Drayton Icemen
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| City: | Drayton, Ontario |
| League: | WOAA Senior Hockey League |
| Division: | North |
| Founded: | 2005 |
| Home Arena: | PMD Drayton Arena |
| Colors: | Blue, Grey, and Maroon |
| Head Coach: | Luke Jantzi |
| General Manager: | Steve Culp |
The Drayton Icemen are a senior hockey team based out of Drayton, Ontario, Canada. They have played 3 seasons in the WOAA Senior Hockey League.
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[edit] The Comets
Drayton previously had a WOAA Sr. Hockey Team, the Drayton Comets, who folded after the 1997-98 season. The Comets were Intermediate 'C' Champions on 2 occasions, in 1989-90 and 1990-91, however they were unable to capture the WOAA Grand Championship.
[edit] 2005-06 Icemen Season
WOAA Sr. Hockey came back to Drayton for the 2005-06 season, as they were awarded an expansion team, which was named the Icemen. In 25 games, the Icemen finished in last place in the 18 team league, with a 1-24-0 record. They scored 60 goals, and allowed 223. Drayton then played the Mildmay Monarchs in a best of 3 qualifying round, with the winner going to participate in the WOAA playoffs, however the Icemen were eliminated in 2 games, thus ending their season.
[edit] 2006-07 Icemen Season
The Icemen had a bit more success in their 2nd season, finishing with a 4-19-1 record, good for 8th place in the North Division, and 16th overall in the WOAA. The Icemen would then face the Georgian Bay River Rats in a best of 3 qualifying round, and the team won their first ever playoff series by sweeping the River Rats.
Drayton then faced the Milverton Four Wheel Drives in the "A" quarter finals, and in the first game were led by goaltender Ryan Cherrey as he made 66 saves in Drayton's 3-2 OT victory. Milverton stormed back and easily won the next 2 games, but Drayton evened the series up at 2 games with another surprising victory. The Icemen dropped game 5 by a 6-2 score, but put up a good fight in the 6th game before losing 3-2 in OT to be eliminated from the playoffs.
[edit] 2007-08 Icemen Season
Drayton would have another long season with wins few and far between, as they finished the season with a 3-22-1 record, finishing in 8th place in the 9 team WOAA North Division.
The Icemen would face the Shallow Lake Crushers in a best of 3 qualifying series, with the winner advancing to the WOAA "A" playoffs. Drayton would fall behind in the 1st game, trailing 4-3 in the 3rd period, before making a comeback, and win the game 5-4 to take a 1-0 series lead. The Crushers would even it up with a 4-2 win in the 2nd game, setting up a 3rd and deciding game. In another close game, the Icemen and Crushers were tied at the end of regulation time, sending the game into a sudden death overtime. Drayton's Courtney Wilson would score the series winning goal, lifting the Icemen to the "A" playoffs.
Drayton would face the Lucknow Lancers in a best of 7 quarter final series, and the Icemen took a 1-0 series lead with very solid goaltending in the series opener, as Drayton won the game 2-1. The Icemen would drop the next game by a very close score of 3-2 as the series was evened up. The series moved to Drayton for the next 2 games, but it was Lucknow who won those games, taking a 3-1 series lead and putting the Icemen on the brink of elimination. Lucknow would finish the series in the 5th game, shutting out Drayton 10-0, eliminating the Icemen from the playoffs.
[edit] Season-by-Season Record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2005-06 | 25 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 60 | 223 | 2 | 18th WOAA Sr | Lost Preliminary |
| 2006-07 | 24 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 70 | 185 | 9 | 8th WOAA North | Lost "A" QF |
| 2007-08 | 26 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 91 | 185 | 7 | 8th WOAA North | Lost "A" QF |
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