GOJHL Western Conference 2014-15 Information Guide Table of Contents CONFERENCE DIRECTORY .......................... 3 REGULAR SEASON RECORDS Team Records ..................................... 142-145 HISTORY OF THE WOC Individual Records ............................... 146-148 Chronological History ...................................... 4 50 & 40 goal seasons ................................. 149 Cumulative Franchise Standings .................... 6 100 & 80 point seasons ....................... 150-151 TEAM SECTIONS ATTENDANCE SINCE 2005 ................ 152-153 Chatham Maroons ..................................... 7-17 Lambton Shores Predators ..................... 18-28 INDIVIDUAL & TEAM TROPHIES ....... 154-159 LaSalle Vipers ......................................... 29-39 Leamington Flyers ................................... 40-50 ALL-STAR TEAMS .............................. 160-162 London Nationals .................................... 51-61 Sarnia Legionnaires ................................ 62-72 WOC PLAY-OFFS St. Marys Lincolns ................................... 73-83 The Bill Weir Cup ........................................ 163 St. Thomas Stars ..................................... 84-94 WOC Championship Rosters .............. 163-166 Strathroy Rockets .................................. 95-105 2014 Play-offs ...................................... 167-169 Play-off Team Records ............................... 170 2013-14 SEASON REVIEW Cumulative Play-off Standings ................... 171 Final Standings, Scoring Leaders ............... 106 Play-off Individual Records .................. 172-173 Goaltending Leaders ................................... 107 Players of the Month ................................... 107 THE SUTHERLAND CUP Head-to-Head .............................................. 108 History, Previous Winners ................... 174-175 Special Teams, Attendance ........................ 108 2014 Sutherland Cup Review ..................... 176 Goaltenders by Team .................................. 109 Sutherland Cup Championship Rosters ..... 177 SEASON RESULTS (1978-present) .... 110-125 WOC ALUMNI NHL ...................................................... 178-179 HEAD-TO-HEAD STANDINGS NCAA ................................................... 180-184 (since 1978) ......................................... 127-131 SEASON RESULTS (1950-78) ............ 132-141 The 2014-15 Western Ontario Hockey Conference Information Guide is produced by the Western Ontario Conference in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, of the Ontario Hockey Association. The material contained in this document is intended for personal and editorial use only. Any use for commercial gain is not permitted without prior consent of the Western Ontario Conference. For the purposes of this publication, the start of the Western League/Conference is the 1978-79 season, the first season after the last significant restructuring of the Junior 'B' hockey by the OHA. Because statistics are not 100% complete, all league, team and individual records listed are based on the statistics available. For example, because play-off statistics are incomplete prior to the 1999 post-season, all team and individual play-off records are for the 1999 thru 2014 seasons. Special acknowledgement to C. Scott Holland for his contributions of historical information and statistical data. 2 GOJHL Western Conference 2014-15 Information Guide GOJHL Western Ontario Conference Mailing Address: 21 Sylvester Dr. Chatham, ON N7M 2B7 Phone Number: (519) 365-1736 Email: [email protected] WOC Convenor ....................................................................... Mark Tuck Adviser .............................................................................. Bill Weir Secretary / Treasurer .............................................. Doug Johnston Safe Talk Co-ordinator .................................................. Bob Harvey OHA Conference Chairman ....................................... Larry Keenan Statistician / On-line Scorekeeping Administrator .... Wayne Jenner WOC Representatives, GOJHL .................. Abe Fehr (Leamington) Dan Gibson (Strathroy) Tim Simmons (London) GOJHL Commissioner ................................................................. Mark Ellis Chairman ...................................................... Mark Tuck (Western) OHA Chairman ............................................................... Paul Lake Webmaster ............................................................ Steve Boscariol GOJHL web site ........................................................ www.gojhl.ca 3 GOJHL Western Conference 2014-15 Information Guide Historical Notes 1950 The Chatham Monarchs, London Lou Ball, Sarnia Jr. Sailors, Wallaceburg Cudmores and Windsor Demers form the new Western League in the Junior ‘B’ section of the OHA . 1951 Western League champion Sarnia Jr. Sailors defeat Weston Dukes 4 games to 1 to win Sutherland Cup 1958 Western League champion Sarnia Legionnaires defeat Toronto Lakeshore Bruins 4 games to 1 to win Sutherland Cup The Detroit Jr. Red Wings, Leamington Flyers, Riverside Regents and Windsor Mic Macs form the new Border Cities Junior 'B' League 1959 Western League champion Sarnia Legionnaires defeat Aurora Bears 4 games to 2 to win Sutherland Cup 1963 Western League champion St. Marys Lincolns defeat Kingston Frontenacs 4 games to 2 to win Sutherland Cup 1964 Border Cities Junior 'B' League folds; Chatham Maroons, Windsor Spitfires, Wallaceburg Hornets join Western League St. Marys Lincolns leave league, move to Central Junior 'B' League Ingersoll Marlands and Tilsonburg Mavericks leave Western League 1965 Windsor Spitfires leave league Strathroy Rockets added to league London Nationals franchise moves to Ingersoll, retains Nationals name 1966 League champion Sarnia Legionnaires defeat Toronto Westclair 4 games to 2 to win Sutherland Cup Wallaceburg Hornets leave league Ingersoll Nationals franchise returns to London, renamed London Bees League consists of five teams for 1966-67 season 1967 London franchise suspends operations Leamington Flyers added to league 1968 League champion Sarnia Legionnaires defeat Markham Waxers in 4 games to win Sutherland Cup Refused promotion to Junior 'A', Chatham Maroons, St. Thomas Barons and Sarnia Legionnaires break away from OHA -- and along with teams from Guelph and Brantford -- form Western Ontario Junior 'A' League Leamington Flyers move to new Border Cities Junior 'C' League (predecessor of Great Lakes Jr 'C' League) Strathroy Rockets move to Central Junior 'B' League As a result of defections, there is no Western Junior 'B' League for the 1968-69 season 1969 Stratford Warriors, St. Marys Lincolns, Strathroy Rockets (from Central Junior 'B') join revived London Squires franchise and new Sarnia Bees franchise to form new Western Junior 'B' League 1971 Sarnia Bees leave league, move to Western Ontario Junior 'A' League Strathroy Rockets leave league, move to Western Junior 'D' League Geographical realignment of Junior ‘B’ teams by the OHA results in Kitchener Ranger B's, Waterloo Siskins, Woodstock Navy-Vets and Elmira Sugar Kings being added to league, which now consists of seven teams 1972 Sarnia Bees return to league from Western Ontario Junior 'A' League Petrolia Jets added to league from Great Lakes Junior 'C' League Woodstock Navy-Vets leave league, move to Central Junior 'C' Hockey League League consists of eight teams for 1972-73 season 1973 League Champion Sarnia Bees defeat Toronto Nationals 4 games to 2 to win Sutherland Cup Elmira Sugar Kings, Kitchener Ranger B's and Waterloo Siskins leave league, move to Southwestern ‘B’ League Western League consists of five teams for 1973-74 season 1974 Windsor Royals added to league as sixth team London Squires change name to London-Glencoe Squires 4 GOJHL Western Conference 2014-15 Information Guide Historical Notes (cont’d.) 1975 Stratford Warriors leave league, move to Midwestern Junior ‘B’ League Belle River Bulldogs added to league, Strathroy Blades return to league League consists of seven teams for 1975-76 season 1976 League champion St. Marys Lincolns defeat Collingwood Blues 4 games to 3 to win Sutherland Cup London Squires leave league and along with St. Thomas Colonels, move to new Southwestern Junior ‘B’ League Belle River franchise folds Chatham Maple City Fords added to Western League League consists of six teams for 1976-77 season 1978 With the folding of the Southwestern Junior ‘B’ and Mid-Ontario Junior ‘B’ leagues, the Southern Ontario region of the OHA is consolidated from 7 to 5 leagues, marking the start of the modern era of the Western Junior ‘B’ Hockey League St. Thomas Colonels and London Diamonds (formerly Squires) added to Western League from defunct Southwestern Junior ‘B’ League 1979 League abandons "Point-total" as means of determining play-off series 1980 St. Thomas Colonels change name to St. Thomas Pests 1983 Port Huron (MI) Flags join league as ninth team 1984 Port Huron Flags franchise folds after one season of operation Petrolia Jets leave league, move to Great Lakes Jr. ‘C’ League Seven teams remain; four teams to qualify for 1985 play-offs St. Thomas Pests change name to St. Thomas Stars 1985 Tilsonburg Titans join league as eighth team Windsor Royals change name to Windsor Bulldogs League returns to six-team play-offs; winner of 1st-round best-of-9 series advances to final 1986 League adopts three-team double-round-robin format for 2nd round of 1987 play-offs 1987 League champion St. Thomas