Ancaster Avalanche

Ancaster Avalanche
City Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
League Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
Division Golden Horseshoe
Founded 1974
Home arena Morgan Firestone Arena
Valley Park Arena
Stoney Creek Arena
Market Street Arena
Colors Burgundy, Blue, and White
              
General manager Ryan Kuwabara
Head coach Ryan Kuwabara
Affiliates Dundas Blues (NDJCHL)
Franchise history
1974-1992 Stoney Creek Warriors
1993-2001 Stoney Creek Spirit
2001-2013 Stoney Creek Warriors
2013-present Ancaster Avalanche

The Ancaster Avalanche are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team was known as the Stoney Creek Warriors prior to 2013.


History

The Warriors were formed in 1974 as a member of the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League. As a Junior C team, the Warriors would win four league titles.

The Warriors moved up to the Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League in 1994 under the name Spirit.

In the Summer of 2013, the team was relocated to Ancaster, Ontario and renamed the Avalanche. On September 7, 2013, hockey officially returned to Ancaster. The Avalanche hosted the Buffalo Regals in their season opener and defeated them 10-3.


Season-by-Season results

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
Stoney Creek Warriors (final 5 seasons)
2008-09 52 35 15 - 2 246 173 72 2nd GOJHL-GHLost Final
2009-10 51 36 11 - 4 248 166 76 2nd GOJHL-GH Lost Semi-final Round Robin
2010-11 51 26 20 - 5 209 192 57 6th GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. QF
2011-12 51 15 33 - 3 152 238 33 6th GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. QF
2012-13 51 18 26 - 7 145 179 43 6th GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. QF
Ancaster Avalanche
2013-14 49 24 19 - 6 187 165 54 5th GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. QF
2014-15 49 29 16 - 4 170 144 62 4th GOJHL-GH Won Conf. Quarter-finals, 4-0 (Canucks)
Lost Conf. Semi-final, 1-4 (Corvairs)

Sutherland Cup appearances

2009: Brantford Eagles defeated Stoney Creek Warriors 4-games-to-1

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