St. Thomas Stars

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St. Thomas Stars

City:	St. Thomas, Ontario
League:	Western Junior B Hockey League
Founded:	1961
Home Arena:	St. Thomas Timken Community Centre
Colours:	Green, Yellow, and White
Head Coach:	Dave Milek
General Manager:	Scott Kennedy
Farm club(s):	Lambeth Lancers

The St. Thomas Stars are a Junior "B" team based out of St. Thomas, Ontario. They play out of the Western Junior B Hockey League.

St. Thomas Barons 1961 - 1970

St. Thomas Elgins 1970 - 1973

St. Thomas Colonels 1973 - 1980

St. Thomas Pests 1980 - 1984

St. Thomas Stars 1984 to Present

1 History
2 Season-by-Season Results
3 Sutherland Cup Appearances
4 Notable Alumni
5 External links

[edit] History

The old Barons joined the troubled original Western Jr. "B" League in 1961. When the league became the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League in 1968, the Barons came with them and changed their name in 1970 to the Elgins.

In 1969, the Barons won the Western Ontario Junior "A" Championship. As per their league's agreement with the Western Canada Hockey League, the Barons were shipped out to Flin Flon, Manitoba to face off against Bobby Clarke and the WCHL Champion Flin Flon Bombers is a best-of-7 series for National bragging rights. The Bombers won the first three games. The Barons forfeited game four, leaving during the second period and citing violent play by the Bombers -- conceding the championship.

The Elgins folded in 1973, but resurrected in as the Colonels the next season in the Central Junior C Hockey League. In 1976, the team was moved up to the shortlived "Southwestern Ontario Junior "B" Hockey League". When the Southwestern died, the Colonels jumped to the new "Western League" and changed their name to the Pests in 1980. As expected, the Pests was considered a horrible name and was changed to the Stars in 1984. The Stars are a consistent and strong team in the Western Ontario Jr B Hockey League, and compete to this day.

[edit] Season-by-Season Results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1964-65	40	20	18	2	-	213	206	42	4th WOJBHL
1965-67	Western Jr. B Standings Not Available
1967-68	50	25	22	3	-	297	241	53	3rd WOJBHL
1968-69	56	37	18	1	-	255	178	75	1st WOJAHL	Won League, Lost National Final
1969-70	63	31	21	2	-	245	236	64	3rd WOJAHL
1970-71	44	13	26	5	-	205	270	31	5th SOJAHL
1971-72	56	20	26	10	-	244	288	50	4th SOJAHL
1972-73	60	10	45	5	-	209	373	25	7th SOJAHL

1978-79	42	3	37	2	-	148	330	8	8th WOJHL
1979-80	42	2	38	2	-	121	388	6	8th WOJHL
1980-81	42	7	29	6	-	162	274	20	7th WOJHL
1981-82	42	10	27	5	-	182	248	25	8th WOJHL
1982-83	42	17	17	8	-	178	193	42	4th WOJHL
1983-84	48	22	21	5	-	238	233	49	5th WOJHL
1984-85	48	20	23	5	-	254	292	45	4th WOJHL
1985-86	42	26	11	5	-	245	169	57	2nd WOJHL	Won League
1986-87	42	24	15	3	-	271	234	51	4th WOJHL	Won League, Won Sutherland Cup
1987-88	42	19	20	2	1	213	207	41	5th WOJHL
1988-89	42	9	30	2	1	195	284	21	7th WOJHL
1989-90	40	17	19	3	1	173	185	38	6th WOJHL
1990-91	48	34	11	1	2	234	183	71	2nd WOJHL
1991-92	48	17	27	3	1	202	227	38	4th WOJHL East
1992-93	52	23	23	3	3	-	-	52	3rd WOJHL East
1993-94	51	10	36	2	3	192	307	25	5th WOJHL East
1994-95	52	36	13	0	3	351	245	75	1st WOJHL East	Won League
1995-96	52	28	18	5	1	272	244	62	2nd WOJHL East	Won League
1996-97	52	30	18	3	1	234	216	64	2nd WOJHL East
1997-98	52	36	11	5	0	304	210	77	1st WOJHL East	Lost Final
1998-99	52	37	11	0	4	301	195	78	1st WOJHL East	Lost Final
1999-00	54	31	17	0	6	229	200	68	4th GOHL
2000-01	54	12	41	0	1	151	298	25	10th GOHL
2001-02	54	13	37	4	0	183	289	30	9th WOJHL
2002-03	48	19	25	2	2	142	171	42	6th WOJHL
2003-04	48	22	19	4	3	154	148	51	6th WOJHL
2004-05	48	31	15	1	1	184	141	64	2nd WOJHL	Lost Final
2005-06	48	21	22	3	2	132	140	47	7th WOJHL
2006-07	48	25	20	-	3	177	195	53	6th WOJHL	Lost Quarter-final