Ice Hockey Wiki
Register
Advertisement
Goderich Flyers
Goderich Flyers
Provincial Junior Hockey League
City Goderich, Ontario[1]
Founded 2003[1]
Division Pollocl
Franchise history 1985-1993: Goderich Sailors[2]
2003-2013 Goderich Sailors
2014-current Goderich Flyers
Head Coach Chris Corbett (2017-18)
General Manager Dan Kerr (2014-15)
Arena Maitland Recreation Centre
Team Colors Black, Yellow, Red and White
Goderich Sailors

The Goderich Flyers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Goderich, Ontario, Canada.[3]. The team is a member of the Provincial Junior Hockey League The team previously played in the Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League.

History[]

After the failed and short-lived Lakeshore Pirates folded in 1999,[4] the town of Goderich pushed for a new team. They were granted expansion in 2003[1] after the folding of the Wiarton Wolves. The team was named the Sailors after another Junior C team that had folded in 1993.[2] The Sailors were granted a leave of absence for the 2013-14 season to try and re-organize. On April 17, 2014, the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) advised the organizing committee under the direction of Doug Cruickshank that they were accepted back into the Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League for the 2014-15 season. In preparation for the new season the team announced a GM a new Head Coach, and a new name Goderich Flyers Jr. C Hockey Club.

In 2004-05, the Sailors squeezed into the fourth and final playoff spot. With an automatic berth to the Western league semi-final, the Sailors met up with the Wingham Ironmen. The Ironmen swept the Sailors 4-games-to-none.[5]

The 2005-06 season ended with the Goderich Sailors in fourth place. In the playoff quarter-final, the Sailors drew the fifth seeded Walkerton Hawks for a best-of-3 series. The Hawks made quick work of the Sailors and won the series 2-games-to-none.[5]

The 2006-07 season saw the Goderich Sailors end the years in last place, the sixth seed. In the Western league quarter-final they again drew the Walkerton Hawks, but this year in the best-of-5 series. The Hawks, who were coming off of a rather strong regular season, defeated the Sailors 3-games-to-1.[5]

During the summer of 2016 the eight junior "C" leagues in Southern Ontario came together as the Provincial Junior Hockey League. The former leagues became divisions and assigned to one of four conferences. For the Flyers it means they will compete in the Western Conference and the Pollock Division.

The team had been based out of the Goderich Memorial Arena until being forced out when an inspection in 2018 found that the ice making equipment was deemed unsafe and would require an extensive overhaul. The team is now based out of the Maitland Recreation Centre.

Season-by-season standings[]

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
Goderich Sailors
1985-86 29 9 19 1 - 144 224 19 5th GBJCHL
1986-87 25 1 20 4 - 86 219 6 5th GBJCHL
1987-88 29 7 21 1 - 129 161 15 6th GBJCHL
1988-89 30 4 22 4 - 108 197 12 6th WJCHL
1989-90 30 13 13 4 - 163 177 30 3rd WJCHL
1990-91 30 14 14 2 - 149 156 30 3rd WJCHL
1991-92 27 1 24 2 - 59 220 2 7th WJCHL
1992-93 29 3 24 2 - 127 269 8 7th WJCHL
1993-03 Did Not Participate
Goderich Sailors
2003-04 34 6 24 2 2 89 182 16 6th WJCHL Lost Quarter-final
2004-05 40 9 26 2 3 112 186 23 4th WJCHL Lost Semi-final
2005-06 38 14 22 2 0 125 175 32 4th WJCHL Lost Quarter-final
2006-07 39 3 33 0 3 90 248 9 6th WJCHL Lost Quarter-final
2007-08 39 9 29 - 1 100 239 19 5th WJCHL
2008-09 36 6 30 - 0 83 233 12 6th WJCHL
2009-10 36 5 28 - 3 79 179 13 7th WJCHL Lost Quarter-final
2010-11 35 4 31 - 0 90 240 8 7th WJCHL Lost Quarter-final
2011-12 36 2 33 - 1 68 206 5 7th WJCHL Lost Quarter-final
2012-13 36 1 34 - 1 67 282 3 7th WJCHL Lost Quarter-final
2013-14 Did Not Participate
Goderich Flyers
2014-15 36 9 27 0 - 94 210 18 6th WJCHL Lost Quarter-final - 0-4 - (Barons)
2015-16 36 3 33 0 - 97 234 6 7th of 7 WJCHL Lost Quarter-final - 0-4 - (Bulldogs)
2016-17 36 5 27 4 - 107 209 14 7th of 7
Pollock Div-PJHL
Lost Div Quarters - 1-4 (Hawks)
2017-18 40 7 29 0 3 117 209 18 6th of 7
Pollock Div-PJHL

Lost Div Quarters - 1-4 (Bulldogs)

2018-19 42 8 29 2 3 144 235 21 6th of 7
Pollock Div-PJHL
Lost Div Quarters - 1-4 (Ironmen)
2019-20 42 8 32 1 1 114 214 18 6th of 7
Pollock Div-PJHL
2020-21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22 32 3 28 1 0 64 190 7 7th Lost Division Quarterfinals
2022-23 42 7 33 2 114 241 16 7th Lost Division Quarterfinals

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Goderich Sailors
  2. 2.0 2.1 GoderichSailors2
  3. Western C Teams | Western Junior C Hockey League | Junior C | Leagues | Ontario Hockey Association
  4. GoderichLakeshorePirates
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Home | Ontario Hockey Association
  6. Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section final standings
  7. Mount Forest Confederate Sports Section final standings
  8. Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section for Goal totals

External links[]

This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Goderich Flyers. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with Ice Hockey Wiki, the text of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA).


Advertisement