Georgian Bay Applekings | |
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City | Thornbury, Ontario, Canada |
League | Ontario Elite Hockey League |
Home arena | Beaver Valley Community Centre |
Colours | Red, Green, and Beige |
General manager | Darren Keily |
Head coach | Sean Dinsmore |
The Georgian Bay Applekings are a senior hockey team based out of Thornbury, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Ontario Elite Hockey League.
The Applekings joined the newly formed Ontario Elite Hockey League as an expansion team for the inaugural season of the league in 2023–24. [1]
The Applekings played the Tavistock Royals in their first ever game on October 7, 2023, however, the club was shutout in a 4–0 loss. Georgian Bay would lose their first three games before defeating the Durham Thundercats 5–2 on October 27 for their first ever victory.
Georgian Bay finished the season with a 5-13-2 record, earning 12 points and ninth place in the OEHL. As they did not qualify for the OEHL Cup, the club participated in the Hugh McLean Cup playoffs. Evan Buehler led the team with nine goals and 17 points in 20 games.
In the round-robin portion of the playoffs, the Applekings had a 4–0 record against the Milverton Four Wheel Drives and Lucknow Lancers to qualify for the McLean Cup finals. In the final round, Georgian Bay defeated the Four Wheel Drives in seven games to win the McLean Cup. MacKenzie Fleming led Georgian Bay with seven goals and 17 points in 11 playoff games while Neal Ross had nine goals and 15 points in 11 games. [2]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | Playoffs |
2023-24 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 59 | 108 | 12 | 9th OEHL | Won in McLean Cup round-robin (4-0 vs. Lancers & Four Wheel Drives) Won McLean Cup (4-3 vs. Four Wheel Drives) |
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