New Hamburg Firebirds
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| New Hamburg Firebirds | |
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| City: | New Hamburg, Ontario |
| League: | Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League |
| Division: | Western |
| Founded: | 1953 |
| Home Arena: | Wilmot Township Arena |
| Colors: | Red, Yellow, and White |
| Head Coach: | Chad Ziegler |
| General Manager: | Bob Zehr |
| Franchise history | |
| 1953-1960: | New Hamburg CL Roth's |
| 1960-1983: | New Hamburg Hahns |
| 1983-1997: | New Hamburg Spirit 83's |
| 1997-Present: | New Hamburg Firebirds |
The New Hamburg Firebirds are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada. They are playing in the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League.
[edit] History
The Hahns started out in the Interbrew Junior "C" Hockey League, which later became the Central Junior C Hockey League. They made the jump up to the Midwestern Junior B Hockey League in 1977 and stayed there until 1982 when they returned to Junior "C" in the NJCHL.
While in the Central Jr. C league (now known as the Western Jr. C league), the Hahns won two Clarence Schmalz Cups as All-Ontario champions - 1963 and 1967.
[edit] Season-by-Season Standings
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs | |
| 1974-75 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | - | 211 | 127 | 41 | 1st CJCHL II | ||
| 1975-76 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 1 | - | 253 | 157 | 53 | 1st CJCHL II | ||
| 1976-77 | 36 | 24 | 8 | 4 | - | 258 | 128 | 52 | 3rd CJCHL | ||
| 1977-78 | 40 | 8 | 29 | 3 | - | 163 | 267 | 19 | 6th MWJBHL | DNQ | |
| 1978-79 | 42 | 17 | 21 | 4 | - | 206 | 199 | 38 | 4th MWJBHL | Lost Semi-final | |
| 1979-80 | 42 | 15 | 23 | 4 | - | 189 | 234 | 34 | 5th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final | |
| 1980-81 | 42 | 15 | 24 | 3 | - | 183 | 220 | 33 | 6th MWJBHL | Lost Quarter-final | |
| 1981-82 | 42 | 9 | 32 | 1 | - | 167 | 279 | 19 | 7th MWJBHL | DNQ | |
| 1982-96 | Niagara Jr. C Standings Not Available | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 40 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | 23 | 5th NJCHL-W | DNQ | |
| 1997-98 | 40 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | 35 | 5th NJCHL-W | DNQ | |
| 1998-99 | 35 | 19 | 16 | - | 0 | -- | -- | 38 | 3rd NJCHL-W | ||
| 1999-00 | 36 | 27 | 8 | - | 1 | -- | -- | 55 | 1st NJCHL-W | ||
| 2000-01 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | 36 | 3rd NJCHL-W | ||
| 2001-02 | 36 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | 26 | 4th NJCHL-W | ||
| 2002-03 | 36 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 102 | 158 | 23 | 10th NJCHL | ||
| 2003-04 | 36 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 163 | 142 | 44 | 5th NJCHL | ||
| 2004-05 | 36 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 145 | 163 | 31 | 9th NJCHL | ||
| 2005-06 | 36 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 91 | 162 | 17 | 12th NJCHL | DNQ | |
| 2006-07 | 36 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 189 | 21 | 10th NJCHL | DNQ | |
| 2007-08 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 136 | 42 | 6th NJCHL | ||
