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21-507: During the 1981-82 season Tavistock finished first overall in regular season league play for the first time in franchise history. In 1982-83 the feat was repeated and was upstaged with the first and only OHA Cup in franchise history. In 1986-87 and 1987-88 Tavistock would once again post back-to-back first overall regular season finishes. However, in both seasons they would fall short of the OHA Cup. After suffering relative mediocrity through

42-930: A junior hockey team based in Delhi , Ontario , Canada. The Travellers play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association . 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

63-633: A dramatic game seven double overtime loss. In 2007-08 Tavistock would again meet the rival Travellers in the McConnell Conference final, however unlike the previous two years the Braves managed to come back from a 3-1 series deficit to take the Conference title. Twenty-five years after their previous OHA Cup Championship the Braves were unable to duplicate the accomplishment and fell to a strong Thamesford Trojans team in four games. With

84-609: A score of 5–2. The Coyotes had successful season, finishing in sixth place in the OEHL with a 12-8-0 record, earning 24 points. Jarrett Bogdon led the team in scoring with 12 goals and 23 points in 19 games. In goal, Alex Hutcheson had a 5-4-0 record in ten games, and led the OEHL with a 1.94 GAA. In the post-season, the Centenaires lost in the league quarter-finals to the Minto 81's in six games. Carter Collinson and Jamie Huber co-led

105-755: The Midwestern Junior C Hockey League . For the 2016-17 season the eight Ontario Junior "C" hockey leagues amalgamated into one league, the Provincial Junior Hockey League . The Midwestern League was placed in the South Conference and re-branded the Pat Doherty division. Jeff Zehr played for the Tavistock Braves during the 1993–94 season. Delhi Travellers The Delhi Travellers were

126-699: 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,

147-478: The 1990s Tavistock would return as a power in the 2000s. In the early 2000s Tavistock was consistently held just short of a championship by a pair of Hawks. Both Exeter and Hagersville took turns ending Tavistock's postseason runs a little earlier than expected. As the decade progressed Tavistock would encounter a new rival. In the spring of 2006 the Delhi Travellers would be responsible for eliminating

168-610: The 2019–20 season were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic , leading to the team not being able to play a single game. Seaforth Centenaires The Seaforth Centenaires are a senior hockey team based out of Seaforth , Ontario , Canada . They play in the Ontario Elite Hockey League . Following the 2013–14 season, the Goderich Pirates relocated to Seaforth , Ontario and were named

189-512: The Braves in the conference finals in four games. In 2006-07 Tavistock finished first place overall during the regular season. The league's top two scorers, Jeff Roes and Joe Voll played for the Tavistock Braves during the 06-07 season, Voll set a team and conference record tallying 122 points in 42 games. However come playoff time the Braves again found themselves in a battle for the conference title with Delhi. This time falling short in

210-470: 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, 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

231-602: The Huron East Centenaires. The team announced they would play their home games at the Seaforth & District Community Centre . Following the 2018–19 season, Huron East Centenaires were renamed the Seaforth Centenaires. The Centenaires joined the Ontario Elite Hockey League for its inaugural season in 2023–24. On October 14, 2023, Creemore defeated the Minto 81's in their first game by

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252-710: The North Division of the 12-team Western league and kept the Flames at bay for 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,

273-632: 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 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

294-619: The OHAJDL with 29 wins. In the opening round of the playoffs, 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

315-557: 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

336-409: The Travellers were back and finished in thirteenth place overall in 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

357-415: The conference title until January when Thamesford began to pull away. As expected the two teams breezed through their first rounds and met up in the conference finals. Tavistock came out with the short end of the stick losing an extremely close series four games to one with no games were decided by more than a goal. In the Summer of 2013, the Ontario Hockey Association realigned and the Braves ended up in

378-599: The previous season. In 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

399-642: The restructuring of the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League for the 2008-09 season Tavistock found themselves in a conference with longtime local rivals the Ayr Centennials and Wellesley Applejacks as well as a newly formed foe in Thamesford. Due to an imbalanced schedule Tavistock and Thamesford would play each other eight times during the regular season. The two heavy weights of the division battled it out for

420-543: The team changed their names to the Delhi Leafs to honour 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,

441-501: The underdog Lucan Irish , a seventh seed berth from 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

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