2017-18 GOJHL Season

This is the 2017-18 Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League season. This was the league's 68th 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.
==Membership Changes==
* During the final round of the Sutherland Cup playoffs the Cambridge Winter Hawks announced they were severing their ties with the Ontario Hockey Association, possibly in response to the OHA denying the league's application to be elevated to the Junior A level. This would be a de-facto withdrawal from the league as membership in the OHA is required to be a member in an OHA sanctioned league.
* The Buffalo Regals relocated to the Buffalo State Sports Arena on the campus of Buffalo State College.
* In May 2017 it was announced that the Lambton Shores Predators were planning on moving out of Forest to move to Komoka, Ontario for the 2017-18 season The move had already been approved by the league and the OHA. The final approval of Middlesex Centre Wellness and Recreation Complex which met June 21st was the final step in the move. Two junior C level teams (Mount Brydges Bulldogs and Lambeth Lancers) were also reportedly interested in moving to Komoka. The team was re-branded as the Komoka Kings.
* 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.
==Teams==
Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference 	Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	
Ancaster Avalanche 	Ancaster 	Morgan Firestone Arena 	 	
Buffalo Regals 	Buffalo, New York 	Buffalo State Sports Arena 	 	
Caledonia Corvairs 	Caledonia 	Haldimand County Caledonia Centre 	 	
Fort Erie Meteors 	Fort Erie 	Leisureplex Kinsmen Arena 	 	
Niagara Falls Canucks 	Niagara Falls 	Gale Centre 	 	
Pelham Panthers 	Pelham 	Pelham Arena 	 	
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 	 	
Elmira Sugar Kings 	Elmira 	
Woolwich Memorial Centre (Dan Snyder Arena) 	 	
Guelph Hurricanes 	Guelph 	Sleeman Centre & Victoria 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 	 	
==Standings==
===Golden Horseshoe Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Caledonia Corvairs 	50	45	4 	0	1 	309	89 	91
St. Catharines Falcons	50	38	8 	1	3 	227	116	80
Ancaster Avalanche 	50	38	10	1	1 	200	123	78
Niagara Falls Canucks 	50	32	14	0	4 	210	142	68
Thorold Blackhawks 	50	20	22	3	5 	160	205	48
Welland Jr. Canadians 	50	17	28	3	2 	168	218	39
Pelham Panthers 	50	17	29	1	3 	139	217	38
Fort Erie Meteors 	50	10	32	1	7 	130	229	28
Buffalo Regals 	50	2 	43	0	5 	98 	319	9
===Midwestern Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Listowel Cyclones 	50	43	5 	0	2 	232	100	88
Stratford Warriors	50	37	11	1	1 	241	146	76
Elmira Sugar Kings	50	29	21	0	0 	181	155	58
Waterloo Siskins 	50	25	21	1	3 	190	187	54
Kitchener Dutchmen	50	24	23	1	2 	160	163	51
Brampton Bombers 	50	16	33	1	0 	145	216	33
Brantford 99ers 	50	13	30	2	5 	139	216	33
Guelph Hurricanes 	50	12	30	1	7 	102	179	32
===Western Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
London Nationals 	50	35	12	0	3 	217	121	73
Leamington Flyers 	50	31	12	5	3 	202	142	70
LaSalle Vipers 	50	32	16	1	1 	182	141	66
Sarnia Legionnaires	50	29	15	1	5 	204	173	64
St. Thomas Stars 	50	29	16	3	2 	182	154	63
Chatham Maroons 	50	25	22	1	2 	202	192	53
Komoka Kings 	50	12	31	4	3 	140	212	31
Strathroy Rockets 	50	11	32	2	5 	127	214	29
St. Marys Lincolns 	50	10	33	2	5 	129	247	27
==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===
*Caledonia Corvairs defeated Fort Erie Meteors 4 games to none
* St. Catharines Falcons defeated Pelham Panthers 4 games to none
*Ancaster Avalanche defeated Welland Jr. Canadians  4 games to none
*Niagara Falls Canucks defeated Thorold Blackhawks 4 games to none
===Midwestern Conference Quarterfinals===
*Listowel Cyclones defeated Guelph Hurricanes 4 games to none
*Stratford Warriors defeated Brantford 99ers 4 games to none
*Elmira Sugar Kings defeated Brampton Bombers 4 games to none
*Waterloo Siskins defeated Kitchener Dutchmen 4 games to 3
===Western Conference Quarterfinals===
*London Nationals defeated Strathroy Rockets 4 games to none
*Leamington Flyers defeated Komoka Kings 4 games to none
*Chatham Maroons defeated LaSalle Vipers 4 games to 3
*St. Thomas Stars defeated Sarnia Legionaires 4 games to 1
===Golden Horseshoe Conference Semifinals===
*Caledonia Corvairs defeated Niagara Falls Canucks 4 games to 1
*St. Catharines Falcons defeated Ancaster Avalanche 4 games to 3
===Midwestern Conference Semifinals===
*Listowel Cyclones defeated Waterloo Siskins 4 games to 3
*Elmira Sugar Kings defeated Stratford Warriors 4 games to 2
===Western Conference Semifinals===
*London Nationals defeated Chatham Maroons 4 games to 2
*St. Thomas Stars defeated Leamington Flyers 4 games to 3
===Golden Horseshoe Conference Final===
*Caledonia Corvairs defeated St. Catharines Falcons 4 games to none
===Midwestern Conference Final===
*Listowel Cyclones defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4 games to none
===Western Conference Final===
*London Nationals defeated St. Thomas Stars 4 games to none
===Sutherland Cup Semifinals===
The conference final loser with the best playoff record to date (Elmira) advances with an 8-6 record as St. Catharines (8-7) and St. Thomas (8-8) had worse records. Caledonia is seeded 1, London is seeded 2, Listowel is seeded 3, and Elmira is seeded 4.
*Caledonia Corvairs defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4 games to none
*Listowel Cyclones defeated London Nationals 4 games to 2
===Sutherland Cup Final===
*Listowel Cyclones defeated Caledonia Corvairs 4 games to none
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