Mitchell Hawks The Mitchell Hawks are a Junior ice hockey team based in Mitchell , Ontario , Canada . They play in the Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association . History . The Mitchell Hawks were founded in 1966 in one of the many Ontario Hockey Association Junior C leagues . They finished low in the standings and were allowed to compete in the Junior D provincial championships . In the Junior D play downs , the Hawks found their niche and made it all the way to the OHA Cup final against a representative from Madoc , Ontario . The Hawks came up short and lost the series 4 - games - to - 1 . The following season , the same scenario played out in the Western Junior C league and the Hawks were entered into the Junior D playoffs . The Hawks again made it to the final and defeated a representative from Bobcaygeon , Ontario 4 - games - to - none with one tie to win their first provincial championship in only their second season . After the playoffs concluded , the Hawks dropped down to the Western Ontario Junior D Hockey League . In 1974 , the Hawks won the Western Junior D championship and challenged deep into the OHA championships . Upon reaching the OHA Cup final , they met the South - Central Junior D Hockey League champion Bradford Vasey Juniors . The Vasey Juniors defeated the Hawks 4 - games - to - 1 to win the provincial championship . The Hawks fell on hard times in the 1980s and were forced to sit out the 1983 - 84 season . In 1988 , all of Ontario ' s Junior D was consolidated into one " super league " and in 1991 the league was renamed the OHA Junior Development League . In 1993 , the Hawks came back to prominence and made it all the way to the league final . In the final , the Hawks challenged the Thamesford Trojans and defeated them by 4 - games - to - 1 to win their second OHA Cup . The next season , the Hawks finished second overall in league standings with 35 wins and only 3 losses . They battled through the playoffs and met the first place Port Stanley Lakers in the finals . The Hawks defeated the Lakers 4 - games - to - none to win their third OHA Cup and second straight OHAJDL championship . The Mitchell Hawks finished the 2005 - 06 season first in their conference and fourth overall in the OHAJDL with 23 wins and 9 losses . They entered the conference quarter - final against the eighth seeded West Lorne Lakers . The Lakers created a massive upset and defeated the Hawks 4 - games - to - 2 . The upset helped clear the way for the seventh seeded Lucan Irish to eventually win the title . In 2006 , the OHAJDL disbanded and the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League was formed . The Hawks finished their first season in the SOJHL in fifth place overall with 26 wins and 12 losses . In the first round of the playoffs , the Hawks drew the Central Elgin Express . The Hawks defeated the Express 4 - games - to - none . In the second round , the Hawks came up against the Lambeth Lancers who they promptly swept 4 - games - to - none as well . In the conference final , the Hawks found themselves playing the Thamesford Trojans . The Hawks ended up defeating the Trojans 4 - games - to - 2 to earn a birth to the SOJHL final . Their opponents in the SOJHL final was the Delhi Travellers . The Hawks ended up defeating the Travellers 4 - games - to - 2 to win their fourth ever OHA Cup and the first ever SOJHL championship . On May 29 , 2008 , Mitchell was granted expansion into the Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League . On September 19 , the Hawks played their first modern Western Junior C game . They were defeated on the road by the Kincardine Bulldogs 8 - 2 . The following night , the Hawks made their home debut and defeated the defending league champion Walkerton Hawks 3 - 1 .