Elmira Sugar Kings
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| City: | Elmira, Ontario |
| League: | Midwestern Junior B Hockey League |
| Founded: | 1950s |
| Home Arena: | Elmira Arena & Community Centre |
| Colours: | Green, Yellow, Black, and White |
| Head Coach: | John East |
| General Manager: | John East |
The Elmira Sugar Kings are a Junior "B" team based out of Elmira, Ontario. They play out of the Midwestern Junior B Hockey League.
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[edit] History
The Sugar Kings played at the Junior "C" level during the 1950s and 1960s, winning the Clarence Schmalz Cup in 1962. In 1974, the team joined the Waterloo-Wellington Junior "B" Hockey League, which changed its name to the Midwestern "B" in 1977.
Through much of their first 20 years, the Kings were inconsistent -- some years finishing with more than 30 wins, some years fewer than 10. But through the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Sugar Kings were one of the most dominant teams in Canadian junior hockey. In 1997, 1998, 2001, and 2002, the Kings reigned as Mid-Western "B" champions, winning the Sutherland Cup as Ontario Hockey Association Junior B champions in 1997 and 2001.
[edit] Season-by-Season Record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1977-78 | 40 | 13 | 20 | 7 | - | 162 | 193 | 33 | 4th MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 1978-79 | 42 | 30 | 7 | 5 | - | 234 | 149 | 65 | 2nd MWJBHL | Lost Final |
| 1979-80 | 42 | 16 | 23 | 3 | - | 204 | 262 | 35 | 4th MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 1980-81 | 42 | 6 | 35 | 1 | - | 142 | 286 | 13 | 8th MWJBHL | DNQ |
| 1981-82 | 42 | 1 | 40 | 1 | - | 118 | 363 | 3 | 8th MWJBHL | DNQ |
| 1982-83 | 42 | 7 | 34 | 1 | - | 146 | 295 | 15 | 7th MWJBHL | DNQ |
| 1983-84 | 42 | 17 | 24 | 1 | - | 170 | 198 | 35 | 6th MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 1984-85 | 42 | 17 | 24 | 1 | - | 179 | 220 | 35 | 6th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 1985-86 | 40 | 22 | 17 | 1 | - | 206 | 178 | 45 | 3rd MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 1986-87 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 0 | - | 292 | 140 | 62 | 3rd MWJBHL | Lost Final |
| 1987-88 | 48 | 35 | 11 | 2 | - | 286 | 175 | 72 | 2nd MWJBHL | Lost Final |
| 1988-89 | 48 | 19 | 24 | 5 | - | 241 | 251 | 43 | 6th MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 1989-90 | 48 | 26 | 21 | 1 | - | 262 | 227 | 53 | 4th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 1990-91 | 48 | 8 | 39 | 1 | - | 195 | 367 | 17 | 8th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 1991-92 | 48 | 6 | 39 | 3 | - | 145 | 273 | 15 | 9th MWJBHL | DNQ |
| 1992-93 | 48 | 14 | 33 | 1 | - | 192 | 283 | 29 | 7th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 1993-94 | 48 | 27 | 17 | 4 | - | 222 | 174 | 58 | 5th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 1994-95 | 48 | 29 | 14 | 5 | - | 229 | 169 | 63 | 2nd MWJBHL | Lost Final |
| 1995-96 | 48 | 20 | 26 | 2 | - | 198 | 214 | 42 | 7th MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 1996-97 | 48 | 31 | 11 | 6 | - | 257 | 166 | 68 | 2nd MWJBHL | Won League, Won Sutherland Cup |
| 1997-98 | 48 | 33 | 12 | 3 | - | 259 | 137 | 69 | 2nd MWJBHL | Won League |
| 1998-99 | 48 | 29 | 14 | 5 | - | 225 | 187 | 63 | 3rd MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 1999-00 | 48 | 33 | 12 | 3 | - | 203 | 116 | 69 | 3rd MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2000-01 | 48 | 28 | 15 | 5 | - | 217 | 158 | 61 | 3rd MWJBHL | Won League, Won Sutherland Cup |
| 2001-02 | 48 | 38 | 5 | 5 | - | 254 | 128 | 81 | 1st MWJBHL | Won League |
| 2002-03 | 48 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 178 | 199 | 37 | 9th MWJBHL | DNQ |
| 2003-04 | 47 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 191 | 175 | 48 | 6th MWJBHL | |
| 2004-05 | 48 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 199 | 155 | 62 | 6th MWJBHL | |
| 2005-06 | 48 | 27 | 19 | 2 | - | 201 | 150 | 56 | 3rd MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2006-07 | 48 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 262 | 165 | 76 | 2nd MWJBHL |
[edit] Sutherland Cup Appearances
- 1997: Elmira Sugar Kings defeated St. Catharines Falcons 4-games-to-3
- 1998: Niagara Falls Canucks defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4-games-to-3
- 2001: Elmira Sugar Kings defeated Thorold Blackhawks 4-games-to-2
- 2002: Sarnia Blast defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4-games-to-3
[edit] Notable Alumni
[edit] External links
| Teams of the Midwestern Junior B Hockey League |
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| Current Teams: Brantford Golden Eagles | Cambridge Winterhawks | Elmira Sugar Kings | Guelph Dominators | Kitchener Dutchmen | Listowel Cyclones | Owen Sound Greys | Stratford Cullitons | Waterloo Siskins
Former Member Teams: New Hamburg Hahns | Orangeville Crushers |
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