Elmira Sugar Kings

Elmira Sugar Kings
Elmira Sugar Kings
City	Elmira, Ontario, Canada
League	Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
Division	Mid-Western
Founded	1971
Home arena	Dan Snyder Arena - Woolwich Memorial Centre
Colours	Green, Yellow, and White;
General manager	Ian McAdam
Head coach	Dane Horvat

The Elmira Sugar Kings are a junior ice hockey team based in Elmira, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

History

The Elmira Juniors played at the Junior "C" level during the 1950s and 1960s, winning the Clarence Schmalz Cup in 1962.

The Elmira Sugar Kings' 1st season was in 1971–72, but 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, 2011, 2017.

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, won SC
2011-12	51	40	9	-	2	240	134	82	3rd GOJHL-MW
2012-13	51	25	21	-	5	180	183	55	7th GOJHL-MW	Lost Conf. QF
2013-14	49	34	10	-	5	187	117	73	2nd GOJHL-MW	Lost Conf. SF
2014-15	49	38	7	-	4	215	127	80	1st GOJHL-MW	Won Conf. Quarters, 4-0 (Bombers) Won Conf. Semis, 4-0 (Siskins) Won Conf. Finals, 4-1 (Cullitons) Lost Sutherland Semifinals, 3-4 (Vipers)
2015-16	50	24	19	2	5	185	177	55	5th of 9-MW 14th of 26-GOJHL	Won Conf. Quarters, 4-1 (Hurricanes) Lost Conf. Semis, 2-4 (Cullitons)
2016-17	50	38	11	0	1	207	123	77	2nd of 9-MW 5th of 27-GOJHL	Won Conf. Quarters, 4-0 (Hurricanes) Won Conf. Semifinals, 4-2 (Dutchmen) Lost Conf. Finals, 2-4 (Cyclones) advance as Wild Card Won Sutherland Cup Semis 4-2 (Corvairs) Won Sutherland Cup Finals 4-1 (Nationals)
2017-18	50	29	21	0	0	181	155	58	3rd of 8-MW 12th of 26-GOJHL	Won Conf. Quarters, 4-0 (Bombers) Won Conf. Semifinal 4-2 (Warriors) Lost Conf. Finals 0-4 (Cyclones) advance as Wild Card Lost Sutherland Cup Semis 0-4 (Corvairs)
2018-19	47	26	15	0	6	162	135	58	5th of 8-MW 11th of 25-GOJHL	Lost Conf. Quarters, 3-4 (Dutchmen)
2019-20	50	36	9	0	5	212	114	77	1st of 8-MW 114th of 26-GOJHL	Incomplete Conf. Semi, 0-1 (Warriors)
2020-21	Season cancelled due to pandemic
2021-22	45	35	11	1	1	169	102	72	1st of 8-MW' of 8-MW 4th of 25-GOJHL	Won Conf. Quarters, 4-0 (Bandits) Won Conf. Semifinal 4-2 (Warriors) Lost Conf. Finals 1-4 (Redhawks)
2022-23	50	29	20	1	0	160	114	59	4 of 9-MW of 8-MW 11th of 25-GOJHL	Won Conf. Quarters, 4-0 (Centennials) Lost Conf. Semifinal 2-4 (Siskins)
2023-24	50	32	16	0	2	195	151	66	3 of 8-MW of 8-MW 9th of 23-GOJHL	Won Conf. Quarters, 4-1 (Redhawks) Lost Conf semifinals, 1-4 (Warriors)

Sutherland Cup appearances

Sugar Kings goalie Jonathan Reinhart during 2015 playoffs.

1997: Elmira Sugar Kings defeated St. Catharines Falcons 4-games-to-3

1998: Niagara Falls Canucks defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4-games-to-3

2001: Elmira Sugar Kings defeated Thorold Blackhawks 4-games-to-2

2002: Sarnia Blast defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4-games-to-3

2008: Tecumseh Chiefs defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4-games-to-none

2011: Elmira Sugar Kings defeated Niagara Falls Canucks 4-games-to-1

2017: Elmira Sugar Kings defeated London Nationals 4-games-to-1

Notable alumni

Sugar Kings defenseman Brodie Whitehead during 2015 playoffs.

External links

Sugar Kings defenseman Sam Harris during 2015 playoffs.

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