Elmira Sugar Kings

The Elmira Sugar Kings are a junior ice hockey team based in Elmira, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

Elmira Sugar Kings
CityElmira, Ontario, Canada
LeagueGreater Ontario Junior Hockey League
DivisionMid-Western
Founded1971
Home arenaWoolwich Memorial Centre
ColoursGreen, Yellow, Black, and White
                   
General managerKevin Bloch
Head coachRob Collins
AffiliatesWellesley Applejacks (PJHL)

History
Sugar Kings goalie, Jonathan Reinhart, during 2015 playoffs.

The Elmira Juniors played at the Junior "C" level during the 1950s and 1960s, winning the Clarence Schmalz Cup in 1962.

The Elmira Sugar Kings' 1st season was in 1971-72, but in 1973, the Sugar Kings entered the Southwestern Junior "B" Hockey League. In that first Junior "B" season, the Sugar Kings won the league championship. In 1974, the league became the Waterloo-Wellington Junior "B" Hockey League, which changed its name to the Midwestern "B" in 1977.

Through much of their first 20 years, the Kings were inconsistent—some years finishing with more than 30 wins, some years fewer than 10. But throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Sugar Kings were one of the most dominant teams in Canadian junior hockey. In 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2008 and 2011 the Kings reigned as Mid-Western "B" champions, winning the Sutherland Cup as Ontario Hockey Association Junior B champions in 1997, 2001, 2011, 2017.

Season-by-season record
SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1971-723921126-185166483rd WOJHL
1972-734219203-198186415th WOJHL
1973-744020156-192166464th SWJBHLWon League
1974-754019156-189157444th WWJHL
1975-764112209-181203336th WWJHLLost Quarter-final
1976-773913215-194213315th WWJHLDNQ
1977-784013207-162193334th MWJBHLLost Semi-final
1978-79423075-234149652nd MWJBHLLost Final
1979-804216233-204262354th MWJBHLLost Semi-final
1980-81426351-142286138th MWJBHLDNQ
1981-82421401-11836338th MWJBHLDNQ
1982-83427341-146295157th MWJBHLDNQ
1983-844217241-170198356th MWJBHLLost Semi-final
1984-854217241-179220356th MWJBHLLost Quarter-final
1985-864022171-206178453rd MWJBHLLost Semi-final
1986-874231110-292140623rd MWJBHLLost Final
1987-884835112-286175722nd MWJBHLLost Final
1988-894819245-241251436th MWJBHLLost Semi-final
1989-904826211-262227534th MWJBHLLost Quarter-final
1990-91488391-195367178th MWJBHLLost Quarter-final
1991-92486393-145273159th MWJBHLDNQ
1992-934814331-192283297th MWJBHLLost Quarter-final
1993-944827174-222174585th MWJBHLLost Quarter-final
1994-954829145-229169632nd MWJBHLLost Final
1995-964820262-198214427th MWJBHLLost Semi-final
1996-974831116-257166682nd MWJBHLWon League, Won SC
1997-984833123-259137692nd MWJBHLWon League
1998-994829145-225187633rd MWJBHLLost Semi-final
1999-004833123-203116693rd MWJBHLLost Semi-final
2000-014828155-217158613rd MWJBHLWon League, Won SC
2001-02483855-254128811st MWJBHLWon League
2002-0348172830178199379th MWJBHLDNQ
2003-0447201944191175486th MWJBHL
2004-0548271335199155626th MWJBHL
2005-064827192-201150563rd MWJBHLLost Quarter-final
2006-074836840262165762nd MWJBHLLost Final
2007-084830783196124711st GOJHL-MWLost Final
2008-09522324-5207215517th GOJHL-MWLost Conf. QF
2009-10512026-5163188456th GOJHL-MWLost Conf. SF
2010-11513415-2219153702nd GOJHL-MWWon League, Won SC
2011-1251409-2240134823rd GOJHL-MW
2012-13512521-5180183557th GOJHL-MWLost Conf. QF
2013-14493410-5187117732nd GOJHL-MWLost Conf. SF
2014-1549387-4215127801st GOJHL-MWWon Conf. Quarters, 4-0 (Bombers)
Won Conf. Semis, 4-0 (Siskins)
Won Conf. Finals, 4-1 (Cullitons)
Lost Sutherland Semifinals, 3-4 (Vipers)
2015-1650241925185177555th of 9-MW
14th of 26-GOJHL		Won Conf. Quarters, 4-1 (Hurricanes)
Lost Conf. Semis, 2-4 (Cullitons)
2016-1750381101207123772nd of 9-MW
5th of 27-GOJHL 		Won Conf. Quarters, 4-0 (Hurricanes)
Won Conf. Semifinals, 4-2 (Dutchmen)
Lost Conf. Finals, 2-4 (Cyclones)
advance as Wild Card
Won Sutherland Cup Semis 4-2 (Corvairs)
Won Sutherland Cup Finals 4-1 (Nationals)
2017-1850292100181155583rd of 8-MW
12th of 26-GOJHL 		Won Conf. Quarters, 4-0 (Bombers)
Won Conf. Semifinal 4-2 (Warriors)
Lost Conf. Finals 0-4 (Cyclones)
advance as Wild Card
Lost Sutherland Cup Semis 0-4 (Corvairs)

Sutherland Cup appearances
Sugar Kings goalie, Jonathan Reinhart, during 2015 playoffs.
1997: Elmira Sugar Kings defeated St. Catharines Falcons 4-games-to-3
1998: Niagara Falls Canucks defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4-games-to-3
2001: Elmira Sugar Kings defeated Thorold Blackhawks 4-games-to-2
2002: Sarnia Blast defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4-games-to-3
2008: Tecumseh Chiefs defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4-games-to-none
2011: Elmira Sugar Kings defeated Niagara Falls Canucks 4-games-to-1
2017: Elmira Sugar Kings defeated London Nationals 4-games-to-1

Notable alumni
Sugar Kings, Brodie Whitehead, during 2015 playoffs.
Sugar Kings, Sam Harris, during 2015 playoffs.
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