Wheatley Sharks

The Wheatley Sharks are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Wheatley, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.
==History==
The Wheatley Sharks were a member of the Great Lakes Junior C League since 1995–96. The Sharks have made it to the League Finals 4 times since the 2001–02 season but have never been able to win the Championship.
In the 2001–02 season the Sharks faced the Essex 73's in their first ever Finals appearance, the 73's would knock off the Sharks in a hard fought series which Essex won in 5 games, the following year the 73's and Sharks would meet once again in the Championship series, Essex would control this series once again beating the Sharks this time in 4 games.
In 2004–05 the 73's and Sharks would once again meet up this time in the League Semi-Finals which many saw as a battle of the 2 best teams, it would be a classic series, the teams would play Game 7 at the Essex arena in front of over 1500 fans, Sharks held a 2-0 3rd period lead before the 73's battled back with 3 late goals to claim the series victory, Essex would go on to win the Provincial Championship.
The 2005–06 season would be the most successful season in Wheatley Sharks history as Head Coach Dave Wiper led them to a Regular Season Championship with a 1st Place finish with a record of 29–8–1–2. The Club would once again make it to the League Finals for the 3rd time and Face Essex once again this time having the advantage of Home ice, the 73's however would take the title in another classic series going 6 games.
In the 2008–09 season The Sharks would finish 3rd in the league and battle the Belle River Canadiens in first round battle, the Canadiens would take a 3-0 series lead only to see the Sharks battle back and tie the series forcing a game 7 in Belle River. The Canadiens would take the 7th game by a score of 7–1.
The Sharks had another successful season in 2010–11 finishing 21–16–3 would face the Essex 73's once again. The Sharks and 73's were tied 3–3 and another Game 7 in Essex for the Sharks, this time it would be Sharks that would come out on top with a 4–0 shutout win as the Sharks finally defeated the 73's in a playoff series, they would move onto the semi Finals and defeat the 1st place Wallaceburg Lakers in 6 games, however the Sharks lost in a classic 7 game series to the Belle River Canadiens as Belle River won their 2nd straight league title.
The 2011–12 edition of the Sharks would be a very successful one during the regular season, the club finished with a 24–15–1 record during the regular season, which was good enough for 3rd in the league. During the 2011–12 regular season the Sharks would set a team record with 12 straight wins at the Wheatley Arena and finish with a 16–3–1 home record, it was also a successful season for Kurtis Ouellette who won Defenceman of the year and Riley Babkirk who won Rookie of the year. The regular season success would not continue over to the playoffs though, the Sharks would fall in the 1st round to the Belle River Canadiens in 5 games.
The 2012–13 season would be another successful season in Wheatey. The Sharks would finish the season as the 3rd place team with an impressive record of 24–14–2. The Sharks would draw the 6th Seed Alvinston Flyers in the first round, the Sharks would sweep the Flyers in 4 straight games. Round 2 would bring their rivals from Belle River, the Canadiens held a 3–2 series lead heading back to Wheatley, the Sharks would force a game 7 with a 4–1 win on home ice, Game 7 would be dominated by the Sharks 4–0 and send Wheatley into the finals against the 73's. After losing their leading scorer Jon Woelk to a broken ankle in the previous round, and a few key components the 73's would eliminate the Sharks 4 straight to put an end to Wheatley's hopes for a first League Championship.
==Season-by-season record==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	 	
1995-96	43 	20 	19 	2 	2 	153 	158 	43 	5th GLJHL 	 	 	
1996-97	40 	18 	12 	5 	5 	200 	169 	46 	5th GLJHL 	 	 	
1997-98	45 	30 	14 	1 	0 	202 	157 	61 	2nd GLJHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
1998-99	40 	17 	19 	1 	3 	164 	192 	38 	5th GLJHL 	 	 	
1999-00	41 	12 	22 	5 	2 	130 	164 	31 	7th GLJHL 	 	 	
2000-01	40 	12 	25 	2 	1 	134 	181 	27 	8th GLJHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
2001-02	40 	22 	12 	2 	4 	160 	127 	50 	2nd GLJHL 	Lost Final 	 	
2002-03	40 	26 	10 	3 	1 	162 	116 	56 	2nd GLJHL 	Lost Final 	 	
2003-04	40 	15 	20 	1 	4 	125 	138 	35 	7th GLJHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2004-05	40 	19 	13 	8 	0 	166 	137 	46 	6th GLJHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2005-06	40 	29 	8 	1 	2 	185 	114 	61 	1st GLJHL 	Lost Final 	 	
2006-07	40 	26 	9 	2 	3 	201 	163 	57 	3rd GLJHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2007-08	39 	14 	20 	4 	1 	167 	171 	33 	6th GLJHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
2008-09	40 	22 	14 	- 	4 	167 	148 	48 	3rd GLJHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
2009-10	40 	19 	18 	- 	3 	174 	170 	41 	5th GLJHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
2010-11	40 	21 	16 	- 	3 	142 	144 	45 	4th GLJHL 	Lost Final 	 	
2011-12	40 	24 	15 	- 	1 	157 	119 	49 	3rd GLJHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
2012-13	40 	24 	14 	- 	2 	153 	122 	50 	3rd GLJHL 	Won Quarters - 4-0 (Alvinston)Won Semi's - 3-4 - (Belle River)Lost Final - 0-4 - (Essex)	 	
2013-14	40 	22 	16 	- 	2 	160 	137 	46 	4th GLJHL 	Won Quarters - 4-2 (Alvinston)Lost Semi's - 0-4 - (Essex) 	 	
2014-15	40 	17 	20 	- 	3 	131 	149 	37 	7th GLJHL 	Lost Quarters - 0-4 - (Amherstburg) 	 	
2015-16	40 	19 	17 	2 	2 	141 	171 	42 	6th GLJHL 	Lost Quarters - 0-4 - (Amherstburg) 	 	
2016-17	40 	18 	21 	1 	- 	157 	171 	37 	6th Stobbs 	Lost Div. Quarters - 2-4 - (Amherstburg) 	 	
2017-18	40 	13 	24 	0 	3 	121 	163 	29 	7th Stobbs 	Lost Div. Quarters - 0-4 - (Dresden) 	 	
2018-19	40 	16 	22 	0 	2 	106 	145 	34 	7th Stobbs 	Lost Div. Quarters - 0-4 - (Lakeshore) 	 	
2019-20	40 	19 	19 	1 	1 	122 	124 	40 	5th Stobbs 	Lost Div. Quarters - 2-4 (73's) 	 	
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	32 	16 	15 	1 	0 	125 	97 	33 	T-4th 	Lost Division Semifinals 	 	
2022-23	42 	27 	11 	1 	3 	165 	99 	58 	3rd 	Lost Division Semifinals 	 	
2023-24	42 	25 	14 	1 	2 	180 	108 	53 	4th 	Lost Division Semifinals 	 	
==External links==
*Sharks Webpage
Category:Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League teams
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Ontario Hockey Association
Category:Established in 1995