Milverton Four Wheel Drives

The Milverton Four Wheel Drives are a senior hockey team based out of Milverton, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Ontario Elite Hockey League after previously having played in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League. The team was established in 1966.
==History==
From 1974 until 1976, the Four Wheel Drives left the WOAA and played in the Ontario Hockey Association's Intermediate C level . They returned soon after.
==Championships==
The Four Wheel Drives were a highly successful team in the 1970s, as they won the WOAA Intermediate Grand Championship three years in a row, from 1971-1973 at the C, B and C levels respectively. In recent years, Milverton has captured the "AA" championship three times, in 1999, 2000 and 2002. The Four Wheel Drives also captured the "B" championship in 2009.  They added Senior "A" championships in 2010, 2017, and 2019.
==2006-07 Four Wheel Drives Season==
Milverton finished the season with a 12-10-2 record, which was good for a fifth place finish in the South Division, as the Drives failed to qualify for the Senior "AA" playoffs. In their last game of the season, they faced the Hensall Sherwoods, they were tied with in the standings, with the winner qualifying for the "AA" playoffs, and the loser to play in the "A" playoffs, and Milverton came up short, losing 5-4 to the Sherwoods.
The Four Wheel Drives opened the playoffs with a quarter-final series against the Drayton Icemen and were heavily favoured to sweep the series. Drayton stunned Milverton with a 3-2 OT victory in the first game before Milverton rebounded with two blowout victories. Drayton would then come back and win the fourth game to even up the series at two games. Milverton returned to win game five easily, and then would put away the Icemen in a game six overtime to win the series.
Milverton then faced the Ripley Wolves in the semi-finals. After dropping the first game in overtime, the Drives would win three in a row to take a 3-1 series lead, putting Ripley on the brink of elimination. The Wolves responded with a couple of two goal victories, forcing a seventh game to be played in Ripley. Ripley would complete the comeback with a 4-2 win in game seven, eliminating the Four Wheel Drives from the playoffs.
==2007-08 Four Wheel Drives Season==
The Four Wheel Drives would finish with a 13-13-0 record, earning 26 points, the same point total from the previous season, despite playing two extra games. Milverton finished in sixth place in the South Division, and qualified for the "A" playoffs.
The Drives opened the playoffs against the Georgian Bay River Rats in a best of seven quarter final series, and Milverton set the tone of the series, winning the opening game 13-2. The second game of the series was a little closer, but still a blowout, as the Four Wheel Drives defeated the River Rats 9-3. The series moved to Georgian Bay for the next two games, and Milverton would easily sweep the Rats with back to back 10-4 victories, advancing to the semi-finals.
Milverton's next opponent was the Lucknow Lancers, and the Drives took an early series lead, defeating Lucknow 3-2 in the series opener. Lucknow responded with a game two victory, but Milverton once again took the series lead with a 5-4 win in the third game. The Lancers would again tie the series in game four, then Lucknow would take control of the series with a comeback victory in the fifth game to put the Drives on the brink of elimination. Milverton fought back in the sixth game, winning 9-6, setting up a seventh and deciding game. Lucknow would emerge victorious, hanging on for a 5-4 win, to eliminate the Four Wheel Drives from the playoffs.
==2008-09 Four Wheel Drives Season==
The Four Wheel Drives would start the season with a nine game losing, quickly falling out of the "AA" playoff race, before finally defeating the Thedford Dirty Dogs. Milverton finished the season with a 4-16-0 record, earning eight points, and finishing in ninth place in the WOAA South Division.
The Drives qualified for the "B" playoffs, and would open against the Thedford Dirty Dogs in the best of seven semi-finals. Milverton would hold off Thedford in the series opener and win the game by a 5-4 score to take the series lead. The Four Wheel Drives would come from behind in the second game, as Thedford led 3-2 going into the third period, however, Milverton scored to tie the game and send it into overtime, where the Drives would complete the comeback and win the game 4-3 to take a 2-0 series lead. Milverton would have no problems in the third game, crushing the Dirty Dogs 8-2 to take a commanding 3-0 series lead. In the fourth game, the Four Wheel Drives would have to try and comeback from behind, as Thedford held a 2-1 lead after two periods. Milverton would complete the comeback, scoring twice in the final period, to win the game 3-2, and sweep the series.
Milverton would face the Shallow Lake Crushers for the "B" championship, and the Four Wheel Drives opened the series with a solid 7-3 victory. The Crushers fought back in the second game, defeating the Drives 7-6 in overtime to even the series up. Milverton responded with a close 4-3 win in the third game, followed with a 7-2 blowout victory in the fourth game to take a 3-1 series lead. Facing elimination, the Crushers played a solid fifth game, defeating the Drives 2-1. Milverton proved to be too much for Shallow Lake to handle in the sixth game, as they cruised to a 6-3 victory, capturing the "B" championship.
==Season-by-Season Record==
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Tie, OL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Playoffs 	
1993-94	20 	6 	13 	1 	- 	-- 	-- 	13 	10th Sr. A 	 	
1994-95	24 	17 	7 	0 	- 	-- 	-- 	34 	4tth Sr. A 	 	
1995-96	23 	12 	8 	2 	1 	105 	98 	27 	T-3rd Sr. AA 	Lost "AA" QF 	
1996-97	24 	10 	12 	0 	2 	87 	105 	22 	4th Sr. AA 	Lost "AA" SF 	
1997-98	26 	19 	5 	1 	1 	125 	86 	40 	2nd Sr. AA 	 	
1998-99	24 	19 	2 	3 	0 	135 	69 	41 	1st Sr. AA 	Won "AA" Championship 	
1999-00	24 	19 	4 	1 	0 	-- 	-- 	39 	1st WOAA Sr 	"AA" Champs 	
2000-01	24 	19 	3 	2 	0 	-- 	-- 	40 	2nd WOAA Sr 	 	
2001-02	24 	20 	2 	2 	0 	164 	44 	42 	2nd WOAA Sr 	"AA" Champs 	
2002-03	25 	15 	9 	0 	1 	123 	79 	31 	7th WOAA Sr 	 	
2003-04	24 	17 	6 	1 	0 	125 	68 	35 	5th WOAA Sr 	 	
2004-05	25 	17 	7 	1 	0 	128 	90 	35 	7th WOAA Sr 	 	
2005-06	25 	15 	9 	- 	1 	121 	102 	31 	10th WOAA Sr 	Lost "A" SF 	
2006-07	24 	12 	10 	- 	2 	130 	113 	26 	5th WOAA South 	Lost "A" SF 	
2007-08	26 	13 	13 	- 	0 	127 	123 	26 	6th WOAA South 	Lost "A" SF 	
2008-09	20 	4 	16 	- 	0 	66 	121 	8 	9th WOAA South 	"B" Champs 	
2009-10	20 	7 	11 	- 	2 	79 	100 	16 	7th WOAA South 	"A" Champs 	
2010-11	26 	9 	14 	- 	3 	116 	127 	21 	6th South 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	
2011-12	24 	11 	11 	- 	2 	123 	124 	24 	6th South 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	
2012-13	24 	11 	12 	- 	1 	103 	105 	23 	T-6th South 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	
2013-14	24 	10 	11 	- 	3 	88 	115 	23 	7th South 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	
2014-15	24 	5 	15 	- 	4 	101 	151 	14 	5th South 	Lost "A" Semifinals 	
2015-16	24 	6 	16 	- 	2 	92 	144 	14 	6th South 	Lost "A" Semifinals 	
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	SL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Playoffs 	
2016-17	20 	8 	12 	0 	0 	87 	120 	16 	T-10th 	Won "A" Championship 	
2017-18	20 	9 	11 	0 	0 	71 	100 	18 	7th 	Lost "AA" Quarterfinals 	
2018-19	22 	3 	18 	0 	1 	75 	142 	7 	12th 	Won "A" Championship 	
2019-20	22 	5 	13 	2 	2 	83 	143 	14 	11th 	A Final suspended prior to starting 	
2020-21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	13 	3 	9 	1 	0 	47 	82 	7 	13th 	Lost "A" Semifinals 	
2022-23	20 	4 	16 	0 	0 	65 	116 	8 	10th 	Won "A" Championship 	
2023-24	20 	5 	14 	1 	- 	66 	105 	13 	10th 	Lost "A" Final 	
More information will be added as more becomes available
==External links==
*WOAA Website
*WOAA Senior Hockey Website
Category:Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Ontario Hockey Association
Category:Established in 1966
Category:Ontario Elite Hockey League teams