Palmerston 81's
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Palmerston 81's | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| City: | Palmerston, Ontario |
| League: | WOAA Senior Hockey League |
| Division: | North |
| Home Arena: | Palmerston & District Community Centre |
| Head Coach: | Todd Bender |
| General Manager: | Rick Fisk |
The Palmerston 81's are a senior hockey team based out of Palmerston, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League.
Contents |
[edit] Championships
Palmerston won the WOAA Grand Championship in the 1957-58 season. The current Palmerston 81's have 3 WOAA Sr. "A" Championships, in 1998-99, 2005-06, and 2007-08, and they have a WOAA Sr. "AA" Championship, in 2002-03.
[edit] 2006-07 81's Season
Palmerston, the defending Senior "A" Champions, had a very strong year, with a 17-7-0 record, good for 4th in the North Division.
The 81's would face the South Division champions, the Clinton Radars in the "AA" quarter-finals. After falling behind by losing the first game of the series, Palmerston would win 2 in a row in overtime to take a 2-1 series lead. Clinton would come back and win 2 in a row to put Palmerston behind 3-2, however in the 6th game, the 81's staved off elimination with a convincing 5-2 victory, forcing a 7th game in Clinton. The 81's would fall behind the Radars 3-0 after the 1st period and could never recover, losing 6-2 and being eliminated from the playoffs.
[edit] 2007-08 81's Season
After starting the season off with a 7-2-1 record in their first 10 games, the 81's would slump, losing 6 of their next 8 games, to sit with a 9-8-1 record, and push the team out of the "AA" playoff picture. Palmerston snapped out of their slump, and in their remaining 8 games, they posted an impressive 7-0-1 record, and finish in 5th place in the North Division, and qualifying for the "A" playoffs.
The 81's opening opponent in the quarter-finals was the Monkton Wildcats, and Monkton surpirsed Palmerston with a 4-3 OT victory in the series opener, followed by a 2-1 win in the 2nd game to take a 2-0 series lead. The 81's fought back, winning games 3 and 4 to tie the series, but the Wildcats put Palmerston on the brink of elimination with a 4-0 victory in the 5th game to take a 3-2 series lead. The 81's would once again fight back, hanging on for a 4-3 win in the 6th game, sending the series to a 7th and deciding game. Palmerston would complete the comeback, defeating Monkton 5-4, and advance to the "A" semi-finals.
Palmerston would face the defending "A" champions, the Durham Thundercats in the semi-finals, and the 81's would win a very wild opening game by a score of 9-7. Durham rebounded to tie the series up in the 2nd game, however, Palmerston would dominate the Thundercats in the 3rd game, winning 10-5, and taking a 2-1 series lead. Palmerston's offense stayed hot, defeating Durham 7-3 in the 4th game, and then defeating the Thundercats in the 5th game by a 7-4 score to win the series, advancing to the "A" finals.
The 81's next opponent would be the Lucknow Lancers, and after dropping the series opener by a 5-4 score, Palmerston would win the next 2 games by scores of 6-4 and 7-1 to take a 2-1 series lead. Lucknow evened the series with a 7-5 victory in the 4th game, however, Palmerston once again took the series lead with a solid 7-3 win in the 5th game. The 81's would hang on for a 3-2 win in the 6th game, winning the "A" championship for the 2nd time in 3 seasons.
[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 |
| 1999-00 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- | 39 | 2nd WOAA Sr | |
| 2000-01 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 38 | 3rd WOAA Sr | |
| 2001-02 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 113 | 88 | 38 | 2nd WOAA North | |
| 2002-03 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 80 | 35 | 3rd WOAA Sr | "AA" Champions |
| 2003-04 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 87 | 26 | 8th WOAA Sr | |
| 2004-05 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 76 | 36 | 6th WOAA Sr | |
| 2005-06 | 25 | 15 | 8 | - | 2 | 114 | 79 | 32 | 9th WOAA Sr | "A" Champions |
| 2006-07 | 24 | 17 | 7 | - | 0 | 158 | 86 | 34 | 4th WOAA North | Lost "AA" QF |
| 2007-08 | 26 | 16 | 8 | - | 2 | 121 | 92 | 34 | 5th WOAA North | "A" Champions |
More information will be added as more becomes available
[edit] Related links
[edit] External links
|
||||||||||||||
