The Woodstock Navy Vets are a junior hockey team based in Woodstock , Ontario , Canada. They are members of the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association .
34-717: The team was known as the Woodstock Renegades for three seasons from 2007–08 to 2009–10. The team was preceded by the Woodstock Warriors who were an OHA Junior B team in the Central and Western leagues from 1951–52 to 1961–62, winning the Sutherland Cup emblematic of Provincial Junior B Champions in the 1954–55 season with a team that included future NHL player and Hall of Famer Bobby Hull. The Woodstock Navy Vets were founded in 1966 and played in
68-555: A division-high 40 assists. Demarest also was named Most Sportsmanlike in the West Division. Forward Taylor Winkler was among the league leaders in hits. The blueline was anchored by Chris Corriveau, Scott Roode, and Sean McLaren. The goaltending tandem of Mike Matika & Matt Richardson provided stellar goaltending all season finishing 2nd in the West Division in Goals Against. The team was led by West Division Coach of
102-464: A local group of Woodstock community members represented the Navy Vets as its board of directors. On December 19, 2013, there was a coaching staff change with former Navy Vet Adam Wallace being named head coach replacing Frank Mueller and Bill Wallace and Geoff Killing being named assistant coaches replacing Rob Hutchison. The Navy Vets in the 2014–15 season had a 16-win improvement. Mike Gillespie led
136-739: The Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League . In 1976, the remainder of these teams walked away to form the Southwestern Junior B Hockey League, which folded in 1978 and the remaining teams went mostly to the Niagara District league to help form a Western division. In 1987, the Port Elgin Bears withdrew from a playoffs series due to perceived on-ice violence by the Hanover Barons . The OHA investigated
170-551: The Stoney Creek Warriors in the Niagara District championship. The Warriors were tough and dominated much of the play. The series went back and forth, and ended up going to a final and deciding seventh game. Woodstock fought hard and took Stoney Creek into overtime. Early in the second overtime, Woodstock would break the hearts of the Stoney Creek faithful in their own arena and win 6–5. From this point on,
204-837: The Walkerton Hawks , although Walkerton's name is from the raptor (since 1999), while Mitchell's is from the Native Chief . In 2012, the OHA entered into talks with the Western League and the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League . If successful, the northern half of the SOJHL would become the "Southern Division" of the WOJCHL, while the original teams would form a "Northern Division". In
238-775: The Woodstock Sentinel-Review referred to the 1983–84 edition of this team as "The Cardiac Kids". With the win, the Navy-Vets were catapulted into the OHA Junior C semi-finals. Their opponents would be the Dresden Jr. Kings of the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League . Dresden took game one big, 10–4. Game two went to Woodstock in double overtime (4–3) and game three in single overtime (8–6). Dresden came back and put Woodstock's backs against
272-549: The 1st time since 1997 and only 4th time in team history. Davin Gray won the Doherty Scoring Title with 63 points with a Doherty division-leading 47 assists. Tyler Bouck led the division with a 2.45 GAA, a .927 SV%, 5 shutouts, and was 2nd with 19 wins. Nolan Brett finished runner-up in scoring including 29 goals (only the 2nd time since Mike Stevenson had 30 in 1999 - Kyle Walker also had 29 in 2018) while Ethan Szabo
306-502: The Navy Vets finally succumbing in 4 games. The team captured the enthusiasm of the city during their late season heroics with fan support building in numbers and noise with each playoff victory to a peak in the 2 games at Southwood Arena for the OHA SF that saw over 2000 fans at each game. The Navy Vets were led up front by the trio of Jeremy Demarest, Chad Paton, and Matt Carey. Demarest won the West Division scoring title with 62 points and
340-513: The Navy Vets joined the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League for the 1978–79 season where they played until 2012–13. The OHA realigned the NDJHL and SOJHL Junior C leagues in the summer of 2013 and forming a new MWJCHL. The Navy Vets were a member of the new league along with Norwich, New Hamburg, and Paris from the NDJHL West along with Ayr, Burford, Delhi, Tavistock and Wellesley from
374-807: The OHA-C Group III (Intercounty Junior C Hockey League - IJCHL). In 1971–72 the Navy Vets became a member of the Western Junior B Hockey League when the IJCHL disbanded before moving the following season to the Central Junior C Hockey League . In 1976–77 the Navy Vets became a charter member of the new Southwestern Junior B Hockey League along with the London Diamonds, St. Thomas Colonels, Tillsonburg Mavericks, Simcoe Jets, and Brantford Penguins. The SWJBHL folded after two seasons and
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#1732786952313408-590: The SOJHL. In the summer of 2016 with the eight leagues from Southern Ontario joining to create the single Provincial Junior Hockey League, the former leagues became divisions of the PJHL. The Midwestern League re-branded as the Doherty Division and became members of the South Conference. The Navy Vets won their only OHA Junior C championship in the 1968–69 season, eliminating Dresden 4 games-to-0 in
442-512: The Top-10 scorers. Veteran overage goalie Keaghan Brett led the division with 17 wins. The team passed the 10000 total attendance mark (500+ per game average) for the 4th straight season and 6th time in last 7 years) which was 2nd best in the PJHL. But the promising season came to a disappointing end when they lost to New Hamburg in Game#7 of the semi-finals at home. The Navy Vets won 31 games for
476-740: The Vets had been eliminated in the semi-finals. The Navy Vets won the Doherty Division Regular Season Title for the 1st time in 20 years. Captain Kyle Baker won the Doherty Scoring Title with 75 points (the most by a Vet since 1998) with a PJHL league-leading 50 assists and was named Doherty Division MVP. Patrick Klazer led the division in scoring by a defenceman with 11 goals and 40 points, and Nolan Brett led all division rookies in scoring with 38 points, while Caden Bower (2nd) and Christian Pelley (9th) also finished in
510-769: The West Division Semi-Finals and then knocked off Norwich in 5 games to win the West Division title. They then upset the East Division champ Chippawa Riverhawks, who had an identical season record as the Vets, in 6 games to win the Niagara District Junior C Hockey League championships and move on to the OHA Semi-Finals against the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League champion Essex. The series was hard-fought with
544-771: The Western will compete for the All-Ontario Championship and the Clarence Schmalz Cup . The WOJCHL merged into the Provincial Junior Hockey League in the Summer of 2016. The Western Junior C Hockey League was founded in 1966 when the original OHA Central Junior C Hockey League, a large league, was divided up. In 1970, the Western league changed its name to the Central league. A couple years later, another league from
578-708: The Year Scott Brooks. On April 27, 2007, new team owner Bill McLeod announced that the team would be changing its name to the 'Woodstock Renegades', effective the start of the 2007–2008 season, ending a 41-year relationship with the Oxford County Naval Veterans Association. The team played its first game as the Woodstock Renegades in September 2007. On March 31, 2010, team owner Bill McLeod announced that
612-511: The Year. The Navy Vets won 30 games for only the 4th time in their history. Their season attendance total was 10504 for a 525 AVG during 40-game reg.season most in Doherty Division and 2nd in PJHL (only 3rd OHA Jr C team to reach 10000). They also advanced to the semi-finals for the 1st time since 2010. The playoffs finals for the 2019–20 season were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic , after
646-579: The distance, Woodstock taking it in the end 3-games-to-2. In the division semi-final, the Navy-Vets then took on the Dundas Blues . The Blues were tough early, but the Navy-Vets had all the momentum and took the series 4-games-to-2. They next played the well rested and top ranked Norwich Merchants in the division final. The Merchants, like the Blues, were tough early in the series but the Navy-Vets were tougher winning 4-games-to-2. They next had to play
680-636: The incident, which received national publicity when Port Elgin's coach was supported by Otto Jelinek , the Canadian Minister of State for Fitness and Amateur Sport. Port Elgin team officials were given one-year suspensions when the OHA found no evidence to justify abandoning the series. During the 2004-05 season, the WJCHL played an interlocking schedule with the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League . The WJCHL lost
714-678: The last decade. The Navy Vets unveiled a new logo and jerseys for their 50th anniversary season. The team held an Alumni night in December with many former Navy Vets returning for a celebration. Woodstock also hosted the MWJCHL Showcase in January, with a Navy Vets Alumni Team playing a MWJCHL All-Star Team prior to the MWJCHL Prospects Game. The Navy Vets 16-yr old Andrew Bruder was named PJHL Doherty Division Rookie of
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#1732786952313748-666: The league granted expansion to 2 teams that were not in Grey or Bruce County —in 1987, the Mount Forest Patriots and in 1989, the Brussels Bulls . In 1988, the league donned its present name, the Western Junior "C" Hockey League. From 1972 until 1976, the Central league (now the Western league) featured a variety of teams from the Niagara region of Ontario. In 1974, the majority of these teams broke away to form
782-463: The league's top 25 scorers. The team had an 8-game winning streak in November. They finished in 5th place and took 4th place defending champion Paris Mounties to 7 games in the quarterfinals before their turn-around season came to an end. Over 10000 fans came through the gate to watch the team for 23 games (20 reg.season & 3 playoff) this season - an average of 448 well over that of any season in
816-936: The old Central league, the Intercounty Jr. C league merged with the new Central league. Brought into the fold was the Caledonia Corvairs who won the league and the Clarence Schmalz Cup in 1973, then jumped to the Junior B level. In 1969, the Hanover Hurricanes made the jump from the Western Junior D Hockey League to the Central Junior "C". Early powerhouses in the league were the Listowel Cyclones , Kincardine Kinucks , and New Hamburg Hahns . The Hanover Barons are
850-588: The only remaining team that is still a member from the founding of the league in 1966. They won two Clarence Schmalz Cups while playing in the league and dominated in the 1960s. They were promoted to Junior "B" in 1977. The league became one of at least four different leagues in the OHA to be known as the Central Jr. C league since 1960. The league may have changed its name in 1970 to the Grey-Bruce Junior C Hockey League. This lasted until 1988, as
884-503: The quarter-final and New Hamburg 4 games-to-1 in the semi-final before beating Oakville Blades in seven games in the final. After finishing in fourth place in the 1983–84 NDJCHL West regular season with a record of 13 wins, 9 losses, and 8 ties, the Navy Vets played sixty-five games that season and six rounds of playoffs. In the division quarter-finals, the Navy-Vets drew the New Hamburg Spirit 83's . The best-of-5 series went
918-430: The series in four games: 8–7 in overtime, 6–5, 9–6, and 9–1. The fairy tale run was over for the Navy Vets, as they walked away Niagara West champions, Niagara & District champions, and OHA Junior C finalists. The 2001–02 Navy Vets won 25 games and had 52 points to finish in 1st place in the West Division during the regular season by 10 points over rival Norwich Merchants. They beat New Hamburg Firebirds in 6 games in
952-605: The series with 44 losses, 32 victories, and 6 ties. On May 29, 2008, the Western league and the Ontario Hockey Association allowed for the Mitchell Hawks to move from the more southerly Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League and into the Western league for the 2008-09 season. This marks the second time the Hawks have been in the loop, the first being the mid-1960s. Also, they share the same name as
986-758: The team in scoring for the 2nd straight season and finished in 6th place in league scoring with 45 points on 26 goals. He was named the MWJCHL Most Valuable Player. Head Coach Adam Wallace was named the MWJCHL Coach of the Year for leading the team to its season. Goalie Michael Roefs tied a team record with 3 shutouts and combined with rookie Jackson Swindells and AP North Davies for a team record total of 6 shutouts. Captain Jake Schneider, Dylan Wettlaufer, and Justin Elms also finished in
1020-552: The team would be adopting the Navy Vets moniker once again effective the start of the 2010–2011 season. Along with the name change would be a new look, including a new logo (pictured on the right). However, on August 16, 2010, it was announced that the new logo would not be adopted and that the team would be using the original Navy Vets logo. On August 17, 2010, it was announced that Bill McLeod had stepped down as team owner & GM/Head Coach and Jeff Morrison would take over as Director of Hockey Operations/GM/Head Coach. In addition, it
1054-732: The wall with 4–2 and 7–2 victories, leaving the Cardiac Kids in a do-or-die situation. Woodstock responded and won 6–5 and 6–2 to win the series. They then moved on to face the Penetang Kings of the Georgian Bay Junior C Hockey League in the provincial final. Penetang had just knocked off the Bowmanville Eagles 4-games-to-3. Unfortunately for the Cardiac Kids, the Kings had no intention of losing, taking
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1088-525: Was 8th. The team had a PJHL league total attendance (reg.season & playoffs) record of 21866 (754 per game average) and passed the 10000 mark for the 6th straight season and 8th time in last 9 years. But the terrific season came to a disappointing end when they lost to New Hamburg in 5 games in their 1st trip to the division finals since 2007. The logo for the "Jr. Vets" used by the Woodstock Minor Hockey Association teams
1122-438: Was announced that a process had begun to turn the team into a non-profit organization, returning the hockey team to its roots as a community-owned team. On December 10, 2012, Jeff Morrison resigned as GM-head coach of the Navy Vets for personal reasons. Assistant Coach Mark Jones assumed the head coach position, but then resigned at the end of the month. Frank Mueller took over as GM-head coach in January 2013. On April 15, 2013,
1156-457: Was designed by Woodstock-based Graphic Designer, Bill Bowman. Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League The Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League was a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario , Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association . The Champion of
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