Amherstburg Admirals

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Amherstburg Admirals
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City Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
League Provincial Junior Hockey League
ConferenceSouthern
DivisionBill Stobbs
Founded1987 (1987)
Home arena United Communities Credit Union Complex
Colours Blue, yellow, and white
   
General managerAndrew Sykes
Head coachBeau Hunter
Franchise history
1987–2013Kingsville Comets
2013–presentAmherstburg Admirals

The Amherstburg Admirals are a Canadian junior ice hockey club based in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.

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From 1987 until 2013, the team was located in Kingsville, Ontario, as the Kingsville Comets.

History

In the late 1980s the perennial powerhouse Leamington Flyers seemed poised to make a jump to the Western Ontario Junior B Hockey League. The GLJHL granted expansion to the Comets right on Leamington's doorstep. In 1992, the Flyers finally made the jump and a lot of the local skill attributed to the Flyers switched over to the Comets. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s the Comets would be competitive. As the 2000s wore on, despite a newly renovated arena from the municipality, [1] performance on the ice and attendance greatly declined.

The 2011-2012 season was the Kingsville Comets 25th year of play in the Great Lakes Jr. C league.

In April 2013, the team had struck a tentative deal with the Ontario Hockey Association and the town of Amherstburg, Ontario, to relocate the struggling franchise. Amherstburg had recently constructed a new arena which only required minor upgrades to host a Junior C team. [2] In 26 years in Kingsville the team failed to win a league championship or appear in the GLJHL final. Due to Kingsville's location, the Comets usually ran into either the Essex 73's or the Belle River Canadiens by either the division semi-final or final. In the Comets' 26 seasons, Essex and Belle River combined for 22 league titles.

On September 15, 2013, the Admirals made their hometown debut against the defending league champion Essex 73's. The Admirals would fall 6-0 in front of a sold-out crowd. Chris Wallace played the entire game for the Admirals, making 29 saves. [3] The next night, the Admirals traveled to Wheatley, Ontario, for their first road game and came home with their first win. Josh Lafromboise scored the Admirals' first ever goal at 10:38 into the first period and Dan Matoski scored the game winner 1:54 in the third to take a 6-4 victory over the Wheatley Sharks. Chris Wallace picked up the first ever victory in net. [4]

Season-by-season record

Opening ceremonies to 2013-14 season Amherstburg Admirals 2013 home opener.JPG
Opening ceremonies to 2013-14 season
Admirals' player lining up for draw (2013) Amherstburg Admirals player.JPG
Admirals' player lining up for draw (2013)
Admirals' goalie during 2013-14 season, wearing "baby blues". Amherstburg goalie away 2013.jpg
Admirals' goalie during 2013-14 season, wearing "baby blues".
SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
Kingsville Comets
1987-884043510115277910th GLJHLDNQ
1988-8938730101682961512th GLJHLDNQ
1989-9040192010155173396th GLJHLLost semi-final (Belle River)
1990-9142112812144239259th GLJHLDNQ
1991-9240182110213225377th GLJHLLost quarter-final (Belle River)
1992-9340241411211176504th GLJHLLost quarter-final (Belle River)
1993-9442152142177186367th GLJHLLost quarter-final (Belle River)
1994-9542201552180136474th GLJHLLost quarter-final (Mooretown)
1995-9640171751173161406th GLJHLLost quarter-final (Belle River)
1996-9740261220179124543rd GLJHLLost semi-final (Mooretown)
1997-9844191861142156456th GLJHLLost quarter-final (Essex)
1998-9940281002199138584th GLJHLLost semi-final (Belle River)
1999-0044241424201147543rd GLJHLLost semi-final (Wallaceburg)
2000-0140241033158101542nd GLJHLLost semi-final (Wallaceburg)
2001-0240201343166134473rd GLJHLLost semi-final (Wheatley-Southpoint)
2002-0340211252159136494th GLJHLLost semi-final (Essex)
2003-0440181732148137415th GLJHLLost quarter-final (Dresden)
2004-0540221611141133464th GLJHLLost quarter-final (Wheatley-Southpoint)
2005-0640221611182156465th GLJHLLost quarter-final (Dresden)
2006-0740132223146183316th GLJHLLost quarter-final (Wheatley-Southpoint)
2007-0840172111161192365th GLJHLLost quarter-final (Belle River)
2008-0940929-2129209209th GLJHLLost quarter-final (Essex)
2009-10401226-2148223267th GLJHLLost quarter-final (Belle River)
2010-11401523-2137165327th GLJHLLost quarter-final (Belle River)
2011-1240928-3108182218th GLJHLLost quarter-final (Essex)
2012-13401126-3119169258th GLJHLLost quarter-final (Essex)
Amherstburg Admirals
2013-14401918-3133146417th GLJHLLost quarters - 3-4 - (Belle River)
2014-15402512-3183149532nd GLJHLWon quarters - 4-0 - (Wheatley)
Won semi's - 4-2 - (Bleheim)
Lost League Finals - 2-4 - (Essex)
2015-1640241231170116523rd GLJHLWon quarters - 4-0 - (Wheatley)
Won semi's - 4-2 - (Blenheim)
Lost League Finals, 3-4 (Essex)
2016-174026140-193130523rd StobbsWon Div Quarters - 4-2,(Wheatley)
Lost div semi-finals - 0-4, (Essex)
2017-1840251122163108544th StobbsLost Div Quarters - 3-4,(Mooretown)
2018-19402890315588594th StobbsWon Div Quarter-final - 4-0 - (Mooretown)
Lost div semi-final 0-4 (Essex)
2019-2040241213148118523rd of 9 StobbsWon Div Quarter-final - 4-3 - (Petrolia)
Lost div semi-final 0-4 (Mooretown)
2020-21Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-223216150190105334th of 9 StobbsLost div quarter-final - 0-4 - (Wheatley)
2022-2342132630117186296th of 8 StobbsLost div quarter-final - 0-4 - (Wheatley)
2023-2442103200109219206th of 8 StobbsLost div quarter-final - 1-4 - (Blenheim)

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References

The Kingsville Comets lasted as members of the GLJHL for 26 seasons, forming in 1987 and being relocated to Amherstburg in 2013. This was the final Comets logo, used for their last few seasons. Kingsville Comets.png
The Kingsville Comets lasted as members of the GLJHL for 26 seasons, forming in 1987 and being relocated to Amherstburg in 2013. This was the final Comets logo, used for their last few seasons.
  1. ↑ "Kingsville arena complex gets $3.5M new lease on life". Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  2. ↑ "Comets expected to relocate to Amherstburg | Windsor Star". Archived from the original on 2013-03-27. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  3. ↑ "Gamesheet: Essex at Amherstburg - Sun, Sep 15, 2013".
  4. ↑ "Gamesheet: Amherstburg at Wheatley - Mon, Sep 16, 2013".
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