Port Colborne Sailors
Encyclopedia
The Port Colborne Pirates, formerly the Port Colborne Sailors, are a Canadian
Junior B ice hockey
team based in Port Colborne
, Ontario
, Canada
. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
.
were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association that played at the Junior B level through most of the 1940s. The Recreationists captured the 1943 Junior B championship, Sutherland Cup
and were promoted to the Junior A level the following year where they competed for one full season. The Junior A team folded early in their second season and the Recreationists returned to Junior B hockey the following year.
The monikor "Sailors" dates back to the 1940s as well. The Port Colborne Sailors were one of the most successful franchises in the OHA Major Intermediate A Hockey League
winning championships in 1949, 1950, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1975 and 1976.
Since 1970 the Sailors have spent most of their time in the Niagara Junior C Hockey League with the exception of 1975 through 1979 when the team participated in the Niagara District Junior B Hockey League
. The team changed its name several times (Sailors, Swords, Kinsmen, Schooners) before returning to the familiar "Sailors" monikor that the team played as between 1995 and 2008. In 2009 the team rebranded itself one more time as the Port Colborne Pirates.
Sutherland Cup
s: 1943 (as the Port Colborne Recreationists
)
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Junior B ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team based in Port Colborne
Port Colborne, Ontario
Port Colborne is a city on Lake Erie, at the southern end of the Welland Canal, in the Niagara Region of southern Ontario, Canada...
, Ontario
Ontario
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....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Canadian junior ice hockey league based in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association, Ontario Hockey Federation, and Hockey Canada...
.
History
The Port Colborne RecreationistsPort Colborne Recreationists
The Port Colborne Recreationists were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association, based in Port Colborne, Ontario. The Recreationists played at the Junior B level through the 1940s, with the exception of one season....
were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association that played at the Junior B level through most of the 1940s. The Recreationists captured the 1943 Junior B championship, Sutherland Cup
Sutherland Cup
The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. The Sutherland Cup is now the championship trophy of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Until 2007, the Cup served as an interleague provincial championship...
and were promoted to the Junior A level the following year where they competed for one full season. The Junior A team folded early in their second season and the Recreationists returned to Junior B hockey the following year.
The monikor "Sailors" dates back to the 1940s as well. The Port Colborne Sailors were one of the most successful franchises in the OHA Major Intermediate A Hockey League
Major Intermediate A Hockey League
The Major Intermediate A Hockey League was an ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. It existed from 1978 to 1983. Its champion was eligible to compete for the W.G. Hardy Trophy, emblematic of Canadian Intermediate A hockey supremacy.The Georgian Bay...
winning championships in 1949, 1950, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1975 and 1976.
Since 1970 the Sailors have spent most of their time in the Niagara Junior C Hockey League with the exception of 1975 through 1979 when the team participated in the Niagara District Junior B Hockey League
Niagara District Junior B Hockey League
The Niagara District Junior B Hockey League was a Canadian Junior ice hockey league in the Golden Horseshoe of Ontario from 1954 until 1979. The league was a part of the Ontario Hockey Association of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and was eligible for the Sutherland Cup.-History:The...
. The team changed its name several times (Sailors, Swords, Kinsmen, Schooners) before returning to the familiar "Sailors" monikor that the team played as between 1995 and 2008. In 2009 the team rebranded itself one more time as the Port Colborne Pirates.
Sutherland Cup
Sutherland Cup
The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. The Sutherland Cup is now the championship trophy of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Until 2007, the Cup served as an interleague provincial championship...
s: 1943 (as the Port Colborne Recreationists
Port Colborne Recreationists
The Port Colborne Recreationists were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association, based in Port Colborne, Ontario. The Recreationists played at the Junior B level through the 1940s, with the exception of one season....
)
Season-by-Season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1977-78 | 40 | 9 | 26 | 5 | ||||||
| 183 | 289 | 23 | 5th NDJBHL | DNQ | ||||||
| 1978-79 | 40 | 14 | 24 | 2 | ||||||
| 30 | 4th NDJBHL | Lost Semi-final | ||||||||
| 1979-83 | NDJCHL Statistics Missing | |||||||||
| 1983-84 | 40 | 30 | 7 | 3 | ||||||
| 63 | 1st NDJCHL East | |||||||||
| 1984-85 | NDJCHL Statistics Missing | |||||||||
| 1985-86 | 40 | 12 | 21 | 7 | ||||||
| 189 | 214 | 31 | 9th GHJHL | |||||||
| 1986-87 | 42 | 23 | 16 | 3 | ||||||
| 258 | 203 | 49 | 4th GHJHL | Lost Final | ||||||
| 1987-88 | 42 | 32 | 6 | 4 | ||||||
| 326 | 179 | 68 | 2nd GHJHL | Lost Final | ||||||
| 1988-89 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | ||||||
| 229 | 176 | 51 | 4th GHJHL | |||||||
| 1989-90 | 48 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 254 | 299 | 39 | 7th GHJHL | |
| 1990-91 | 42 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 184 | 285 | 22 | 7th GHJHL | |
| 1991-92 | 42 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 253 | 29 | 7th GHJHL | |
| 1992-93 | 42 | 8 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 149 | 293 | 18 | 7th GHJHL | |
| 1993-94 | 40 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 260 | 28 | 5th GHJHL | |
| 1994-95 | 42 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 171 | 194 | 38 | 5th GHJHL | |
| 1995-96 | 50 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 222 | 177 | 71 | 2nd GHJHL | |
| 1996-97 | 42 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 254 | 134 | 67 | 1st GHJHL | Lost Final |
| 1997-98 | 49 | 22 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 211 | 223 | 48 | 5th GHJHL | |
| 1998-99 | 48 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 184 | 138 | 55 | 3rd GHJHL | |
| 1999-00 | 48 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 174 | 143 | 54 | 5th GHJHL | |
| 2000-01 | 48 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 185 | 149 | 52 | 4th GHJHL | Lost Final |
| 2001-02 | 48 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 250 | 157 | 69 | 2nd GHJHL | |
| 2002-03 | 48 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 241 | 256 | 46 | 4th GHJHL | |
| 2003-04 | 48 | 9 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 123 | 215 | 25 | 7th GHJHL | |
| 2004-05 | 48 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 155 | 178 | 48 | 4th GHJHL | |
| 2005-06 | 49 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 160 | 235 | 35 | 6th GHJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2006-07 | 49 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 238 | 210 | 63 | 3rd GHJHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2007-08 | 49 | 14 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 152 | 197 | 31 | 7th GOJHL-GH | |
| 2008-09 | 52 | 16 | 27 | |||||||
| 9 | 170 | 250 | 41 | 8th GOJHL-GH | Lost Quarter-Final | |||||
| 2009-10 | 51 | 17 | 30 | |||||||
| 4 | 173 | 243 | 38 | 6th GOJHL-GH | Lost Conf. QF | |||||
| 2010-11 | 51 | 25 | 18 | |||||||
| 8 | 225 | 195 | 58 | 5th GOJHL-GH | Lost Conf. SF | |||||