Sarnia Bees

The Sarnia Bees were a Canadian junior hockey team based in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. They played in the Western Ontario Junior B Hockey League
==History==
The Sarnia Bees joined the ranks of the current Western Junior "B" league in 1969. The Bees were an upstart team in direct competition with the historic Sarnia Legionnaires of the Western Ontario Junior A Hockey League. By mid-season, the Bees had stolen away most of the Legionnaires fan base and the team was forced to fold.
Over the next quarter century the Bees had some good teams but the club seldom lived up to the legend of the Sarnia Legionnaires.
After dominating the Western Ontario Junior B Hockey League during the 1970-71 season, the Bees elected to jump to the Legionnaires' old league, the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League, but the adventure was not overly successful and the Bees returned to the WOJHL the next season. Their experience in Junior A seemingly fueled the Bees during the 1972-73 season as they won the WOJHL championship and went on to defeated the Metro Junior B Hockey League's Toronto Nationals 4-games-to-2 to win Sarnia's first Sutherland Cup since the Sarnia Legionnaires did it in 1968.
In 1983, the Bees were again WOJBHL champions and pushed all the way to the Sutherland Cup finals. In the final, they met the Metro Junior B Hockey League's St. Michael's Buzzers. After a long battle, the Buzzers finished off the Bees in game 7 to deny the franchise of its second Sutherland Cup.
In 1995, the Ontario Hockey League accepted the expansion of a new team known as the Sarnia Sting. To stay out of the shadow of the OHL team, the Bees changed their name to the Steeplejacks.
==Season-by-Season Results== 
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OTL	GF 		GA	P 	Results 	Playoffs
1969-70	36	19	12	5 	- 	199	158	43	2nd WOJHL 	
1970-71	42	32	8 	2 	- 	263	143	66	1st WOJHL 	
1971-72	56	15	31	10	- 	158	200	40	8th SOJAHL 	
1972-73	41	34	3 	4 	- 	289	144	72	1st WOJHL 	Won League, Won SC
1973-74	40	31	6 	3 	- 	275	144	65	1st WOJHL 	
1974-75	40	22	13	5 	- 	202	161	49	1st WOJHL 	
1975-76	40	26	10	4 	- 	272	183	56	2nd WOJHL 	
1976-77	40	19	13	8 	- 	208	158	46	2nd WOJHL 	
1977-78	40	18	17	5 	- 	213	208	41	3rd WOJHL 	
1978-79	42	20	18	4 	- 	242	266	44	4th WOJHL 	
1979-80	42	25	12	5 	- 	246	163	55	3rd WOJHL 	
1980-81	42	26	10	6 	- 	236	170	58	2nd WOJHL 	
1981-82	42	36	4 	2 	- 	290	138	74	1st WOJHL 	Won League
1982-83	42	22	14	6 	- 	204	172	50	3rd WOJHL 	Lost Final
1983-84	48	32	10	6 	- 	262	172	70	2nd WOJHL 	Lost Final
1984-85	48	30	15	3 	- 	266	211	63	3rd WOJHL 	
1985-86	42	25	16	1 	- 	257	196	51	3rd WOJHL 	
1986-87	42	26	11	5 	- 	268	192	57	3rd WOJHL 	
1987-88	42	25	13	4 	0 	215	158	54	3rd WOJHL 	Won League
1988-89	42	34	8 	0 	0 	312	150	68	1st WOJHL 	Won League
1989-90	39	34	3 	1 	1 	292	147	70	1st WOJHL 	Lost Final
1990-91	48	33	14	1 	0 	255	185	67	3rd WOJHL 	Lost Final
1991-92	50	27	18	4 	1 	233	221	59	3rd WOJHL West	
1992-93	52	37	12	3 	0 	- 	- 	77	1st WOJHL West	Won League
1993-94	51	30	19	2 	0 	295	242	62	2nd WOJHL West	
1994-95	52	22	27	0 	3 	236	237	47	3rd WOJHL West	
==Sutherland Cup Appearances==
:1973: Sarnia Bees defeated Toronto Nationals 4-games-to-2
:1982: St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Sarnia Bees 4-games-to-3
==Notable alumni==
*Frank Beaton
*Jerry Butler
*Dino Ciccarelli
*Mike Crombeen
*Michael Dark
*Scott Garland
*Tony McKegney
*Robbie Moore
*Mike Murray
*Bob Neely
*Rumun Ndur
*Kraig Nienhuis
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Ontario Hockey Association