Oakville Blades

Oakville Blades
City	Oakville, Ontario, Canada
League	Ontario Junior Hockey League
Founded	1966
Home arena	Sixteen Mile Sports Complex (1,500)
Colors	Blue, Red, and White
General manager	Carlo Coccimiglio
Head coach	Carlo Coccimiglio
Affiliates	Oakville Rangers (OMHA)

The Oakville Blades are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Oakville, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.

History

The Blades started as a Junior C team, and made it to the Clarence Schmalz Cup Final once to compete for the All-Ontario Junior "C" title. In 1969, the Blades lost 4-games-to-3 to the Woodstock Navy-Vets. Oakville moved up to the Junior B level for the 1970-71 season, and joined the Mid-Ontario Junior B league. In 1971, the leagues realigned, and Oakville moved to the new Central Junior B league. In 1975 and 1991 the Blades made it the Sutherland Cup Final for the All-Ontario Junior "B" title. The first time, they were defeated by the Metro Junior B Hockey League's Bramalea Blues 4-games-to-3. The second time, they were defeated by the Midwestern Junior B Hockey League's Waterloo Siskins 4-games-to-0.

2007-08 Season

The Blades had a great 2007-08 regular season. With 39 wins, 6 losses, and 4 overtime losses, the Blades finished first overall in the West Division. After a bye in the division quarter-final, the Blades defeated the Milton Icehawks 4-games-to-1 in the division semi-final and Georgetown Raiders 4-games-to-1 to win the West Division playoff title. In the North/West Conference championship, the Blades took on the defending Royal Bank Cup 2007 champion Aurora Tigers. The Tigers appeared dominant, but faltered late in the series to lose to the Blades 4-games-to-2. In the OPJHL Buckland Cup final, Blades dominated the Markham Waxers and won 4-games-to-1 to win their first ever Junior A league championship.

The Blades then moved on to the Dudley Hewitt Cup, the Central Canadian championship. In game 1, the Blades defeated the Thunder Bay Region champion Dryden Ice Dogs 5-1. The then defeated the Northern Ontario champion Sudbury Jr. Wolves 5-3. In the final game of the round robin, they defeated the host Newmarket Hurricanes 5-2. This gave the Blades a bye to the final where they played the Hurricanes again and beat them 6-3. This earned them a berth into the 2008 Royal Bank Cup.

The glorious 2008 campaign got rocky when the Blades shipped off to Cornwall, Ontario for the Royal Bank Cup. Star goaltender Scott Greenham could not attend the tournament despite leading the Blades to the OPJHL and Central Canadian Championships. Having accepted a scholarship to play for the Alaska Nanooks^[1], he would loose his NCAA eligibility if he played in the Royal Bank Cup because his age (21).^[2] With this, the Blades had to bring their back-up cold off the bench for the National Championship. In the first game of the tournament, Oakville had to play the host Cornwall Colts of the Central Junior A Hockey League. Despite outshooting them, the Blades were shocked by the Colts 5-4. The next night, the Blades drew the Weeks Crushers of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. The Blades badly outshot the Crushers, but the Crushers managed to squeak out a 4-3 overtime victory of the Central Canadian champions. In a nail-biting and high scoring outing, the Blades gave Humboldt a 7-6 loss to keep contention for a playoff spot in the tournament. It was not to be though, as the Blades out-shot but still lost to the top ranked Camrose Kodiaks 6-1.

Despite outshooting all four of their opponents, the Oakville Blades lost three out of four games and were eliminated on a head-to-head tie breaker with Weeks.

Season-by-Season results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1970-71	33	10	20	3	-	137	178	23	8th MOJBHL
1971-72	42	23	15	4	-	240	202	50	3rd CJBHL
1972-73	42	25	13	4	-	242	186	54	3rd CJBHL
1973-77	Statistics Not Available
1977-78	42	20	17	5	-	--	--	45	5th CJBHL
1978-79	44	30	14	0	-	--	--	60	3rd CJBHL
1979-80	44	16	25	3	-	237	257	35	9th CJBHL
1980-81	44	29	10	5	-	256	162	63	2nd CJBHL
1981-82	40	37	2	1	-	276	124	75	1st CJBHL	Won League
1982-83	42	26	13	3	-	212	144	55	2nd CJBHL
1983-84	40	29	5	6	-	268	120	64	2nd CJBHL
1984-85	40	21	12	7	-	230	156	49	4th CJBHL
1985-86	48	28	12	8	-	276	188	64	2nd CJBHL
1986-87	42	24	12	6	-	226	185	54	2nd CJBHL
1987-88	44	24	16	4	-	228	201	52	6th CJBHL
1988-89	42	15	20	7	-	161	192	37	10th CJBHL
1989-90	42	29	4	9	-	233	124	67	2nd CJBHL
1990-91	42	25	8	9	-	252	152	59	2nd CJBHL	Won League
1991-92	42	24	10	8	-	251	148	56	3rd CJBHL
1992-93	49	24	23	2	-	219	193	51	9th CJBHL
1993-94	42	25	15	2	-	249	195	53	4th OPJHL-W
1994-95	49	24	20	5	-	249	221	54	6th OPJHL-W
1995-96	50	21	24	5	-	211	228	50	3rd OPJHL-Mi
1996-97	51	22	28	1	-	218	233	50	3rd OPJHL-Mi
1997-98	51	31	15	4	1	215	183	67	2nd OPJHL-Mi
1998-99	51	22	23	4	2	216	216	50	7th OPJHL-W
1999-00	49	16	21	9	3	209	246	44	8th OPJHL-W
2000-01	49	14	27	6	2	185	228	36	9th OPJHL-W
2001-02	49	33	11	3	2	254	177	71	3rd OPJHL-W
2002-03	49	27	20	2	0	219	197	56	5th OPJHL-W
2003-04	49	32	13	3	1	207	143	68	3rd OPJHL-W
2004-05	49	40	6	1	2	283	110	83	2nd OPJHL-W
2005-06	49	26	17	3	3	231	147	58	4th OPJHL-W	Lost League SF
2006-07	49	38	9	1	1	269	125	78	2nd OPJHL-W	Lost Conf. SF
2007-08	49	39	6	-	4	222	139	82	1st OPJHL-W	Won League
2008-09	49	41	8	-	0	289	146	82	2nd OJHL-M
2009-10	56	46	9	-	1	280	137	93	2nd OJAHL	Won League, OHA Champions
2010-11	50	36	12	-	2	212	131	74	2nd OJHL-W	Lost Final

Sutherland Cup Appearances

1975: Bramalea Blues defeated Oakville Blades 4-games-to-3

1991: Waterloo Siskins defeated Oakville Blades 4-games-to-none

Clarence Schmalz Cup Appearances

1969: Woodstock Navy-Vets defeated Oakville Blades 4-games-to-3

References

1. ^ OakvilleToday.ca: Article
2. ^ Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League

External links

• Blades Webpage

v · d · eOntario Hockey Association Junior A Hockey

Current Leagues & Teams

Ontario Junior Hockey League: Aurora Tigers · Brampton Capitals · Buffalo Jr. Sabres · Burlington Cougars · Cobourg Cougars · Georgetown Raiders · Hamilton Red Wings · Huntsville Otters · Kingston Voyageurs · Lindsay Muskies · Markham Waxers · Milton Icehawks · Mississauga Chargers · Newmarket Hurricanes · North York Rangers · Oakville Blades · Orangeville Flyers · Peterborough Stars · Pickering Panthers · St. Michael's Buzzers · Stouffville Spirit · Toronto Jr. Canadiens · Toronto Lakeshore Patriots · Trenton Golden Hawks · Vaughan Vipers · Wellington Dukes · Whitby Fury

Former Leagues & Teams

Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League: Brantford Foresters • Brantford Majors • Buffalo-Glencoe Tondas • Chatham Maroons • Detroit Jr. Red Wings • Guelph CMC's • Guelph Imperials • Michigan Americans • Niagara Falls Flyers • St. Thomas Elgins • Sarnia Bees • Sarnia Legionnaires • Welland Sabres • Windsor Spitfires

Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League: Ajax Merchants • Belleville Bulls • Brampton Warriors • Cambridge Winterhawks • Dixie Beehives • Guelph Platers • Hamilton Mountain A's • Kingston Frontenacs • North Bay Trappers • Owen Sound Greys • Royal York Royals • Toronto Nationals • Weston Dodgers • Whitby Lawmen

Metro Junior A Hockey League: Mimico Monarchs • Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins

Ontario Junior Hockey League: Ajax Attack • Barrie Colts • Bowmanville Eagles • Bramalea Blues • Caledon Canadians • Collingwood Blues • Couchiching Terriers • Dixie Beehives • Durham Huskies • Orangeville Crushers • Parry Sound Shamrocks • Seguin Bruins • Shelburne Wolves • Streetsville Derbys • Syracuse Jr. Crunch • Trenton Sting

Seasons

Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League: 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80 • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87

Metro Junior A Hockey League: 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98

Ontario Junior Hockey League: 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009-10 CC/OJ • 2010–11 • 2011–12

CJHL: Dudley Hewitt Cup  · Royal Bank Cup