# Elmira Sugar Kings

The Elmira Sugar Kings are a junior ice hockey team based in Elmira, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

## History

The Elmira Juniors played at the Junior "C" level during the 1950s and 1960s, winning the Clarence Schmalz Cup in 1962.
The Elmira Sugar Kings' 1st season was in 1971–72, but in 1973, the Sugar Kings entered the Southwestern Junior "B" Hockey League. In that first Junior "B" season, the Sugar Kings won the league championship. In 1974, the league became the Waterloo-Wellington Junior "B" Hockey League, which changed its name to the Midwestern "B" in 1977.
Through much of their first 20 years, the Kings were inconsistent—some years finishing with more than 30 wins, some years fewer than 10. But throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Sugar Kings were one of the most dominant teams in Canadian junior hockey. In 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2008 and 2011 the Kings reigned as Mid-Western "B" champions, winning the Sutherland Cup as Ontario Hockey Association Junior B champions in 1997, 2001, 2011, 2017.

## Season-by-season record

| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1971-72 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 6 | - | 185 | 166 | 48 | 3rd WOJHL | |
| 1972-73 | 42 | 19 | 20 | 3 | - | 198 | 186 | 41 | 5th WOJHL | |
| 1973-74 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 6 | - | 192 | 166 | 46 | 4th SWJBHL | Won League |
| 1974-75 | 40 | 19 | 15 | 6 | - | 189 | 157 | 44 | 4th WWJHL | |
| 1975-76 | 41 | 12 | 20 | 9 | - | 181 | 203 | 33 | 6th WWJHL | Lost quarter-final |
| 1976-77 | 39 | 13 | 21 | 5 | - | 194 | 213 | 31 | 5th WWJHL | DNQ |
| 1977-78 | 40 | 13 | 20 | 7 | - | 162 | 193 | 33 | 4th MWJBHL | Lost semi-final |
| 1978-79 | 42 | 30 | 7 | 5 | - | 234 | 149 | 65 | 2nd MWJBHL | Lost final |
| 1979-80 | 42 | 16 | 23 | 3 | - | 204 | 262 | 35 | 4th MWJBHL | Lost semi-final |
| 1980-81 | 42 | 6 | 35 | 1 | - | 142 | 286 | 13 | 8th MWJBHL | DNQ |
| 1981-82 | 42 | 1 | 40 | 1 | - | 118 | 363 | 3 | 8th MWJBHL | DNQ |
| 1982-83 | 42 | 7 | 34 | 1 | - | 146 | 295 | 15 | 7th MWJBHL | DNQ |
| 1983-84 | 42 | 17 | 24 | 1 | - | 170 | 198 | 35 | 6th MWJBHL | Lost semi-final |
| 1984-85 | 42 | 17 | 24 | 1 | - | 179 | 220 | 35 | 6th MWJBHL | Lost quarter-final |
| 1985-86 | 40 | 22 | 17 | 1 | - | 206 | 178 | 45 | 3rd MWJBHL | Lost semi-final |
| 1986-87 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 0 | - | 292 | 140 | 62 | 3rd MWJBHL | Lost final |
| 1987-88 | 48 | 35 | 11 | 2 | - | 286 | 175 | 72 | 2nd MWJBHL | Lost final |
| 1988-89 | 48 | 19 | 24 | 5 | - | 241 | 251 | 43 | 6th MWJBHL | Lost semi-final |
| 1989-90 | 48 | 26 | 21 | 1 | - | 262 | 227 | 53 | 4th MWJBHL | Lost quarter-final |
| 1990-91 | 48 | 8 | 39 | 1 | - | 195 | 367 | 17 | 8th MWJBHL | Lost quarter-final |
| 1991-92 | 48 | 6 | 39 | 3 | - | 145 | 273 | 15 | 9th MWJBHL | DNQ |
| 1992-93 | 48 | 14 | 33 | 1 | - | 192 | 283 | 29 | 7th MWJBHL | Lost quarter-final |
| 1993-94 | 48 | 27 | 17 | 4 | - | 222 | 174 | 58 | 5th MWJBHL | Lost quarter-final |
| 1994-95 | 48 | 29 | 14 | 5 | - | 229 | 169 | 63 | 2nd MWJBHL | Lost final |
| 1995-96 | 48 | 20 | 26 | 2 | - | 198 | 214 | 42 | 7th MWJBHL | Lost semi-final |
| 1996-97 | 48 | 31 | 11 | 6 | - | 257 | 166 | 68 | 2nd MWJBHL | Won League, won SC |
| 1997-98 | 48 | 33 | 12 | 3 | - | 259 | 137 | 69 | 2nd MWJBHL | Won League |
| 1998-99 | 48 | 29 | 14 | 5 | - | 225 | 187 | 63 | 3rd MWJBHL | Lost semi-final |
| 1999-00 | 48 | 33 | 12 | 3 | - | 203 | 116 | 69 | 3rd MWJBHL | Lost semi-final |
| 2000-01 | 48 | 28 | 15 | 5 | - | 217 | 158 | 61 | 3rd MWJBHL | Won League, won SC |
| 2001-02 | 48 | 38 | 5 | 5 | - | 254 | 128 | 81 | 1st MWJBHL | Won League |
| 2002-03 | 48 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 178 | 199 | 37 | 9th MWJBHL | DNQ |
| 2003-04 | 47 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 191 | 175 | 48 | 6th MWJBHL | |
| 2004-05 | 48 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 199 | 155 | 62 | 6th MWJBHL | |
| 2005-06 | 48 | 27 | 19 | 2 | - | 201 | 150 | 56 | 3rd MWJBHL | Lost quarter-final |
| 2006-07 | 48 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 262 | 165 | 76 | 2nd MWJBHL | Lost final |
| 2007-08 | 48 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 196 | 124 | 71 | 1st GOJHL-MW | Lost final |
| 2008-09 | 52 | 23 | 24 | - | 5 | 207 | 215 | 51 | 7th GOJHL-MW | Lost Conf. QF |
| 2009-10 | 51 | 20 | 26 | - | 5 | 163 | 188 | 45 | 6th GOJHL-MW | Lost Conf. SF |
| 2010-11 | 51 | 34 | 15 | - | 2 | 219 | 153 | 70 | 2nd GOJHL-MW | Won League, won SC |
| 2011-12 | 51 | 40 | 9 | - | 2 | 240 | 134 | 82 | 3rd GOJHL-MW | |
| 2012-13 | 51 | 25 | 21 | - | 5 | 180 | 183 | 55 | 7th GOJHL-MW | Lost Conf. QF |
| 2013-14 | 49 | 34 | 10 | - | 5 | 187 | 117 | 73 | 2nd GOJHL-MW | Lost Conf. SF |
| 2014-15 | 49 | 38 | 7 | - | 4 | 215 | 127 | 80 | 1st GOJHL-MW | Won Conf. Quarters, 4-0 (Bombers) Won Conf. Semis, 4-0 (Siskins) Won Conf. Finals, 4-1 (Cullitons) Lost Sutherland Semifinals, 3-4 (Vipers) |
| 2015-16 | 50 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 185 | 177 | 55 | 5th of 9-MW 14th of 26-GOJHL | Won Conf. Quarters, 4-1 (Hurricanes) Lost Conf. Semis, 2-4 (Cullitons) |
| 2016-17 | 50 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 207 | 123 | 77 | 2nd of 9-MW 5th of 27-GOJHL | Won Conf. Quarters, 4-0 (Hurricanes) Won Conf. Semifinals, 4-2 (Dutchmen) Lost Conf. Finals, 2-4 (Cyclones) advance as Wild Card Won Sutherland Cup Semis 4-2 (Corvairs) Won Sutherland Cup Finals 4-1 (Nationals) |
| 2017-18 | 50 | 29 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 155 | 58 | 3rd of 8-MW 12th of 26-GOJHL | Won Conf. Quarters, 4-0 (Bombers) Won Conf. Semifinal 4-2 (Warriors) Lost Conf. Finals 0-4 (Cyclones) advance as Wild Card Lost Sutherland Cup Semis 0-4 (Corvairs) |
| 2018-19 | 47 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 162 | 135 | 58 | 5th of 8-MW 11th of 25-GOJHL | Lost Conf. Quarters, 3-4 (Dutchmen) |
| 2019-20 | 50 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 212 | 114 | 77 | 1st of 8-MW 114th of 26-GOJHL | Incomplete Conf. Semi, 0-1 (Warriors) |
| 2020-21 | Season cancelled due to pandemic | Season cancelled due to pandemic | Season cancelled due to pandemic | Season cancelled due to pandemic | Season cancelled due to pandemic | Season cancelled due to pandemic | Season cancelled due to pandemic | Season cancelled due to pandemic | Season cancelled due to pandemic | Season cancelled due to pandemic |
| 2021-22 | 45 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 169 | 102 | 72 | 1st of 8-MW' of 8-MW 4th of 25-GOJHL | Won Conf. Quarters, 4-0 (Bandits) Won Conf. Semifinal 4-2 (Warriors) Lost Conf. Finals 1-4 (Redhawks) |
| 2022-23 | 50 | 29 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 114 | 59 | 4 of 9-MW of 8-MW 11th of 25-GOJHL | Won Conf. Quarters, 4-0 (Centennials) Lost Conf. Semifinal 2-4 (Siskins) |
| 2023-24 | 50 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 195 | 151 | 66 | 3 of 8-MW of 8-MW 9th of 23-GOJHL | Won Conf. Quarters, 4-1 (Redhawks) Lost Conf semifinals, 1-4 (Warriors) |

## Sutherland Cup appearances

    1997: Elmira Sugar Kings defeated St. Catharines Falcons 4-games-to-3
    1998: Niagara Falls Canucks defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4-games-to-3
    2001: Elmira Sugar Kings defeated Thorold Blackhawks 4-games-to-2
    2002: Sarnia Blast defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4-games-to-3
    2008: Tecumseh Chiefs defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4-games-to-none
    2011: Elmira Sugar Kings defeated Niagara Falls Canucks 4-games-to-1
    2017: Elmira Sugar Kings defeated London Nationals 4-games-to-1

## Notable alumni

* Darryl Sittler
* Ric Seiling
* Rod Seiling
* Dan Snyder
* Jamie Wright
* Dennis Wideman
* Cam Stewart
* Kyle Rank
* Tyler Brenner
* Derek Hahn
* Rob Collins
* Mackenzie Blackwood