2023-24 GOJHL season

This is the 2023-24 Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 74th 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==
*The Thorold Blackhawks were forced to move their home games to the Vale Health and Wellness Centre in Port Colborne for the 2022 playoffs and for the 2022-23 season due to ongoing construction at the Thorold Community Arena. On May 16, 2023 the move was made permanent with the team being renamed the Port Colborne Sailors.https://www.gojhl.ca/thorold-franchise-makes-port-colborne-home-permanent
*On May 17, 2023 the Leamington Flyers were announced as joining the Ontario Junior Hockey League for the 2023-24 season.https://www.leamingtonflyers.com/flyersjoinojhl
*On June 26, 2023 the Niagara Falls Canucks were announced as being an expansion team in the Ontario Junior Hockey League for the 2023-24 season,https://www.ojhl.ca/ojhl-announces-niagara-falls-as-new-expansion-team/ ending their tenure in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.https://www.gojhl.ca/gojhl-board-of-directors-releases-statement-on-niagara-falls-canucks-joining-ojhl
*On April 25, 2024 the GOJHL announced that the ownership of the Brantford Bandits had purchased the Cambridge Redhawks. And in a parallel move the Brantford Bandits were purchased by the ownership of the Paris Titans of the Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA) and elevating the Titans franchise membership to the GOJHL.https://www.gojhl.ca/cambridge-redhawks-under-new-ownership-brantford-bandits-group-takes-the-helm
==Teams==
Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference 	Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	
Caledonia Corvairs 	Caledonia 	Haldimand County Caledonia Centre 	 	
Fort Erie Meteors 	Fort Erie 	Leisureplex Kinsmen Arena 	 	
Hamilton Kilty B's 	Hamilton 	Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena & Skating Centre 	 	
Pelham Panthers 	Pelham 	Pelham Community Centre 	 	
Port Colborne Sailors 	Port Colborne 	Vale Health and Wellness Centre 	 	
St. Catharines Falcons 	St. Catharines 	Jack Gatecliff Arena 	 	
Welland Jr. Canadians 	Welland 	Welland Main Arena 	 	
Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	
Ayr Centennials 	Ayr 	Ayr Farmers Mutual Insurance Company Arena 	 	
Brantford Bandits 	Brantford 	Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre 	 	
Caledon Bombers 	Caledon 	Mayfield Recreation Complex 	 	
Cambridge Redhawks 	Cambridge 	Galt Arena Gardens 	 	
Elmira Sugar Kings 	Elmira 	Woolwich Memorial Centre(Dan Snyder Arena) 	 	
Kitchener-Waterloo Siskins 	Waterloo 	Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex 	 	
Listowel Cyclones 	Listowel 	Listowel Memorial Arena 	 	
Stratford Warriors 	Stratford 	William Allman Memorial Arena 	 	
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 	 	
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 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Caledonia Corvairs 	50	39	9 	1 	1 	234	111	80
Fort Erie Meteors 	50	36	12	2 	0 	191	118	74
St. Catharines Falcons	50	36	12	1 	1 	197	128	74
Hamilton Kilty B's 	50	24	22	4 	0 	163	162	52
Welland Jr. Canadians 	50	15	31	4 	0 	112	208	34
Pelham Panthers 	50	14	33	2 	1 	124	209	31
Port Colborne Sailors 	50	12	33	4 	1 	128	216	29
===Midwestern Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Listowel Cyclones 	50	38	9 	1 	2 	206	103	79
Stratford Warriors 	50	31	15	4 	0 	195	146	66
Elmira Sugar Kings 	50	32	16	0 	2 	195	151	66
Kitchener-Waterloo Siskins	50	29	13	4 	4 	204	134	66
Ayr Centennials 	50	30	19	1 	0 	188	150	61
Cambridge Redhawks 	50	21	25	3 	1 	148	171	46
Brantford Bandits 	50	11	37	2 	0 	122	223	24
Caledon Bombers 	50	5 	44	0 	1 	85 	271	11
===Western Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
London Nationals 	50	36	11	1 	2 	218	136	75
St. Marys Lincolns 	50	33	11	5 	1 	200	130	72
Strathroy Rockets 	50	33	12	3 	2 	206	145	71
LaSalle Vipers 	50	31	18	1 	0 	206	149	63
Chatham Maroons 	50	26	21	2 	1 	195	183	55
St. Thomas Stars 	50	18	27	3 	2 	143	204	41
Sarnia Legionnaires	50	17	27	4 	2 	176	249	40
Komoka Kings 	50	8 	42	0 	0 	98 	237	16
==Sutherland Cup Playoffs==
===Format===
All teams qualify for the playoffs. The first three rounds remain best-of-seven series within each conference. The fourth round consist of the three conference champions playing a home and home round robin. If the second and third place team finish tied they will meet in a single game tie-breaker. If all three teams finish tied, regular season standing tie-breaker procedures will be used to determine first place and the other two teams will meet in a tie-breaker game. The first place team and the second place team (or winner of the tie-breaker) will meet in a best-of-seven series to determine the Sutherland Cup champion.
===Golden Horseshoe Conference Quarterfinals=== 
*Fort Erie Meteors defeated Port Colborne Sailors 4 games to none (5-2, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0)
*St. Catharines Falcons defeated 4 games to 1 (5-3, 7-2, 4-5, 4-0, 4-2)
*Hamilton Kilty B's defeated Welland Jr. Canadians 4 games to 3 (4-1, 6-4, 2-4, 0-4, 2-3, 5-3, 6-3)
===Midwestern Conference Quarterfinals=== 
*Listowel Cyclones defeated Caledon Bombers 4 games to none (7-0, 3-0, 8-0, 3-0)
*Stratford Warriors defeated Brantford Bandits 4 games to 1 (6-0, 3-6, 3-2 (ot), 6-4, 3-2 (3ot))
*Elmira Sugar Kings defeated Cambridge Redhawks 4 games to 1 (4-3 (ot), 4-2, 5-3, 1-5, 5-1)
*Ayr Centennials defeated Kitchener-Waterloo Siskins 4 games to 2 (4-0, 3-2 (ot), 2-5, 6-0, 6-4, 4-3 (3ot))
===Western Conference Quarterfinals===
*London Nationals defeated Komoka Kings 4 games to 1 (1-4, 8-1, 4-, 5-4, 4-2)
*St. Marys Lincolns defeated Sarnia Legionnaires 4 games to none (9-1, 5-1, 11-0, 9-3) 
*Strathroy Rockets defeated St. Thomas Stars 4 games to 1 (8-1, 3-0, 5-1, 3-4 (ot), 5-2) 
*LaSalle Vipers defeated Chatham Maroons 4 games to 2 (3-2 (ot), 4-5 (3ot), 5-4 (ot), 1-2, 3-2, 4-3 (ot))
===Golden Horseshoe Conference Semifinals=== 
*Caledonia Corvairs defeated Hamilton Kilty B's 4 games to 1 (4-3, 8-2, 8-3, 2-4, 5-3)
*Fort Erie Meteors defeated St. Catharines Falcons 4 games to 2 (2-4, 5-2, 4-1, 3-2, 2-3, 4-1)
===Midwestern Conference Semifinals===
*Listowel Cyclones defeated Ayr Centennials 4 games to none (7-4, 5-4, 3-2, 4-3 (ot))
*Stratford Warriors defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4 games to 1 (7-0, 5-2, 5-4 (ot), 3-4 (2ot), 3-2) 
===Western Conference Semifinals===
*London Nationals defeated LaSalle Vipers 4 games to 1 (7-4, 4-2, 3-4, 2-1 (ot), 7-0)
*St. Marys Lincolns defeated Strathroy Rockets 4 games to none (5-0, 8-5, 8-3, 5-3)
===Golden Horseshoe Conference Final===
*Fort Erie Meteors defeated Caledonia Corvairs 4 games to 3 (3-2, 2-3, 1-2, 3-2, 4-2, 0-1, 5-3)
===Midwestern Conference Final===
*Listowel Cyclones defeated Stratford Warriors 4 games to 1 (3-2, 3-0, 4-0, 1-3, 5-2)
===Western Conference Final===
*St. Marys Lincolns defeated London Nationals 4 games to 3 (5-3, 2-3, 7-4, 2-4, 2-3 (ot), 6-0, 5-2)
===Sutherland Cup Round Robin===
*Game 1 (April 19): Fort Erie Meteors 1-6 Listowel Cyclones 
*Game 2 (April 20): St. Marys Lincolns 1-2 Fort Erie Meteors (ot) 
*Game 3 (April 21): Listowel Cyclones 1-2 St. Marys Lincolns 
*Game 4 (April 24): Listowel Cyclones 4-1 Fort Erie Meteors 
*Game 5 (April 26): Fort Erie Meteors 2-3 St. Marys Lincolns 
*Game 6 (April 28): St. Marys Lincolns 1-5 Listowel Cyclones
===Round Robin Standings===
Team 	GP	W	L	GF	GA	GoalAvg.	Pts
Listowel Cyclones 	4 	3	1	16	5 	.762 	6
St. Marys Lincolns	4 	2	2	7 	10	.412 	4
Fort Erie Meteors 	4 	1	3	6 	14	.300 	2
===Sutherland Cup Final===
*Listowel Cyclones defeated St. Marys Lincolns 4 games to 1 (2-3, 4-1, 2-1 (ot), 4-3, 4-3 (ot))
==References==
Category:2023-24 in ice hockey
Category:Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
Category:Sutherland Cup