Delhi Travellers The Delhi Travellers are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Delhi , Ontario , Canada . The Travellers play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association . History . Prior to 1966 , the Delhi franchise was a member of the Shamrock Junior D Hockey League . In 1966 , they jumped to the Southern Counties Junior D Hockey League . In 1972 , the team changed their name from the Rockets to the Flames . The 1980 - 81 season saw the Flames raise to the heights of provincial recognition . They finished second overall in the Southern league standings with 21 wins , 7 losses , and 6 ties , a fair distance behind the first place St . George Dukes . Once in the playoffs , the Flames took the Southern league by storm and won their first ever league championship . The victory launched the Flames into the provincial final in competition for the OHA Cup . Their opponents were the Belmont Bombers , the champions of the Western Junior D Hockey League . The Bombers made quick work of the Flames , sweeping the series 4 - games - to - none . In the 1986 playoffs , the Flames once again took the Southern league crown . The victory brought them into line for another crack at the OHA Cup . Once in the provincial final , they found them against the Western league champions Seaforth Centenaires . The Centenaires were battle - hardened from their play in the North Division of the 12 - team Western league and kept the Flames at bay for a 4 - games - to - 1 series victory . In 1988 , Delhi ' s Southern league folded and merged with the Western league to create a province - wide 18 - team super - league . In 1991 , the Western league was dropped in favour of the OHA Junior Development League . From their point of entry into the Western league in 1988 , the Delhi Flames found themselves in vast trouble . In 1991 , the team changed their names to the Delhi Leafs to honour the towns former Intermediate league representative . The Leafs suffered horrible losing season from 1991 all the way until they opted to change their team name to the Delhi Travellers in 1998 . After one season under the Travellers moniker , and one of their worst seasons in franchise history , the team took a leave of absence from the OHAJDL . In 2000 - 01 , the Travellers were back and finished in thirteenth place overall in the OHAJDL . This marked their best finish since entering the league in 1988 . A year later they had a winning record . In fact , as of 2007 , every season from 2000 - on the Travellers at least matched their previous seasons performance if not bettered it . After the 2005 - 06 season , the Travellers found themselves in second place overall in the OHAJDL with 29 wins . In the opening round of the playoffs , the Travellers challenged and defeated the Burford Bulldogs 4 - games - to - 2 . In the conference semi - final , the Travellers then met the Hagersville Hawks and beat them 4 - games - to - 3 . Then Delhi challenged the Tavistock Braves and swept them 4 - games - to - none to win their first ever birth into the league final since joining the league eighteen years before . They met the underdog Lucan Irish , a seventh seed berth from the other conference who defied all odds to make it this far . The Irish were not to be denied of the Cinderella Story , as they defeated the Travellers 4 - games - to - 2 to win the OHA Cup . After 2006 , the OHAJDL was disbanded and replaced by the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League . In its first season , the Travellers finished in second place despite winning 32 games - - three more than the previous season . In the first round of the playoffs , the Travellers challenged the Port Dover Sailors . The Travellers had no problem with the Sailors and swept them 4 - games - to - none . The next round had Delhi faced off against the St . George Dukes . The long time rivals went to six games with Delhi win the series 4 - games - to - 2 . The next round had the Travellers trying for their second straight conference title against the Tavistock Braves . The series went the distance and the Travellers came out on top in Game 7 winning the series 4 - games - to - 3 . In their second straight final , the Travellers met a tough foe in the Mitchell Hawks . The Hawks and Travellers fought , but the Hawks won Game 6 and took the series 4 - games - to - 2 to take away Delhi ' s second straight chance at the OHA Cup .