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17-773: Prior to 1966, the Delhi franchise was a member of the Shamrock Junior D Hockey League. In 1966, they jumped to the Southern Counties Junior D Hockey League. In 1972, the team changed their name from the Rockets to the Flames. The 1980–81 season saw the Flames raise to the heights of provincial recognition. They finished second overall in the Southern league standings with 21 wins, seven losses, and six ties,

34-684: A 4-games-to-1 series victory. In 1988, Delhi's Southern league folded and merged with the Western league to create a province-wide 18-team super-league. In 1991, the Western league was dropped in favour of the OHA Junior Development League. From their point of entry into the Western league in 1988, the Delhi Flames found themselves in vast trouble. In 1991, the team changed their names to the Delhi Leafs to honour

51-619: A 6-2 road win against the Woodstock Navy-Vets . On September 29, 2012, the Dukes hosted their first ever home Junior C game, dropping a 6-1 decision to the Grimsby Peach Kings , two-time defending Clarence Schmalz Cup provincial champions, three-time defending Niagara District champions, and ten-time defending Niagara East champions. The Dukes have elected to sit out the 2013-14 season. They were also unable to put

68-597: A fair distance behind the first place St. George Dukes . Once in the playoffs, the Flames took the Southern league by storm and won their first ever league championship. The victory launched the Flames into the provincial final in competition for the OHA Cup. Their opponents were the Belmont Bombers , the champions of the Western Junior D Hockey League. The Bombers made quick work of the Flames, sweeping

85-602: A team together for the 2014-15 season. Provincial Junior Hockey League The Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) is a Canadian junior ice hockey league spanning parts of Southern Ontario . The PJHL is the third tier of the Ontario Hockey Association and is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation and Hockey Canada . The league was formed in 2016 with the merging of eight Junior C leagues. PJHL teams compete for

102-770: The Clarence Schmalz Cup . In the works since 2014, it was announced in the spring of 2016 that the eight Junior C leagues of the Ontario Hockey Association would merge for the 2016-17 season to create the Provincial Junior Hockey League. The union was in an effort to streamline rules across the classification and to promote growth and development. The leagues that make up the PJHL are the former Central , Empire B , Georgian Mid-Ontario , Great Lakes , Midwestern , Niagara & District , Southern , and Western . leagues that are now

119-765: The Tavistock Braves . The series went the distance and the Travellers came out on top in Game 7 winning the series 4-games-to-3. In their second straight final, the Travellers met a tough foe in the Mitchell Hawks . The Hawks and Travellers fought, but the Hawks won Game 6 and took the series 4-games-to-2 to take away Delhi's second straight chance at the OHA Cup. In the Summer of 2013, after much uncertainty,

136-559: The 2019–20 season were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic , leading to the team not being able to play a single game. St. George Dukes The St. George Dukes were a Junior ice hockey team based in St. George , Ontario , Canada. They played in the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association . The Dukes were founded in 1994 as members of

153-715: The OHA Junior Development League. In 2006, the OHAJDL was dissolved and the Dukes joined the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League . The Dukes have been working with the Cambridge Winter Hawks Jr.B club for many years. And for that, have brought in such former Winter Hawk players as Chris Vasile, Shawn Little, and Andrew Swaniga. In the summer of 2012, the Dukes, as members of the SOJHL, were promoted to Junior C official by

170-541: The OHA. Instead of staying with their long time league, the Dukes switched from the SOJHL to the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League to replace the departed Caledonia Corvairs . On September 27, 2012, the Dukes played their first official regular season Junior C game, losing 10-3 on the road against the Chippawa Riverhawks . On September 28, 2012, the Dukes picked up their first ever Junior C victory,

187-404: The OHAJDL. This marked their best finish since entering the league in 1988. A year later they had a winning record. In fact, as of 2007, every season from 2000-on the Travellers at least matched their previous seasons performance if not bettered it. After the 2005–06 season, the Travellers found themselves in second place overall in the OHAJDL with 29 wins. In the opening round of the playoffs,

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204-556: The Travellers challenged and defeated the Burford Bulldogs 4-games-to-2. In the conference semi-final, the Travellers then met the Hagersville Hawks and beat them 4-games-to-3. Then Delhi challenged the Tavistock Braves and swept them 4-games-to-none to win their first ever birth into the league final since joining the league eighteen years before. They met the underdog Lucan Irish , a seventh seed berth from

221-703: The Travellers ended up in the new Midwestern Junior C Hockey League . In 2014–15, the team finished an Imperfect Season , losing all 40 games played. For the 2016–17 season the eight Junior "C" hockey leagues in Southern Ontario amalgamated into one league, the Provincial Junior Hockey League . The Midwestern League were placed in the Central Conference and re-branded the Pat Doherty division. The playoffs for

238-527: The first round of the playoffs, the Travellers challenged the Port Dover Sailors . The Travellers had no problem with the Sailors and swept them 4-games-to-none. The next round had Delhi faced off against the St. George Dukes . The longtime rivals went to six games with Delhi win the series 4-games-to-2. The next round had the Travellers trying for their second straight conference title against

255-472: The other conference who defied all odds to make it this far. The Irish were not to be denied of the Cinderella story, as they defeated the Travellers 4-games-to-2 to win the OHA Cup. After 2006, the OHAJDL was disbanded and replaced by the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League . In its first season, the Travellers finished in second place despite winning 32 games—three more than the previous season. In

272-484: The series 4-games-to-none. In the 1986 playoffs, the Flames once again took the Southern league crown. The victory brought them into line for another crack at the OHA Cup. Once in the provincial final, they found them against the Western league champions Seaforth Centenaires . The Centenaires were battle-hardened from their play in the North Division of the 12-team Western league and kept the Flames at bay for

289-494: The towns former Intermediate league representative. The Leafs suffered horrible losing season from 1991 all the way until they opted to change their team name to the Delhi Travellers in 1998. After one season under the Travellers moniker, and one of their worst seasons in franchise history, the team took a leave of absence from the OHAJDL. In 2000–01, the Travellers were back and finished in thirteenth place overall in

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