Stayner Siskins

Stayner Siskins
City	Stayner, Ontario
League	Provincial Junior Hockey League
Founded	1972 (1972)
Home arena	Stayner Memorial Arena
Colours	Green, Yellow, and White
General manager	Jeff Sanders
Head coach	Graham Pickard
Parent club(s)	Collingwood Blues

The Stayner Siskins are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Stayner, Ontario. They were members of the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League until 2016 when it merged into the Provincial Junior Hockey League.

History

The Stayner Siskins began their journey in 1972 as a member of the South-Central Junior D Hockey League. The next year, the league was promoted and became the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League. In these early years, the Siskins were not overly successful in their league, but during the playoff were sent out to represent the league in the All-Ontario Junior "D" playdowns for the Ontario Hockey Association Cup.

The Siskins first appearance in the All-Ontario Junior D championship came during the 1973-74 season. This year saw the beginning of a three-year rivalry with the Belmont Bombers of the Western Ontario Junior D Hockey League. In the 1974 final, the Siskins, led by veteran captain Kevin McInnis, dropped the Bombers 4-games-to-2 to win their first OHA Cup.

The next year saw the Siskins make their second appearance. Again the Belmont Bombers were in town, but they were ready this time. The Bombers dispatched the Stayner Siskins 4-games-to-1.

In 1975-76, the Stayner Siskins and Belmont Bombers met for the third and final time. The Siskins and Bombers both came out to win, as the series went the distance the Siskins took the decisive game 7 and the series 4-games-to-3. It is doubtful that these two franchises have ever met since outside of tournament or exhibition play.

In 1976, the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League became the Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League. The 1976-77 playoffs saw Stayner reach the Ontario Hockey Association Cup final again, but this time against the Western league's Exeter Hawks. The Hawks proved too much for the Siskins to handle as they swept Stayner 4-games-to-none.

In 1992, the Stayner Siskins won the Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League championship. They entered the All-Ontario playdowns and made it all the way to the Clarence Schmalz Cup final but lost to the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League's powerhouse Belle River Canadiens. The Siskins won the last Mid-Ontario league championship in 1994, but did not advance to the All-Ontario final.

In 1994, the Mid-Ontario league merged with Georgian Bay Junior C Hockey League to create the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League. It took Stayner until the 2001-02 to win the title of this new league and they won it again in 2003-04. They were not able to reach the Clarence Schmalz Cup on either campaign.

The 2005-06 season saw the Siskins finish sixth place at the end of the regular season. The Siskins drew the third seeded Alliston Hornets. The Siskins played spoiler in a huge way. The Hornets were heavily favoured to win the series and had built up a 3-games-to-none lead. Out of nowhere, the Siskins won games 4, 5, 6, and finally game 7 to pull the ultimate upset and advance to the league semi-finals. The Siskins fell to the eventual provincial champions, the Penetang Kings managed to defeat them 4-games-to-1.

The 2006-07 season had the Siskins finish fifth place in the league and draw the fourth seeded Erin Shamrocks in the league quarter-finals. The Siskins upset the Shamrocks and won the series 4-games-to-2. They then ran into the first seeded Fergus Devils and fell to the Devils 4-games-to-1.

Season-by-season standings

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1972-73	27	13	9	5	-	130	96	37	3rd SCJDHL	Lost semi-final
1973-74	30	19	8	3	-	186	123	41	2nd Central G1	Jr. D Champions, won OHA Cup
1974-75	30	25	5	0	-	168	92	50	1st Central G1	Jr. D Champions, lost OHA Cup Final
1975-76	32	26	4	2	-	176	95	54	1st Central G1	Jr. D Champions, won OHA Cup
1976-77	26	19	4	3	-	227	100	41	1st MOJCHL	Jr. D Champions, lost OHA Cup Final
1977-78	32	13	14	5	-	153	145	31	6th MOJCHL
1978-79	32	10	18	4	-	--	--	24	6th MOJCHL
1979-80	Statistics missing
1980-81	27	19	6	2	-	192	126	40	1st NJDHL
1981-82	Statistics missing
1982-83	34	24	9	1	-	--	--	49	3rd GBJCHL	Lost quarter-final
1983-84	32	11	15	6	-	--	--	28	7th GBJCHL	Lost quarter-final
1984-85	31	11	19	1	-	162	216	23	6th GBJCHL	Lost quarter-final
1985-86	32	17	10	3	2	185	166	39	3rd GBJCHL	Lost semi-final
1986-87	32	27	2	1	2	266	128	57	1st GBJCHL	Lost final
1987-88	30	27	2	0	1	238	96	55	1st GBJCHL
1988-89	36	21	14	1	0	224	178	43	3rd GBJCHL	Won League, lost CSC QF
1989-90	36	19	14	2	1	172	163	41	4th GBJCHL	Lost semi-final
1990-91	30	24	5	1	0	163	93	49	1st GBJCHL	Lost semi-final
1991-92	36	32	4	0	0	--	--	64	1st GBJCHL	Won League, lost CSC Final
1992-93	35	28	5	1	1	--	--	58	1st GBJCHL	Won League, lost CSC QF
1993-94	37	31	3	1	2	--	--	65	1st GBJCHL	Won League, lost CSC QF
1994-95	36	21	15	0	-	--	--	42	4th GMOHL
1995-96	44	32	10	2	-	247	149	66	1st GMOHL	Won League
1996-97	36	23	13	0	-	206	154	46	2nd GMOHL
1997-98	36	20	16	0	-	166	149	40	3rd GMOHL
1998-99	36	24	10	2	-	173	149	50	1st GMOHL
1999-00	36	25	10	1	-	169	104	51	2nd GMOHL	Lost final
2000-01	36	31	5	0	0	189	64	62	1st GMOHL
2001-02	36	24	11	1	0	169	109	49	1st GMOHL	Won League
2002-03	36	24	9	1	2	175	106	51	1st GMOHL	Lost final
2003-04	36	22	10	2	2	163	105	48	2nd GMOHL	Won League
2004-05	40	19	16	4	1	116	105	43	6th GMOHL
2005-06	41	15	17	8	1	156	144	39	6th GMOHL	Lost semi-final
2006-07	42	21	16	5	0	164	170	47	5th GMOHL
2007-08	42	8	33	0	1	114	236	17	6th GMOHL
2008-09	42	15	24	-	3	131	201	33	4th GMOHL
2009-10	41	26	10	-	5	178	119	57	3rd GMOHL	Lost semi-final
2010-11	40	30	10	-	0	196	108	60	3rd GMOHL	Lost final
2011-12	40	32	6	-	2	219	112	66	1st GMOHL	Lost final
2012-13	40	26	11	-	3	182	135	55	2nd GMOHL	Won quarters - 4-0 - (Cougars) Lost semi-final - 1-4 - (Flyers)
2013-14	40	26	10	-	4	186	113	56	3rd GMOHL	Won quarters - 4-3 - (Shamrocks) Lost semi-final - 0-4 - (Hornets)
2014-15	40	28	6	-	6	184	137	62	2nd GMOHL	Lost quarters - 2-4 - (Terriers)
2015-16	40	18	17	5	-	146	158	41	4th of 9 GMOHL	Lost quarters - 2-4 - (Golden Hawks)
2016-17	42	39	3	0	-	282	146	102	1st of 8-PJHL Carruthers Div	Won Div Quarters, 1-4 (Golden Hawks) Won Div Semifinals. 4-0 (Flyers) Lost Div Finals, 0-4 (Hornets)
2017-18	42	40	2	0	-	299	81	80	1st of 8-PJHL Carruthers Div	Won Div Quarters, 4-0 (Terriers) Won Div Semifinal, 4-2 (Kings) Won Div Final, 4-1 (Hornets) Won Nor. Conf Finals 4-1 (Patriots) Lost Lea. Semifinals 3-4 (Chiefs)
2018-19	42	31	7	2	2	229	137	66	1st of 8-PJHL Carruthers Div	Won Div Quarters, 4-1 (Cougars) Lost div semi-final, 0-4 (Kings)
2019-20	42	28	14	0	0	193	163	56	2nd of 8-PJHL Carruthers Div	Won Div Quarters, 4-1 (Flyers) won Div Semifinal, 4-3 (Kings) incomplete 0-1 (Hornets) remaining playoffs cancelled covid
2020-21	Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	30	25	4	0	1	195	72	51	1st of 8-PJHL Carruthers Div	Won Div Quarters, 0-3 (Otters) Won Div Semifinal, 4-3 (Hornets) Won Division Finals, 4-0 (Cougars) Won Confer Finals 4-2 (Hawks) Advance to CSC finals (see below)
2022-23	40	36	4	0	0	212	74	72	1st of 9-PJHL Carruthers Div	Won Div Quarters, 4-0 (Kings) Won Div Semifinal, 4-0 (Terriers) Won Div. Finals 4-1 (Hornets) Won, North Conf, 4-2 (Patriots) (Advance to Schultz Cup Finals)
2023-24	42	33	9	0	0	211	109	66	2nd of 9-PJHL Carruthers Div	Won Div Quarters, 4-0 (Golden Hawks) Won Div. Semifinals, 4-0 (Terriers) lost Div. Finals, 0-4 (Hornets)

Clarence Schmalz Cup appearances

1992: Belle River Canadiens defeated Stayner Siskins 4-games-to-2

Clarence Schmalz Cup Championships

Year	Round Robin	Record	Standing	Semifinal	Gold Medal Game
2022	W, Clarington Eagles 3-0 L, Lakeshore Canadiens 1-5 OTW, Grimsby Peach Kings 5-6	2-1-0-0	3rd of 4	L, Clarington Eagles 1-4	n/a
2023	L, Clarington Eagles 1-4 W, Lakeshore Canadiens 4-2 L, Wellesley Applejacks 3-5	1-2-0-0	3rd of 4	L, Clarington Eagles 1-2	n/a

Notable alumni

• Jason Arnott
• Steve Walker

External links

• Stayner Siskins OHA Webpage