The Drayton Icemen were a senior hockey team based out of Drayton , Ontario , Canada . They played six seasons in the WOAA Senior Hockey League .
34-592: Drayton previously had a WOAA Sr. Hockey Team, the Drayton Comets, who folded after the 1997-98 season. The Comets were Intermediate "C" Champions on two occasions, in 1989-90 and 1990–91, however they were unable to capture the WOAA Grand Championship. WOAA Sr. Hockey came back to Drayton for the 2005-06 season, as they were awarded an expansion team, which was named the Icemen. In 25 games,
68-879: A 4-19-1 record, good for eighth place in the North Division, and sixteenth overall in the WOAA. The Icemen would then face the Georgian Bay River Rats in a best of three qualifying round, and the team won their first ever playoff series by sweeping the River Rats. Drayton then faced the Milverton Four Wheel Drives in the "A" quarter finals, and in the first game were led by goaltender Ryan Cherrey as he made 66 saves in Drayton's 3-2 OT victory. Milverton stormed back and easily won
102-511: 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
136-572: 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
170-885: A senior hockey team based out of Clinton , Ontario , Canada. The team was founded in 1994. They play in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League . 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
204-649: A tenth-place finish in the North Division. The Icemen participated in a round-robin series against the Goderich Pirates and Walkerton Capitals , with the top two teams facing off for the "B" championship. Drayton went 2-2 in their four games, losing twice to the Pirates, while defeating the Capitals twice, to earn a spot in the "B" finals. In the best of seven series, Goderich got off to a 2-0 series lead, winning both games at home by 4-3 scores. Drayton cut
238-723: 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
272-471: The Shallow Lake Crushers in a best of three qualifying series, with the winner advancing to the WOAA "A" playoffs. Drayton would fall behind in the first game, trailing 4-3 in the third period, before making a comeback, and win the game 5-4 to take a 1-0 series lead. The Crushers would even it up with a 4-2 win in the second game, setting up a third and deciding game. In another close game,
306-466: The Icemen and Crushers were tied at the end of regulation time, sending the game into a sudden death overtime. Drayton's Courtney Wilson would score the series winning goal, lifting the Icemen to the "A" playoffs. Drayton would face the Lucknow Lancers in a best of seven quarter final series, and the Icemen took a 1-0 series lead with very solid goaltending in the series opener, as Drayton won
340-467: The Icemen easily in the second game, winning 6-2, followed by a blowout victory in the third game, defeating Drayton 8-2. The Icemen would go quietly in the fourth game, as the Thundercats crushed Drayton by a score of 9-3, completing the series sweep. Drayton would have a disappointing regular season, as they finished with the worst record in the league with a 3-15-2 record, earning eight points and
374-474: The Icemen finished in last place in the 18 team league, with a 1-24-0 record. They scored 60 goals, and allowed 223. Drayton then played the Mildmay Monarchs in a best of three qualifying round, with the winner going to participate in the WOAA playoffs, however the Icemen were eliminated in two games, thus ending their season. The Icemen had a bit more success in their second season, finishing with
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#1732801876664408-568: The Icemen were 5-20-1, earning eleven points, and a tenth-place finish in the WOAA North standings. In the post-season, the Icemen would face off against the Clinton Radars and Walkerton Capitals in a round-robin series. Drayton earned a record of 2-2, winning both games against the Capitals, while losing both to the Radars. In a tie-breaking game against Clinton, the Radars defeated the Icemen 6-5 in overtime, eliminating Drayton from
442-643: The North Division with a 6-16-2 record. The Monarchs then faced off against the Wingham Bulls in the opening round of the "A" playoffs, and were swept in 4 games, ending their season. The Monarchs intended to ice a team for the 2007-08 season, and were included when the schedule was made, however, just before the season began, the team announced they were folding due to a lack of players. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Tie, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Clinton Radars The Clinton Radars are
476-426: The Pirates series lead in half in the third game, as the Icemen held on for a 5-4 win, however, the Pirates defeated Drayton 9-7 in the fourth game to take a 3-1 series lead. The Pirates would finish off Drayton in the fifth game back on home ice, by a score of 4-3, to clinch the "B" championship. Drayton had another tough season, as the team finished with the worst record in the league for a second straight season, as
510-507: 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
544-461: 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
578-698: 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
612-481: The WOAA from 2003–2007, never won a WOAA Championship, and no previous Mildmay team has ever been WOAA champions either. Mildmay's teams has won at least 15 Ontario Hockey Association and Ontario Minor Hockey Association championships since 1955. The First Monarchs were formed in 1946, and over the years there have been many different versions of the Mildmay Monarchs. Mildmay finished in 7th place in
646-485: The WOAA, as they would finish the regular season with a 7-13-0 record, earning 14 points, and once again finish in eighth in the North Division. Drayton opened the playoffs with a best of seven series against the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks , with the winner advancing to the "AA" playoffs. The Winterhawks took the series lead by defeating the Icemen 9-3 in the series opener, followed by a 7-3 win in
680-602: 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
714-462: 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
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#1732801876664748-465: The game 2-1. The Icemen would drop the next game by a very close score of 3-2 as the series was evened up. The series moved to Drayton for the next two games, but it was Lucknow who won those games, taking a 3-1 series lead and putting the Icemen on the brink of elimination. Lucknow would finish the series in the fifth game, shutting out Drayton 10-0, eliminating the Icemen from the playoffs. The Icemen would see some improvement in their fourth season in
782-580: 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
816-464: 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
850-456: The next two games, but Drayton evened the series up at two games with another surprising victory. The Icemen dropped game five by a 6-2 score, but put up a good fight in the sixth game before losing 3-2 in OT to be eliminated from the playoffs. Drayton would have another long season with wins few and far between, as they finished the season with a 3-22-1 record, finishing in eighth place in the nine team WOAA North Division. The Icemen would face
884-407: 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
918-436: 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
952-467: 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
986-553: The playoffs. Following the season, the Icemen ceased operations by merging with Palmerston to form the Mapleton-Minto 81's . Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Mildmay Monarchs The Mildmay Monarchs were a senior hockey team based out of Mildmay , Ontario , Canada. They played in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League . The Monarchs, who played in
1020-415: 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
1054-473: The second game. Drayton was never able to get themselves in the series, as Saugeen Shores won the third game 10-3, followed by another 7-3 win in the fourth game to send the Icemen to the "A" playoffs. The Icemen would face the Durham Thundercats in the "A" quarter-finals, and would lose the series opener in heartbreaking fashion, as Durham defeated Drayton 7-6 in double overtime. Durham handled
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1088-431: 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
1122-489: 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
1156-541: 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
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