely questioned. Around a dozen former Argos played on the Bramalea team in the 1969 season. Both the London Lords and Bramalea Satellites applied to join the Northern Football Conference; both were accepted, but London never followed through. In both the 1973 and 1974 seasons,

729-726: Was the Lineman of the Year in 1973, Buddy Bendall in 1974. The Sid Forster Memorial Coach of the Year went to Bubba Marriott in 1973. Morenz is the only NFC Hall of Fame player from Bramalea, being inducted in 1990. He holds the league's all-time Touchdowns - Rushing record, with six, in a 1973 game versus the North Bay Ti-Cats . The Satellites transferred to the Canadian Junior Football League's Ontario Football Conference in 1975. Players at this level are 17 to 22. Partway through

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