The Walkerton Capitals were a senior hockey team based out of Walkerton , Ontario , Canada. The Capitals played in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League for four seasons.
42-642: Walkerton began their inaugural season in the league on the road with a 6-3 loss to the Shelburne Muskies . The Capitals lost their next two games to fall to 0-3-0 before earning their first victory, a 4-2 win over the Nottawasaga River Rats . Walkerton would finish the season with a 4-14-2 record, earning 10 points, and ninth place in the WOAA North Division, failing to qualify for the "AA" playoffs. The Capitals opened
84-516: A 2-0 series lead. Saugeen Shores continued to have their way with the Muskies in the third game, easily defeating Shelburne 7-2 to push the Muskies on the brink of elimination. Shelburne responded with a 6-0 victory in the fourth game, followed by a 5-4 win in the fifth game to cut the Winterhawks series lead to 3-2. Shelburne would continue their comeback in the sixth game, winning 5-2 to even
126-514: A 2-1 series lead, then won a wild 4th game 7-6 in OT to lead the series 3-1. The Royals closed out the series in the fifth game, defeating Shelburne 6-4. Tavistock would then face the Clinton Radars in the "AA" semi-finals, and would take a 1-0 series lead with a solid 8-5 victory in the series opener. Tavistock would easily win the second game by an 8-1 score, before winning the third game by
168-564: A 3-2 score, to defeat Clinton and win the "B" championship. The Capitals regressed, with a dismal 2-20-2 record to finish 9th and last in the North Division. They were to face the Thedford Dirty Dogs in the "B" final, however, the two sides agreed to forgo the series. The Capitals took a leave of absence with the intention of taking one year off. The club was to return for the 2013-14 season, however, they folded before
210-403: A 9-5 score against Goderich in their third game, followed by a 3-2 loss to Drayton in the final game to finish the round robin with a 0-4 record, and was eliminated from the post-season. Walkerton made some positive steps in the 2010-11 season, as they doubled their win total from the previous season, as the team went 8-17-1 to earn a club record 17 points. It wasn't enough for the team to clinch
252-456: A blowout 7-1 win in the second game to take control of the series. In the third game, the Wolves were able to keep the score close, however, Shelburne prevailed with a 5-3 victory to take a 3-0 series lead. The fourth game was another close one, and the Muskies were able to hold off Ripley for a 5-4 victory to sweep the series and advance to the "AA" quarter-finals. The Muskies faced off against
294-531: A close 5-3 score to take a 3-0 lead in the series. The Royals and Radars would play into overtime in the fourth game, with Tavistock scoring in the extra period to win the game, sweep the series, and advance to the "AA" finals. The Royals would face the Elora Rocks in a rematch of the 2007 "AA" finals, which saw the Rocks win the championship in seven games. Elora opened the series with a 5-2 victory, however,
336-585: A game five 6-4 win. Tavistock struggled throughout the regular season, finishing the year in sixth place in the South Division with a record of 8-11-1, earning 17 points. It was the first time since 2003-04 that the Royals had a losing record. In the best of five qualifying round, Tavistock faced off against the Monkton Wildcats . The Wildcats took the series opener by a 6-3 score, and while
378-488: A seventh game with a 7-3 win in game six. Tavistock went on to take the series with convincing 9-1 game seven win. Tavistock's opponent for the "AA" finals were the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks . Saugeen Shores won the first three games with scores of 4-3, 6-2 and 5-4. Down three games to none Tavistock kept the series alive with a game four 6-5 overtime win. The Winterhawks completed the series with
420-522: A spot in the "AA" playoffs, as they finished in ninth place in the North Division. The Capitals faced off against the Clinton Radars and Drayton Icemen in the "B" semi-final round robin, with the top two teams advancing to the "B" finals. Walkerton clinched a berth in the finals after finishing the round-robin with a 2-2 record. In the best-of-five "B" finals, the Capitals played against the Radars for
462-427: The Elora Rocks in the "AA" quarter-finals. Shelburne took control of the series early, winning the first two games by identical 6-3 scores to take a 2-0 series lead. Elora fought back in the third game, defeating the Muskies 6-5 in overtime to get themselves back into the series. The Muskies responded in the fourth game, defeating the Rocks 7-5 to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. The Rocks staved off elimination in
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#1732797602285504-545: The Exeter Mohawks , with the winner advancing to the "AA" playoffs. The Royals took the series opener by a 3-1 score, however, Exeter evened the series with a 3-2 overtime win in the second game. Tavistock rebounded in the third game, easily winning by a 5-2 score, before shutting out the Mohawks 7-0 to go up 3-1 in the series. In the fifth game, Exeter and Tavistock fought to a score of 5-5 after three periods, before
546-559: The Ontario Elite Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association and Hockey Canada . The Tavistock Royals have won three WOAA "AA" Championships, as they were champions in 1994-95, 2007-08, and in 2022-23. Tavistock had another very strong season, finishing with an 18-6-0 record, which placed them in third place in the South Division, and a playoff matchup with the Shelburne Muskies in
588-496: The Tavistock Royals in the quarter-finals, and quickly fell behind them two games to none before storming back and taking a 3-2 lead in the series. However, the Muskies could not close out the series, as Tavistock rallied back and won the series in seven games. Shelburne would have another strong regular season, finishing the season with an 18-7-1 record, and finishing in fourth place in the North Division to qualify for
630-543: The "AA" championship for the second time in club history. It would be another successful regular season for the defending "AA" champions, as Tavistock would battle for first place all season with the Petrolia Squires and Lucan-Ilderton Jets . The Royals finished the year with a 13-4-3 record, earning 29 points, and third place in the WOAA South Division. Tavistock opened the post-season against
672-406: The "AA" playoffs. The Muskies would open the playoffs against the Tavistock Royals , who finished with the best record in the league. Shelburne surprised the Royals in the series opener, winning 6-5 on the road, but Tavistock stormed back with a 6-1 win in the second game. The Muskies would put up a good fight in the third game, but fell short, losing 4-2, then losing a wild fourth game, which saw
714-419: The "AA" quarter-finals. The Royals would start off quick and win the first two games, however Shelburne came back and won three in a row to put Tavistock on the brink of elimination. The Royals would come back and win the final two games of the series to win it 4-3. Tavistock would then face the South Division winning Clinton Radars in the "AA" semi-finals, and would drop the first game 6-4 to go down 1-0 in
756-572: The "B" playoffs against the Shallow Lake Crushers , and it was the Crushers who struck first, winning the series opener 6-3. Walkerton continued to dig themselves in a hole, losing the second game 7-5, however, the Capitals played a strong game in the third game, defeating Shallow Lake 6-5 to earn their first ever playoff victory, and cut the Crushers series lead to 2-1. Shallow Lake took the fourth game, doubling Walkerton 4-2, pushing
798-409: The Capitals on the brink of elimination. Walkerton fought off the Crushers in the fifth game, hanging on for a 3-2 win, however, Shallow Lake ended the series in the sixth game, defeating Walkerton 5-3, and ending the Capitals inaugural season. Walkerton had another long regular season, as they finished the season with a 4-15-1 record, earning nine points and their second straight ninth-place finish in
840-400: The Muskies come back from a 6-1 deficit to take the game into overtime, but allowed the game-winning goal within the first minute of the extra period. Shelburne could not rebound from the loss, as Tavistock closed out the series in the fifth game, eliminating the Muskies for the second straight season in the quarter-finals. The Muskies would have a very solid regular season, finishing third in
882-530: The Muskies playing a best-of-five series against the south champion "Clinton Radars". The Muskies took the championship 3 games to 0 including what was one of the best goaltending performances by two goaltenders ever in the Shelburne arena in game 3. Ron Webster managed to stone the Radars through near 6 periods of hockey in game 3 as the Muskies won the championship with a 1-0 double-overtime win. Over 130 shots were fired combined before defenceman Scruton scored in
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#1732797602285924-456: The Royals lost 7-3, ending their season one victory shy of the championship. After a successful 2006-07 season, in which the Royals were within one victory of the WOAA "AA" championship, Tavistock would have its best regular season in team history, finishing on top of the South Division with a 23-2-1 record, earning 47 points and a spot in the "AA" playoffs. Tavistock's "AA" quarter-final opponent
966-421: The Royals rebounded and held on for a 5-4 win in the second game to tie the series up. Tavistock would win by a 5-4 again in the third game to take a 2-1 series lead, then win another one-goal game in the fourth game, defeating Elora 4-3, to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. Tavistock would have no problems wrapping the series up in the fifth game, dominating the Rocks, as they easily won the game 6-1, and winning
1008-431: The Royals scored in the extra period to win the game 6-5, and win the series. The Royals opponent in the "AA" quarter-finals were the Clinton Radars . Tavistock won the first game by a score of 5-4 and took the second game with a 6-5 overtime win. Clinton responded with a 6-2 win and a 4-3 overtime win. Tavistock won game five by a score of 5-2. Clinton kept the series alive by winning game six 5-4 in overtime. Game seven
1050-468: The WOAA North Division with a record of 15-5-0, earning 30 points. Shelburne scored a WOAA high 142 goals, which included a 20-0 shutout victory against the Nottawasaga River Rats . Shelburne faced the Ripley Wolves in the "AA" qualification round, with the winner of the best of seven series advancing to the "AA" quarter-finals. The Muskies opened the series with a solid 5-3 victory, followed by
1092-588: The WOAA North Division, failing to qualify for the "AA" playoffs. The Capitals faced the Goderich Pirates and Drayton Icemen in a "B" round robin series, with each team playing each other twice. Walkerton opened the round robin against the Pirates, and lost a close contest by a 5-3 score. The Capitals then lost the next game against the Icemen 7-5 to fall to 0-2. Walkerton came out on the wrong end of
1134-479: The championship. In the opening game held in Clinton, the Radars shutout Walkerton 5-0. The Capitals rebounded on home ice in game two, as they won 9-5 to even the series at 1-1. Walkerton then took a 2-1 series lead as the Capitals defeated the Radars 8-7 in overtime in game three. Looking to wrap up the series on home ice, Walkerton took care of business, earning their second consecutive overtime victory, this time by
1176-402: The fifth game, defeating Shelburne 7-4, however, the Muskies were able to close out the series in the sixth game, defeating Elora 8-7 in overtime to advance to the next round. The Muskies next opponent would the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks in the "AA" semi-finals. The Winterhawks took the series opener with by a close score of 4-3, followed by a dominating 6-1 victory in the second game to take
1218-460: The league, scoring 127 goals, while they finished with a league best 54 goals against. The Muskies faced the Palmerston 81's in the best of five "AA" qualifying series. In the series opener, Shelburne easily handled Palmerston, defeating the 81's 6-3 to take the series lead. The Muskies defeated the 81's in the second game by a 5-2 score, followed by a close 4-3 win in the third game to sweep
1260-594: The season. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Tie, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Shelburne Muskies The Shelburne Muskies were a men's senior hockey team based out of Shelburne , Ontario , Canada. They played in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League . In the summer of 2023 ten of the twelve existing teams voted to leave WOAA Senior Hockey League and reform under
1302-492: The second O/T period. Mike Murray was the captain of the team and the championship was dedicated to late longtime Muskies booster Clarence "Fleet" White. After starting off the season pretty average, sitting with a 6-4-0 record in their first ten games, the Muskies turned it up a notch and finished the year 12-2-0, finishing in 2nd place in the North Division, and qualifying for the WOAA Sr. "AA" playoffs. They faced off against
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1344-538: The second game was close, it was Monkton who prevailed with a 5-4 win to take a 2-0 series lead. In the third game, the Wildcats completed the series sweep, defeating the Royals 3-1 to send Tavistock to the "A" playoffs. In the "A" quarter-finals, the Royals played against the Milverton Four Wheel Drives . Tavistock hung on for a 6-5 win the first game, however, Milverton tied the series up in
1386-537: The second game, defeating the Royals 7-2. In the third game, Tavistock once again hung on for a close victory, defeating the Drives 3-2, however, once again, Milverton tied the series up, defeating Tavistock 7-4 in the fourth game. The fifth game was another close victory by the Royals, defeating the Four Wheel Drives 6-5 to take a 3-2 series lead. Milverton fought off elimination with a convincing 5-1 win in
1428-512: The series and advance to the "AA" playoffs. The Shelburne Muskies 2017-18 season took another step in the right direction with the team moving up to 5th place in the 13 team WOAA League with an 11-9-0 record up from the previous 2016-17 season record of 8-11-1 (11th place). The team went out 4 straight games to the Tillsonburg Thunder in the first round of the "AA" playoffs which was their first appearance in 7 years. Luke Richardson
1470-548: The series was tied two games each as both teams would win their games on the road. The Royals won game five on home ice, with the chance to win the title in Elora in game six. Tavistock would fall short in the sixth game, losing 5-3 in a well played game, setting up the seventh and deciding game in Tavistock. The Royals got off to a fast start, scoring 97 seconds into the game, but the Rocks would prove to be too much to handle, as
1512-419: The series. Saugeen Shores would spoil the Muskies comeback bid in the seventh game, ending Shelburne's season with an overtime victory to knock the Muskies out of the playoffs. Shelburne improved on their regular season record from the previous season, as they had an impressive 15-2-3 record, earning 33 points and a second-place finish in the WOAA North Division. The Muskies had the second highest goal total in
1554-405: The series. The Royals would rebound, and win the next two in overtime. Game four would be another close one, as the Royals held off the Radars 3-2 to take a 3-1 series lead. Tavistock would then eliminate Clinton in game five with a 5-4 victory, and advance to the "AA" finals. The Royals would play the Elora Rocks in the finals to determine the "AA" championship, and after the first four games,
1596-616: The umbrella of the Ontario Hockey Association. With the move to the OHA, the league rebranded as the Ontario Elite Hockey League and added two new teams. Shelburne chose to take a year off. In 1982, the Muskies won their eighth COHL title since 1935. Their seventh came in 1972. The Shelburne Muskies have won one championship, in 1997–98 when they were crowned WOAA Sr. "A" champions. Head coach
1638-610: Was Barry Trood and assistant coach was Mark Taylor, trainers Sue Snider and Charmaine Archbold. The Muskies faced off against the Arthur Tigers in the first round, defeating them 4 games to 2. In the semifinals the first-place Muskies in the North played another tough series against the second-place Wiarton Redmen with the Muskies once again coming out on top, winning that series in six games including game 6 in Wiarton. The final had
1680-453: Was also decided in overtime with a 5-4 win for Tavistock. In the "AA" semi-finals, Tavistock met the Petrolia Squires in a high scoring 7 game series. Petrolia opened the series with a 7-5 win. Tavistock evened the series with a 5-2 win at home. Petrolia responded with their own 5-2 win in game three. Game four was won by Tavistock 8-4 tying the series at two games apiece. Petrolia took a series lead by winning game five 5-2. Tavistock forced
1722-441: Was the Shelburne Muskies , the same opponent from the "AA" quarter-finals from the previous season, in which the Royals were victorious. The Muskies surprised the heavily favoured Royals in the series opener in Tavistock, defeating the Royals 6-5. Tavistock evened the series up in the second game held in Shelburne with a convincing 6-1 victory. The Royals continued their winning ways in the third game, doubling Shelburne 4-2 to take
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1764-427: Was the team's top scorer in 2017-18 while Eddie Davey played the majority of the games in goal. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Tie, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against More information will be added as more becomes available Tavistock Royals The Tavistock Royals are a senior hockey team based out of Tavistock , Ontario , Canada. They play in
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