Milton Icehawks

The team is in the middle of being relocated to Brantford for the 2018-19 season and the fate of the team they are taking the identity of Brantford 99ers.
The Milton Icehawks are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Milton, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League.
The Icehawks have previously been known as the Milton Merchants, Milton Flyers, and Milton Steamers.
==History==
In 1992, the Milton Merchants were Central Junior B Hockey League champions. They made the Ontario Hockey Association Sutherland Cup Junior B championship but lost in five games to the Mid-Western Junior B Hockey League's Kitchener Dutchmen.
In 2005, the Ontario Hockey Association fined the Icehawks $12,000 and suspended then-General Manager George Dupont for signing two players outside of OHA guidelines.http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/2010/12/10/junior-hockeys-dirty-little-ecret
Many notable players have suited up for Milton over the years including NHL stars John Tavares, Daniel Carcillo, Sam Gagner, Rich Peverley and Matt Read. Some Famous Miltonians have also played including; AHL star Darren Haydar, the 2 time NCAA Frozen Four Champion Boston College Captain Matt Price, and his brother Jeremy Price (Vancouver Canucks draft pick)
==Move to Brantford==
The team was sold prior to the 2017-18 season to the same owners as the Jr. B level Brantford 99ers.  The team would play 2017-18 in Milton but it was announce on June 18, 2018 that the team would be relocated to Brantford for the 2018-19 season and assume the 99ers name.  The Junior B team is tentatively planning on staying in Brantford for now and will know more after a meeting with the Ontario Hockey Federation.
==Season-by-season results==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	
1970-71	33 	12 	17 	4 	- 	147 	166 	28 	7th MOJBHL 	 	
1971-72	42 	13 	20 	9 	- 	171 	231 	35 	5th CJBHL 	 	
1972-73	42 	9 	30 	3 	- 	171 	278 	21 	7th CJBHL 	 	
1973-74	42 	25 	10 	7 	- 	246 	174 	57 	2nd CJBHL 	 	
1974-75	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available
1975-76	36 	12 	21 	3 	- 	167 	237 	27 	7th CJBHL 	 	
1976-77	42 	17 	22 	3 	- 	206 	237 	37 	6th CJBHL 	 	
1977-78	42 	20 	16 	6 	- 	-- 	-- 	46 	4th CJBHL 	 	
1978-79	44 	16 	23 	5 	- 	205 	277 	37 	7th CJBHL 	 	
1979-80	44 	10 	28 	5 	- 	192 	298 	25 	11th CJBHL 	 	
1980-81	44 	4 	37 	3 	- 	184 	337 	11 	12th CJBHL 	 	
1981-82	40 	6 	30 	4 	- 	156 	303 	16 	11th CJBHL 	 	
1982-83	42 	18 	18 	6 	- 	200 	233 	42 	5th CJBHL 	 	
1983-84	40 	12 	23 	5 	- 	182 	200 	29 	7th CJBHL 	 	
1984-85	40 	20 	16 	4 	- 	193 	166 	44 	5th CJBHL 	 	
1985-86	48 	5 	37 	6 	- 	173 	354 	16 	9th CJBHL 	 	
1986-87	42 	9 	29 	4 	- 	158 	278 	22 	7th CJBHL 	 	
1987-88	44 	18 	22 	4 	- 	232 	250 	40 	9th CJBHL 	 	
1988-89	42 	12 	26 	4 	- 	164 	250 	28 	12th CJBHL 	 	
1989-90	42 	18 	17 	7 	- 	189 	181 	43 	6th CJBHL 	 	
1990-91	42 	25 	10 	7 	- 	265 	184 	57 	3rd CJBHL 	 	
1991-92	42 	29 	8 	5 	- 	207 	138 	63 	2nd CJBHL 	Won League 	
1992-93	49 	32 	15 	2 	- 	269 	190 	68 	5th CJBHL 	 	
1993-94	42 	24 	16 	2 	- 	228 	183 	52 	5th OPJHL-W 	 	
1994-95	49 	33 	14 	2 	- 	287 	226 	69 	1st OPJHL-W 	 	
1995-96	50 	27 	16 	7 	- 	243 	172 	64 	1st OPJHL-Mi 	 	
1996-97	51 	37 	9 	5 	- 	319 	169 	81 	1st OPJHL-Mi 	Won League 	
1997-98	51 	42 	8 	1 	0 	357 	127 	85 	1st OPJHL-Mi 	Won League, Won DHC 	
1998-99	51 	43 	4 	3 	1 	308 	138 	90 	1st OPJHL-W 	 	
1999-00	49 	30 	13 	3 	3 	231 	158 	66 	3rd OPJHL-W 	 	
2000-01	49 	29 	14 	5 	1 	210 	168 	64 	1st OPJHL-W 	 	
2001-02	49 	25 	20 	3 	1 	198 	208 	54 	5th OPJHL-W 	 	
2002-03	49 	41 	6 	1 	1 	279 	139 	84 	1st OPJHL-W 	 	
2003-04	49 	32 	15 	0 	2 	228 	161 	66 	4th OPJHL-W 	 	
2004-05	49 	30 	17 	1 	1 	241 	131 	62 	4th OPJHL-W 	 	
2005-06	49 	41 	3 	4 	1 	254 	97 	87 	1st OPJHL-W 	Lost Conf. SF 	
2006-07	49 	12 	31 	4 	2 	142 	235 	30 	8th OPJHL-W 	Lost Conf. QF 	
2007-08	49 	22 	20 	- 	7 	185 	194 	51 	6th OPJHL-W 	 	
2008-09	49 	21 	24 	- 	4 	208 	229 	46 	6th OJHL-M 	 	
2009-10	56 	3 	51 	- 	2 	145 	387 	8 	15th OJAHL 	DNQ 	
2010-11	50 	5 	41 	- 	4 	147 	374 	14 	8th OJHL-W 	DNQ 	
2011-12	49 	18 	28 	- 	3 	195 	264 	39 	5th OJHL-W 	Lost Division QF 	
2012-13	55 	19 	27 	- 	9 	209 	255 	47 	4th OJHL-W 	DNQ 	
2013-14	53 	29 	20 	- 	3 	186 	193 	61 	3rd OJHL-W 	Lost Conf. QF 	
2014-15	54 	12 	37 	- 	5 	132 	259 	29 	5th OJHL-W 	DNQ 	
2015-16	54 	5 	48 	0 	1 	110 	362 	11 	5th of 5 West Div11th of 11 SW Conf22nd of 22 OJHL	DNQ 	
2016-17	54 	4 	48 	1 	1 	125 	385 	10 	5th of 5 West Div11th of 11 SW Conf22nd of 22 OJHL	DNQ 	
2017-18	54 	4 	47 	0 	3 	85 	276 	11 	5th of 5 West Div11th of 11 SW Conf22nd of 22 OJHL	DNQ 	
2018-19	54 	19 	33 	0 	5 	154 	220 	43 	5th of 5 West Div10th of 11 NW Conf19th of 22 OJHL	DNQ 	
==Sutherland Cup Appearances==
:1992: Kitchener Dutchmen defeated Milton Merchants 4-games-to-1
==Notable alumni==
*Akim Aliu
*John Tonelli
*Daniel Carcillo
*Jay Caufield
*Jeff Daw
*Sam Gagner
*Darren Haydar
*John Tavares
*Matt Read
*Rich Peverley
==References==
==External links==
*Ice Hawks Webpage
Category:Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League teams
Category:Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
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