Pelham Panthers

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Pelham Panthers
City Pelham, Ontario, Canada
League Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
DivisionGolden Horseshoe
Foundedc. 1940
Home arenaMeridian Community Centre
ColoursGreen, black, and white
   
Owner(s)Tim Toffolo
General managerEmelie Ficht
Head coach Zac Rinaldo
Franchise history
1970–1972Port Colborne Sailors
1972–1976Port Colborne Swords
1976–1983Port Colborne Sailors
1983–1985Team Port Colborne
1985–1991Port Colborne Schooners
1991–1995Port Colborne Kinsmen
1995–2008Port Colborne Sailors
2008–2014Port Colborne Pirates
2014Pelham Pirates
2014–presentPelham Panthers

The Pelham Panthers, formerly the Port Colborne Pirates, are a junior ice hockey team based in Pelham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

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History

The Port Colborne Recreationists were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association that played at the Junior B level through most of the 1940s. The Recreationists captured the 1943 Junior B championship, Sutherland Cup and were promoted to the Junior A level the following year where they competed for one full season. The Junior A team folded early in their second season and the Recreationists returned to Junior B hockey the following year.


The "Sailors" moniker dates back to the 1940s as well. The Port Colborne Sailors were one of the most successful franchises in the OHA Major Intermediate A Hockey League winning championships in 1949, 1950, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1975 and 1976. [1]


Since 1970 the Sailors have spent most of their time in the Niagara Junior C Hockey League with the exception of 1975 through 1979 when the team participated in the Niagara District Junior B Hockey League. The team changed its name several times (Sailors, Swords, Kinsmen, Schooners) before returning to the familiar "Sailors" moniker that the team played as between 1995 and 2008. In 2009 the team rebranded itself one more time as the Port Colborne Pirates.


Sutherland Cups: 1943 (as the Port Colborne Recreationists)


In 2014, after decades in Port Colborne, the team relocated to Pelham. [2] In November 2014, the team changed their nickname to the Panthers. [3]

Season-by-season results

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1970-713610197-146191276th NDJBHL
1971-723515146-184186364th NDJBHL
1972-733510232-151205228th NDJBHL
1973-74357262-151249167th NDJBHL
1974-753514183-195237314th NDJBHL
1975-764012244-154201285th NDJBHL
1976-773922125-254193493rdh NDJBHL
1977-78409265-183289235th NDJBHLDNQ
1978-794014242-----304th NDJBHLLost semi-final
1979-803516172-196185344th NJC-E
1980-814023116-252171523rd NJC-ELost quarter-final
1981-82362961-----591st NJC-CALost final
1982-833113135-----314th NJC-ELost quarter-final
1983-84403073-----631st NJC-E
1984-85342095-161119452nd NJCHL
1985-864012217-189214319th GHJHL
1986-874223163-258203494th GHJHLLost final
1987-88423264-326179682nd GHJHLLost final
1988-894221129-229176514th GHJHL
1989-9048172623254299397th GHJHL
1990-9142103011184285227th GHJHL
1991-9242142701172253297th GHJHL
1992-934283220149293187th GHJHL
1993-9440132520192260285th GHJHL
1994-9542172231171194385th GHJHL
1995-9650351401222177712nd GHJHL
1996-974232730254134671st GHJHLLost final
1997-9849222322211223485th GHJHL
1998-9948231672184138553rd GHJHL
1999-0048251931174143545th GHJHL
2000-0148221853185149524th GHJHLLost final
2001-0248331221250157692nd GHJHL
2002-0348202224241256464th GHJHL
2003-044893261123215257th GHJHL
2004-0548202062155178484th GHJHL
2005-0649163021160235356th GHJHLLost quarter-final
2006-0749301612238210633rd GHJHLLost semi-final
2007-0849143212152197317th GOJHL-GH
2008-09521627-9170250418th GOJHL-GHLost quarter-final
2009-10511730-4173243386th GOJHL-GHLost Conf. QF
2010-11512518-8225195585th GOJHL-GHLost Conf. SF
2011-12513217-2212191664th GOJHL-GHLost Conf. Final
2012-13513512-4250158742nd GOJHL-GHLost Conf. SF
2013-1449937-3154298218th GOJHL-GHLost Conf. QF
2014-1549542-2120336128th GOJHL-GH
2016-1750123404129244287th of 9-GH
23rd of 27-GOJHL		Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0–4 (Corvairs)
2015-16501450410538168th of 8-GH
26th of 26-GOJHL		Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0–4 (Corvairs)
2016-1750123404129244287th of 9-GH
23rd of 27-GOJHL		Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0–4 (Falcons)
2017-1850172913139217387th of 9-GH
18th of 26-GOJHL		Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0–4 (Falcons)
2018-1947251705148128554th of 8-GH
12th of 25-GOJHL		Won Conf. Quarter-finals, 4-2 (Blackhawks)
Lost Conf. Semi 0-4 (Canucks)
2019-2050173003111199376th of 9-GH
20th of 26-GOJHL		Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0–4 (Falcons)
2020–21Season lost due to Covid-19
2021-2248143220110192307th of 8-GH
22nd of 25-GOJHL 		Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0–4 (Falcons)
2022-23504423184240128th of 8-GH
24th of 25-GOJHL 		Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0–4 (Falcons)
2023-2450143321124209316th of 7-GH
19th of 23-GOJHL 		Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 1-4 (Falcons)

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References

  1. ↑ "OHA Past Champions". Archived from the original on 2009-04-22.
  2. ↑ "Port Colborne Pirates seek new home in Pelham | St. Catharines Standard". www.stcatharinesstandard.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to Niagara this Week".
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