Welland Jr. Canadians

Welland Jr. Canadians
CityWelland, Ontario, Canada
LeagueGreater Ontario Junior Hockey League
DivisionGolden Horseshoe
Foundedcirca 1970
Home arenaWelland Main Arena
ColoursRed, Blue, and White
     
Owner(s)Louis Savona
General managerLouis Savona
Head coachTrevor Lariviere
Franchise history
1975-1988Welland Cougars
1988-1991Welland Aerostars
1991-1994Welland Flames
1994-2004Welland Cougars
2004-PresentWelland Jr. Canadians


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



History

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The Welland franchise, under any of its various names, was formed in 1975 as part of the Niagara District Junior B Hockey League, and joined the Golden Horseshoe "B" in 1979.


For the 1975-76 season, the Cougars (known as the Farr-Learn Bs for their first year) co-existed with the Welland Sabres of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. They went on to use the monikers of Aerostars - Flames - back to Cougars and in 2004 to the Junior Canadians. The branding they still use now.


Welland have been league champions in the 1977-78, 1979-80, 1982-83, and 1990-91 seasons.



Season-by-season results

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Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1975-76 40 26 8 6 - 235 142 58 2nd NDJBHL
1976-77 40 31 6 3 - 330 144 65 1st NDJBHL
1977-78 40 28 11 1 - 249 172 57 1st NDJBHL Won League, lost SC QF
1978-79 40 28 10 2 - -- -- 58 3rd NDJBHL Lost semi-final
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 - 162 137 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 GOJHL-GH 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 2 128 218 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 0 4 109 267 14 9th -GH
26th - GOJHL
did not qualify for post season
2020-21 Season not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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

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