In the summer of 2023 ten of the twelve existing teams voted to leave WOAA Senior Hockey League and reform under the umbrella of the Ontario Hockey Association.[1]
With the move to the OHA, the league rebranded as the Ontario Elite Hockey League and added two new teams. Shelburne chose to take a year off.[2]
Championships
In 1982, the Muskies won their eighth COHL title since 1935. Their seventh came in 1972.
The Shelburne Muskies have won one championship, in 1997–98 when they were crowned WOAA Sr. "A" champions. Head coach was Barry Trood and assistant coach was Mark Taylor, trainers Sue Snider and Charmaine Archbold. The Muskies faced off against the Arthur Tigers in the first round, defeating them 4 games to 2. In the semifinals the first-place Muskies in the North played another tough series against the second-place Wiarton Redmen with the Muskies once again coming out on top, winning that series in six games including game 6 in Wiarton. The final had the Muskies playing a best-of-five series against the south champion "Clinton Radars". The Muskies took the championship 3 games to 0 including what was one of the best goaltending performances by two goaltenders ever in the Shelburne arena in game 3. Ron Webster managed to stone the Radars through near 6 periods of hockey in game 3 as the Muskies won the championship with a 1-0 double-overtime win. Over 130 shots were fired combined before defenceman Scruton scored in the second O/T period. Mike Murray was the captain of the team and the championship was dedicated to late longtime Muskies booster Clarence "Fleet" White.
2006–07 Muskies season
After starting off the season pretty average, sitting with a 6-4-0 record in their first ten games, the Muskies turned it up a notch and finished the year 12-2-0, finishing in 2nd place in the North Division, and qualifying for the WOAA Sr. "AA" playoffs.
They faced off against the Tavistock Royals in the quarter-finals, and quickly fell behind them two games to none before storming back and taking a 3-2 lead in the series. However, the Muskies could not close out the series, as Tavistock rallied back and won the series in seven games.
2007–08 Muskies season
Shelburne would have another strong regular season, finishing the season with an 18-7-1 record, and finishing in fourth place in the North Division to qualify for the "AA" playoffs.
The Muskies would open the playoffs against the Tavistock Royals, who finished with the best record in the league. Shelburne surprised the Royals in the series opener, winning 6-5 on the road, but Tavistock stormed back with a 6-1 win in the second game. The Muskies would put up a good fight in the third game, but fell short, losing 4-2, then losing a wild fourth game, which saw the Muskies come back from a 6-1 deficit to take the game into overtime, but allowed the game-winning goal within the first minute of the extra period. Shelburne could not rebound from the loss, as Tavistock closed out the series in the fifth game, eliminating the Muskies for the second straight season in the quarter-finals.
2008–09 Muskies season
The Muskies would have a very solid regular season, finishing third in the WOAA North Division with a record of 15-5-0, earning 30 points. Shelburne scored a WOAA high 142 goals, which included a 20-0 shutout victory against the Nottawasaga River Rats.
Shelburne faced the Ripley Wolves in the "AA" qualification round, with the winner of the best of seven series advancing to the "AA" quarter-finals. The Muskies opened the series with a solid 5-3 victory, followed by a blowout 7-1 win in the second game to take control of the series. In the third game, the Wolves were able to keep the score close, however, Shelburne prevailed with a 5-3 victory to take a 3-0 series lead. The fourth game was another close one, and the Muskies were able to hold off Ripley for a 5-4 victory to sweep the series and advance to the "AA" quarter-finals.
The Muskies faced off against the Elora Rocks in the "AA" quarter-finals. Shelburne took control of the series early, winning the first two games by identical 6-3 scores to take a 2-0 series lead. Elora fought back in the third game, defeating the Muskies 6-5 in overtime to get themselves back into the series. The Muskies responded in the fourth game, defeating the Rocks 7-5 to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. The Rocks staved off elimination in the fifth game, defeating Shelburne 7-4, however, the Muskies were able to close out the series in the sixth game, defeating Elora 8-7 in overtime to advance to the next round.
The Muskies next opponent would the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks in the "AA" semi-finals. The Winterhawks took the series opener with by a close score of 4-3, followed by a dominating 6-1 victory in the second game to take a 2-0 series lead. Saugeen Shores continued to have their way with the Muskies in the third game, easily defeating Shelburne 7-2 to push the Muskies on the brink of elimination. Shelburne responded with a 6-0 victory in the fourth game, followed by a 5-4 win in the fifth game to cut the Winterhawks series lead to 3-2. Shelburne would continue their comeback in the sixth game, winning 5-2 to even the series. Saugeen Shores would spoil the Muskies comeback bid in the seventh game, ending Shelburne's season with an overtime victory to knock the Muskies out of the playoffs.
2009–18 Muskies season
Shelburne improved on their regular season record from the previous season, as they had an impressive 15-2-3 record, earning 33 points and a second-place finish in the WOAA North Division. The Muskies had the second highest goal total in the league, scoring 127 goals, while they finished with a league best 54 goals against.
The Muskies faced the Palmerston 81's in the best of five "AA" qualifying series. In the series opener, Shelburne easily handled Palmerston, defeating the 81's 6-3 to take the series lead. The Muskies defeated the 81's in the second game by a 5-2 score, followed by a close 4-3 win in the third game to sweep the series and advance to the "AA" playoffs.
The Shelburne Muskies 2017-18 season took another step in the right direction with the team moving up to 5th place in the 13 team WOAA League with an 11-9-0 record up from the previous 2016-17 season record of 8-11-1 (11th place). The team went out 4 straight games to the Tillsonburg Thunder in the first round of the "AA" playoffs which was their first appearance in 7 years. Luke Richardson was the team's top scorer in 2017-18 while Eddie Davey played the majority of the games in goal.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Tie, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season
GP
W
L
T
OTL
GF
GA
PTS
Finish
Playoffs
1977-78
24
13
8
3
-
142
121
29
2nd COHL
1978-79
25
16
8
1
-
173
128
33
2nd COHL
1979-80
24
16
8
0
-
146
147
32
3rd COHL
1980-81
20
8
9
3
-
95
104
19
3rd COHL
1981-82
20
18
1
1
-
149
62
37
1st COHL
Won League
1982-83
22
16
2
4
-
150
63
36
1st COHL
1983-84
Statistics Not Available
1984-85
24
15
5
4
-
116
80
34
1st NIBHL
1985-86
6
1
3
2
-
24
34
4
2nd NIBHL
Lost final
1986-87
24
6
17
1
-
120
148
13
4th GBSAHL
1987-88
20
11
9
0
-
135
118
22
2nd NSBHL
1988-89
24
8
12
4
-
104
133
20
6th CSBHL
1989-90
26
6
16
4
-
103
144
16
6th NSBHL
1990-91
24
1
22
1
-
85
232
3
5th NSAHL
Lost quarter-final
1991-92
23
5
16
2
-
--
--
12
4th NSAHL
Lost quarter-final
1993-94
20
1
18
1
-
--
--
3
11th WOAA Sr. A
1994-95
24
11
13
0
-
--
--
22
7th WOAA Sr. A
1998-99
25
15
9
1
0
--
--
31
3rd WOAA Sr
1999-00
26
12
10
2
2
--
--
28
7th WOAA Sr
2000-01
25
16
8
0
1
--
--
33
3rd WOAA North
2001-02
24
11
11
2
0
112
96
24
3rd WOAA North
2002-03
24
14
9
1
0
146
99
29
8th WOAA Sr
2003-04
24
14
9
1
0
107
85
29
7th WOAA Sr
2004-05
25
18
6
1
0
148
92
37
3rd WOAA Sr
2005-06
25
19
3
-
3
137
76
41
3rd WOAA Sr
Lost "AA" SF
2006-07
24
18
6
-
0
129
88
36
2nd WOAA North
Lost "AA" QF
2007-08
26
18
7
-
1
177
106
37
4th WOAA North
Lost "AA" QF
2008-09
20
15
5
-
0
142
72
30
3rd WOAA North
Lost "AA" SF
2009-10
20
15
2
-
3
127
54
33
2nd WOAA North
Lost "AA" QF
2010-11
26
18
8
-
0
135
94
36
3rd WOAA North
Lost North SF
2011-12
24
16
6
-
2
125
88
34
3rd WOAA North
2012-13
24
16
8
-
0
117
99
32
3rd WOAA North
2013-14
23
7
16
-
0
80
121
14
7th WOAA North
Lost div. quarter-final
More information will be added as more becomes available
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