Aylmer Spitfires

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Aylmer Spitfires
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City Aylmer, Ontario
League Provincial Junior Hockey League
ConferenceWest
DivisionYeck
Founded1974
Home arena East Elgin Community Complex
Colours Red, Yellow, and White
   
General managerJamie Harwood, Vance Stark
Head coachDylan Thomas
Franchise history
1974–85: Tillsonburg Mavericks
1985–91: Tillsonburg Titans
1991–2002: Aylmer Aces
2003–present: Aylmer Spitfires

The Aylmer Spitfires are a Canadian junior hockey team based in Aylmer, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League.

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History

The franchise began in Tillsonburg as a Junior B team in 1974, first known as the Mavericks, then as the Titans from 1985 to 1991. In 1991, the franchise was moved to Aylmer and was named the Aylmer Aces. In 2003, the team dropped to Junior C as the Aylmer Spitfires.

In 2013, the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League and the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League realigned, sending the Spitfires into the SOJHL. [1]

For the 2016/17 season the eight southern Ontario junior "C" hockey leagues combined to become the Provincial Junior Hockey League. Each league rebranded and became a division in the new organization. The SOJHL became the Yeck Division of the West Conference.

The playoffs for the 2019-20 season were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the team not being able to play a single game.




Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

SeasonGP W L T OTLGF GA PointsFinishPlayoffs
1976-773823150-226208462nd SWJBHL
1977-78407321-129268156th SWJBHLDNQ
1978-79428304-199287208th GHJHL
1979-804116169-----413rd NJC-W
1980-81325216-----168th NJC-W
1981-82328231-----174th NJC-W
1982-83368253-----196th NJC-W
1983-84307185-----195th NJC-W
1984-85329183-118153214th SWJCHL
1985-86427323-155260178th WOJHLDNQ
1986-87429294-177279227th WOJHLDNQ
1987-884263213157305168th WOJHLDNQ
1988-89421391110038448th WOJHLDNQ
1989-903943221132294119th WOJHLDNQ
1990-91483422113529499th WOJHLDNQ
1991-9248123312137254275th WOJHL EastDNQ
1992-9352212533----484th WOJHL EastLost quarter-final
1993-9451192921211260413rd WOJHL EastLost quarter-final
1994-9552321802296223663rd WOJHL EastLost semi-final
1995-9650301721274204631st WOJHL EastLost quarter-final
1996-9751242223220221534th WOJHL EastLost quarter-final
1997-9852242611244259503rd WOJHL EastLost quarter-final
1998-995184102152344185th WOJHL EastLost semi-final
1999-0054103608154271289th GOHLDNQ
2000-0154233001195228478th GOHLLost quarter-final
2001-025425110100408510th GOHLDNQ
2002-03Did not participate
2003-0436121922116142288th NJCHL
2004-0536191421133112415th NJCHL
2005-0636201420155135425th NJCHLLost quarter-final
2006-0736231021166129495th NJCHLLost quarter-final
2007-0836231012197132491st NJCHLLost final
2008-09362112-3154127455th NJCHLLost semi-final
2009-10361220-41241582810th NJCHLLost quarter-final
2010-11361812-6130114427th NJCHLLost semi-final
2011-12361515-6142136366th NJCHLLost semi-final
2012-13381222-4125179285th NJC-W
2013-14402020-0148167406th SOJHLLost quarter-final
2014-15401028-2128184228th SOJHLLost quarter - 3-4 - (Lancers)
2015-164026140-176133523rd of 9 SOJHLWon quarter - 4-0 - (Trojans)
Lost semifinals 0-4 (Hawks)
2016-174025132-163142523rd of 9
Yeck Div - PJHL		Won Div. Quarter, 4-0 (Sailors)
Won Div Semifinal, 4-0 (Hawks)
Lost Div Final, 3-4 Dolphins)
2017-1840112801129190238th of 9
Yeck Div - PJHL		Lost Div. Quarter, 0-4 (Lancers)
2018-1940152401120171317th of 9
Yeck Div - PJHL		Lost Div. Quarter, 0-4 (Hawks)
2018-1940152401120171317th of 9
Yeck Div - PJHL		Lost Div. Quarter, 0-4 (Hawks)
2019-2042212100146158426th of 8
Yeck Div - PJHL		Lost Div. Quarter, 1-4 (Bulldogs)
2020-21Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22Idle for this season
2022-2339434017724999th of 9
Yeck Div - PJHL		Did not qualify for post season play
2023-24407320174184159th of 9
Yeck Div - PJHL		Did not qualify for post season play

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