Welland Jr. Canadians

The Welland Jr. Canadians are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Welland, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.
==History==
The Welland franchise, under any of its various names, has been a charter member of the Golden Horseshoe "B" since their 1979 expansion.
In the mid-1970s, the Cougars co-existed with the Welland Sabres of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League.
==Season-by-Season Results==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	 	 	 	 	 	
1979-80	44 	27 	11 	6 	- 	314 	216 	60 	3rd GHJHL 	Won League 	 	 	 	 	 	
1980-81	41 	22 	16 	3 	- 	253 	228 	47 	3rd GHJHL 	Lost Final 	 	 	 	 	 	
1981-82	36 	18 	11 	7 	- 	- 	- 	43 	3rd GHJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1982-83	42 	19 	19 	4 	- 	224 	224 	42 	5th GHJHL 	Won League 	 	 	 	 	 	
1983-84	42 	14 	26 	2 	- 	193 	229 	30 	6th GHJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1984-85	42 	15 	18 	9 	- 	221 	213 	39 	7th GHJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1985-86	40 	21 	14 	5 	- 	245 	235 	47 	4th GHJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1986-87	42 	27 	11 	4 	- 	279 	192 	58 	2nd GHJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1987-88	42 	23 	15 	4 	- 	269 	220 	50 	3rd GHJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1988-89	42 	8 	26 	8 	- 	188 	274 	24 	8th GHJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1989-90	48 	26 	20 	1 	1 	336 	256 	54 	5th GHJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1990-91	42 	35 	4 	3 	0 	273 	145 	73 	1st GHJHL 	Won League 	 	 	 	 	 	
1991-92	42 	35 	4 	1 	2 	308 	155 	73 	1st GHJHL 	Lost Final 	 	 	 	 	 	
1992-93	42 	28 	10 	4 	0 	259 	177 	60 	2nd GHJHL 	Lost Final 	 	 	 	 	 	
1993-94	40 	20 	16 	2 	2 	234 	191 	44 	4th GHJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1994-95	42 	26 	14 	2 	1 	226 	175 	55 	2nd GHJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1995-96	50 	16 	29 	3 	2 	160 	223 	37 	6th GHJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1996-97	42 	18 	18 	3 	3 	222 	192 	42 	5th GHJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1997-98	49 	27 	12 	7 	3 	247 	179 	64 	3rd GHJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1998-99	47 	20 	19 	6 	2 	203 	184 	48 	4th GHJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1999-00	48 	28 	14 	4 	2 	218 	159 	62 	3rd GHJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2000-01	48 	30 	14 	3 	1 	196 	142 	64 	3rd GHJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2001-02	48 	18 	22 	5 	3 	180 	210 	44 	4th GHJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2002-03	48 	28 	17 	1 	2 	250 	194 	59 	3rd GHJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2003-04	48 	28 	12 	7 	1 	170 	118 	64 	3rd GHJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2004-05	48 	17 	25 	4 	2 	171 	184 	40 	6th GHJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2005-06	49 	27 	16 	5 	1 	218 	185 	60 	4th GHJHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	 	 	 	 	
2006-07	49 	26 	21 	2 	0 	250 	217 	54 	5th GHJHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	 	 	 	 	
2007-08	49 	28 	19 	1 	1 	257 	206 	58 	5th GOJHL-GH 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2008-09	52 	19 	28 	- 	5 	218 	286 	43 	6th GOJHL-GH 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2009-10	51 	18 	23 	- 	10 	175 	207 	46 	5th GOJHL-GH 	Lost Conf. QF 	 	 	 	 	 	
2010-11	51 	29 	17 	- 	5 	232 	166 	63 	4th GOJHL-GH 	Lost Conf. QF 	 	 	 	 	 	
2011-12	50 	26 	22 	- 	2 	184 	185 	54 	5th GOJHL-GH 	Lost Conf. QF 	 	 	 	 	 	
2012-13	51 	35 	15 	- 	1 	199 	134 	71 	3rd GOJHL-GH 	Lost Conf. Final 	 	 	 	 	 	
2013-14	49 	29 	15 	- 	5 	176 	153 	63 	3rd GOJHL-GH 	Lost Conf. SF 	 	 	 	 	 	
2014-15	49 	32 	15 	- 	2 	181 	119 	66 	3rd GOJHL-GH 	Won Conf. Quarter-finals, 4-1 (Meteors)Lost Conf. semi-finals, 4-1 (Falcons)	 	 	 	 	 	
2015-16	50 	17 	25 	4 	4 	137 	175 	42 	7th of 8-GH19th of 26 	Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 1-4 (Falcons) 	 	 	 	 	 	
2016-17	50 	22 	26 	0 	2 	178 	188 	46 	6th GOJHL-GH 	Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0-4 (Canucks) 	 	 	 	 	 	
2017-18	50 	17 	28 	3 	2 	168 	218 	39 	6th GOJHL-GH 	Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0-4 (Avalanche) 	 	 	 	 	 	
2018-19	48 	8 	36 	0 	4 	117 	251 	20 	7th GOJHL-GH 	Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0-4 (Falcons) 	 	 	 	 	 	
2019-20	50 	5 	41 	3 	1 	109 	267 	14 	9th GOJHL-GH 	Did not qualify 	 	 	 	 	 	
2020-21	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions 	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions
2021-22	48 	19 	26 	3 	0 	124 	170 	41 	5th -GH16th - GOJHL 	Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0-4 (Meteors) 	 	 	 	 	 	
2022-23	50 	13 	31 	5 	1 	127 	206 	32 	7th -GH20th - GOJHL 	Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 1-4 (Kilty B's) 	 	 	 	 	 	
2023-24	50 	15 	31 	4 	0 	112 	208 	34 	5th of 7 GH18th/23 GOJHL 	Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 3-4 (Kilty B's) 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Notable alumni==
*Yvon Corriveau
*Adam Creighton
*Ray Emery
*Wayne Groulx
*Bill Huard
*Matt Johnson
*Bob LaForest
*Mark LaForest
*Lou Nistico
*Krzysztof Oliwa
*Dan Paille
*Bob Sneddon
*Cal Clutterbuck
*Dan Girardi
*Jamie Tardif
*Matt Ellis
*Paul Bissonnette
*Andre Deveaux
==External links==
*Jr. Canadians Webpage
*GOJHL Webpage
*Jr. Canadians Twitter
*Jr. Canadians Facebook
*Jr. Canadians Instagram
Category:Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams