Shelburne Muskies

The Shelburne Muskies are a men's senior hockey team based out of Shelburne, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Ontario Elite Hockey League after previously having played in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League.
==Championships==
The Shelburne Muskies have won one championship, back in the 1997-98 when they were crowned WOAA Sr. "A" champions.
==2006-07 Muskies Season==
After starting off the season pretty average, sitting with a 6-4-0 record in their first ten games, the Muskies turned it up a notch and finished the year 12-2-0, finishing in 2nd place in the North Division, and qualifying for the WOAA Sr. "AA" playoffs.
They faced off against the Tavistock Royals in the quarter-finals, and quickly fell behind them two games to none before storming back and taking a 3-2 lead in the series. However, the Muskies could not close out the series, as Tavistock rallied back and won the series in seven games.
==2007-08 Muskies Season==
Shelburne would have another strong regular season, finishing the season with a 18-7-1 record, and finishing in fourth place in the North Division to qualify for the "AA" playoffs.
The Muskies would open the playoffs against the Tavistock Royals, who finished with the best record in the league. Shelburne surprised the Royals in the series opener, winning 6-5 on the road, but Tavistock stormed back with a 6-1 win in the second game. The Muskies would put up a good fight in the third game, but fell short, losing 4-2, then losing a wild fourth game, which saw the Muskies come back from a 6-1 deficit to take the game into overtime, but allowed the game winning goal within the first minute of the extra period. Shelburne could not rebound from the loss, as Tavistock closed out the series in the fifth game, eliminating the Muskies for the second straight season in the quarter-finals.
==2008-09 Muskies Season==
The Muskies would have a very solid regular season, finishing third in the WOAA North Division with a record of 15-5-0, earning 30 points. Shelburne scored a WOAA high 142 goals, which included a 20-0 shutout victory against the Nottawasaga River Rats.
Shelburne faced the Ripley Wolves in the "AA" qualification round, with the winner of the best of seven series advancing to the "AA" quarter-finals. The Muskies opened the series with a solid 5-3 victory, followed by a blowout 7-1 win in the second game to take control of the series. In the third game, the Wolves were able to keep the score close, however, Shelburne prevailed with a 5-3 victory to take a 3-0 series lead. The fourth game was another close one, and the Muskies were able to hold off Ripley for a 5-4 victory to sweep the series and advance to the "AA" quarter-finals.
The Muskies faced off against the Elora Rocks in the "AA" quarter-finals. Shelburne took control of the series early, winning the first two games by identical 6-3 scores to take a 2-0 series lead. Elora fought back in the third game, defeating the Muskies 6-5 in overtime to get themselves back into the series. The Muskies responded in the fourth game, defeating the Rocks 7-5 to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. The Rocks staved off elimination in the fifth game, defeating Shelburne 7-4, however, the Muskies were able to close out the series in the sixth game, defeating Elora 8-7 in overtime to advance to the next round.
The Muskies next opponent would the the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks in the "AA" semi-finals. The Winterhawks took the series opener with by a close score of 4-3, followed by a dominating 6-1 victory in the second game to take a 2-0 series lead. Saugeen Shores continued to have their way with the Muskies in the third game, easily defeating Shelburne 7-2 to push the Muskies on the brink of elimination. Shelburne responded with a 6-0 victory in the fourth game, followed by a 5-4 win in the fifth game to cut the Winterhawks series lead to 3-2. Shelburne would continue their comeback in the sixth game, winning 5-2 to even the series. Saugeen Shores would spoil the Muskies comeback bid in the seventh game, ending Shelburne's season with an overtime victory to knock the Muskies out of the playoffs.
==2009-10 Muskies Season==
Shelburne improved on their regular season record from the previous season, as they had an impressive 15-2-3 record, earning 33 points and a second place finish in the WOAA North Division. The Muskies had the second highest goal total in the league, scoring 127 goals, while they finished with a league best 54 goals against.
The Muskies faced the Palmerston 81's in the best of five "AA" qualifying series. In the series opener, Shelburne easily handled Palmerston, defeating the 81's 6-3 to take the series lead. The Muskies defeated the 81's in the second game by a 5-2 score, followed by a close 4-3 win in the third game to sweep the series and advance to the "AA" playoffs.
==Season-by-Season record==
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Tie, OL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Playoffs 	
1977-78	24 	13 	8 	3 	- 	142 	121 	29 	2nd COHL 	 	
1978-79	25 	16 	8 	1 	- 	173 	128 	33 	2nd COHL 	 	
1979-80	24 	16 	8 	0 	- 	146 	147 	32 	3rd COHL 	 	
1980-81	20 	8 	9 	3 	- 	95 	104 	19 	3rd COHL 	 	
1981-82	20 	18 	1 	1 	- 	149 	62 	37 	1st COHL 	Won League 	
1982-83	22 	16 	2 	4 	- 	150 	63 	36 	1st COHL 	 	
1983-84	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
1984-85	24 	15 	5 	4 	- 	116 	80 	34 	1st NIBHL 	 	
1985-86	6 	1 	3 	2 	- 	24 	34 	4 	2nd NIBHL 	Lost Final 	
1986-87	24 	6 	17 	1 	- 	120 	148 	13 	4th GBSAHL 	 	
1987-88	20 	11 	9 	0 	- 	135 	118 	22 	2nd NSBHL 	 	
1988-89	24 	8 	12 	4 	- 	104 	133 	20 	6th CSBHL 	 	
1989-90	26 	6 	16 	4 	- 	103 	144 	16 	6th NSBHL 	 	
1990-91	24 	1 	22 	1 	- 	85 	232 	3 	5th NSAHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	
1991-92	23 	5 	16 	2 	- 	-- 	-- 	12 	4th NSAHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	
1993-94	20 	1 	18 	1 	- 	-- 	-- 	3 	11th Sr. A 	 	
1994-95	24 	11 	13 	0 	- 	-- 	-- 	22 	7th Sr. A 	 	
1995-96	21 	4 	16 	1 	0 	98 	150 	9 	7th Sr. AA 	Lost "AA" QF 	
1996-97	22 	17 	4 	0 	1 	164 	102 	35 	1st Sr. A 	Lost "A" SF 	
1997-98	24 	17 	6 	1 	0 	156 	120 	35 	1st Sr. A East 	 	
1998-99	25 	15 	9 	1 	0 	-- 	-- 	31 	3rd WOAA Sr 	Lost "A" SF 	
1999-00	26 	12 	10 	2 	2 	-- 	-- 	28 	7th WOAA Sr 	 	
2000-01	25 	16 	8 	0 	1 	-- 	-- 	33 	3rd WOAA North 	 	
2001-02	24 	11 	11 	2 	0 	112 	96 	24 	3rd WOAA North 	 	
2002-03	24 	14 	9 	1 	0 	146 	99 	29 	8th WOAA Sr 	 	
2003-04	24 	14 	9 	1 	0 	107 	85 	29 	7th WOAA Sr 	 	
2004-05	25 	18 	6 	1 	0 	148 	92 	37 	3rd WOAA Sr 	 	
2005-06	25 	19 	3 	- 	3 	137 	76 	41 	3rd WOAA Sr 	Lost "AA" SF 	
2006-07	24 	18 	6 	- 	0 	129 	88 	36 	2nd WOAA North 	Lost "AA" QF 	
2007-08	26 	18 	7 	- 	1 	177 	106 	37 	4th WOAA North 	Lost "AA" QF 	
2008-09	20 	15 	5 	- 	0 	142 	72 	30 	3rd WOAA North 	Lost "AA" SF 	
2009-10	20 	15 	2 	- 	3 	127 	54 	33 	2nd WOAA North 	Lost "AA" QF 	
2010-11	26 	18 	8 	- 	0 	135 	94 	36 	3rd North 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	
2011-12	24 	16 	6 	- 	2 	125 	88 	34 	T-3rd North 	Lost Division Semifinals 	
2012-13	24 	16 	8 	- 	0 	117 	99 	32 	3rd North 	Lost Division Semifinals 	
2013-14	23 	7 	16 	- 	0 	80 	121 	14 	7th North 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	
2014-15	24 	4 	19 	- 	1 	49 	138 	9 	7th North 	Eliminated in "A" Round Robin 	
2015-16	24 	5 	17 	- 	2 	80 	138 	12 	6th South 	Lost "A" Semifinals 	
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	SL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Playoffs 	
2016-17	20 	7 	11 	2 	0 	74 	93 	16 	T-10th 	Lost "A" Quarterfinals 	
2017-18	20 	10 	9 	0 	1 	85 	79 	22 	5th 	Lost "AA" Quarterfinals 	
2018-19	22 	11 	10 	0 	0 	98 	82 	22 	9th 	Lost "A" Semifinals 	
2019-20	22 	17 	5 	0 	0 	95 	71 	34 	2nd 	Lost "AA" Quarterfinals 	
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
2021-22	17 	8 	9 	0 	0 	60 	78 	16 	8th 	Lost "AA" Quarterfinals 	
2022-23	20 	3 	15 	2 	0 	54 	103 	8 	T-10th 	Lost "A" Semifinals 	
More information will be added as more becomes available
==External links==
*WOAA Website
*WOAA Senior Hockey Website
*Shelburne Muskies Website
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Category:Ontario Elite Hockey League teams