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-GH | Lost 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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