Elmira Sugar Kings
Encyclopedia
The Elmira Sugar Kings are a Canadian
junior ice hockey
team based in Elmira
, Ontario
, Canada
. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
.
in 1962.
In 1973, the Sugar Kings entered the Southwestern Junior "B" Hockey League. In that first Junior "B" season, the Sugar Kings won the league championship. In 1974, the league became the Waterloo-Wellington Junior "B" Hockey League, which changed its name to the Midwestern "B" in 1977.
Through much of their first 20 years, the Kings were inconsistent—some years finishing with more than 30 wins, some years fewer than 10. But throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Sugar Kings were one of the most dominant teams in Canadian junior hockey. In 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2008 and 2011 the Kings reigned as Mid-Western "B" champions, winning the Sutherland Cup
as Ontario Hockey Association
Junior B champions in 1997, 2001 and 2011.
Canada
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junior ice hockey
Ice hockey
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team based in Elmira
Elmira, Ontario
The town of Elmira in Ontario, Canada is the largest community within the Township of Woolwich in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and is located 15 km to the north of the city of Waterloo.-History:...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Canadian junior ice hockey league based in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association, Ontario Hockey Federation, and Hockey Canada...
.
History
The Elmira Juniors played at the Junior "C" level during the 1950s and 1960s, winning the Clarence Schmalz CupClarence 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...
in 1962.
In 1973, the Sugar Kings entered the Southwestern Junior "B" Hockey League. In that first Junior "B" season, the Sugar Kings won the league championship. In 1974, the league became the Waterloo-Wellington Junior "B" Hockey League, which changed its name to the Midwestern "B" in 1977.
Through much of their first 20 years, the Kings were inconsistent—some years finishing with more than 30 wins, some years fewer than 10. But throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Sugar Kings were one of the most dominant teams in Canadian junior hockey. In 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2008 and 2011 the Kings reigned as Mid-Western "B" champions, winning the Sutherland Cup
Sutherland Cup
The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. The Sutherland Cup is now the championship trophy of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Until 2007, the Cup served as an interleague provincial championship...
as 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...
Junior B champions in 1997, 2001 and 2011.
Season-by-season record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1971-72 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 6 | ||||||
| 185 | 166 | 48 | 3rd WOJHL | |||||||
| 1972-73 | 42 | 19 | 20 | 3 | ||||||
| 198 | 186 | 41 | 5th WOJHL | |||||||
| 1973-74 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 6 | ||||||
| 192 | 166 | 46 | 4th SWJBHL | Won League | ||||||
| 1974-75 | 40 | 19 | 15 | 6 | ||||||
| 189 | 157 | 44 | 4th WWJHL | |||||||
| 1975-76 | 41 | 12 | 20 | 9 | ||||||
| 181 | 203 | 33 | 6th WWJHL | Lost Quarter-final | ||||||
| 1976-77 | 39 | 13 | 21 | 5 | ||||||
| 194 | 213 | 31 | 5th WWJHL | DNQ | ||||||
| 1977-78 | 40 | 13 | 20 | 7 | ||||||
| 162 | 193 | 33 | 4th MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final | ||||||
| 1978-79 | 42 | 30 | 7 | 5 | ||||||
| 234 | 149 | 65 | 2nd MWJBHL | Lost Final | ||||||
| 1979-80 | 42 | 16 | 23 | 3 | ||||||
| 204 | 262 | 35 | 4th MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final | ||||||
| 1980-81 | 42 | 6 | 35 | 1 | ||||||
| 142 | 286 | 13 | 8th MWJBHL | DNQ | ||||||
| 1981-82 | 42 | 1 | 40 | 1 | ||||||
| 118 | 363 | 3 | 8th MWJBHL | DNQ | ||||||
| 1982-83 | 42 | 7 | 34 | 1 | ||||||
| 146 | 295 | 15 | 7th MWJBHL | DNQ | ||||||
| 1983-84 | 42 | 17 | 24 | 1 | ||||||
| 170 | 198 | 35 | 6th MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final | ||||||
| 1984-85 | 42 | 17 | 24 | 1 | ||||||
| 179 | 220 | 35 | 6th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final | ||||||
| 1985-86 | 40 | 22 | 17 | 1 | ||||||
| 206 | 178 | 45 | 3rd MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final | ||||||
| 1986-87 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 292 | 140 | 62 | 3rd MWJBHL | Lost Final | ||||||
| 1987-88 | 48 | 35 | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| 286 | 175 | 72 | 2nd MWJBHL | Lost Final | ||||||
| 1988-89 | 48 | 19 | 24 | 5 | ||||||
| 241 | 251 | 43 | 6th MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final | ||||||
| 1989-90 | 48 | 26 | 21 | 1 | ||||||
| 262 | 227 | 53 | 4th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final | ||||||
| 1990-91 | 48 | 8 | 39 | 1 | ||||||
| 195 | 367 | 17 | 8th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final | ||||||
| 1991-92 | 48 | 6 | 39 | 3 | ||||||
| 145 | 273 | 15 | 9th MWJBHL | DNQ | ||||||
| 1992-93 | 48 | 14 | 33 | 1 | ||||||
| 192 | 283 | 29 | 7th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final | ||||||
| 1993-94 | 48 | 27 | 17 | 4 | ||||||
| 222 | 174 | 58 | 5th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final | ||||||
| 1994-95 | 48 | 29 | 14 | 5 | ||||||
| 229 | 169 | 63 | 2nd MWJBHL | Lost Final | ||||||
| 1995-96 | 48 | 20 | 26 | 2 | ||||||
| 198 | 214 | 42 | 7th MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final | ||||||
| 1996-97 | 48 | 31 | 11 | 6 | ||||||
| 257 | 166 | 68 | 2nd MWJBHL | Won League, Won SC | ||||||
| 1997-98 | 48 | 33 | 12 | 3 | ||||||
| 259 | 137 | 69 | 2nd MWJBHL | Won League | ||||||
| 1998-99 | 48 | 29 | 14 | 5 | ||||||
| 225 | 187 | 63 | 3rd MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final | ||||||
| 1999-00 | 48 | 33 | 12 | 3 | ||||||
| 203 | 116 | 69 | 3rd MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final | ||||||
| 2000-01 | 48 | 28 | 15 | 5 | ||||||
| 217 | 158 | 61 | 3rd MWJBHL | Won League, Won SC | ||||||
| 2001-02 | 48 | 38 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| 254 | 128 | 81 | 1st MWJBHL | Won League | ||||||
| 2002-03 | 48 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 178 | 199 | 37 | 9th MWJBHL | DNQ |
| 2003-04 | 47 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 191 | 175 | 48 | 6th MWJBHL | |
| 2004-05 | 48 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 199 | 155 | 62 | 6th MWJBHL | |
| 2005-06 | 48 | 27 | 19 | 2 | ||||||
| 201 | 150 | 56 | 3rd MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final | ||||||
| 2006-07 | 48 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 262 | 165 | 76 | 2nd MWJBHL | Lost Final |
| 2007-08 | 48 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 196 | 124 | 71 | 1st GOJHL-MW | Lost Final |
| 2008-09 | 52 | 23 | 24 | |||||||
| 5 | 207 | 215 | 51 | 7th GOJHL-MW | Lost Conf. QF | |||||
| 2009-10 | 51 | 20 | 26 | |||||||
| 5 | 163 | 188 | 45 | 6th GOJHL-MW | Lost Conf. SF | |||||
| 2010-11 | 51 | 34 | 15 | |||||||
| 2 | 219 | 153 | 70 | 2nd GOJHL-MW | Won League |
Sutherland Cup appearances
- 1997: Elmira Sugar Kings defeated St. Catharines FalconsSt. Catharines Falcons Jr. BThe St. Catharines Falcons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. The Falcons play their home games inside Jack Gatecliff Arena in downtown St. Catharines.-History:The...
4-games-to-3 - 1998: Niagara Falls CanucksNiagara Falls CanucksThe Niagara Falls Canucks are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4-games-to-3 - 2001: Elmira Sugar Kings defeated Thorold BlackhawksThorold BlackhawksThe Thorold Blackhawks are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Thorold, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
4-games-to-2 - 2002: Sarnia BlastSarnia BlastThe Sarnia Legionnaires are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4-games-to-3 - 2008: Tecumseh ChiefsTecumseh ChiefsThe LaSalle Vipers are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in LaSalle, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4-games-to-none - 2011: Elmira Sugar Kings defeated Niagara Falls CanucksNiagara Falls CanucksThe Niagara Falls Canucks are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
4-games-to-1
Notable alumni
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- Rod SeilingRod SeilingRodney Albert Seiling is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1962, Seiling played only one game with the Leafs and spent most of his time in the minors. The next year he would participate with the Canadian hockey team that played in the 1964 Winter...
- Dan SnyderDan SnyderDaniel Snyder was a professional Canadian ice hockey player. He played as a centre in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Thrashers...
- Jamie WrightJamie WrightJamie Wright is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who plays for the HC Sierre of the National League B in Switzerland...
- Dennis WidemanDennis WidemanDennis Earl Wideman is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League...
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- Kyle RankKyle RankKyle Rank , is a professional Canadian ice hockey wing currently playing for the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League. Rank played four seasons with St. Lawrence University. He started his professional career in 2006 with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers...
- Tyler Brenner
- Ryan Black
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- Adam Hogg
- Brent Walton