Wingham Ironmen

The Wingham Ironmen are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Wingham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League after having played in the Western Junior C Hockey League.
==History==
Founded in 1975, the Ironmen started out in Northern Junior D Hockey LeagueOwen Sound Sun Times Sports section, February 1976. After some success at the Junior D level, the Ironmen joined the Central Junior C Hockey League in 1979.
In 1980, the league changed its name to the Grey-Bruce Junior C Hockey League to reflect the centralization of the league in Grey-Bruce counties region. In 1988, the league allowed the Mount Forest Patriots to join the league. A year later the league was renamed the Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League.
In 2003-04, the Ironmen won the Western league title and went on to compete in the All-Ontario Clarence Schmalz Cup Final. Their competition was the Niagara Junior C Hockey League's Grimsby Peach Kings who swept the Ironmen to win the provincial titleOntario Hockey Association 2006-2007 Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition by The Ontario Hockey Association (2006).
The 2004-05 season saw the Ironmen take first place in the league. In the league semi-final, the played against the fourth seeded Goderich Sailors and defeated them 4-games-to-none. In the league final, the Ironmen drew their most common foe, the Kincardine Bulldogs. In a hard fought battle, the Ironmen found themselves down 3-games-to-2 to the Bulldogs. In Game 6, the Ironmen came to play and defeating the Bulldogs 5-1. The decisive Game 7 ended with a 4-2 victory for Wingham. As Western league champions, the Ironmen found themselves competing for the Schmalz Cup again. In the provincial quarter-final, the Ironmen drew the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League's Erin Shamrocks. The Ironmen defeated them 4-games-to-2. In the semi-finals, the Ironmen drew the challenging Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League's Essex 73's. The 73's were too much for the Ironmen to handle and they swept Wingham 4-games-to-none.Home | Ontario Hockey Association
In 2005-06, the Ironmen finished in first place again. They received a bye to the league semi-final. In the semi-final, the Ironmen were up against the Walkerton Hawks, whom they swept 4-games-to-none. In the league final, the Ironmen mixed it up with the Kincardine Bulldogs but were eliminated 4-games-to-1.
The 2006-07 regular season ended with the Ironmen in second place. They again had a bye to the league semi-final. In the semi-final, the Ironmen ran into a surging, red-hot Walkerton Hawks squad who defeated the Ironmen. The third seeded Hawks beat the Ironmen 4-games-to-none.
==Season-by-Season Standings==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	 	
1979-80 	29 	17 	10 	2 	- 	172 	117 	36 	4th CJCHL West 	 	 	
1980-81 	30 	18 	8 	4 	- 	154 	182 	40 	2nd GBJCHL 	 	 	
1981-82 	30 	7 	23 	0 	- 	99 	177 	14 	6th GBJCHL 	 	 	
1982-83 	30 	6 	20 	4 	- 	119 	170 	16 	6th GBJCHL 	 	 	
1983-84 	30 	19 	8 	3 	- 	187 	123 	41 	1st GBJCHL 	 	 	
1984-85 	30 	14 	12 	4 	- 	152 	153 	32 	2nd GBJCHL 	 	 	
1985-86 	30 	2 	26 	2 	- 	126 	241 	4 	6th GBJCHL 	 	 	
1986-87 	24 	9 	11 	4 	- 	120 	150 	22 	3rd GBJCHL 	 	 	
1987-88 	30 	13 	14 	3 	- 	167 	171 	29 	3rd GBJCHL 	 	 	
1988-89 	30 	20 	6 	4 	- 	229 	138 	44 	2nd WJCHL 	 	 	
1989-90 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	
1990-91 	30 	12 	14 	4 	- 	126 	149 	28 	4th WJCHL 	 	 	
1991-92 	29 	7 	18 	4 	- 	129 	173 	18 	6th WJCHL 	 	 	
1992-93 	30 	17 	9 	4 	- 	180 	141 	38 	3rd WJCHL 	 	 	
1993-94 	31 	18 	7 	6 	- 	-- 	-- 	42 	2nd WJCHL 	 	 	
1994-95 	30 	13 	12 	5 	- 	152 	135 	31 	5th WJCHL 	 	 	
1995-96 	29 	14 	11 	4 	- 	162 	120 	32 	4th WJCHL 	 	 	
1996-97 	30 	16 	9 	5 	- 	152 	107 	37 	2nd WJCHL 	 	 	
1997-98 	35 	27 	7 	1 	- 	164 	87 	55 	2nd WJCHL 	 	 	
1998-99 	35 	28 	6 	1 	- 	154 	78 	57 	2nd WJCHL 	 	 	
1999-00*	35 	23 	10 	2 	- 	182 	94 	48 	2nd WJCHL 	 	 	
2000-01 	39 	8 	29 	2 	- 	100 	199 	18 	5th WJCHL 	 	 	
2001-02 	35 	21 	11 	3 	- 	152 	118 	45 	3rd WJCHL 	 	 	
2002-03 	35 	21 	11 	- 	3 	151 	117 	45 	4th WJCHL 	 	 	
2003-04 	34 	25 	5 	4 	0 	177 	99 	54 	1st WJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC Final 	 	
2004-05 	40 	30 	4 	4 	2 	193 	101 	66 	1st WJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC Semi-final 	 	
2005-06 	40 	32 	5 	2 	1 	237 	97 	67 	1st WJCHL 	Lost Final 	 	
2006-07 	40 	29 	8 	0 	3 	204 	135 	61 	2nd WJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2007-08 	40 	19 	15 	- 	6 	196 	177 	44 	4th WJCHL 	 	 	
2008-09 	36 	19 	15 	- 	2 	141 	115 	40 	4th WJCHL 	 	 	
2009-10 	36 	16 	14 	- 	6 	105 	126 	38 	5th WJCHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
2010-11 	36 	26 	9 	- 	1 	196 	148 	53 	2nd WJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2011-12 	36 	19 	13 	- 	4 	152 	119 	42 	4th WJCHL 	 	 	
2012-13 	36 	22 	14 	- 	0 	194 	142 	44 	4th WJCHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
2013-14 	35 	26 	6 	- 	3 	184 	125 	55 	1st WJCHL 	Won LeagueLost CSC Semi-final 	 	
2014-15 	36 	29 	7 	0 	- 	171 	94 	58 	1st WJCHL 	Quarters-final - bye -Won, Semi - 4-2 (Bulldogs)Lost, League Final - 3-4(W Hawks) 	 	
2015-16 	36 	16 	19 	1 	- 	130 	128 	33 	5th of 7 WJCHL 	Lost Quarters-final - 2-4 -(M Hawks) 	 	
2016-17 	36 	11 	22 	3 	- 	87 	140 	25 	6th of 7Pollock Div-PJHL 	Lost Div Quarters - 0-4 -(Patriots) 	 	
2017-18 	40 	22 	14 	1 	3 	158 	150 	48 	5th of 7Pollock Div-PJHL 	Won Div Quarters, 4-0 (M Hawks)Lost Div Semifinal, 0-4 (Patriots) 	 	
2018-19 	42 	31 	8 	2 	1 	202 	119 	65 	2nd of 7Pollock Div-PJHL 	Won Div Quarters, 4-0 (Flyers)Won Div Semifinal, 4-1 (Bulldogs)Lost Div Final, 2-4 (Patriots)	 	
2019-20 	42 	28 	9 	0 	3 	171 	107 	61 	2nd of 7Pollock Div. PJHL 	Division Final cancelled with series tied 1 game each 	 	
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 	14 	1 	1 	90 	92 	35 	5th 	Lost Division Semifinals 	 	
2022-23 	42 	26 	13 	1 	2 	146 	109 	55 	4th 	Lost Division Semifinals 	 	
2023-24 	42 	17 	21 	1 	3 	102 	118 	38 	6th 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	 	
(*) The 1999-00 Season was altered drastically due to the folding of the Lakeshore Pirates. As a disproportionate amount of games had been played by each team against Lakeshore, all history of these games were erased.Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section, November 1999.
*1979-1981 & 1982-1996Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section final standings
*1981-1982London Free Press Sports Section final standings
*1996-2004Mount Forest Confederate Sports Section final standingsOwen Sound Sun Times Sports Section for Goal totals
*2004-Present
==Clarence Schmalz Cup Appearances==
:2004: Grimsby Peach Kings defeated Wingham Ironmen 4-games-to-none
==References==
==External links==
*Ironmen Webpage
Category:Ontario Hockey Association
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League team
Category:Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA) teams