The Wingham Ironmen are a Canadian

Canada

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 Junior ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 team based in Wingham

Wingham, Ontario

Wingham is a community located in the municipality of North Huron, Ontario, Canada, which is located in Huron County...

, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League

Western Junior C Hockey League

The Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. The Champion of the Western will compete for the All-Ontario Championship and the Clarence Schmalz Cup....

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History

Founded in 1975, the Ironmen started out in Northern Junior D Hockey League. After some success at the Junior D level, the Ironmen joined the Central Junior C Hockey League in 1979.

In 1980, the league changed its name to the Grey-Bruce Junior C Hockey League to reflect the centralization of the league in Grey-Bruce counties region. In 1988, the league allowed the Mount Forest Patriots

Mount Forest Patriots

The Mount Forest Patriots are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League .-History:...

 to join the league. A year later the league was renamed the Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League.

In 2003-04, the Ironmen won the Western league title and went on to compete in the All-Ontario 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...

 Final. Their competition was the Niagara Junior C Hockey League's Grimsby Peach Kings

Grimsby Peach Kings

The Grimsby Peach Kings are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Grimsby, Ontario. They play out of the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League...

 who swept the Ironmen to win the provincial title.

The 2004-05 season saw the Ironmen take first place in the league. In the league semi-final, the played against the fourth seeded Goderich Sailors

Goderich Sailors

The Goderich Sailors are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Goderich, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League.-History:...

 and defeated them 4-games-to-none. In the league final, the Ironmen drew their most common foe, the Kincardine Bulldogs

Kincardine Bulldogs

The Kincardine Bulldogs are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Kincardine, Ontario. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League.-History:...

. In a hard fought battle, the Ironmen found themselves down 3-games-to-2 to the Bulldogs. In Game 6, the Ironmen came to play and defeating the Bulldogs 5-1. The decisive Game 7 ended with a 4-2 victory for Wingham. As Western league champions, the Ironmen found themselves competing for the Schmalz Cup again. In the provincial quarter-final, the Ironmen drew the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League

Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League

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's Erin Shamrocks

Erin Shamrocks

The Erin Shamrocks are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Erin, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.-History:...

. The Ironmen defeated them 4-games-to-2. In the semi-finals, the Ironmen drew the challenging Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League

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....

's 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:...

. The 73's were too much for the Ironmen to handle and they swept Wingham 4-games-to-none.

In 2005-06, the Ironmen finished in first place again. They received a bye to the league semi-final. In the semi-final, the Ironmen were up against the Walkerton Hawks

Walkerton Hawks

The Walkerton Hawks are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Walkerton, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League.- History :The Walkerton Blackhawks entered the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League in 1976...

, whom they swept 4-games-to-none. In the league final, the Ironmen mixed it up with the Kincardine Bulldogs

Kincardine Bulldogs

The Kincardine Bulldogs are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Kincardine, Ontario. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League.-History:...

 but were eliminated 4-games-to-1.

The 2006-07 regular season ended with the Ironmen in second place. They again had a bye to the league semi-final. In the semi-final, the Ironmen ran into a surging, red-hot Walkerton Hawks

Walkerton Hawks

The Walkerton Hawks are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Walkerton, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League.- History :The Walkerton Blackhawks entered the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League in 1976...

 squad who defeated the Ironmen. The third seeded Hawks beat the Ironmen 4-games-to-none.

Season-by-Season Standings

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1979-80	29	17	10	2
172	117	36	4th CJCHL West
1980-81	30	18	8	4
154	182	40	2nd GBJCHL	Won League
1981-82	30	7	23	0
99	177	14	6th GBJCHL
1982-83	30	6	20	4
119	170	16	6th GBJCHL
1983-84	30	19	8	3
187	123	41	1st GBJCHL	Won League
1984-85	30	14	12	4
152	153	32	2nd GBJCHL
1985-86	30	2	26	2
126	241	4	6th GBJCHL
1986-87	24	9	11	4
120	150	22	3rd GBJCHL
1987-88	30	13	14	3
167	171	29	3rd GBJCHL
1988-89	30	20	6	4
229	138	44	2nd WJCHL
1989-90	Did Not Participate
1990-91	30	12	14	4
126	149	28	4th WJCHL
1991-92	29	7	18	4
129	173	18	6th WJCHL
1992-93	30	17	9	4
180	141	38	3rd WJCHL
1993-94	31	18	7	6
42	2nd WJCHL
1994-95	30	13	12	5
152	135	31	5th WJCHL
1995-96	29	14	11	4
162	120	32	4th WJCHL
1996-97	30	16	9	5
152	107	37	2nd WJCHL
1997-98	35	27	7	1
164	87	55	2nd WJCHL
1998-99	35	28	6	1
154	78	57	2nd WJCHL
1999-00*	35	23	10	2
182	94	48	2nd WJCHL
2000-01	39	8	29	2
100	199	18	5th WJCHL
2001-02	35	21	11	3
152	118	45	3rd WJCHL
2002-03	35	21	11
3	151	117	45	4th WJCHL
2003-04	34	25	5	4	0	177	99	54	1st WJCHL	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
2004-05	40	30	4	4	2	193	101	66	1st WJCHL	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...  Semi-final
2005-06	40	32	5	2	1	237	97	67	1st WJCHL	Lost Final
2006-07	40	29	8	0	3	204	135	61	2nd WJCHL	Lost Semi-final
2007-08	40	19	15
6	196	177	44	4th WJCHL
2008-09	36	19	15
2	141	115	40	4th WJCHL
2009-10	36	16	14
6	105	126	38	5th WJCHL	Lost Quarter-final
2010-11	36	26	9
1	196	148	53	2nd WJCHL	Lost Semi-final

(*) The 1999-00 Season was altered drastically due to the folding of the Lakeshore Pirates

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. As a disproportionate amount of games had been played by each team against Lakeshore, all history of these games were erased.

• 1979-1981 & 1982-1996
• 1981-1982
• 1996-2004
• 2004-Present

Clarence Schmalz Cup Appearances

2004: Grimsby Peach Kings

Grimsby Peach Kings

The Grimsby Peach Kings are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Grimsby, Ontario. They play out of the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League...

defeated Wingham Ironmen 4-games-to-none