Clinton Radars
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| City: | Clinton, Ontario |
| League: | WOAA Senior Hockey League |
| Division: | South |
| Home Arena: | Clinton Community Centre |
| Colors: | Red, Blue, and White |
| Head Coach: | Kalen Carroll |
| General Manager: | Michael Hohner |
The Clinton Radars are a senior hockey team based out of Clinton, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League.
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[edit] Championships
Despite being contenders year after year, Clinton is still looking for their first WOAA Championship.
[edit] 2006-07 Radars Season
Clinton, coming off a 17-7-1 season, improved to a 19-3-2 season, and finished in 1st place in the South Division, including an impressive 11-0-1 record at home.
In the "AA" quarter-finals, the Radars faced the Palmerston 81's, and after winning the opening game, the Radars would lose the next 2 in OT to fall behind Palmerston 2 games to 1. Clinton rebounded and took the next 2 games to put the 81's on the brink of elimination with a 3-2 series lead, however Palmerston would rebound in game 6 to tie up the series and force a 7th game in Clinton. The Radars would take an early lead and never look back en route to a 6-2 win and take the series 4-3.
Clinton would face the Tavistock Royals in the semi-finals, and would get the series off on the right foot with a 6-4 victory in game 1. The Radars would then go into overtime in each of the next 2 games, however the lost them both and found themselves down 2-1 in the series. Game 4 would be another close game where the Radars found themselves on the wrong side, losing 3-2, and the Royals would end Clinton's season in the 5th game, as the Radars lost a close, hard fought game 5-4 to be eliminated from the playoffs.
[edit] 2007-08 Radars Season
The Radars, who finished on top of the South Division in 2006-07, slid into 2nd place, finishing the season with 8 consecutive wins and a 19-6-1 record, earning 39 points, and qualifying for the "AA" playoffs.
Clinton faced the Ripley Wolves in the "AA" quarter-finals, and the teams exchanged victories in the opening 2 games before the Radars took control of the series. Clinton took the 3rd game by a 7-4 score, then winning the 4th game, holding off the Wolves for a 5-4 victory to take a 3-1 series lead. The Radars would close out the series in the 5th game, defeating Ripley 7-3, and advancing to the semi-finals.
The Radars next opponent in the "AA" semi-finals would be the Tavistock Royals, the same team who eliminated Clinton the previous season. Tavistock would take an early series lead, winning the opener 8-5, then the Royals would destroy the Radars in the 2nd game by a 8-1 score to take control of the series. Clinton dropped a close 3rd game, losing 5-3, and end up being swept in the series, as they lost the 4th game by a 5-4 score in overtime.
[edit] Season-by-Season Record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Tie, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1998-99 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | 22 | 6th WOAA Sr | Lost "A" F |
| 1999-00 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | -- | -- | 25 | 8th WOAA Sr | |
| 2000-01 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | 25 | 4th WOAA South | |
| 2001-02 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 84 | 31 | 3rd WOAA South | |
| 2002-03 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 85 | 36 | 2nd WOAA Sr | Lost "AA" SF |
| 2003-04 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 74 | 44 | 1st WOAA Sr | Lost "AA" F |
| 2004-05 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 80 | 37 | 5th WOAA Sr | Lost "AA" F |
| 2005-06 | 25 | 17 | 7 | - | 1 | 114 | 90 | 35 | 8th WOAA Sr | Lost "AA" QF |
| 2006-07 | 24 | 19 | 3 | - | 2 | 138 | 70 | 40 | 1st WOAA South | Lost "AA" SF |
| 2007-08 | 26 | 19 | 6 | - | 1 | 123 | 85 | 39 | 2nd WOAA South | Lost "AA" SF |
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