Listowel Cyclones
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City | Listowel, Ontario, Canada |
League | Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League |
Division | Mid-Western |
Founded | 1972 |
Home arena | Listowel Memorial Arena |
Colors |
Black, Red, and White |
General manager | Wayne Long |
Head coach | Jason Brooks (2014-15) |
Affiliates | Wingham Ironmen (WOJCHL) |
The Listowel Cyclones are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Listowel, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.
History

The Listowel Cyclones were named after famous local professional hockey player Fred "Cyclone" Taylor.
Founded in 1972, the team started out in the Central Junior C Hockey League, but moved up to Midwestern "B" in 1979. The team had horrible results in the 80s, sometimes going for months without a single victory. The 90s were decent to the Cyclones, but by 1999 the team fell into some bad years. The Cyclones had their coming out party in 2005 though, winning the league championship for the first time in history to earn the right to compete for the Sutherland Cup, another team first.
Despite never truly being a contender, the team has had moments of greatness and weakness. On one hand, the Cyclones hold the record for the worst defeat in Mid-Western "B" history: a 23-3 loss to the Waterloo Siskins on December 11, 1983. On the other hand, the team came out of nowhere to win the league title in 2005. Another record they set that year, as the 7th seed in the playoffs, was the lowest entry seed in league history to win the championship. Listowel came in third in the Sutherland Cup Round Robin, losing out to the Chatham Maroons and the eventual champion Thorold Blackhawks.
2012-13 Listowel Cyclones captain is Caleb Cameron.
Season-by-season record
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
1972-73 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 2 | - | -- | -- | 40 | 3rd CJCHL | |
1973-74 | 33 | 10 | 17 | 6 | - | 133 | 198 | 26 | 5th CJCHL | |
1974-75 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 2 | - | 159 | 132 | 32 | 4th CJCHL II | |
1975-76 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | - | 169 | 162 | 37 | 3rd CJCHL II | |
1976-77 | 36 | 28 | 7 | 1 | - | 359 | 130 | 57 | 1st CJCHL | Won League |
1977-78 | 35 | 25 | 8 | 2 | - | 237 | 124 | 52 | 1st CJCHL | Won League |
1978-79 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | - | 165 | 139 | 37 | 3rd CJCHL | |
1979-80 | 42 | 14 | 24 | 4 | - | 200 | 268 | 32 | 8th MWJBHL | DNQ |
1980-81 | 42 | 20 | 22 | 0 | - | 187 | 205 | 40 | 5th MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final |
1981-82 | 42 | 23 | 17 | 2 | - | 235 | 187 | 48 | 5th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final |
1982-83 | 42 | 17 | 25 | 0 | - | 220 | 275 | 34 | 5th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final |
1983-84 | 42 | 4 | 38 | 0 | - | 151 | 340 | 8 | 8th MWJBHL | DNQ |
1984-85 | 42 | 8 | 33 | 1 | - | 178 | 337 | 17 | 8th MWJBHL | DNQ |
1985-86 | 40 | 2 | 38 | 0 | - | 119 | 402 | 4 | 6th MWJBHL | DNQ |
1986-87 | 40 | 13 | 26 | 1 | - | 191 | 279 | 27 | 5th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final |
1987-88 | 48 | 20 | 27 | 1 | - | 266 | 298 | 41 | 7th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final |
1988-89 | 48 | 23 | 25 | 0 | - | 247 | 305 | 46 | 3rd MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final |
1989-90 | 48 | 6 | 42 | 0 | - | 171 | 411 | 12 | 9th MWJBHL | DNQ |
1990-91 | 48 | 7 | 41 | 0 | - | 159 | 359 | 14 | 9th MWJBHL | DNQ |
1991-92 | 48 | 22 | 24 | 2 | - | 224 | 207 | 46 | 5th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final |
1992-93 | 48 | 28 | 18 | 2 | - | 234 | 192 | 58 | 5th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final |
1993-94 | 48 | 27 | 17 | 4 | - | 259 | 176 | 58 | 4th MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final |
1994-95 | 48 | 26 | 20 | 2 | - | 260 | 204 | 54 | 6th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final |
1995-96 | 48 | 15 | 29 | 4 | - | 165 | 212 | 34 | 8th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final |
1996-97 | 48 | 21 | 22 | 5 | - | 254 | 232 | 47 | 6th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final |
1997-98 | 48 | 10 | 34 | 4 | - | 156 | 249 | 24 | 8th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final |
1998-99 | 48 | 17 | 27 | 4 | - | 173 | 228 | 38 | 8th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final |
1999-00 | 47 | 4 | 40 | 3 | - | 115 | 277 | 11 | 10th MWJBHL | DNQ |
2000-01 | 48 | 9 | 37 | 2 | - | 161 | 269 | 20 | 9th MWJBHL | DNQ |
2001-02 | 48 | 14 | 32 | 2 | - | 158 | 237 | 30 | 8th MWJBHL | |
2002-03 | 48 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 166 | 226 | 43 | 8th MWJBHL | |
2003-04 | 48 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 169 | 193 | 41 | 7th MWJBHL | |
2004-05 | 48 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 171 | 156 | 50 | 7th MWJBHL | Won League |
2005-06 | 48 | 23 | 23 | 2 | - | 191 | 174 | 48 | 6th MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final |
2006-07 | 48 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 169 | 148 | 57 | 3rd MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final |
2007-08 | 48 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 151 | 126 | 63 | 2nd GOJHL-MW | Lost Conf. SF |
2008-09 | 52 | 30 | 14 | - | 8 | 212 | 161 | 68 | 4th GOJHL-MW | |
2009-10 | 51 | 27 | 23 | - | 1 | 179 | 188 | 55 | 3rd GOJHL-MW | Lost Conf. QF |
2010-11 | 51 | 31 | 16 | - | 4 | 231 | 160 | 66 | 5th GOJHL-MW | Lost Conf. Final |
2011-12 | 51 | 18 | 30 | - | 3 | 176 | 216 | 39 | 6th GOJHL-MW | Lost Conf. QF |
2012-13 | 51 | 28 | 20 | - | 3 | 206 | 185 | 59 | 6th GOJHL-MW | |
2013-14 | 49 | 16 | 25 | - | 8 | 143 | 194 | 40 | 8th GOJHL-MW | Lost Conf. QF |
2014-15 | 49 | 21 | 26 | - | 2 | 131 | 145 | 44 | 7th GOJHL-MW | Lost Conf. Quarterfinal, 1-4 (Dutchmen) |
2015-16 | 50 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 156 | 66 | 3rd of 9-MW 8th of 26-GOJHL | Lost Conf. Quarterfinal, 0-4 (Siskins) |
Championships
- Mid-Western "B" League Champions: 2005

Notable alumni
External links
- Cyclones Webpage