Guelph Hurricanes
| Guelph Hurricanes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| League | Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League |
| Division | Mid-Western |
| Founded | c. 1960 |
| Home arena |
Sleeman Centre Victoria Arena |
| Colors |
Blue, Black, and White |
| General manager | Robert Kirk |
| Affiliates |
Guelph Storm (OHL) Erin Shamrocks (WOJCHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 19xx-1979 | Hespeler Shamrocks |
| 1979-1982 | Cambridge Shamrocks |
| 1982-1985 | Guelph Holody Platers |
| 1986-1991 | Guelph B's |
| 1991-1996 | Guelph Holody Platers |
| 1996-2000 | Guelph Fire |
| 2000-2009 | Guelph Dominators |
| 2009-Present | Guelph Hurricanes |
The Guelph Hurricanes are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.
History
Originating as the Hespeler Shamrocks, founded around 1960, the team became the Cambridge Shamrocks in 1979 due to a town amalgamation. In 1982, the Sharocks were bought by Joe Holody and moved to Guelph to become the farm team to the Guelph Platers. The team has since changed its name to the Fire and then the Dominators, but had kept the "Platers" moniker until 1996, despite their parent club moving and stranding them to become the Owen Sound Platers in 1989.
The team originated in the Central Junior C Hockey League, a league now known as the Western Junior C Hockey League. In 1970, they joined the "Mid-Ontario Junior "B" Hockey League", and in 1971 joined the new Central Junior "B", the precursor to the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. In 1974 they moved to the Waterloo-Wellington Junior League, which, in 1977, became the Midwestern "B" and have been there ever since.
Although this franchise has a long history and is very well known, the team has never experienced much success at all and often has gone for long periods of time without making the playoffs. The team has been bought and sold multiple times and has even folded for a season. In the summer of 2009, the Dominators were bought and renamed the Guelph Hurricanes.
Season-by-season record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs | |
| 1961-62 | 30 | 9 | 18 | 3 | - | 108 | 147 | 21 | 4th CJCHL | ||
| 1962-63 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | - | 203 | 114 | 43 | 1st CJCHL | ||
| 1963-64 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0 | - | 241 | 101 | 50 | 1st CJCHL | Won League, Won CSC | |
| 1964-65 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 1 | - | 187 | 141 | 43 | 3rd CJCHL | ||
| 1965-66 | 32 | 4 | 27 | 1 | - | 111 | 204 | 9 | 12th CJCHL | ||
| 1966-67 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | - | 81 | 138 | 16 | 7th WJCHL | ||
| 1967-68 | Statistics Not Available | ||||||||||
| 1968-69 | 30 | 12 | 16 | 2 | - | 103 | 123 | 26 | 5th WJCHL | ||
| 1969-70 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 1 | - | -- | -- | 41 | 1st WJCHL | Won League, Lost CSC Final | |
| 1970-71 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | - | 193 | 139 | 40 | 3rd MOJBHL | ||
| 1971-72 | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | - | 237 | 170 | 58 | 2nd CJBHL | ||
| 1972-73 | 42 | 15 | 20 | 7 | - | 192 | 199 | 37 | 5th CJBHL | ||
| 1973-74 | 42 | 12 | 25 | 5 | - | 192 | 232 | 29 | 6th CJBHL | ||
| 1974-75 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 4 | - | 216 | 187 | 50 | 3rd WWJHL | ||
| 1975-76 | 41 | 3 | 37 | 1 | - | 118 | 372 | 7 | 7th WWJHL | ||
| 1976-77 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 1 | - | 252 | 241 | 41 | 4th WWJHL | Lost Semi-final | |
| 1977-78 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 4 | - | 217 | 195 | 40 | 3rd MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final | |
| 1978-79 | 42 | 2 | 36 | 4 | - | 153 | 338 | 8 | 7th MWJBHL | DNQ | |
| 1979-80 | 42 | 15 | 25 | 2 | - | 183 | 229 | 32 | 7th MWJBHL | DNQ | |
| 1980-81 | 42 | 16 | 26 | 0 | - | 203 | 236 | 32 | 7th MWJBHL | DNQ | |
| 1981-82 | 42 | 30 | 11 | 1 | - | 246 | 173 | 61 | 2nd MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final | |
| 1982-83 | 42 | 26 | 15 | 1 | - | 253 | 196 | 53 | 3rd MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final | |
| 1983-84 | 42 | 11 | 30 | 1 | - | 179 | 289 | 23 | 7th MWJBHL | DNQ | |
| 1984-85 | 42 | 9 | 32 | 1 | - | 174 | 307 | 19 | 7th MWJBHL | DNQ | |
| 1985-86 | Did Not Participate | ||||||||||
| 1986-87 | 41 | 3 | 38 | 0 | - | 128 | 353 | 6 | 7th MWJBHL | DNQ | |
| 1987-88 | 48 | 11 | 37 | 0 | - | 184 | 327 | 22 | 8th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final | |
| 1988-89 | 48 | 9 | 36 | 3 | - | 175 | 306 | 21 | 9th MWJBHL | DNQ | |
| 1989-90 | 48 | 13 | 35 | 0 | - | 180 | 347 | 26 | 8th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final | |
| 1990-91 | 48 | 14 | 34 | 0 | - | 188 | 266 | 28 | 7th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final | |
| 1991-92 | 48 | 11 | 36 | 1 | - | 136 | 266 | 23 | 8th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final | |
| 1992-93 | 48 | 20 | 26 | 2 | - | 224 | 253 | 42 | 6th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final | |
| 1993-94 | 48 | 12 | 36 | 0 | - | 201 | 291 | 24 | 8th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final | |
| 1994-95 | 48 | 3 | 45 | 0 | - | 128 | 375 | 6 | 10th MWJBHL | DNQ | |
| 1995-96 | 48 | 4 | 44 | 0 | - | 158 | 398 | 8 | 10th MWJBHL | DNQ | |
| 1996-97 | 48 | 7 | 40 | 1 | - | 159 | 314 | 15 | 10th MWJBHL | DNQ | |
| 1997-98 | 48 | 11 | 35 | 2 | - | 146 | 255 | 24 | 9th MWJBHL | DNQ | |
| 1998-99 | 48 | 10 | 37 | 1 | - | 79 | 268 | 21 | 9th MWJBHL | DNQ | |
| 1999-00 | 48 | 10 | 35 | 3 | - | 152 | 259 | 23 | 9th MWJBHL | DNQ | |
| 2000-01 | 48 | 16 | 31 | 1 | - | 206 | 262 | 33 | 8th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final | |
| 2001-02 | 48 | 21 | 24 | 3 | - | 223 | 207 | 45 | 6th MWJBHL | ||
| 2002-03 | 48 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 212 | 189 | 56 | 4th MWJBHL | ||
| 2003-04 | 48 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 156 | 218 | 36 | 9th MWJBHL | DNQ | |
| 2004-05 | 48 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 150 | 258 | 17 | 9th MWJBHL | DNQ | |
| 2005-06 | 48 | 27 | 20 | 1 | - | 177 | 161 | 55 | 3rd MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final | |
| 2006-07 | 48 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 192 | 182 | 51 | 4th MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final | |
| 2007-08 | 48 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 145 | 174 | 45 | 7th GOJHL-MW | ||
| 2008-09 | 52 | 19 | 30 | - | 3 | 168 | 240 | 41 | 8th GOJHL-MW | Lost Quarter-final | |
| 2009-10 | 51 | 16 | 29 | - | 6 | 157 | 231 | 38 | 7th GOJHL-MW | Lost Conf. QF | |
| 2010-11 | 51 | 34 | 12 | - | 5 | 259 | 156 | 73 | 1st GOJHL-MW | Lost Conf. SF | |
| 2011-12 | 51 | 23 | 24 | - | 4 | 183 | 223 | 50 | 5th GOJHL-MW | Lost Conf. QF | |
| 2012-13 | 51 | 9 | 42 | - | 0 | 129 | 276 | 18 | 9th GOJHL-MW | DNQ | |
| 2013-14 | 49 | 20 | 24 | - | 5 | 163 | 196 | 45 | 6th GOJHL-MW | Lost Conf. QF | |
| 2014-15 | 49 | 28 | 17 | - | 4 | 190 | 163 | 60 | 5th GOJHL-MW | Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0-4 (Siskins) | |
| 2015-16 | 50 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 185 | 164 | 62 | 4th of 9-MW 11th of 26-GOJHL | Lost Conf. Quarters, 1-4 (Sugar Kings) | |
Clarence Schmalz Cup appearances
- 1964: Hespeler Shamrocks defeated Lindsay Lions 4-games-to-1
- 1970: Newmarket Redmen defeated Hespeler Shamrocks 4-games-to-none