Wingham Bulls
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The Wingham Bulls were a senior hockey
team based out of Wingham
, Ontario
, Canada
. They played in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League
.
In the opening round of the "A" playoffs, the Bulls swept the Mildmay Monarchs
in 4 games.
The Bulls would face the Durham Thundercats
in the "A" semi-finals, and would quickly find themselves down 2-0 in the series, being outscored 10-1 in the process. Wingham would rebound in the 3rd game, shutting out the Thundercats in Durham by a 2-0 score, however, Durham would storm back and win the 4th and 5th games of the series rather easily to take the series 4-1 and eliminate Wingham from the playoffs.
Wingham would face the Monkton Wildcats
in a best of 3 qualifying series, with the winning team advancing to the "A" playoffs. The Wildcats easily handled the Bulls in the series opener, winning 10-5 in Monkton, while in the 2nd game held in Wingham, the Wildcats would complete the 2 game sweep, winning 7-6, eliminating the Bulls from the playoffs.
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Ice hockey
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team based out of Wingham
Wingham, Ontario
Wingham is a community located in the municipality of North Huron, Ontario, Canada, which is located in Huron County...
, Ontario
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, Canada
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. They played in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League
Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League
The WOAA Senior AA Hockey League is an amateur senior ice hockey league governed by the Western Ontario Athletic Association.-Format:The league uses Hockey Canada playing rules but is not operated under the jurisdictions of the Ontario Hockey Association or Hockey Canada. The league is based in...
.
Championships
The Wingham Spitfires won the WOAA Sr. "A" title three years in a row, from 2001-2003. A previous Wingham team with the same nickname won the 1951 WOAA Grand Championship, while in 1984, the Wingham Royals were crowned the Intermediate "A" title.2006-07 Bulls Season
The Bulls improved greatly from their 2005-06 season, and finished the year with a 12-12-0 record, which placed them 6th in the WOAA South Division.In the opening round of the "A" playoffs, the Bulls swept the Mildmay Monarchs
Mildmay Monarchs
The Mildmay Monarchs were a senior hockey team based out of Mildmay, Ontario, Canada. They played in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League.-Championships:...
in 4 games.
The Bulls would face the Durham Thundercats
Durham Thundercats
The Durham Thundercats, originally the Durham 72's, are a senior hockey team based out of Durham, Ontario, Canada. The Thundercats date back to the towns Centennial, 1972, and have been an extremely successful team in all loops of the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior "AA" Hockey...
in the "A" semi-finals, and would quickly find themselves down 2-0 in the series, being outscored 10-1 in the process. Wingham would rebound in the 3rd game, shutting out the Thundercats in Durham by a 2-0 score, however, Durham would storm back and win the 4th and 5th games of the series rather easily to take the series 4-1 and eliminate Wingham from the playoffs.
2007-08 Bulls Season
After a very successful 2006-07 season, in which Wingham played .500 hockey for the first time since 2001-02, the Bulls would have a very disappointing 2007-08 season, as they had their worst record in franchise history, as they went 2-23-1, earning 5 points, and a 9th place finish in the WOAA South Division.Wingham would face the Monkton Wildcats
Monkton Wildcats
The Monkton Wildcats are a senior hockey team based out of Monkton, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League.-Championships:...
in a best of 3 qualifying series, with the winning team advancing to the "A" playoffs. The Wildcats easily handled the Bulls in the series opener, winning 10-5 in Monkton, while in the 2nd game held in Wingham, the Wildcats would complete the 2 game sweep, winning 7-6, eliminating the Bulls from the playoffs.
Folding
The Bulls struggled with player commitment throughout the 2007-08 season, however, the club intended to ice a team for the 2008-09 season. The player commitment issues continued, as many of the local players requested to play with other teams, and the league expanding also hindered their ability to attract players from the surrounding area. At a tryout in early September, the Bulls had only a handful of players participate, which would eventually lead the team to make the decision of folding from the league.Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Tie, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1999-00 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | -- | -- | 36 | 5th WOAA Sr | |
| 2000-01 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- | 19 | 5th WOAA North | "A" Champs |
| 2001-02 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 112 | 24 | 5th WOAA North | "A" Champs |
| 2002-03 | 27 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 149 | 19 | 11th WOAA Sr | "A" Champs |
| 2003-04 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 129 | 21 | 10th WOAA Sr | |
| 2004-05 | 25 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 159 | 15 | 15th WOAA Sr | |
| 2005-06 | 25 | 5 | 18 | - | 2 | 87 | 149 | 12 | 16th WOAA Sr | Lost Qualifying |
| 2006-07 | 24 | 12 | 12 | - | 0 | 103 | 118 | 24 | 6th WOAA South | Lost "A" SF |
| 2007-08 | 26 | 2 | 23 | - | 1 | 78 | 155 | 5 | 9th WOAA South | Lost Qualifying |
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See also
- Wingham, OntarioWingham, OntarioWingham is a community located in the municipality of North Huron, Ontario, Canada, which is located in Huron County...
- Western Ontario Athletic AssociationWestern Ontario Athletic AssociationThe Western Ontario Athletic Association, abbreviated as WOAA, is the governing body of minor and senior sports in a region encompassing Grey County, Bruce County, Perth County, Huron County, northern Middlesex County, and northern Wellington County...
- WOAA Senior Hockey League