Belle River Canadiens
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The Belle River Canadiens are a Junior "C" team based out of Belle River, Ontario. They play out of the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League
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Junior "C" hockey. Within those 17 years, the Canadiens won 11 GLJHL Championships and 4 Clarence Schmalz Cup
s as All-Ontario Junior "C" Champions in 8 trips to the All-Ontario Finals.After 9 years The Canadiens once again won the Great Lakes Junior "C" Title in 2010 defeating the Wallaceburg Lakers in 4 Games, In the Schmalz Cup Semi-Finals they defeated the Grimsby Peach Kings 4 Games to 1 to advance to their first Ontario Final in 9 Years. The Canadiens then Lost the Schmalz Cup in 6 Games to the Alliston Hornets.In 2011 The Canadiens won their 2nd Consecutive Great Lakes title, They once again faced the Grimsby Peach Kings in the Ontario Semi Finals. Grimsby would win the series 4 games to 1.
The Belle River Canadiens have won 13 Great Lakes Junior C League Championships, they are 2nd to the Essex 73's
who have won 15. Essex and Belle River have also won the most Ontario Championships, Essex with 6 and the Canadiens with 4.
Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League
The Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. The Champion of the Great Lakes will compete for the All-Ontario Championship and the Clarence Schmalz Cup....
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History
From 1985 until 2001, the Canadiens were one of the most feared teams in all of OntarioOntario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
Junior "C" hockey. Within those 17 years, the Canadiens won 11 GLJHL Championships and 4 Clarence Schmalz Cup
Clarence Schmalz Cup
The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships...
s as All-Ontario Junior "C" Champions in 8 trips to the All-Ontario Finals.After 9 years The Canadiens once again won the Great Lakes Junior "C" Title in 2010 defeating the Wallaceburg Lakers in 4 Games, In the Schmalz Cup Semi-Finals they defeated the Grimsby Peach Kings 4 Games to 1 to advance to their first Ontario Final in 9 Years. The Canadiens then Lost the Schmalz Cup in 6 Games to the Alliston Hornets.In 2011 The Canadiens won their 2nd Consecutive Great Lakes title, They once again faced the Grimsby Peach Kings in the Ontario Semi Finals. Grimsby would win the series 4 games to 1.
The Belle River Canadiens have won 13 Great Lakes Junior C League Championships, they are 2nd to the Essex 73's
Essex 73's
The Essex 73's are a Junior "C" ice hockey team based in Essex, Ontario, Canada. The 73's are members of the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
who have won 15. Essex and Belle River have also won the most Ontario Championships, Essex with 6 and the Canadiens with 4.
Season-by-Season record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1978-79 | 40 | 12 | 23 | 5 | ||||||
| 160 | 229 | 27 | 7th GLJHL | |||||||
| 1979-80 | 41 | 8 | 32 | 1 | ||||||
| 197 | 351 | 17 | 7th GLJHL | |||||||
| 1980-81 | 42 | 8 | 32 | 2 | ||||||
| 184 | 317 | 18 | 7th GLJHL | |||||||
| 1981-82 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 4 | ||||||
| 253 | 211 | 42 | 4th GLJHL | |||||||
| 1982-83 | 39 | 23 | 9 | 7 | ||||||
| 293 | 177 | 53 | 3rd GLJHL | |||||||
| 1983-84 | 39 | 27 | 9 | 3 | ||||||
| 227 | 139 | 57 | 2nd GLJHL | |||||||
| 1984-85 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 4 | ||||||
| 224 | 142 | 58 | 1st GLJHL | Won League, Won CSC Clarence Schmalz Cup The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships... |
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| 1985-86 | 40 | 25 | 14 | 1 | ||||||
| 263 | 190 | 51 | 2nd GLJHL | |||||||
| 1986-87 | 38 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 196 | 129 | 50 | 3rd GLJHL | |
| 1987-88 | 39 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 209 | 201 | 44 | 5th GLJHL | |
| 1988-89 | 38 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 272 | 123 | 62 | 1st GLJHL | Won League |
| 1989-90 | 40 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 301 | 79 | 76 | 1st GLJHL | Won League, Lost CSC Clarence Schmalz Cup The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships... Final |
| 1990-91 | 40 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 244 | 101 | 62 | 1st GLJHL | Won League |
| 1991-92 | 40 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 306 | 102 | 71 | 1st GLJHL | Won League, Won CSC Clarence Schmalz Cup The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships... |
| 1992-93 | 40 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 234 | 139 | 59 | 2nd GLJHL | |
| 1993-94 | 40 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 293 | 109 | 73 | 1st GLJHL | Won League, Won CSC Clarence Schmalz Cup The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships... |
| 1994-95 | 40 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 249 | 87 | 78 | 1st GLJHL | Won League, Won CSC Clarence Schmalz Cup The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships... |
| 1995-96 | 42 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 198 | 77 | 78 | 1st GLJHL | Won League |
| 1996-97 | 40 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 265 | 82 | 79 | 1st GLJHL | Won League, Lost CSC Clarence Schmalz Cup The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships... Final |
| 1997-98 | 45 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 194 | 104 | 71 | 1st GLJHL | Lost Semi Finals |
| 1998-99 | 40 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 191 | 94 | 66 | 1st GLJHL | Lost Semi Finals |
| 1999-00 | 39 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 214 | 92 | 69 | 1st GLJHL | Won League, Lost CSC Clarence Schmalz Cup The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships... Final |
| 2000-01 | 40 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 175 | 93 | 69 | 1st GLJHL | Won League, Lost CSC Clarence Schmalz Cup The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships... Final |
| 2001-02 | 40 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 156 | 138 | 45 | 5th GLJHL | Lost Semi Finals |
| 2002-03 | 40 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 132 | 126 | 40 | 5th GLJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2003-04 | 40 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 101 | 131 | 36 | 6th GLJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2004-05 | 40 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 130 | 154 | 35 | 7th GLJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2005-06 | 40 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 182 | 156 | 43 | 6th GLJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2006-07 | 40 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 221 | 149 | 57 | 2nd GLJHL | Lost Final |
| 2007-08 | 40 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 227 | 114 | 68 | 2nd GLJHL | |
| 2008-09 | 40 | 26 | 9 | |||||||
| 5 | 213 | 133 | 57 | 2nd GLJHL | ||||||
| 2009-10 | 40 | 31 | 7 | |||||||
| 2 | 241 | 126 | |64 | 1st GLJHL | Won League, Lost CSC Final | |||||
| 2010-11 | 40 | 29 | 10 | |||||||
| 1 | 192 | 102 | 59 | 2nd GLJHL |
Clarence Schmalz Cup Appearances
- 1985: Belle River Canadiens defeated Midland CentennialsMidland FlyersThe Midland Flyers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Midland, Ontario. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.-History:...
4-games-to-1 - 1990: Orangeville CrushersOrangeville CrushersThe Orangeville Crushers were a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Orangeville, Ontario. They played in the Ontario Junior Hockey League, Midwestern Junior B Hockey League, and Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.-History:...
defeated Belle River Canadiens 4-games-to-3 - 1992: Belle River Canadiens defeated Stayner SiskinsStayner SiskinsThe Stayner Siskins are a Junior "C" ice hockey team based out of Stayner, Ontario. They play out of the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.-History:...
4-games-to-2 - 1994: Belle River Canadiens defeated Rockton Real McCoys 4-games-to-none
- 1995: Belle River Canadiens defeated Bowmanville EaglesBowmanville EaglesThe Bowmanville Eagles were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Central Canadian Hockey League. The Eagles left the OHA in 2010 when they merged with the Cobourg Cougars and left Bowmanville.-History:...
4-games-to-none - 1997: Glanbrook RangersGlanbrook RangersThe Glanbrook Rangers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Glanbrook, Ontario, Canada. They are playing in the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League.-History:...
defeated Belle River Canadiens 4-games-to-2 - 2000: Lakefield ChiefsLakefield ChiefsThe Lakefield Chiefs are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
defeated Belle River Canadiens 4-games-to-2 - 2001: Chippawa RiverhawksChippawa RiverhawksThe Chippawa Riverhawks are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Chippawa, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League.-Season-by-season record:...
defeated Belle River Canadiens 4-games-to-1 - 2010: Alliston HornetsAlliston HornetsThe Alliston Hornets are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Alliston, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.-History:...
defeated Belle River Canadiens 4-games-to-2
Notable alumni
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