Napanee Raiders

The Napanee Raiders are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Napanee, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.
==History==
The current Napanee junior hockey team found its genesis in the 1960s as a member of the Quinte-St. Lawrence Junior C Hockey league. Originally known as the Napanee Kelly Tiremen, the team would make several appearances in the Clarence Schmalz Cup playoffs advancing to the cup final in 1963, semi-finals in 1966 and 1967 and the quarter-finals in 1968. In 1980 they changed their name to the Napanee Warriors. The league was floundering and in 1986 merged with the more western Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League. The merger left the Napanee Warriors without a local league and forced them to go on hiatus.
==The Raiders Era==
After three seasons with no junior hockey, the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League was formed. The Napanee Raiders were its first regular season and playoff champions in 1990.
In 1993, the Napanee Raiders forced the Ontario Hockey Association to take the far-east upstart league seriously. The Raiders finished first in the regular season with thirty-two wins in thirty-five games played. They won the league playoffs and entered the Clarence Schmalz Cup provincial playdowns. They made it to the provincial final where they faced the Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League's, Hanover Barons for Ontario's crown. The Raiders shocked the Barons and came out on top with 4-games-to-2 series win. This marked both the Raiders and the new league's first provincial championship.
The Raiders won the Eastern Ontario Junior C League title again in 1994 and 1995. After the 1995 championship, the league announced that they were changing their name from the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League to the Empire B Junior C Hockey League. The name change was to end confusion between the league and the neighbouring Ottawa District Hockey Association's long running Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League.
In 1995-96, the Napanee Raiders won their fourth straight league championship. Unlike the previous two years, the Raiders made it through to the Clarence Schmalz Cup final. Their opponents were the Paris Mounties of the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League. However unlike the 1993 finals, the Raider's fell short of their bid for a second provincial crown, losing in the championship series, 4-games-to-1.
The 2000-01 season ended up being a good one for the Raiders as they went on to win their sixth league championship.
In 2005-06, the Raiders finished the regular season in first place overall. They received a bye through the league quarter-finals and ended up against the second year Colborne Cobras in the league semi-final. The Raiders proved too much for the Cobras and crushed them 4-games-to-none. In the league final, the Raiders met up with the Amherstview Jets. In a long and tough series, the Raiders prevailed in game 7, winning the series 4-games-to-3. In the provincial semi-final, the Raiders ran into the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League's Port Perry Mojacks. The Mojacks swept the Empire B champions 4-games-to-none.
The 2006-07 season saw the Napanee Raiders slip to third place overall in the regular season standings. The Raiders met the Amherstview Jets in the league semi-final. The Jets were set on avenging the 2006 Finals loss to the Raiders and defeated them 4-games-to-2 to move on to the league final. During the 2006-07 season, the Raiders invited the local Canada World Youth branch along with a large contingent of Peruvians from "La Brigada de Voluntarios Bolivarianos del Peru" to attend the game. The Raiders defeated the Picton Pirates 6-3 in front of their guests.
The Raiders finished the 2008-09 season with a 20-0 home record.
The Raiders regained their league championship in 2009-10 but had similar results in the CSC playdowns. They defeated the Little Britain Merchants (Central Ontario League) in 7 games but fell again to the Alliston Hornets (Georgian Mid Ontario) this time pushing them to six games.
After failing to make the playoffs for the first time in 2012-2013, the Raiders have been showing signs of improvement over the past three seasons under head coach Michael Hartwick. The team missed the playoffs by one point in 2013–2014, then reached the Empire B Junior C Hockey League final in each of the past two seasons, ultimately losing to Port Hope both years. The team has improved its wins and points records both seasons also.
==Season-by-season results==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	 	
1989-90	30 	25 	4 	1 	- 	255 	100 	51 	1st EOJCHL 	Won League 	 	
1990-91	30 	22 	7 	1 	- 	191 	123 	45 	1st EOJCHL 	 	 	
1991-92	30 	27 	0 	3 	- 	192 	78 	57 	1st EOJCHL 	 	 	
1992-93	35 	32 	2 	1 	- 	282 	97 	67 	1st EOJCHL 	Won League, Won CSC 	 	
1993-94	36 	24 	9 	3 	- 	212 	166 	51 	1st EOJCHL 	Won League 	 	
1994-95	40 	29 	7 	- 	4 	264 	147 	62 	1st EOJCHL 	Won League 	 	
1995-96	42 	28 	12 	2 	0 	249 	164 	58 	1st EBJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC Final 	 	
1996-97	42 	31 	9 	2 	- 	207 	134 	64 	1st EBJCHL 	 	 	
1997-98	36 	17 	18 	1 	- 	144 	157 	35 	4th EBJCHL 	 	 	
1998-99	36 	13 	18 	3 	2 	142 	155 	31 	3rd EBJCHL 	 	 	
1999-00	36 	17 	17 	1 	1 	136 	152 	36 	2nd EBJCHL 	 	 	
2000-01	34 	21 	8 	3 	2 	176 	126 	47 	1st EBJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC QF 	 	
2001-02	36 	20 	14 	0 	2 	150 	149 	42 	1st EBJCHL 	 	 	
2002-03	34 	11 	19 	1 	3 	150 	191 	26 	3rd EBJCHL 	 	 	
2003-04	34 	19 	12 	2 	1 	172 	147 	41 	2nd EBJCHL 	 	 	
2004-05	34 	23 	8 	1 	2 	149 	127 	49 	1st EBJCHL 	 	 	
2005-06	34 	24 	6 	4 	0 	206 	112 	52 	1st EBJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC QF 	 	
2006-07	40 	22 	16 	2 	1 	192 	146 	47 	3rd EBJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2007-08	40 	28 	8 	- 	4 	253 	156 	60 	2nd EBJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC SF 	 	
2008-09	40 	37 	3 	- 	0 	276 	113 	74 	1st EBJCHL 	Lost Finals 	 	
2009-10	40 	29 	7 	- 	4 	218 	130 	62 	1st EBJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC SF 	 	
2010-11	40 	22 	16 	- 	2 	171 	149 	46 	1st EBJCHL 	Lost Final 	 	
2011-12	40 	16 	18 	- 	6 	156 	173 	38 	4th EBJCHL 	Lost Quarter Final 	 	
2012-13	40 	10 	27 	- 	3 	121 	197 	23 	5th EBJCHL 	DNQ 	 	
2013-14	40 	20 	17 	- 	3 	182 	148 	43 	5th EBJCHL 	DNQ 	 	
2014-15	40 	22 	17 	1 	- 	182 	117 	45 	2nd EBJCHL 	Won semi-final - 4-1 - (Rebels)Lost League finals - 0-4 - (Panthers) 	 	
2015-16	40 	24 	12 	4 	- 	163 	129 	52 	2nd of 6 EBJCHL 	Won semi-final - 4-1 - (Jets)Lost League Finals, 0-4 (Panthers) 	 	
2016-17	39 	26 	12 	1 	- 	199 	94 	53 	2nd of 6Tod Div-PJHL 	Won Div semi-final, 4-1 (Islanders)Lost Div. Final, 0-4 (Panthers) 	 	
2017-18	40 	37 	2 	0 	1 	302 	70 	75 	1st of 6Tod Div-PJHL 	Lost Div semi-final, 3-4 (Jets) 	 	
2018-19	43 	37 	4 	1 	1 	252 	69 	76 	1st of 6Tod Div-PJHL 	Won Div semi-final, 4-0 (Panthers)Won Div. Final, 4-0 (Pirates)Won Conf. Final, 4-0(Bruins)Won CSC Semifinals 4-0 (Hornets)Won CSC Final 4-0 (Peach Kings)	 	
2019-20	44 	36 	5 	1 	2 	240 	92 	75 	1st of 6Tod Div-PJHL 	Led Div Final 2-0 when playoffs cancelled 	 	
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	30 	22 	4 	4 	0 	125 	57 	48 	2nd Tod 	Lost Conference Final 	 	
2022-23	41 	35 	5 	0 	1 	218 	71 	1st Tod 	Lost Division Semifinals 	 	 	
2023-24	42 	25 	15 	2 	0 	192 	123 	52 	4th Tod 	Lost Conference Final 	 	
==Clarence Schmalz Cup Playoff Appearances==
:1963: New Hamburg Hahns defeated Napanee Kelly Tiremen 4-games-to-0 in the final
:1966: Parry Sound Brunswicks defeated Napanee Kelly Tiremen 4-games-to-1 in semi-final play
:1967: Aurora Tigers defeated Napanee Kelly Tiremen 4-games-to-2 in semi-final play
:1968: Huntsville Merchants defeated Napanee Kelly Tiremen in quarter-final play
:1993: Napanee Raiders defeated Hanover Barons 4-games-to-2 - **Clarence Schmalz Cup Champions**
:1996: Paris Mounties defeated Napanee Raiders 4-games-to-1 in the final
==External links==
*Raiders' Webpage
* Napanee Community Website
Category:Empire Junior C Hockey League teams
Category:Ontario Hockey Association
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1989
Category:Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA) teams