Port Hope Panthers

Port Hope Panthers
Port Hope Panthers
Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA)
City	Port Hope, Ontario
Founded	2004
Franchise history	2004-2009: Colborne Cobras 2009-Pres: Port Hope Panthers
Head Coach	TBA
General Manager	Paul Henry
Arena	Jack Burger Sports Complex
Team Colors	White, Blue, Red

The Port Hope Panthers are a Canadian junior hockey team based in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA) after playing in the Empire B Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.

History

In 1995, the Trenton Sting made the jump from the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League to the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. In their wake, they formed a feeder team that was to be known as the Brighton Buzz. The Junior C league changed its name to the Empire B Junior C Hockey League just prior to the 1995-96 season to avoid confusion with the Ottawa District Hockey Association's Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League. After two seasons, in 1997 the Brighton Buzz moved and became the Colborne Blackhawks. The Blackhawks folded mid-season in 1999. The Sting's feeder team had been an utter disaster as it had only won 16 games in 140 contests over four seasons.

In 2004, Junior hockey came back to the Town of Colborne. The Empire B league expanded and formed the Colborne Cobras. Their first season was all about survival as the team finished in dead last.

The 2005-06 season saw the Cobras show some staying power with thirteen wins, despite a fifth place finish. They made the playoffs, and in the league quarter-final the Cobras drew the Picton Pirates. The Cobras defeated the Pirates 3-games-to-2 to win the team's first ever playoff series. In the league semi-final, the Cobras were swamped by the eventual champion Napanee Raiders 4-games-to-none.

The 2006-07 season was a breakout season for the Colborne Cobras. With thirty-two wins in thirty-nine games, the Cobras finished in first place overall in the regular season. In the league semi-final, the Cobras drew the fourth seeded Campbellford Rebels. The Cobras dispatched the Rebels with a 4-games-to-none sweep. In the team's first ever league final, the Cobras found themselves up against the Amherstview Jets. After a long and hard fought battle, the Jets had enough fuel left to win game 7 and the series 4-games-to-3.

Logo as Colborne Cobras

On May 28, 2009, it was announced the Colborne Cobras would move to Port Hope to fill the void left by the OJHL's Port Hope Predators moving to Trenton. The team will be called the Port Hope Panthers.

Season-by-season results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
Colborne Cobras
2004-05	34	3	27	2	2	74	167	10	6th EBJCHL
2005-06	34	13	21	0	0	120	156	26	5th EBJCHL	Lost Semi-final
2006-07	39	32	6	1	0	201	117	65	1st EBJCHL	Lost Final
2007-08	40	16	21	-	3	165	222	35	4th EBJCHL
2008-09	40	9	26	-	5	128	224	23	6th EBJCHL
Port Hope Panthers
2009-10	40	24	11	-	5	199	134	53	3rd EBJCHL	Lost Final
2010-11	40	17	18	-	5	137	161	39	5th EBJCHL	Lost Semi-final
2011-12	40	12	19	-	9	129	168	33	5th EBJCHL	Lost Semi-final
2012-13	40	25	14	-	1	184	154	51	2nd EBJCHL	Lost Final
2013-14	40	20	15	-	5	145	130	45	3rd EBJCHL	Lost Semi-final
2014-15	40	31	8	1	-	210	93	63	1st EBJCHL	Won semi-final - 4-1 - (Pirates) Won League Finals - 4-0 (Raiders) Won CSC Quarters, 4-2 (Clarington) Won CSC Semis, 4-0 (Alliston) Lost CSC Final, 3-4 (Essex)
2015-16	40	34	5	1	-	223	72	69	1st of 6 EBJCHL	Won semi-final - 4-0 - (Islanders) Won League Finals, 4-0 (Raiders) Won CSC Quarters, 4-1 (Port Perry) Won CSC Semifinals, 4-2 (Alliston) Lost CSC Final, 0-4 (Ayr)
2016-17	39	35	3	1	-	227	74	71	1st of 6 Tod Div-PJHL	Won Div Semi-final, 4-0 (Pirates) Won Div Finals, 4-0 (Raiders) Won Conf. Finals, 4-2 (Chiefs) Won Schmalz Semifinals 4-1 (Hornets) Lost Schmalz Finals, 2-4 (Ayr)
2017-18	37	27	10	0	1	240	89	55	2nd of 6 Tod Div-PJHL	Won Div Semi-final, 4-0 (Pirates) Won Div Finals, 4-0 (Jets) Lost Conf. Finals, 3-4 (Chiefs)
2018-19	43	15	25	1	2	143	183	33	4th of 6 Tod Div-PJHL	Lost Div Semi-final, 0-4 (Raiders)
2019-20	44	21	16	3	4	170	152	49	5th of 6 Tod Div-PJHL	Did not qualify
2020-21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	30	14	11	2	3	109	85	33	4th Tod	Lost Division Semifinals
2022-23	42	22	17	0	3	144	133	47	4th Tod	Lost Conference Final
2023-24	42	24	13	1	4	176	140	53	3rd Tod	Lost Division Final

Clarence Schmalz Cup appearances

2015: Essex 73's defeated Port Hope Panthers 4-games-to-3

2016: Ayr Centennials defeated Port Hope Panthers 4-games-to-none

2017: Ayr Centennials defeated Port Hope Panthers 4-games-to-2

Notable alumni

• Justin Williams

External links

• Panthers' Webpage