New Hamburg Firebirds

The New Hamburg Firebirds are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Provincial Junior Hockey League after playing in the Midwestern Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.
==History==
The Hahns started out in the Interbrew Junior "C" Hockey League,http://www.firebirds.ca/team-history.shtm and later joined the Central Junior C Hockey League.http://www.firebirds.ca/team-history.shtm They made the jump up to the Midwestern Junior B Hockey League in 1977 and stayed there until 1982Mid-Western Ontario OHA Jr. B Hockey League 25th Anniversary Program by J. Clark Hayman (2002) when they returned to Junior "C" in the NJCHL.
While in the Central Jr. C league (now known as the Western Jr. C league), the Hahns won two Clarence Schmalz Cups as All-Ontario champions - 1963 and 1967.Ontario Hockey Association 2006-2007 Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition by The Ontario Hockey Association (2006)
After some uncertainty in the Summer of 2013, the Firebirds ended up in the new Midwestern Junior C Hockey League.
==Season-by-season standings==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	 	
1962-63	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Won League, Won CSC 	 	
1963-64	29 	15 	14 	0 	- 	141 	122 	30 	3rd CJCHL 	 	 	
1964-65	31 	21 	8 	2 	- 	170 	128 	44 	2nd CJCHL 	 	 	
1965-66	31 	26 	5 	0 	- 	194 	112 	52 	2nd CJCHL 	Won League 	 	
1966-67	24 	15 	6 	3 	- 	127 	86 	33 	1st WJCHL 	Won League, Won CSC 	 	
1967-68	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	
1968-69	30 	23 	3 	4 	- 	157 	58 	50 	1st WJCHL 	Won League 	 	
1969-70	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	
1970-71	32 	27 	3 	2 	- 	-- 	-- 	56 	1st CJCHL 	 	 	
1971-72	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	
1972-73	31 	21 	9 	1 	- 	-- 	-- 	43 	2nd CJCHL 	 	 	
1973-74	32 	22 	6 	4 	- 	182 	109 	48 	2nd CJCHL 	 	 	
1974-75	30 	20 	9 	1 	- 	211 	127 	41 	1st CJCHL II 	 	 	
1975-76	35 	26 	8 	1 	- 	253 	157 	53 	1st CJCHL II 	 	 	
1976-77	36 	24 	8 	4 	- 	258 	128 	52 	3rd CJCHL 	 	 	
1977-78	40 	8 	29 	3 	- 	163 	267 	19 	6th MWJBHL 	DNQ 	 	
1978-79	42 	17 	21 	4 	- 	206 	199 	38 	4th MWJBHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
1979-80	42 	15 	23 	4 	- 	189 	234 	34 	5th MWJBHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
1980-81	42 	15 	24 	3 	- 	183 	220 	33 	6th MWJBHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
1981-82	42 	9 	32 	1 	- 	167 	279 	19 	7th MWJBHL 	DNQ 	 	
1982-83	36 	9 	21 	6 	- 	-- 	-- 	24 	5th NJC-W 	 	 	
1983-84	30 	18 	9 	3 	- 	-- 	-- 	39 	3rd NJC-W 	 	 	
1984-85	32 	17 	12 	3 	- 	180 	135 	37 	3rd SWJCHL 	 	 	
1985-86	36 	25 	7 	4 	- 	-- 	-- 	54 	1st NJC-W 	 	 	
1986-87	34 	18 	10 	6 	- 	-- 	-- 	42 	2nd NJC-W 	 	 	
1987-88	36 	20 	14 	2 	- 	-- 	-- 	42 	3rd NJC-W 	 	 	
1988-89	35 	22 	8 	5 	- 	-- 	-- 	49 	2nd NJC-W 	 	 	
1989-90	36 	20 	8 	8 	- 	-- 	-- 	48 	3rd NJC-W 	 	 	
1990-91	34 	21 	10 	3 	- 	-- 	-- 	45 	2nd NJC-W 	 	 	
1991-92	33 	20 	10 	3 	- 	175 	129 	43 	2nd NJC-W 	 	 	
1992-93	36 	11 	23 	2 	- 	167 	217 	24 	7th NJC-W 	 	 	
1993-94	36 	9 	25 	2 	- 	151 	252 	20 	7th NJC-W 	 	 	
1994-95	36 	14 	18 	4 	- 	163 	169 	32 	5th NJC-W 	 	 	
1995-96	40 	10 	26 	4 	- 	148 	210 	24 	5th NJC-W 	 	 	
1996-97	40 	11 	27 	1 	1 	150 	196 	24 	5th NJC-W 	DNQ 	 	
1997-98	39 	16 	22 	1 	0 	173 	186 	33 	5th NJC-W 	DNQ 	 	
1998-99	35 	19 	16 	- 	0 	-- 	-- 	38 	3rd NJC-W 	 	 	
1999-00	36 	27 	8 	- 	1 	-- 	-- 	55 	1st NJC-W 	 	 	
2000-01	36 	17 	17 	1 	1 	-- 	-- 	36 	3rd NJC-W 	 	 	
2001-02	36 	11 	21 	2 	2 	-- 	-- 	26 	4th NJC-W 	 	 	
2002-03	36 	8 	21 	3 	4 	102 	158 	23 	10th NJCHL 	 	 	
2003-04	36 	20 	12 	2 	2 	163 	142 	44 	5th NJCHL 	 	 	
2004-05	36 	13 	18 	2 	3 	145 	163 	31 	9th NJCHL 	 	 	
2005-06	36 	6 	25 	3 	2 	91 	162 	17 	12th NJCHL 	DNQ 	 	
2006-07	36 	10 	25 	0 	1 	123 	189 	21 	10th NJCHL 	DNQ 	 	
2007-08	36 	21 	15 	0 	0 	138 	136 	42 	6th NJCHL 	 	 	
2008-09	36 	16 	18 	- 	2 	114 	118 	34 	9th NJCHL 	 	 	
2009-10	36 	15 	19 	- 	2 	125 	155 	32 	4th NJC-W 	Lost NJC-W SF 	 	
2010-11	36 	24 	10 	- 	2 	157 	113 	50 	2nd NJC-W 	Lost NJC-W SF 	 	
2011-12	36 	27 	6 	- 	3 	172 	106 	57 	1st NJC-W 	Won NJC-W 	 	
2012-13	38 	32 	4 	- 	2 	221 	93 	66 	1st NJC-W 	Won NJC-W 	 	
2013-14	40 	30 	8 	- 	2 	208 	130 	62 	3rd MWJCHL 	Won Quarters - 4-2 - (Braves)Lost Semi- 3-4 - (Centennials) 	 	
2014-15	40 	29 	10 	1 	- 	174 	103 	59 	2nd MWJCHL 	Won Quarters - 4-1 - (Braves)Lost Semi- 3-4 - (Merchants) 	 	
2015-16	40 	31 	8 	1 	- 	187 	107 	63 	2nd of 9 MWJCHL 	Won Quarters - 4-0 - (Merchants)Won Semifinals 4-1 (Mounties)Lost Finals, 1-4 (Centennials)	 	
2016-17	40 	22 	18 	0 	- 	152 	149 	44 	4th of 9, PJHLDougherty Div 	lost Div Quarters - 1-4 - (Merchants) 	 	
2017-18	40 	15 	19 	3 	3 	125 	142 	39 	7th of 9, PJHLDougherty Div 	lost Div Quarters - 1-4 - (Braves) 	 	
2018-19	40 	29 	9 	0 	2 	175 	88 	60 	2nd of 9, PJHLDougherty Div - 	Won Quarters - 4-2 - (Navy-Vets)Lost Semi- 2-4 - (Applejacks) 	 	
2019-20	40 	17 	17 	3 	3 	184 	122 	44 	7th of 9, PJHLDougherty Div - 	Lost DQF 2-4 (Applejacks) 	 	
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	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	36 	23 	9 	1 	3 	136 	84 	50 	4th 	Lost Conference Final 	 	
2022-23	42 	31 	6 	2 	3 	194 	91 	67 	1st 	Lost Division Final 	 	
2023-24	42 	33 	7 	0 	2 	187 	106 	68 	1st 	 	 	
*1963-1973Simcoe Reformer microfilms. http://www.simcoereformer.ca/
*1973-1977Owen Sound Sun Times microfilms. http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/
*1977-1982Mid-Western Ontario OHA Jr. B Hockey League 25th Anniversary Program by J. Clark Hayman (2002)
*1982-2002Simcoe Reformer microfilms. http://www.simcoereformer.ca/
*2002-2009Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League statistics http://www.ohahockey.org/page/show/15213
==Notable alumni==
*Jim Nahrganghttp://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13820
*John Tannerhttp://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=18393
==External links==
*New Hamburg Firebirds official website
*OHA Homepage
==References==
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Ontario Hockey Association
Category:Established in 1953
Category:Niagara Junior C Hockey League teams
Category:Southwestern Junior C Hockey League teams
Category:Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA) teams