Welland Jr. Canadians

Welland Jr. Canadians
Welland Jr. Canadians
Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
City	Welland, Ontario
Founded	1979
Conference	Golden Horseshoe
Franchise history	1979-1988: Welland Cougars 1988-1991: Welland Aerostars 1991-1994: Welland Flames 1994-2004: Welland Cougars 2004-Pres: Welland Jr. Canadians
Head coach	Chris Gratton
General manager	Louis Savona
Arena	Welland Main Arena
Team colors	Red, Blue, and White
Affiliate team(s)	none
Sutherland Cups	none

The Welland Jr. Canadians are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Welland, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

History

The Welland franchise, under any of its various names, has been a charter member of the Golden Horseshoe "B" since their 1979 expansion.

In the mid-1970s, the Cougars co-existed with the Welland Sabres of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League.

Season-by-Season Results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1979-80	44	27	11	6	-	314	216	60	3rd GHJHL	Won League
1980-81	41	22	16	3	-	253	228	47	3rd GHJHL	Lost Final
1981-82	36	18	11	7	-	-	-	43	3rd GHJHL
1982-83	42	19	19	4	-	224	224	42	5th GHJHL	Won League
1983-84	42	14	26	2	-	193	229	30	6th GHJHL
1984-85	42	15	18	9	-	221	213	39	7th GHJHL
1985-86	40	21	14	5	-	245	235	47	4th GHJHL
1986-87	42	27	11	4	-	279	192	58	2nd GHJHL
1987-88	42	23	15	4	-	269	220	50	3rd GHJHL
1988-89	42	8	26	8	-	188	274	24	8th GHJHL
1989-90	48	26	20	1	1	336	256	54	5th GHJHL
1990-91	42	35	4	3	0	273	145	73	1st GHJHL	Won League
1991-92	42	35	4	1	2	308	155	73	1st GHJHL	Lost Final
1992-93	42	28	10	4	0	259	177	60	2nd GHJHL	Lost Final
1993-94	40	20	16	2	2	234	191	44	4th GHJHL
1994-95	42	26	14	2	1	226	175	55	2nd GHJHL
1995-96	50	16	29	3	2	160	223	37	6th GHJHL
1996-97	42	18	18	3	3	222	192	42	5th GHJHL
1997-98	49	27	12	7	3	247	179	64	3rd GHJHL
1998-99	47	20	19	6	2	203	184	48	4th GHJHL
1999-00	48	28	14	4	2	218	159	62	3rd GHJHL
2000-01	48	30	14	3	1	196	142	64	3rd GHJHL
2001-02	48	18	22	5	3	180	210	44	4th GHJHL
2002-03	48	28	17	1	2	250	194	59	3rd GHJHL
2003-04	48	28	12	7	1	170	118	64	3rd GHJHL
2004-05	48	17	25	4	2	171	184	40	6th GHJHL
2005-06	49	27	16	5	1	218	185	60	4th GHJHL	Lost Semi-final
2006-07	49	26	21	2	0	250	217	54	5th GHJHL	Lost Quarter-final
2007-08	49	28	19	1	1	257	206	58	5th GOJHL-GH
2008-09	52	19	28	-	5	218	286	43	6th GOJHL-GH
2009-10	51	18	23	-	10	175	207	46	5th GOJHL-GH	Lost Conf. QF
2010-11	51	29	17	-	5	232	166	63	4th GOJHL-GH	Lost Conf. QF
2011-12	50	26	22	-	2	184	185	54	5th GOJHL-GH	Lost Conf. QF
2012-13	51	35	15	-	1	199	134	71	3rd GOJHL-GH	Lost Conf. Final
2013-14	49	29	15	-	5	176	153	63	3rd GOJHL-GH	Lost Conf. SF
2014-15	49	32	15	-	2	181	119	66	3rd GOJHL-GH	Won Conf. Quarter-finals, 4-1 (Meteors) Lost Conf. semi-finals, 4-1 (Falcons)
2015-16	50	17	25	4	4	137	175	42	7th of 8-GH 19th of 26	Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 1-4 (Falcons)
2016-17	50	22	26	0	2	178	188	46	6th GOJHL-GH	Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0-4 (Canucks)
2017-18	50	17	28	3	2	168	218	39	6th GOJHL-GH	Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0-4 (Avalanche)
2018-19	48	8	36	0	4	117	251	20	7th GOJHL-GH	Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0-4 (Falcons)
2019-20	50	5	41	3	1	109	267	14	9th GOJHL-GH	Did not qualify
2020-21	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions
2021-22	48	19	26	3	0	124	170	41	5th -GH 16th - GOJHL	Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0-4 (Meteors)
2022-23	50	13	31	5	1	127	206	32	7th -GH 20th - GOJHL	Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 1-4 (Kilty B's)
2023-24	50	15	31	4	0	112	208	34	5th of 7 GH 18th/23 GOJHL	Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 3-4 (Kilty B's)

Notable alumni

• Yvon Corriveau
• Adam Creighton
• Ray Emery
• Wayne Groulx
• Bill Huard
• Matt Johnson
• Bob LaForest
• Mark LaForest
• Lou Nistico
• Krzysztof Oliwa
• Dan Paille
• Bob Sneddon
• Cal Clutterbuck
• Dan Girardi
• Jamie Tardif
• Matt Ellis
• Paul Bissonnette
• Andre Deveaux

External links

• Jr. Canadians Webpage
• GOJHL Webpage
• Jr. Canadians Twitter
• Jr. Canadians Facebook
• Jr. Canadians Instagram