Stoney Creek Warriors
The Stoney Creek Warriors were a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League as well as the Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League and the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League. As of 2013, the team was relocated to Ancaster, Ontario and renamed the Ancaster Avalanche.
| Stoney Creek Warriors | |
|---|---|
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| City | Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada |
| League | Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League |
| Division | Golden Horseshoe |
| Operated | 1974-2013 |
| Home arena | Valley Park Arena Stoney Creek Arena Market Street Arena |
| Colours | Black, Yellow, and White |
| General manager | Ryan Kuwabara |
| Head coach | Ric Nattress |
| Affiliate | Dundas Blues (NDJCHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1974-1992 | Stoney Creek Warriors |
| 1993-2001 | Stoney Creek Spirit |
| 2001-2013 | Stoney Creek Warriors |
| 2013-2018 | Ancaster Avalanche |
| 2018 to present | Hamilton Kilty B's |
History
The Warriors were first formed in 1974 as a member of the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League. The Warriors won four Niagara Junior C championships in their time with the league.
The team moved up to the Golden Horseshoe Junior B in 1989. In 1993, the team changed their name to the Spirit. In 2001, the team changed their name back to the traditional "Warriors" moniker.
The Stoney Creek Warriors for twenty years have been dealing with different circumstances to get to the point they are at right now. After 20 years they won the 2009 Golden Horseshoe Championship against the Niagara Falls Canucks.
In 2009, the Warriors made their only appearance in a Sutherland Cup final, losing to the Brantford Eagles of the Mid-Western Conference.
In the Summer of 2013, the team was sold to a group in Ancaster, Ontario and relocated. The franchise is become known as the Ancaster Avalanche.
In April 2018, the team announced they were moving to Hamilton, taking over the Kilty B's moniker, purchased from the ownership of the Markham Royals who were previously located in Hamilton as the Red Wings and Kilty B's.[1]
Season-by-season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs | |
| 1974-75 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 0 | - | -- | -- | 8 | 6th NJCHL | ||
| 1975-76 | 36 | 15 | 18 | 3 | - | -- | -- | 33 | 5th NJCHL | ||
| 1976-77 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | - | -- | -- | 44 | 2nd NJCHL | Won League, lost CSC QF | |
| 1977-78 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 1 | - | -- | -- | 37 | 5th NJCHL | ||
| 1978-79 | 40 | 22 | 9 | 9 | - | 264 | 165 | 53 | 1st NJC-E | Won League, lost CSC QF | |
| 1979-80 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 1 | - | 266 | 135 | 61 | 1st NJC-E | ||
| 1980-81 | 40 | 30 | 7 | 3 | - | 297 | 136 | 63 | 1st NJC-E | Lost semi-final | |
| 1981-82 | 32 | 10 | 18 | 4 | - | -- | -- | 24 | 5th NJC-C | ||
| 1982-83 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | - | -- | -- | 35 | 2nd NJC-E | Lost semi-final | |
| 1983-84 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 4 | - | -- | -- | 56 | 2nd NJC-E | Lost final | |
| 1984-85 | 34 | 26 | 7 | 1 | - | 245 | 120 | 53 | 1st NJC-E | Won League, lost CSC SF | |
| 1985-86 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 2 | - | -- | -- | 58 | 1st NJC-E | ||
| 1986-87 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | - | -- | -- | 46 | 2nd NJC-E | ||
| 1987-88 | 37 | 22 | 11 | 4 | - | 215 | 161 | 48 | 1st NJC-E | Won League, lost CSC SF | |
| 1988-89 | 40 | 17 | 16 | 7 | - | -- | -- | 41 | 5th NJC-E | ||
| 1989-90 | 48 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 183 | 363 | 11 | 9th GHJHL | ||
| 1990-91 | 42 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 163 | 239 | 27 | 6th GHJHL | ||
| 1991-92 | 42 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 188 | 255 | 32 | 5th GHJHL | ||
| 1992-93 | Did Not Participate | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 41 | 15 | 22 | 4 | - | 193 | 245 | 34 | 6th NJC-E | ||
| 1994-95 | 42 | 7 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 182 | 256 | 20 | 7th GHJHL | ||
| 1995-96 | 50 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 201 | 60 | 4th GHJHL | ||
| 1996-97 | 42 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 189 | 24 | 7th GHJHL | ||
| 1997-98 | 49 | 14 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 187 | 261 | 34 | 7th GHJHL | ||
| 1998-99 | 48 | 8 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 296 | 18 | 7th GHJHL | ||
| 1999-00 | 48 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 110 | 383 | 6 | 7th GHJHL | ||
| 2000-01 | 48 | 12 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 150 | 249 | 29 | 6th GHJHL | ||
| 2001-02 | 47 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 132 | 236 | 24 | 7th GHJHL | ||
| 2002-03 | 48 | 6 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 148 | 292 | 18 | 7th GHJHL | ||
| 2003-04 | 48 | 11 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 128 | 182 | 28 | 6th GHJHL | ||
| 2004-05 | 48 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 134 | 184 | 41 | 5th GHJHL | ||
| 2005-06 | 49 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 177 | 138 | 56 | 5th GHJHL | Lost quarter-final | |
| 2006-07 | 49 | 11 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 157 | 263 | 25 | 7th GHJHL | Lost quarter-final | |
| 2007-08 | 49 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 212 | 211 | 50 | 6th GOJHL-GH | ||
| 2008-09 | 52 | 35 | 15 | - | 2 | 246 | 173 | 72 | 2nd GOJHL-GH | Lost final | |
| 2009-10 | 51 | 36 | 11 | - | 4 | 248 | 166 | 76 | 2nd GOJHL-GH | Lost semi-final round robin | |
| 2010-11 | 51 | 26 | 20 | - | 5 | 209 | 192 | 57 | 6th GOJHL-GH | Lost Conf. QF | |
| 2011-12 | 51 | 15 | 33 | - | 3 | 152 | 238 | 33 | 6th GOJHL-GH | Lost Conf. QF | |
| 2012-13 | 51 | 18 | 26 | - | 7 | 145 | 179 | 43 | 6th GOJHL-GH | ||
Sutherland Cup appearances
- 2009: Brantford Eagles defeated Stoney Creek Warriors 4-games-to-1
References
- "Avalanche moving to Hamilton as Kilty B's revived next season | OHA Ancaster Avalanche". Archived from the original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-11-16.