2018-19 GOJHL Season

This is the 2018-19 Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League season. This was the league's 69th season overall dating back to the Eastern Junior B Hockey League, Metro Junior A Hockey League, and the Western Junior B Hockey League in 1950. The league has used the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League name since 2007 when 3 leagues (Mid-Western Junior Hockey League, Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League and Western Ontario Hockey League) merged to form the present league.
==Showcase Postponed==
The league's annual showcase was originally scheduled for September 7-9, 2018  in St. Catharines,  but the league stated in a release on August 29, 2018 that the "event is postponed to a later date due to the Ontario Hockey Association refusing to provide referees for the event.http://pointstreaksites.com/view/gojhl/2018-2019 This may be part of an ongoing dispute with the OHA about the league wanting Junior "A" status, which has since been appealed to the Ontario Hockey Federation.
The president of the OHA responded to the release with the following as part of a statement that was release "The OHA did not refuse to assign officials to the Showcase event but was in the process of endeavoring to assign those officials when the organizer of the event unilaterally postponed it."https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/the-death-pool-special-report-gojhl-cancels-league-showcase/
==Membership Changes==
* On April 18, 2018 it was announced on the league website that the Ancaster Avalanche would be relocating to the Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena in Hamilton, Ontario and would be renamed the Hamilton Kilty B's after the former Hamilton Kilty B's who were renamed the Hamilton Red Wings in 2002 and in 2015 moved to Markham, Ontario and became the Markham Royals.
* On May 8, 2018 the Ontario Hockey Association approves the relocation of the Guelph Hurricanes to Cambridge, Ontario. The team will play out of the Galt Arena Gardens for the 2018-19 season.  The team was originally known as the Hesper Shamrocks and later Cambridge Shamrocks when they were established back around 1960.  The team played in Cambridge until 1982 when they moved to Guelph.  It was announced May 11th that the team will be renamed the Cambridge Redhawks.  They will replace the Cambridge Winter Hawks  who withdrew from the Ontario Hockey Association and by default the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League after the 2016-17 season.
* The Caledonia Corvairs requested a one-year leave of absence for the 2018-19 season after completion of the 2017-18 season.
* On June 17, 2018 it was announced the Milton Icehawks franchise of the Ontario Junior Hockey League would be moving to Brantford and would take the 99ers name.  The future of the present GOJHL team has not been decided but they are planning on staying put for the 2018-19 season pending a meeting with Ontario Hockey Federation officials.  Both teams have the same owner.
* After the 2017-18 season, the Buffalo Regals would relocate to the Cornerstone Ice Arena in Lockport, New York and would be renamed the Lockport Regals for the 2018-19 season.
* The Pelham Panthers will be moving into the new Pelham Community Centre for the 2018-19 season
==Teams==
Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference 	Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	
Fort Erie Meteors 	Fort Erie 	Leisureplex Kinsmen Arena 	 	
Hamilton Kilty B's 	Hamilton 	Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena & Skating Centre 	 	
Lockport Regals 	Lockport, New York 	Cornerstone Ice Arena 	 	
Niagara Falls Canucks 	Niagara Falls 	Gale Centre 	 	
Pelham Panthers 	Pelham 	Pelham Community Centre (2018-19) 	 	
St. Catharines Falcons 	St. Catharines 	Jack Gatecliff Arena 	 	
Thorold Blackhawks 	Thorold 	Thorold Community Arena 	 	
Welland Jr. Canadians 	Welland 	Welland Main Arena 	 	
Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	
Brampton Bombers 	Brampton 	Brampton Memorial Arena 	 	
Brantford 99ers 	Brantford 	Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre 	 	
Cambridge Redhawks 	Cambridge 	Galt Arena Gardens 	 	
Elmira Sugar Kings 	Elmira 	
Woolwich Memorial Centre (Dan Snyder Arena) 	 	
Kitchener Dutchmen 	Kitchener 	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex 	 	
Listowel Cyclones 	Listowel 	Listowel Memorial Arena 	 	
Stratford Warriors 	Stratford 	William Allman Memorial Arena 	 	
Waterloo Siskins 	Waterloo 	Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex 	 	
Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	
Chatham Maroons 	Chatham 	Chatham Memorial Arena 	 	
Komoka Kings 	Komoka, Ontario 	Middlesex Centre Wellness and Recreation Complex	 	
LaSalle Vipers 	LaSalle 	Vollmer Culture and Recreation Complex 	 	
Leamington Flyers 	Leamington 	Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex 	 	
London Nationals 	London 	Western Fair Sports Centre 	 	
Sarnia Legionnaires 	Sarnia 	Sarnia Arena 	 	
St. Marys Lincolns 	St. Marys 	St. Marys Pyramid Centre 	 	
St. Thomas Stars 	St. Thomas 	St. Thomas Timken Community Centre 	 	
Strathroy Rockets 	Strathroy 	West Middlesex Memorial Arena 	 	
On Leave 	On Leave 	On Leave 	On Leave	On Leave
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	
Caledonia Corvairs	Caledonia	Haldimand County Caledonia Centre	 	
==Standings==
===Golden Horseshoe Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Niagara Falls Canucks 	48	41	6 	0	1 	282	126	83
St. Catharines Falcons	47	39	6 	0	2 	259	106	80
Hamilton Kilty B's 	48	35	12	0	1 	194	110	71
Pelham Panthers 	47	25	17	0	5 	148	128	55
Thorold Blackhawks 	48	20	23	1	4 	149	167	45
Fort Erie Meteors 	48	14	30	0	4 	124	207	32
Welland Jr. Canadians 	48	8 	36	0	4 	117	251	20
Lockport Regals 	48	8 	38	1	1 	120	298	18
===Midwestern Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Listowel Cyclones 	48	33	11	0	4 	188	122	70
Stratford Warriors	47	32	11	1	3 	165	117	68
Waterloo Siskins 	48	32	13	0	3 	219	143	67
Kitchener Dutchmen	48	28	15	1	4 	172	125	61
Elmira Sugar Kings	47	26	15	2	4 	162	135	58
Cambridge Redhawks	48	19	27	0	2 	133	178	40
Brantford 99ers 	48	10	33	1	4 	122	240	25
Brampton Bombers 	48	8 	34	1	5 	114	215	22
===Western Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Leamington Flyers 	48	33	10	2	3 	193	122	71
London Nationals 	48	33	12	1	2 	204	132	69
Chatham Maroons 	48	28	12	4	4 	186	153	64
Sarnia Legionnaires	48	23	18	2	5 	157	168	53
LaSalle Vipers 	48	22	20	2	4 	181	189	50
Komoka Kings 	48	20	23	2	3 	162	173	45
St. Thomas Stars 	48	17	24	3	4 	145	176	41
Strathroy Rockets 	48	19	28	1	0 	143	191	39
St. Marys Lincolns 	48	11	30	3	4 	134	201	29
==Sutherland Cup Playoffs==
===Format===
Each conference will hold its own playoffs with 8 teams qualifying for each conference. The three conference champions and the conference runner-up with the best "playoff record to date" qualify for the Sutherland Cup semifinals. The wildcard play the team with the better record of the two they didn't play in the conference final. All playoff series are best-of-seven. The Sutherland Cup champion does not advance any further as there is no Eastern Canada championship at the Junior B level.
===Golden Horseshoe Conference Quarterfinals===
*Niagara Falls Canucks defeated Lockport Regals 4 games to none
*St. Catharines Falcons defeated Welland Jr. Canadians 4 games to none
*Hamilton Kilty B's defeated Fort Erie Meteors 4 games to none
*Pelham Panthers defeated Thorold Blackhawks 4 games to 2
===Midwestern Conference Quarterfinals===
*Listowel Cyclones defeated Brampton Bombers 4 games to none
*Stratford Warriors defeated Brantford 99ers 4 games to 1
*Waterloo Siskins defeated Cambridge Winter Hawks 4 games to 1
*Kitchener Dutchmen defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4 games to 3
===Western Conference Quarterfinals===
*Leamington Flyers defeated Strathroy Rockets 4 games to 1
*London Nationals defeated St. Thomas Stars 4 games to 1
*Komoka Kings defeated Chatham Maroons 4 games to 1
*LaSalle Vipers defeated Sarnia Legionnaires 4 games to none
===Golden Horseshoe Conference Semifinals===
*Niagara Falls Canucks defeated Pelham Panthers 4 games to none
*St. Catharines Falcons defeated Hamilton Kilty B's 4 games to 2
===Midwestern Conference Semifinals===
*Listowel Cyclones defeated Kitchener Dutchmen 4 games to 1
*Waterloo Siskins defeated Stratford Warriors 4 games to 2
===Western Conference Semifinals===
*Leamington Flyers defeated Komoka Kings 4 games to 3
*London Nationals defeated LaSalle Vipers 4 games to 1
===Golden Horseshoe Conference Final===
*Niagara Falls Canucks defeated St. Catharines Falcons 4 games to 3
===Midwestern Conference Final===
*Waterloo Siskins defeated Listowel Cyclones 4 games to 2
===Western Conference Final===
*London Nationals defeated Leamington Flyers 4 games to none
===Sutherland Cup Semifinals===
The conference final loser with the best playoff record to date, the Listowel Cyclones also advances.
*London Nationals defeated Listowel Cyclones 4 games to 2
*Waterloo Siskins defeated Niagara Falls Canucks 4 games to 3
===Sutherland Cup Final===
*Waterloo Siskins defeated London Nationals 4 games to 3
==References==
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Category:Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
Category:Sutherland Cup