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Perth Blue Wings
Perth Blue Wings
City: Perth, Ontario, Canada
League: Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2
Division: Richardson
Founded: 1936
Home Arena: Perth & District Community Centre
Owner(s): Privately Owned - Michael McLean, Perth
General Manager: Bill White
Head Coach: Michael McLean

The Perth Blue Wings are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Perth, Ontario. They formerly played in the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The Blue Wings became a privately owned franchise in May 2013.

1939PerthBlueWingsUniforms

Jack Buell and Jack Hopworth show the 1939 uniforms.

Junior hockey began in Perth in the late 1920s with the creation of the Perth Juniors. During the 1937-38 season the Juniors began to use the nickname Blue Wings. The original incarnation of the Perth Juniors/Blue Wings competed in the Rideau League, the Lanark County Junior Hockey League, the Upper Ottawa Valley Junior Hockey League, the Junior Big Four and the Ottawa City Junior Hockey League. During the latter part of the 1930s, the Wings were one of the top teams in the Ottawa and District Amateur Hockey Association. In 1937-38, the Blue Wings won the Ottawa and District championship which placed them in the playdowns for the Memorial Cup. The Blue Wings subsequently defeated the Halifax Canadians and the Verdun Maple Leafs before meeting the Oshawa Generals for the Eastern Canada championship for a berth in the Memorial Cup championship. The Generals defeated the Blue Wings in two games.

The Blue Wings folded following the 1939-40 season but were resurrected in the early 1950s.

The Perth Blue Wings are currently members of the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League (EOJBHL).

Championship Seasons[]

Following the 2014–15 season, in an effort to have an improved player development model, the Central Canada Hockey League added the EOJHL under their umbrella. The EOJHL was reduced in number of teams, and renamed the Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 (CCHL2). The league also went from 4 divisions to 2 divisions and the Blue Wings were assigned to th Richardson Division.

Season-by-season results[]

Season GP W L T OL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1981-82 40 26 10 4 - 254 201 56 1st EO-NEast
1982-83 32 18 17 7 - 229 198 43 5th EO-Valley
1983-84 Statistics Not Available
1984-85 36 7 27 2 - 137 283 16 7th EO-Valley
1985-86 36 9 23 4 - 161 230 22 7th EO-NWest
1986-87 38 19 19 0 0 215 178 38 3rd EO-Valley
1987-99 Statistics Not Available
1999-00 40 20 15 5 0 174 147 48 4th EO Valley Lost Division Final
2000-01 45 18 29 0 3 160 194 39 5th EO Valley Lost Preliminary
2001-02 40 18 22 0 2 167 188 38 3rd EO Valley Lost Division S-final
2002-03 40 13 37 0 1 159 208 27 6th EO Valley Lost Preliminary
2003-04 40 11 28 1 1 94 201 24 6th EO Valley Lost Preliminary
2004-05 40 24 12 3 1 159 127 52 1st EO Valley Lost Semi-final
2005-06 39 25 8 3 3 174 115 56 1st EO Valley Lost Division Final
2006-07 40 18 17 2 3 156 165 41 3rd EO Valley Lost Preliminary
2007-08 40 21 16 3 0 140 144 45 2nd EO Valley Lost Division S-final
2008-09 39 11 20 3 5 125 149 30 5th EO Valley
2009-10 45 23 13 6 3 191 143 55 1st EO Valley Lost Semi-final
2010-11 42 30 10 1 1 199 135 62 1st EO Valley Lost Division S-Final
2011-12 42 20 16 4 2 194 181 46 2nd EO Valley
Season GP W L OL SL GF GA P Results Playoffs
2012-13 42 25 14 2 1 193 172 53 1st EO Valley
2013-14 41 16 17 2 6 156 165 40 6th EO Valley DNQ
2014-15 40 10 30 0 0 108 206 20 6th EO Valley DNQ
CCHL 2
Season GP W L OL SL GF GA P Results Playoffs
2015-16 44 38 4 1 1 260 116 78 1st of 8 Richardson
2nd of 16 CCHL2
Won Quarterfinals, 4-0(Aeros)
Won Semifinals, 4-2 (Rams)
Lost League Finals, 1-4 (Vikings)
2016-17 48 39 8 0 1 223 123 79 1st of 8 Richardson
2nd of 16 CCHL2
Lost Quarterfinals, 3-4 (Aeros)
2017-18 52 31 17 3 1 181 158 66 3rd of 8 Richardson
6th of 16 CCHL2

Won Div Semifinals, 4-2 (Rideaus)
Lost Semifinals 3-4 (Vikings)

2018-19 44 27 12 5 0 150 115 59 T-1st  Richardson Won Div Semifinals, 4-1 (Tikis)
Won Semifinals 3-4 (Carleton Place Jr. Canadians)
Won Final 4-1 (Ottawa Jr. Canadians)
2019-20 44 29 12 3 0 149 120 61 T-2nd Richardson Quarterfinal series tied 1-1 when playoffs cancelled
2020-21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22 42 28 12 1 1 182 126 58 2nd Richardson Lost Final
2022-23 42 37 4 1 0 221 72 75 1st Richardson Won Championship
2023-24 44 17 24 3 0 136 170 37 7th Richardson Did not qualify

Perth Blue Wings' NHL Alumni[]

(Both played with the original Perth Blue Wings)

  • Les Douglas
  • Toni Licari

External links[]

References[]

  • Zander, Tim. "The Perth Blue Wings: The Unheralded and Unsung Mystery Team of 1937-38" in The Hockey Research Journal, Volume XIII, Fall 2009, pg. 66-71. [4]
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