Caledonia Corvairs (1961–2012)

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Caledonia Corvairs
Caledonia Corvairs.png
City Caledonia, Ontario
League Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League
Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League
Southwestern Junior B Hockey League
Central Junior C Hockey League
Southern Counties Junior D Hockey League
DivisionEastern
Operated1961-2012
Home arena Haldimand County Caledonia Centre
Colors Blue and White
  
General manager Scott Miller
Head coach Dan Brown

The Caledonia Corvairs were a Canadian junior hockey team based in Caledonia, Ontario, Canada. They were playing in the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League.

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On May 23, 2012, the Brantford Eagles relocated and became the Junior B Caledonia Corvairs. [1] The Junior C team went on hiatus to make room for them.

History

Founded in 1961, the Corvairs first played in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League. In 1969, they won the OHA Cup as provincial champions. In 1972, the team moved to the Western Junior C Hockey League. That year they won the Clarence Schmalz Cup as OHA Jr. C champions. In 1973, they were promoted to the Midwestern Junior B Hockey League. A year later they were moved to the Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League.

1973 Championship Season

Early in the 1972-73 season, the club's first year as a Junior C club, a second year player for the team named Tom Spratt was killed after a game in an automobile accident. The team had focus after losing their teammate and friend and won first-place finish in the Central Junior C Hockey League with a record of 23 wins, six losses, and three ties. They entered the playoffs against successful Simcoe Jets squad in the league quarter-finals. The Corvairs defeating them three-games-to-two. In the second round, the Corvairs drew the Listowel Cyclones. The Cyclones started the series strong, winning 3-2 in the first game and 9-2 in the second. The Corvairs won the next three games (5-2, 3-2, 6-1) to win the semi-final series. In the finals, the Corvairs met the New Hamburg Hahns. The Hans took game one 2-1, and the Corvairs won the next two games 4-2 and 3-2 in overtime. Game four was won by the Hahns 4-3, to force a game five. The Corvairs won the game (4-2), the series, and the Central league championship. In the provincial semi-final, the Corvairs drew the Leamington Flyers of the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League. The Corvairs won game one 4-3 but lost games two and three (4-2, 3-2) to go down 2-games-to-1. They won game four 7-2, but then lost the game five 5-2. The Corvairs won games six and seven (5-4, 8-2) to gain entry into the provincial final. In the final they drew the Lindsay Mercurys who defeated the Gananoque Islanders to make the final. Caledonia won game one and two by scores of 4-3 and 10-3. They lost game three 2-1, but won games four and five (2-0, 5-2) to take the series and OHA championship. In the end they dedicated the victory to Tom Spratt.

The Corvairs were defeated in the 2005-06 playoffs by the Glanbrook Rangers 4-games-to-3 in the preliminary round.

Season-by-season results

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1966-67241581-11573312nd SCJDHL
1967-68241572-147106322nd SCJDHLWon League
1968-69302370-176114461st SCJDHLWon League, Won OHA Cup
1969-70302280-193103441st SCJDHL
1970-71302271-172106451st SCJDHL
1971-72282422-15554501st SCJDHL
1972-73322453-----511st CJCHLWon League, Won CSC
1973-744015187-188206375th SWJBHL
1974-75402578-246152581st GHJHL
1975-764018202-197201384th GHJHL
1976-773217114-168159382nd GHJHL
1977-78402596-264175562nd GHJHL
1978-794215252-254203325th GHJHL
1979-804411294-232282269th GHJHL
1980-813213154-----306th NJC-E
1981-823217141-----353rd NJC-C
1982-833014124-----323rd NJC-E
1983-844026113-----553rd NJC-E
1984-853421112-185151443rd NJCHL
1985-863614193-----312nd NJC-E
1986-873415172-----322nd NJC-C
1987-883714185-150168335th NJC-E
1988-894022144-----482nd NJC-EWon East League
1989-904026104-----562nd NJC-E
1990-913619125-183151432nd NJC-E
1991-923615156-135126365th NJC-E
1992-933610206-150180266th NJC-W
1993-943613185-176185315th NJC-W
1994-95365292-102236126th NJC-W
1995-96363294-95218107th NJC-E
1996-973632742115208127th NJC-E
1997-9842142620153178305th NJC-E
1998-9935102500111151206th NJC-E
1999-00351615-4115132364th NJC-E
2000-013662343121174195th NJC-E
2001-0236151911129148325th NJC-E
2002-0336132021132185299th NJCHL
2003-0436102231137219249th NJCHL
2004-053662721812101512th NJCHL
2005-06361122211151592510th NJCHLLost Preliminary
2006-073624912163123514th NJCHL
2007-0835161621121120358th NJCHLLost Quarter Final
2008-09361322-11121372710th NJCHLLost Quarter Final
2009-10361513-8125140387th NJCHLLost Quarter Final
2010-11361025-11171632110th NJCHLLost Semi Final
2011-12361618-2101125347th NJCHLLost Semi Final

Clarence Schmalz Cup Appearances

1973: Caledonia Corvairs defeated Lindsay Muskies 4-games-to-1

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