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53-587: In September 2022, the club issued a statement announcing the club's withdrawal from WOAA Senior Hockey League . In addition to thanking the fans and sponsors, the statement also included the possibility of a return for the 2023–24 season, which, however, did not materialize. The Radars finally won their first WOAA "AA" championship in 2015-16 in their 22nd year of competition. The Radars repeated in 2016-17 to win their second "AA" championship. The Radars three-peated in 2017-18 for their third straight "AA" championship. The Radars won their fourth "AA" championship in

106-511: A 6-4 victory in game one. The Radars would then go into overtime in each of the next two games, however the lost them both and found themselves down 2-1 in the series. Game four would be another close game where the Radars found themselves on the wrong side, losing 3-2, and the Royals would end Clinton's season in the fifth game, as the Radars lost a close, hard fought game 5-4 to be eliminated from

159-572: A row in 2018-19. Clinton, coming off a 17-7-1 season, improved to a 19-3-2 season, and finished in first place in the South Division, including an impressive 11-0-1 record at home. In the "AA" quarter-finals, the Radars faced the Palmerston 81's , and after winning the opening game, the Radars would lose the next two in OT to fall behind Palmerston two games to one. Clinton rebounded and took

212-527: Is to be divided into a Northern and Southern Conference with Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest Divisions. The league as well wishes to promote expansion in the league, especially to the Southeast Division. Another change for 2010–11 is that there will only be one league championship for the first time in the league's modern history, as the league will drop both its second and third tier championships (Sr. A and Sr. B respectively). This

265-849: The Bruce Rural Hockey League , integrating many of their teams. In 1991, they came to grip with the times and dropped the Intermediate moniker, relabeling itself the WOAA Senior A Hockey League. In the 1980s, many teams jumped between the WOAA and the Ontario Hockey Association Senior leagues that attempted to operate in the area. This era ended in 1994 with the death of the WOAA Grand Championship. The final champions were

318-591: The Durham 72's , Arthur Tigers , Brussels Crusaders , Lion's Head Northstars , Woodford Royals , Ripley Roosters , Drayton Comets , St. Clements Saints , Teeswater Falcons , Lucknow Lancers , Kincardine Kings , Dundalk Flyers , Monkton Wildcats , Mitchell Red Devils , and Tara Cyclones . As the league grew, they brought in many smaller local senior leagues like the Central Ontario Hockey League , Central Grey-Bruce Hockey League and

371-919: The Durham Huskies and the Lucan-Ilderton Jets . As well, the Continental League competed for the Allan Cup , the National championship. In their second season in the league, the Squires won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as league champions. They went on to meet the OHA Senior A champion Thunder Bay Twins in the Ontario Hockey Association final. The Squires won the series 4-games-to-2 and also won

424-672: The Durham Thundercats , who took it for the third straight year in 1994. From 1977 until 1994, the WOAA was dominated early on by Lion's Head and Woodford and later on by Brussels and Durham. With the collapse of Ontario Hockey Association Senior hockey, the WOAA made the move to declare itself one level below Allan Cup competition with the Senior AA moniker in 1994. The league consolidated itself into one large league with different tiers of playoff championships: AA, A, and Sr. B until 1997. The Durham Thundercats proved to be

477-548: The Milverton Four Wheel Drives reemerged as a powerhouse in the WOAA, dominating the league in 1999, 2000, and 2002. The Palmerston 81's and Elora Rocks also emerged as dominant forces later in the decade along with Tavistock as the Thundercats stranglehold on the league has loosened. The Saugeen Shores Winterhawks , based out of Port Elgin , have become the perennial team to beat since entering

530-577: The OHA Senior A Hockey League without ever disbanding, and were the only Intermediate level team to have survived and still play in the OHA (not including Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League teams, who are not affiliated with the OHA). As of 2008, the Petrolia Squires have been a franchise for 38 seasons and only sat on the sidelines for one of those years. In the summer of 2008,

583-643: The Petrolia Squires in six thrilling games in the finals. Tyler Doig led the team & league in playoff scoring with 32 points (11g, 21a) in 17 games After winning two consecutive WOAA Senior AA championships in 2016 and 2017, the Radars were granted special permission by the WOAA and the Ontario Hockey Association to play against the Whitby Dunlops of the Allan Cup Hockey Senior AAA league on 30 September 2017. As

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636-755: The Thunder Bay Twins embarrass the Squires 8-3. Game two had the Squires defeat the St. Boniface Mohawks 6-4 and in game three the Squires beat the Grand Falls Cataracts 6-3. In the semi-final, the Squires drew Grand Falls again, while the Twins drew the Mohawks whom they just defeated 5-4 in overtime. The Squires repeated their 6-3 performance over the Cataracts, but the Twins were shocked by

689-719: The 1960s as members of the Tri-County Intermediate League. In 1973, the Chiefs won their league but lost the Intermediate C provincial final to a team from Bracebridge, Ontario 4-games-to-none. Also in 1973, they changed their name to the Petrolia Squires as their league became the Western Intermediate C Hockey League. In 1976, the Western Intermediate C Hockey League merged with the Seaway Intermediate C Hockey League to create

742-592: The 2024-25 season, the champion of the OEHL will be eligible to challenge the champion of Allan Cup Hockey for a spot in the Canadian national Senior AAA championship and a chance to win the Allan Cup . Formerly known as the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League , and governed by the autonomous Western Ontario Athletic Association , in the summer of 2023 ten of the twelve existing teams voted to leave

795-641: The Allan Cup final by a score of 7-2. In 2002, the Southwestern Senior A Hockey League was recognized as the Ontario Hockey Association 's Allan Cup representative and was renamed the OHA Senior AAA Hockey League. In 2004, the league was renamed Major League Hockey. The Petrolia Squires were the only Ontario Hockey Association Senior level team to have been founded before 2000, were the only team to still exist from

848-601: The Continental Senior A Hockey League was renamed the OHA Senior A Hockey League , as the original folded in 1979. In 1981, the Squires won the Robertson Cup as OHA champions by defeating the Hornets 4-games-to-1, they also gained a berth to the Allan Cup . The Squires travelled to Thunder Bay , Ontario to compete in a first-time round-robin tournament for the prestigious trophy. Their first game saw

901-554: The Eastern Canadian senior championship as well, earning them a berth into the 1979 Allan Cup final. The Squires met the Steinbach Huskies in the National final. The Squires won game one 6-5 in overtime, then game two 7-3. The Huskies took game three 5-4, before the Squires came alive and won the next two 6-1 and 7-1 to win their first national title. To top off this feat, the Squires were invited to play in

954-441: The Mohawks with a 4-3 loss. Petrolia beat St. Boniface 5-1 to win their second Allan Cup. The 1982 playoffs ended a little tougher than 1981, with the Squires requiring all seven games to defeat the Hornets. The Squires were also Eastern Canadian champions. Petrolia qualified for their third Allan Cup , but were up against a tough Cranbrook Royals team at Cranbrook, British Columbia . The Royal won games one and two easily and

1007-738: The OEHL's Senior A championship trophy. That trophy was previously awarded to the champions of the Continental Senior A Hockey League from 1973 until 1980 and then, later, the regular season champions of the OHA Senior A Hockey League from 1981 until 1987. Petrolia Squires The Petrolia Squires are a Canadian senior ice hockey team based in Petrolia, Ontario . They play in the Western Ontario Super Hockey League and are two-time Allan Cup National Champions. The Petrolia Chiefs were founded in

1060-625: The Radars in five games to capture the Sr. AA Championship. In the summer of 2023 ten of the twelve existing teams voted to leave the league and reform under the umbrella of the Ontario Hockey Association. At the end of the 2022-23 WOAA Senior AA season, the Petrolia Squires elected to join the Western Ontario Super Hockey League , while Shallow Lake and Shelburne chose to take a year off. With

1113-545: The Seaway-Western Intermediate C Hockey League. The Squires played one season with the league and then moved up to the Continental Senior A Hockey League . In that one season, the Squires won the 1977 league championship as well as the provincial championship by defeating the Bradford Comets 4-games-to-1. The Squires found strong competition in the Continental League, with early feuds with

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1166-507: The South Division with 43 points (21 wins, 2 losses and 1 overtime loss). In the first round of the playoffs, the Radars dusted off the Huron East Centenaires in four straight games and then defeated the Petrolia Squires in six tight games to reach their first AA championship series since 2005. It took 22 seasons but the Radars finally won their first AA championship when they swept the top-seeded Mapleton-Minto 81's in

1219-461: The South division with a record of 6 wins, 18 losses and 2 overtime losses. The Radars lost the "B" finals in four games to Walkerton. The lone bright spot of the season was the play of Luke Vick, who finished 2nd in the league's scoring race. Vick collected 58 points (27g, 31a) in 26 games. The rebuilding Radars bounced back with a 15 win season and finished in third place in the South division. In

1272-536: The Southwestern Senior A Hockey League. The Squires are the only remaining team from the founding of the Southwestern League to still exist in modern hockey. Throughout the 1990s, the Southwestern League, led by Petrolia, struggled to stay alive and fought for recognition from the OHA and Hockey Canada to be declared the top level of senior hockey in the Province of Ontario . The Petrolia Squires and

1325-788: The Squires left the MLH and joined the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League . On October 11, 2008, the Squires travelled to Thedford to defeat the Thedford Dirty Dogs 8-3 to win their first ever WOAA game. Petrolia had a very successful first season in the WOAA, finishing with a 16-2-2 record, earning 34 points, enough for first place in the WOAA South Division and first place overall. The Squires were 2010 WOAA South Sr. AA Champions defeating

1378-464: The Squires made game three interesting but still lost. It took until game four until the Squires woke up and won 6-1, but it was too late as the Royals took game five 7-3 and the series to win the national championship. In 1986, the OHA Senior A Hockey League was reduced in size and declared Senior AAA. The Squires dropped to their local Seaway-Cyclone Senior B Hockey League. After two seasons in

1431-627: The WOAA South Division. The 27 points would be the lowest point total earned the Radars since the 2000-01 season. Clinton beat the Tillsonburg Thunder in seven games in the first round of the playoffs. The Radars took a 3-1 series lead before being pushed to a seventh game. The Radars won game seven 6-5 in double overtime. The Radars were then eliminated in the "AA" quarter-finals by the Tavistock Royals (again) in seven games. Tavistock won game seven 5-4 in overtime. Four of

1484-496: The WOAA and reform under the umbrella of the Ontario Hockey Association. From 1969 until 1977, the WOAA's premier division was an Intermediate B hockey league. Teams that were involved were the Mount Forest Rams , Arthur Tigers , Thornbury, Harriston Blues , Milverton Four Wheel Drives , Plattsville Combines , Seaforth, Durham 72's , Listowel, Lucknow, Crediton, Atwood, Ripley, Belgrave, and Kurtzville. The league

1537-454: The WOAA has made wind about further expansion to the South in former Senior AAA towns like Aylmer and Dorchester in the near future. In the Summer of 2010, the WOAA decided to officially change the name of the league to the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League . Adding the "AA" designation was to help differentiate the league from Major League Hockey which carries a "AAA" designation. Also the league

1590-541: The WOAA turned down Eastern expansion to the Cooks Bay Canucks as that was not where the league was interested in going. In 2008, the Ontario Hockey Association was rocked by the defection of three of its five Major League Hockey Senior AAA teams. Two of them applied successfully for expansion into the WOAA, the Tillsonburg Vipers and the two-time Allan Cup champion Petrolia Squires . Also,

1643-727: The World Senior Hockey Championships. During the event, the Squires lost to HC Kladno of the CSSR 5-3 and then tied the Soviet Union powerhouse Khimik Voskresensk 3-3. In 1980, the Squires were defeated in the league final by a new foe, the Cambridge Hornets . The Squires and Hornets would meet in five straight league championships. Cambridge would win three, Petrolia would win two, but each would walk away with another Allan Cup . In 1980,

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1696-423: The arrival of the omicron variant of COVID-19 caused restrictions to be re-imposed, shutting down the league. On January 12, 2022, the league announced the regular season had been declared complete and that the playoffs would begin upon resumption of play. Teams were ranked based on points-percentage due to the unequal number of games played. The Seaforth Centenaires ended Clinton's reign as champions, knocking off

1749-635: The city of Sarnia, Ontario were awarded the 2001 Allan Cup . In the first game, the Squires defeated the Stony Plain Eagles 3-1. They then met and were massacred by the home-province rival Dundas Real McCoys 8-0. In their final round-robin game, a 2-2 tie with the Lloydminster Border Kings earned them a semi-final berth over the McCoys. In the semi-final, the Squires defeated Stony Plain 3-0 but fell to Lloydminster in

1802-602: The final round. Doig led the team & league in playoff scoring with 35 points (9g, 26a) in 14 games. The Radars had an up and down regular season and finished in fourth place with 26 points (12 wins, 6 losses, 2 overtime losses). Kurtis Bartliff led the team with 39 points (20g, 19a) in 19 games. In the playoffs, the Radars got by the Tavistock Royals in six games and then ousted the first place Saugeen Shores Winterhawks in another difficult six game series. The Radars won their second straight AA title by defeating

1855-462: The finals when Max Campbell scored the overtime winner in Game 4. Stephen Sanza led the team & league in playoff scoring with 28 points (10g, 18a) in 14 games The Radars finished on top of the regular season standings with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 1 overtime loss. Stephen Sanza led the league in scoring with 59 points (23g, 36a). The Radars swept the Tavistock Royals in the first round of

1908-474: The first time in over 70 years. On September 25, 2020, the league announced the 2020–21 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With COVID-19 restrictions loosened, the league returned for the 2021-22, with 13 teams in the fold. The Creemore Coyotes joined as an expansion team, while Elora and Tillsonburg withdrew. The Ripley Wolves were in first place with an 11-2-1 record on January 4, 2022 when

1961-429: The league in 2007/08, winning the "AA" championship in 2009, 2011 and 2012. In 2004, the WOAA allowed for the recreation of the famed Lucan-Ilderton Jets franchise, a team that dominated the Intermediate ranks in the 1960s and 1970s. The Jets, near London set a precedent for years to come. In 2006, the WOAA shocked many of its teams by confirming the expansion of the even more Southerly Thedford Dirty Dogs . In 2007,

2014-580: The league's regular season awards. Kurtis Bartliff won the scoring title for the second time in three seasons with 38 points (19g, 19a). Nathan Ansell was named the league's Most Sportsmanlike Player while goalies Marc Nother and Drew Reinhardt set a league record with just 39 goals against in 20 games. In the playoffs, the Radars defeated Huron East in four straight and then eliminated the Tillsonburg Thunder in six games, moving on to win their third straight 'AA' championship, sweeping Durham in

2067-569: The league, the Squires seemingly took a one-year leave from the Ontario Hockey Association for the 1988-89 season and returned for the 1989-90 Seaway-Cyclone Senior B season. In a time when all Senior teams systematically disappeared and never came back, the Squires refused to disband and came right back to action. In 1990, the Seaway Cyclone Senior B Hockey League merged with the Southern Senior A Hockey League to create

2120-779: The move to the OHA, the league rebranded as the Ontario Elite Hockey League and added two new teams, the Georgian Bay Applekings and the Erin Outlaws. With joining the OHA, the league adopted the J.F. Paxton Cup as their AA playoff championship trophy, renaming it the OEHL Cup. The trophy was previously awarded to the OHA Senior A champion from 1935 until 1992, and briefly in 2004. Also, the Hugh McLean Trophy has been adopted as

2173-464: The next two games to put the 81's on the brink of elimination with a 3-2 series lead, however Palmerston would rebound in game six to tie up the series and force a seventh game in Clinton. The Radars would take an early lead and never look back en route to a 6-2 win and take the series 4-3. Clinton would face the Tavistock Royals in the semi-finals, and would get the series off on the right foot with

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2226-407: The opener 8-5, then the Royals would destroy the Radars in the second game by an 8-1 score to take control of the series. Clinton dropped a close third game, losing 5-3, and end up being swept in the series, as they lost the fourth game by a 5-4 score in overtime. Clinton would continue to slide down the standings, as they finished the year with a 13-6-1 record, earning 27 points, and fourth place in

2279-436: The playoffs, the Radars swept Milverton in the first round only to lose four straight to Tillsonburg in the second round. The Radars were an offensive juggernaut during the regular season, having the league's top 4 leading scorers in their lineup. Kurtis Bartliff led the way with 66 points (31g, 35a), followed by Luke Vick's 62 (20g, 42a), Tyler Doig's 59 (20g, 29a) and Ryan Murphy's 56 (32g, 24a). The Radars finished on top of

2332-546: The playoffs, then they beat out the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks in six hard fought games in the semi-finals. In the finals, the Radars beat the Ripley Wolves in five games to capture their unprecedented fourth straight AA championship! Tyler Doig led the team with 25 points (9g, 16a) in 13 playoff games. Greg Dodds won 7 games, while Drew Reinhardt picked up 5 wins in goal for the Radars during

2385-415: The playoffs. The Radars, who finished on top of the South Division in 2006-07, slid into second place, finishing the season with eight consecutive wins and a 19-6-1 record, earning 39 points, and qualifying for the "AA" playoffs. Clinton faced the Ripley Wolves in the "AA" quarter-finals, and the teams exchanged victories in the opening two games before the Radars took control of the series. Clinton took

2438-485: The postseason. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Tie, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League The Ontario Elite Hockey League is a Canadian senior ice hockey league governed by the Ontario Hockey Association and Hockey Canada . The league operates in Southwestern Ontario . As of

2491-431: The series seven games were decided in overtime. The Radars regression continued as they finished the regular season with a record of 8 wins, 10 losses, and 2 OT losses. The 18 points put them in 5th place. The Radars played Lucan in the "AA" qualifying round, losing three games to one. In the "A" playoffs the Radars lost to Thedford in six games. The 2010-11 season was one of the worst in team history, finishing last in

2544-470: The team to beat early on. Going back to the 1991–92 season, the Thundercats won 9 league championships in 15 years, including 6 out of 7 from the 1991–92 season until 1998. In 1995, the Tavistock Royals won the first ever WOAA Senior AA championship by taking the Durham Thundercats to seven games. The Thundercats avenged the loss by winning the next three Senior "AA" crowns. As time went on,

2597-489: The third game by a 7-4 score, then winning the fourth game, holding off the Wolves for a 5-4 victory to take a 3-1 series lead. The Radars would close out the series in the fifth game, defeating Ripley 7-3, and advancing to the semi-finals. The Radars next opponent in the "AA" semi-finals would be the Tavistock Royals , the same team who eliminated Clinton the previous season. Tavistock would take an early series lead, winning

2650-418: The two league have different governing bodies, this is a rare occurrence. The last known matchup between these two leagues was a home-and-home series between the Cambridge Hornets and Durham Thundercats in 1999 - each winning a game. The Radars won the game 3-2 after trailing 2-0 after the first. The Radars outshot the Dunlops 39-22. The Radars then went on to an undefeated regular season (20-0) and swept

2703-493: Was changed during the 2010–11 season, the Sr. A championship and qualifier round will still be gone but the Sr. B championship and its round robin will now be known as the Sr. A championship. By 2017, the league had shrunk to 14 teams, with the departures of Walkerton, Thedford, Monkton and Komoka. With the South Division down to six teams (eight in the North), the league reverted to one division with each team playing an unbalanced schedule to reduce travel costs. The playoff format

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2756-433: Was divided into as many as five divisions, Int. B, Major and Minor Int. C, and Major and Minor Int. D. The teams from the Major Int. C loop dominated the WOAA in terms of Grand Championships, winning 5 of 8. The most dominant teams were Mount Forest and Milverton. From 1977 until 1991, the WOAA promoted itself to the Intermediate A level. With four major loops: A, B, C, and D; the WOAA had a wide variety of teams, including

2809-454: Was revised, with the top-eight teams qualifying for the Sr. "AA" championship, while the remaining five teams played for the Sr. "A" championship. This change did nothing to stop the dynasty in Clinton, with the Radars rattling off four consecutive championships. Much like the rest of the world, the 2020 playoffs were stopped in the semi-final round, and ultimately cancelled, by the COVID-19 pandemic , resulting in no champion being crowned for

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