Amherstview Jets
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The Amherstview Jets are a Canadian
Junior ice hockey
team based in Amherstview
, Ontario
, Canada
. They play in the Empire B Junior C Hockey League
of the Ontario Hockey Association
.
. Amherstview is a community within Loyalist Township. The Jets originated as a member of the Quinte-St. Lawrence Junior C Hockey League.
In 1982, the Ernestown Jets changed their names to the Ernestown Dynamiters. In 1984, as the Quinte-St. Lawrence league was in decline, the Ernestown franchise went on hiatus. The Quinte-St. Lawrence league fell apart in 1986 and merged with the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League to the West and left the franchise without a local league to join.
In 1989, the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League was founded. The Ernestown Jets were resurrected and joined the upstart league that season.
The first two seasons for the Jets were both losing seasons, but the 1991-92 season saw Ernestown finish the season in second place with seventeen wins in a thirty game season. The Jets went on to win the league championship.
In 1995, the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League became the Empire B Junior C Hockey League to avoid further confusion with Ottawa District Hockey Association
's Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League
.
In 1999, after ten seasons as the Ernestown Jets, the Jets changed their name to become the Amherstview Jets.
The 2004-05 season ended with the Amherstview Jets in third place, in the end they were league champions. They moved on to the Clarence Schmalz Cup
provincial quarter-final. Their opponent in the quarter-final was the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League's Uxbridge Bruins
. The Bruins swept the Jets 4-games-to-none.
In 2005-06, the Jets finished the regular season in second place. In the league quarter-final, the Jets were put up against the winless Frontenac Flyers
, whom they swept 3-games-to-none. In the league semi-final, the Jets drew the Campbellford Rebels
. In the end, the Jets were victorious winning the series 4-games-to-1. In the league final, the Jets came up against the top seeded Napanee Raiders
. After a long, hard fought series, the Raiders won game 7 to win the series and the league championship 4-games-to-3.
In 2006-07, the Jets again finished in second place. With no quarter-final round this year, the Jets were automatically placed in the semi-final. The Jets drew the Napanee Raiders
and gained some measure of revenge over them for the result of the previous years final with a 4-games-to-2 series win. In the Final, the Jets drew the Colborne Cobras
, that seasons top rated team. The series went the distance with the Jets coming out victorious in the end with a 4-games-to-3 series victory (The Jets rallied from a 3-games-to-0 deficit). In the provincial quarter-final, the Jets came up against the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League's Lakefield Chiefs
. The Chiefs proved to be too much as the Jets lost the series 4-games-to-2.
Canada
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Junior ice hockey
Ice hockey
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team based in Amherstview
Amherstview, Ontario
Amherstview is a community in Loyalist Township, Ontario.It is located on the north shore of Lake Ontario and has a population of approximately 10,000. It is adjacent to the city of Kingston, and considered part of the greater Kingston area. Amherstview is named for Amherst Island, located directly...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. They play in the Empire B Junior C Hockey League
Empire Junior C Hockey League
The Empire B Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
of the Ontario Hockey Association
Ontario Hockey Association
The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
.
History
The Amherstview Jets originated in the 1970s as the Ernestown Jets, in the Township of Ernestown, Ontario, now known as the Township of Loyalist, OntarioLoyalist, Ontario
Loyalist is a township in central eastern Ontario, Canada on Lake Ontario. It is in Lennox and Addington County and consists of two parts: the mainland and Amherst Island. It was named for the United Empire Loyalists, who settled in the area after the American Revolution.-Communities:The primary...
. Amherstview is a community within Loyalist Township. The Jets originated as a member of the Quinte-St. Lawrence Junior C Hockey League.
In 1982, the Ernestown Jets changed their names to the Ernestown Dynamiters. In 1984, as the Quinte-St. Lawrence league was in decline, the Ernestown franchise went on hiatus. The Quinte-St. Lawrence league fell apart in 1986 and merged with the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League to the West and left the franchise without a local league to join.
In 1989, the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League was founded. The Ernestown Jets were resurrected and joined the upstart league that season.
The first two seasons for the Jets were both losing seasons, but the 1991-92 season saw Ernestown finish the season in second place with seventeen wins in a thirty game season. The Jets went on to win the league championship.
In 1995, the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League became the Empire B Junior C Hockey League to avoid further confusion with Ottawa District Hockey Association
Ottawa District Hockey Association
The Ottawa District Hockey Association is the governing body of a variety of ice hockey Junior leagues and a minor hockey system based out of the Greater Ottawa area and Southwestern Quebec...
's Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League
Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League
The National Capital Junior Hockey League is a Junior ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ottawa District Hockey Association and Hockey Canada. The league is meant to be an interprovincial league between Ontario and Quebec....
.
In 1999, after ten seasons as the Ernestown Jets, the Jets changed their name to become the Amherstview Jets.
The 2004-05 season ended with the Amherstview Jets in third place, in the end they were league champions. They moved on to the Clarence Schmalz Cup
Clarence Schmalz Cup
The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships...
provincial quarter-final. Their opponent in the quarter-final was the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League's Uxbridge Bruins
Uxbridge Bruins
The Uxbridge Bruins are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
. The Bruins swept the Jets 4-games-to-none.
In 2005-06, the Jets finished the regular season in second place. In the league quarter-final, the Jets were put up against the winless Frontenac Flyers
Frontenac Flyers
The Frontenac Flyers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Verona, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Empire B Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
, whom they swept 3-games-to-none. In the league semi-final, the Jets drew the Campbellford Rebels
Campbellford Rebels
The Campbellford Rebels are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Campbellford, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Empire B Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
. In the end, the Jets were victorious winning the series 4-games-to-1. In the league final, the Jets came up against the top seeded Napanee Raiders
Napanee Raiders
The Napanee Raiders are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Napanee, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Empire B Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
. After a long, hard fought series, the Raiders won game 7 to win the series and the league championship 4-games-to-3.
In 2006-07, the Jets again finished in second place. With no quarter-final round this year, the Jets were automatically placed in the semi-final. The Jets drew the Napanee Raiders
Napanee Raiders
The Napanee Raiders are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Napanee, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Empire B Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
and gained some measure of revenge over them for the result of the previous years final with a 4-games-to-2 series win. In the Final, the Jets drew the Colborne Cobras
Colborne Cobras
The Port Hope Panthers are a Canadian junior hockey team based in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Empire B Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
, that seasons top rated team. The series went the distance with the Jets coming out victorious in the end with a 4-games-to-3 series victory (The Jets rallied from a 3-games-to-0 deficit). In the provincial quarter-final, the Jets came up against the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League's Lakefield Chiefs
Lakefield Chiefs
The Lakefield Chiefs are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
. The Chiefs proved to be too much as the Jets lost the series 4-games-to-2.
Season-by-season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1989-90 | 30 | 9 | 18 | 3 | ||||||
| 128 | 165 | 21 | 4th EOJCHL | |||||||
| 1990-91 | 30 | 11 | 18 | 1 | ||||||
| 137 | 177 | 23 | 5th EOJCHL | |||||||
| 1991-92 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| 163 | 121 | 36 | 2nd EOJCHL | Won League | ||||||
| 1992-93 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | ||||||
| 218 | 135 | 51 | 2nd EOJCHL | |||||||
| 1993-94 | 36 | 19 | 14 | 3 | ||||||
| 164 | 148 | 41 | 3rd EOJCHL | |||||||
| 1994-95 | 40 | 27 | 10 | |||||||
| 3 | 232 | 175 | 57 | 2nd EOJCHL | ||||||
| 1995-96 | 42 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 226 | 165 | 56 | 2nd EBJCHL | |
| 1996-97 | 42 | 19 | 20 | 3 | ||||||
| 187 | 178 | 41 | 5th EBJCHL | |||||||
| 1997-98 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 2 | ||||||
| 174 | 160 | 36 | 3rd EBJCHL | |||||||
| 1998-99 | 36 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 116 | 152 | 25 | 5th EBJCHL | |
| 1999-00 | 36 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 145 | 153 | 27 | 5th EBJCHL | |
| 2000-01 | 34 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 129 | 158 | 26 | 4th EBJCHL | |
| 2001-02 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 146 | 162 | 36 | 5th EBJCHL | |
| 2002-03 | 34 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 127 | 42 | 1st EBJCHL | |
| 2003-04 | 34 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 135 | 120 | 38 | 3rd EBJCHL | |
| 2004-05 | 34 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 144 | 137 | 38 | 3rd EBJCHL | Won League |
| 2005-06 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 211 | 126 | 48 | 2nd EBJCHL | Lost Final |
| 2006-07 | 39 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 234 | 138 | 59 | 2nd EBJCHL | Won League, Lost CSC Clarence Schmalz Cup The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships... Quarter-final |
| 2007-08 | 40 | 34 | 5 | |||||||
| 1 | 285 | 137 | 69 | 1st EBJCHL | ||||||
| 2008-09 | 40 | 29 | 8 | |||||||
| 3 | 283 | 153 | 61 | 2nd EBJCHL | ||||||
| 2009-10 | 40 | 27 | 12 | |||||||
| 1 | 256 | 139 | 55 | 2nd EBJCHL | Lost Semi-final | |||||
| 2010-11 | 40 | 22 | 17 | |||||||
| 1 | 163 | 160 | 45 | 2nd EOJCHL | Lost Semi-final |