Exeter Hawks
Encyclopedia
The Exeter Hawks are a Junior
ice hockey
team based in Exeter
, Ontario
, Canada
. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League
of the Ontario Hockey Association
.
for a short stint. In 1969, the Shamrock league changed its name to the Western Junior D Hockey League.
In 1970-71, the Hawks won the Western League and made it all the way to the OHA provincial championship. They met another junior team from Haliburton, Ontario from the South Central Junior D Hockey League
. Haliburton defeated the Hawks 4-games-to-3.
A season later, the Hawks again won the Western League and found themselves against an Eastern Ontario
representative from Bancroft, Ontario
in the provincial final. This year the Hawks were not to be denied as they swept Bancroft 4-games-to-none to win the OHA Cup for the first time.
In 1977, the Hawks won their third Western League title and advanced to the provincial championship. Their opponents were the Stayner Siskins
, which they defeated 4-games-to-none to win their second provincial championship.
The next year, the Hawks again won the Western League and ran into the Lakefield Chiefs
in the OHA Cup final. The Chiefs overpowered the Hawks in the end, defeating Exeter in Game 7 of the series to claim the OHA Cup 4-games-to-3.
Junior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
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team based in Exeter
Exeter, Ontario
Exeter is a Canadian community in the municipality of South Huron, in the southern portion of Huron County, Ontario, located approximately 50 kilometres north of London. The community proclaims itself the "Home of the White Squirrel", owing to the presence of the unusually-coloured mammals...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League
Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League
The Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior level ice hockey league sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association based out of Southwestern Ontario....
of the Ontario Hockey Association
Ontario Hockey Association
The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
.
History
The Exeter Hawks were founded in 1961 as members of the Shamrock Junior D Hockey League. In the late sixties, the Hawks jumped to the Bluewater Junior Hockey LeagueGreat 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....
for a short stint. In 1969, the Shamrock league changed its name to the Western Junior D Hockey League.
In 1970-71, the Hawks won the Western League and made it all the way to the OHA provincial championship. They met another junior team from Haliburton, Ontario from the South Central Junior D Hockey League
Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League
The Georgian Mid Ontario Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association...
. Haliburton defeated the Hawks 4-games-to-3.
A season later, the Hawks again won the Western League and found themselves against an Eastern Ontario
Eastern Ontario
Eastern Ontario is a subregion of Southern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario which lies in a wedge-shaped area between the Ottawa River and St. Lawrence River...
representative from Bancroft, Ontario
Bancroft, Ontario
Bancroft is a town located on the York River in Hastings County in the Canadian province of Ontario.- History :In 1853 the first pioneer family settled in the area, and over the next 15 years the settlement grew quickly, as another 88 families followed...
in the provincial final. This year the Hawks were not to be denied as they swept Bancroft 4-games-to-none to win the OHA Cup for the first time.
In 1977, the Hawks won their third Western League title and advanced to the provincial championship. Their opponents were the Stayner Siskins
Stayner Siskins
The 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:...
, which they defeated 4-games-to-none to win their second provincial championship.
The next year, the Hawks again won the Western League and ran into the Lakefield Chiefs
Lakefield Chiefs
The 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:...
in the OHA Cup final. The Chiefs overpowered the Hawks in the end, defeating Exeter in Game 7 of the series to claim the OHA Cup 4-games-to-3.
Season-by-season standings
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | ||
| 1967-68 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | |||||||
| 124 | 95 | 28 | 2nd BWJHL | ||||||||
| 1968-69 | Statistics Not Available | ||||||||||
| 1969-70 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | |||||||
| 159 | 110 | 43 | 1st WJDHL | ||||||||
| 1970-71 | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| 216 | 103 | 56 | 1st WJDHL | ||||||||
| 1971-72 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 1 | |||||||
| 178 | 114 | 41 | 1st WJDHL | ||||||||
| 1972-73 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
| 175 | 109 | 49 | 1st WJDHL | ||||||||
| 1973-74 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | |||||||
| 149 | 172 | 28 | 6th WJDHL | ||||||||
| 1974-75 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 3 | |||||||
| 174 | 158 | 33 | 5th WJDHL | ||||||||
| 1975-76 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | |||||||
| 138 | 126 | 28 | 5th WJDHL | ||||||||
| 1976-77 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
| 214 | 103 | 48 | 1st WJDHL | ||||||||
| 1977-78 | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | |||||||
| 231 | 129 | 51 | 1st WJDHL | ||||||||
| 1978-79 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | |||||||
| 199 | 140 | 44 | 3rd WJDHL | ||||||||
| 1979-80 | 34 | 12 | 19 | 3 | |||||||
| 140 | 199 | 27 | 6th WJDHL | ||||||||
| 1980-81 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 6 | |||||||
| 178 | 173 | 32 | 7th WJDHL | ||||||||
| 1981-82 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 1 | |||||||
| 228 | 134 | 55 | 2nd WJDHL | ||||||||
| 1982-83 | 38 | 16 | 20 | 2 | |||||||
| 167 | 204 | 34 | 5th WJDHL | ||||||||
| 1983-84 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 240 | 124 | 61 | 1st WJDHL | ||||||||
| 1984-85 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | |||||||
| 190 | 186 | 37 | 6th WJDHL | ||||||||
| 1985-86 | 42 | 5 | 35 | 2 | |||||||
| 152 | 350 | 12 | 12th WJDHL | ||||||||
| 1986-87 | 40 | 16 | 16 | 8 | |||||||
| 200 | 188 | 40 | 8th WJDHL | ||||||||
| 1987-88 | 35 | 25 | 7 | 3 | |||||||
| 229 | 136 | 53 | 1st WJDHL | ||||||||
| 1988-89 | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | |||||||
| 189 | 171 | 40 | 8th WJDHL | ||||||||
| 1989-90 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 2 | |||||||
| 183 | 134 | 42 | 8th WJDHL | ||||||||
| 1990-91 | 39 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 196 | 129 | 58 | 3rd WJDHL | ||
| 1991-92 | 40 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 214 | 190 | 42 | 7th OHAJDL | ||
| 1992-93 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 248 | 187 | 45 | 8th OHAJDL | ||
| 1993-94 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 3 | |||||||
| 235 | 169 | 49 | 6th OHAJDL | ||||||||
| 1994-95 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 216 | 165 | 46 | 6th OHAJDL | ||
| 1995-96 | 38 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 196 | 110 | 64 | 1st OHAJDL | ||
| 1996-97 | 37 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 183 | 116 | 58 | 3rd OHAJDL | ||
| 1997-98 | 39 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 144 | 48 | 6th OHAJDL | ||
| 1998-99 | 40 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 114 | 155 | 27 | 16th OHAJDL | ||
| 1999-00 | 40 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 161 | 181 | 35 | 11th OHAJDL | ||
| 2000-01 | 40 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 38 | 11th OHAJDL | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 209 | 138 | 64 | 1st OHAJDL | ||
| 2002-03 | 40 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 198 | 119 | 61 | 1st OHAJDL | ||
| 2003-04 | 40 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 188 | 126 | 61 | 3rd OHAJDL | ||
| 2004-05 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 162 | 132 | 49 | 7th OHAJDL | ||
| 2005-06 | 38 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 169 | 112 | 49 | 6th OHAJDL | ||
| 2006-07 | 40 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 232 | 17 | 16th SOJHL | ||
| 2007-08 | 40 | 12 | 27 | ||||||||
| 1 | 156 | 228 | 25 | 14th SOJHL | |||||||
| 2008-09 | 40 | 17 | 21 | ||||||||
| 2 | 167 | 206 | 36 | 9th SOJHL | |||||||
| 2009-10 | 36 | 24 | 11 | ||||||||
| 1 | 167 | 120 | 49 | 5th SOJHL | |||||||
| 2010-11 | 36 | 22 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2 | 129 | 111 | 46 | 5th SOJHL | |||||||
Playoffs
- 1971 Won League, Lost OHA final
- Haliburton Juniors defeated Exeter Hawks 4-games-to-3 in OHA final
- 1972 Won League, Won OHA championship
- Exeter Hawks defeated Bancroft Juniors 4-games-to-none in OHA final
- 1977 Won League, Won OHA championship
- Exeter Hawks 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-none in OHA final- 1978 Won League, Lost OHA final
- 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 Exeter Hawks 4-games-to-3 in OHA final- 1988 Lost OHA and League final
- Lambeth LancersLambeth LancersThe Lambeth Lancers are a Junior ice hockey team based in Lambeth, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
defeated Exeter Hawks 4-games-to-2 in OHA final- 1996 Won League
- Exeter Hawks defeated Wellesley ApplejacksWellesley ApplejacksThe Wellesley Applejacks are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Wellesley, Ontario. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
4-games-to-3 in final- 1998 Lost final
- Wellesley ApplejacksWellesley ApplejacksThe Wellesley Applejacks are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Wellesley, Ontario. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
defeated Exeter Hawks 4-games-to-3 in final- 2002 Won League
- Exeter Hawks defeated Tavistock BravesTavistock BravesThe Tavistock Braves are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Tavistock, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
4-games-to-none in final- 2004 Won League
- Exeter Hawks defeated Tavistock BravesTavistock BravesThe Tavistock Braves are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Tavistock, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
4-games-to-2 in final- 2006 Lost conference quarter-final
- Lucan IrishLucan IrishThe Lucan Irish are a Junior ice hockey team based in Lucan Biddulph, Ontario. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
defeated Exeter Hawks 4-games-to-none in conf. quarter-final- 2007 DNQ