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The Welland Sabres are a defunct Tier II Junior "A" 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 that were based out of Welland, Ontario

Welland, Ontario

Welland is a city in the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Southern Ontario, Canada.The city has been traditionally known as the place where rails and water meet, referring to the railways from Buffalo to Toronto and Southwestern Ontario, and the waterways of Welland Canal and Welland River,...

. The team was a part of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League

Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League

----The Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League was a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey that lasted from the late 1960s until 1977 in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league was swallowed by what is now called the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League in 1977....

Season-by-season results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1970-71	44	16	24	4
217	269	36	4th SOJAHL
1971-72	56	20	31	5
223	261	45	6th SOJAHL
1972-73	60	26	25	9
289	270	61	5th SOJAHL
1973-74	62	38	18	6
394	257	82	2nd SOJAHL
1974-75	60	30	16	14
271	228	74	2nd SOJAHL
1975-76	60	26	28	6
277	304	58	3rd SOJAHL

Playoffs

1971 Lost Semi-final

Detroit Jr. Red Wings
Detroit Jr. Red Wings (SOJHL)
The Detroit Jr. Red Wings are a defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team that was based out of Detroit, Michigan. They played out of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League and were the feeder team for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings....

defeated Welland Sabres 3-games-to-none with 2 ties

1972 Lost Quarter-final

1973 Lost Semi-final

Chatham Maroons
Chatham Maroons
----The Chatham Maroons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...

defeated Welland Sabres 4-games-to-2 with 1 tie

1974 Lost Semi-final

Welland Sabres defeated Niagara Falls Flyers

Niagara Falls Flyers (SOJHL)

The Niagara Falls Flyers were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team and member of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. The team played home games at the Niagara Falls Memorial Arena in Niagara Falls, Ontario.-History:...

4-games-to-1

1975 Lost Quarter-final

Guelph CMC's
Guelph CMC's
The Guelph CMC's or sometimes known as the Guelph CMC's Biltmore Mad Hatters were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association as a Junior 'B' team in the Central League from 1956 to 1970, and merged with the Western A League's Guelph Beef Kings to become a Junior 'A' team from 1970...

defeated Welland Sabres 4-games-to-1

1976 Lost Semi-final

Guelph Platers
Guelph Platers
The Guelph Platers were a junior ice hockey team in theOntario Hockey Association from 1975 to 1982, and the Ontario Hockey League from 1982 to 1989, based in Guelph, Ontario.-History:...

defeated Welland Sabres 4-games-to-1

Notable alumni

Jim Bedard
Ken Breitenbach
Ken Breitenbach
Ken Breitenbach is a former ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the second round, 35th overall, of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. In his National Hockey League career, Breitenbach played in 68 games, all with Buffalo, scoring one goal and adding thirteen assists.-External...
Dale McCourt
Dale McCourt
Dale Allen McCourt is a former NHL ice hockey forward. Dale began his junior hockey career with the Hamilton Red Wings in 1972–73. Two years later he was the team captain of the 1976 Memorial Cup champion Hamilton Fincups. In 1977 he led the team to the Hamilton Spectator Trophy...

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