The Tavistock Royals are a senior hockey team based out of Tavistock , Ontario , Canada. They play in the Ontario Elite Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association and Hockey Canada .
52-572: 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 the "AA" quarter-finals. The Royals would start off quick and win the first two games, however Shelburne came back and won three in
104-541: 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 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
156-511: 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
208-408: 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 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
260-782: 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 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
312-530: 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 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
364-508: 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
416-400: 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 the series. The Royals would rebound, and win the next two in overtime. Game four would be another close one, as
468-765: 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
520-484: 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 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
572-468: 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 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
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#1732798013999624-608: 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 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
676-630: 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 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
728-708: 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
780-492: 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 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
832-400: 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 a game five 6-4 win. Tavistock struggled throughout the regular season, finishing the year in sixth place in the South Division with
884-474: 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 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
936-418: 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, 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
988-443: 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 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
1040-507: 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
1092-461: 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
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#17327980139991144-538: The Tillsonburg Thunder in the first round of the "AA" playoffs which was their first appearance in 7 years. Luke Richardson 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 Clinton Radars The Clinton Radars are
1196-556: 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
1248-546: 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 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
1300-596: 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 the Royals lost 7-3, ending their season one victory shy of the championship. After a successful 2006-07 season, in which
1352-492: 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 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
1404-602: 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
1456-462: 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
1508-417: 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 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
1560-475: 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 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
1612-463: 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 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
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1664-580: 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
1716-414: 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 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
1768-464: 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
1820-407: 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
1872-436: 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
1924-405: 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
1976-399: The playoffs. After a tough season in 2009-10, the Royals rebounded, finishing with a 20-3-3 record, earning 43 points, finishing in first place in the WOAA South Division for the first time since 2007-08. 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
2028-415: 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
2080-427: 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 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
2132-519: 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 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
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2184-408: 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 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
2236-510: 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 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
2288-431: 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
2340-569: 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 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
2392-475: 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 the sixth game, setting up a seventh game. In the last game of the series, the Drives were able to hold off the Royals in a wild 8-6 win, eliminating Tavistock from
2444-437: 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, 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
2496-417: 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 the "AA" playoffs. The Muskies would open the playoffs against the Tavistock Royals , who finished with the best record in
2548-436: 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
2600-446: 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 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
2652-471: 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 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
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#17327980139992704-541: 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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