Mapleton - Minto 81 ' s The Mapleton - Minto 81 ' s are a senior hockey team based out of Palmerston , Harriston , and Drayton , Ontario , Canada . They play in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League . Championships . Palmerston won the WOAA Grand Championship in the 1957 - 58 season . The current Palmerston 81 ' s have three WOAA Sr . " A " Championships , in 1998 - 99 , 2005 - 06 , and 2007 - 08 , and they have a WOAA Sr . " AA " Championship , in 2002 - 03 . 2006 - 07 81 ' s Season . Palmerston , the defending Senior " A " Champions , had a very strong year , with a 17 - 7 - 0 record , good for fourth 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 two in a row in overtime to take a 2 - 1 series lead . Clinton would come back and win two in a row to put Palmerston behind 3 - 2 , however in the sixth game , the 81 ' s staved off elimination with a convincing 5 - 2 victory , forcing a seventh game in Clinton . The 81 ' s would fall behind the Radars 3 - 0 after the first period and could never recover , losing 6 - 2 and being eliminated from the playoffs . 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 six of their next eight 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 eight games , they posted an impressive 7 - 0 - 1 record , and finish in fifth 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 surprised Palmerston with a 4 - 3 OT victory in the series opener , followed by a 2 - 1 win in the second game to take a 2 - 0 series lead . The 81 ' s fought back , winning games three and four to tie the series , but the Wildcats put Palmerston on the brink of elimination with a 4 - 0 victory in the fifth 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 sixth game , sending the series to a seventh 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 second game , however , Palmerston would dominate the Thundercats in the third game , winning 10 - 5 , and taking a 2 - 1 series lead . Palmerston ' s offense stayed hot , defeating Durham 7 - 3 in the fourth game , and then defeating the Thundercats in the fifth 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 two 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 fourth game , however , Palmerston once again took the series lead with a solid 7 - 3 win in the fifth game . The 81 ' s would hang on for a 3 - 2 win in the sixth game , winning the " A " championship for the second time in three seasons . 2008 - 09 81 ' s Season . Palmerston would get off to a hot start to begin the regular season , winning their first seven games . The 81 ' s would continue to play good hockey throughout the regular season , finishing off with a 14 - 4 - 2 record , earning 30 points , and fourth in the WOAA North Division . Palmerston opened the playoffs against the Durham Thundercats , with the winner advancing to the " AA " quarter - finals . The 81 ' s opened the series with a 9 - 2 victory , followed by a 6 - 2 win the second game to take a 2 - 0 series lead . The third game would be determined in overtime , as the scored was tied 4 - 4 after three periods of play , and it would be Palmerston earning the victory to take the 3 - 0 series lead . The fourth game would once again be tied 4 - 4 after regulation time , and the 81 ' s would earn the series sweep , by scoring in the extra period and advance to the " AA " quarter - finals . In the " AA " quarter - finals , the 81 ' s faced off against the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks , where Saugeen Shores would take an early series lead by defeating Palmerston 5 - 3 in the series opener , followed by a 7 - 6 Winterhawks victory in the second game . Saugeen Shores would continue their winning ways in the third game , defeating the 81 ' s 6 - 4 to take a 3 - 0 series lead . Palmerston would fight off elimination in the fourth game , defeating the Winterhawks 8 - 5 , however , Saugeen Shores would end the 81 ' s season in the fifth game with a 4 - 2 victory over Palmerston . 2009 - 10 81 ' s Season . Palmerston would struggle during the 2009 - 10 season , as they finished with a record of 8 - 9 - 3 , earning 19 points , and a seventh place finish in the North Division standings . In the playoffs , the 81 ' s faced off against the Shelburne Muskies in a best of five qualifying round . The Muskies easily defeated the 81 ' s by a 6 - 3 score in the series opener , followed by a 5 - 2 Shelburne win in the second game . Palmerston kept the third game close , however , Shelburne completed the three game sweep with a 4 - 3 win , sending Palmerston to the " A " playoffs . In the " A " quarter - finals , the 81 ' s would face the Lucknow Lancers . Lucknow took the first game , winning a wild one by a score of 8 - 6 . The Lancers then took the second game by a 7 - 3 score , followed by a 7 - 4 Lucknow win in the third game as the Lancers took a 3 - 0 series lead . Lucknow completed the sweep in the fourth game , blowing out Palmerston 9 - 3 to end the 81 ' s season . 2010 - 11 81 ' s Season . After a very disappointing 2009 - 10 season , the 81 ' s improved a little bit during the season , as the club went 13 - 12 - 1 to finish above the . 500 mark , earning 27 points , and finishing in fifth place in the North Division standings . In the summer of 2011 , the team announced they were merging with the Drayton Icemen and expanding their territory with it . They are now called the Mapleton - Minto 81 ' s . 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 " " More information will be added as more becomes available "