The Erin Shamrocks are a Canadian

Canada

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 junior ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 team based in Erin

Erin, Ontario

Erin is a town in Wellington County, approximately 80 kilometres northwest of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Erin is an amalgamated town, composed of the former Villages of Erin and Hillsburgh, and the hamlets of Ballinafad, Brisbane, Cedar Valley, Crewson's Corners, and Orton, as well as the former...

, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League

Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League

The Georgian Mid Ontario Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association...

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History

The Acton Sabres were founded in 1971 as a member of the South-Central Junior D Hockey League. In 1973, the league was promoted and changed to the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League. In 1976, the league changed its name to the Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League, but the Sabres had bigger ambitions and opted out of the league to join the Central Ontario Junior B Hockey League and compete against their local rival the Georgetown Gemini

Georgetown Raiders

----The Georgetown Raiders are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Georgetown, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. In Junior "B", the team was known as the "Georgetown Gemini" until 1989...

. The Sabres played in the Central Junior B League until 1984 when they chose to drop back down to the Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League. The Sabres were no slouch in Junior B, more often celebrating winning seasons despite the odd losing season.

In 1992, the Acton Sabres moved from Acton to Erin and changed their name to the Erin Shamrocks.

In 1994, the Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League merged with the Georgian Bay Junior C Hockey League to create the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League. Since 2002, the Shamrocks have been won of the best teams in the entire league. During the 2004-05 season, the Shamrocks pulled together and won their first Georgian Mid-Ontario league championship. This allowed for the Shamrocks to push for the dream of winning the All-Ontario championship, 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...

. They entered the provincial quarter-final against the Western Junior C Hockey League

Western Junior C Hockey League

The Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. The Champion of the Western will compete for the All-Ontario Championship and the Clarence Schmalz Cup....

's Wingham Ironmen

Wingham Ironmen

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 but ended up losing the series 4-games-to-2. Later, the Ironmen went on to the final and lost to the Niagara Junior C Hockey League's Grimsby Peach Kings

Grimsby Peach Kings

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The 2005-06 season ended with the Shamrocks finishing in fourth place. In the league quarter-final, the Shamrocks drew the fifth seed Schomberg Cougars

Schomberg Cougars

The Schomberg Cougars are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Schomberg, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.-History:...

. The Shamrocks dropped the Cougars 4-games-to-1. Erin then had to compete against the second seeded Fergus Devils

Fergus Devils

The Fergus Devils are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Fergus, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.-History:...

 in the league semi-final. This time the Shamrocks were on the losing end, 4-games-to-1.

In 2006-07, the Shamrocks again ended the season in fourth place. They entered into the league quarter-final series with the fifth seeded Stayner Siskins

Stayner Siskins

The Stayner Siskins are a Junior "C" ice hockey team based out of Stayner, Ontario. They play out of the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.-History:...

and found out that they were too much to handle. The Siskins dropped the Shamrocks 4-game-to-2.

Season-by-season results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1971-72	30	14	15	1
180	133	29	5th SCJDHL	DNQ
1972-73	25	4	16	5
81	153	21	6th SCJDHL	Lost Quarter-final
1973-74	30	16	10	4
138	111	36	3rd Central G1	Lost Final
1974-75	32	17	11	4
121	133	38	3rd Central G1	Lost Final
1975-76	32	4	22	6
105	167	14	9th Central G1	Lost Semi-final
1976-77	42	3	37	2
8	8th CJBHL	DNQ
1977-78	42	4	36	2
10	8th CJBHL
1978-79	43	9	31	3
21	11th CJBHL
1979-80	44	3	37	4
195	379	10	12th CJBHL
1980-81	44	25	13	6
273	228	56	5th CJBHL
1981-82	40	13	25	2
205	268	28	8th CJBHL
1982-83	42	4	35	3
146	349	11	8th CJBHL
1983-84	40	10	27	3
159	262	23	8th CJBHL
1984-00	Statistics Missing
2000-01	36	16	15	3	2	155	150	35	5th GMOHL
2001-02	36	4	28	1	3	91	210	12	8th GMOHL
2002-03*	19	9	5	2	3	79	80	23	4th GMOHL
2003-04	36	28	7	1	0	168	89	57	1st GMOHL
2004-05	40	21	16	3	0	148	114	45	4th GMOHL	Won League
2005-06	41	23	15	3	0	164	121	49	4th GMOHL	Lost Semi-final
2006-07	42	24	14	3	1	200	142	52	4th GMOHL
2007-08	42	17	23	0	2	146	172	36	4th GMOHL
2008-09	42	27	14
1	152	141	55	3rd GMOHL
2009-10	41	21	18
2	150	141	44	4th GMOHL	Lost Semi-final
2010-11	40	31	8
1	194	104	63	2nd GMOHL

(*) Standings Incomplete.

• 1979-1984
• 2000-2004
• 2004–Present