Trenton Golden Hawks

The Trenton Golden Hawks are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Trenton, Ontario. They are members of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League and a member of the Ontario Hockey Association and Hockey Canada. The team relocated to Trenton in 2009, but were previously known as the Port Hope Predators of Port Hope, Ontario. The team started in 1996 as the Port Hope Buzzards of the Metro Junior A Hockey League.
==History==
Previous to Junior A team coming to Port Hope, and subsequently leaving it, the town has operated a series of Junior C teams by the name Port Hope Panthers.
===Port Hope era (1996-2009)===
In 1996, the Port Hope Buzzards were founded in the Metro Junior A Hockey League. The league only lasted until 1998, when the Metro was absorbed by the larger and healthier Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League.
In November 2005, coach Bret Meyers was suspended for one season and the team was fined $4000 after the Ontario Hockey Association investigated the Predators over allegations of hazing and irresponsible public behaviour by the players of the team.http://www.northumberlandnews.com/news-story/3772055-meyers-penalized-for-team-s-misconduct/ In January 2006, the Predators were fined $1000 and their director of operations Tim Clayden was suspended for one month for signing a player to a Junior C card without his knowledge.http://www.northumberlandnews.com/news-story/3771941-predators-hit-with-another-oha-suspension/ In June 2007, the Ontario Hockey Association found Clayden guity of tampering with players from the Cobourg Cougars' roster. He was suspended for one year and the team was fined $5000.http://www.durhamregion.com/sports-story/3454623-port-hope-predators-found-guilty-of-tampering/ In September 2007, Port Hope coach Brian Drumm was suspended for 20 games for striking a Lindsay Muskies player in the face during a game. The team was also fined $3500.http://www.mykawartha.com/sports-story/3702229-port-hope-coach-suspended/
The 2006-07 season, much like the last two seasons, has shown the Predators as an upper echelon team in the 35-team Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. Threatening their third straight winning season, the Predators have the potential to be Dark Horse Champions when they playoffs commence.
===Trenton era (2009-present)===
In early 2009, the Trenton Hercs announced that they were folding mid-season and leaving the Ontario Junior Hockey League.http://www.northumberlandnews.com/sports-story/3763577-trenton-hercs-fold/ In March, rumblings of team moving into the Trenton market came afloat. It turned out to be the Port Hope Predators.http://www.trentonian.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1487872http://www.northumberlandnews.com/sports-story/3762867-port-hope-predators-weighing-trenton-offer/ According to OJHL commissioner Bob Hooper: “The league never really wanted a team in Port Hope in the first place.” http://www.trentonian.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1487872 In the 2008-09 season, Port Hope was second in league attendance, while Trenton was ninth.http://opjhlleague.stats.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=231&seasonid=3248
On April 2, 2009, the move and name change were announced. The Port Hope Predators are now the Trenton Golden Hawks.
==Season-by-Season results==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs
1996-97	50 	13 	35 	2 	- 	162 	269 	28 	13th Metro A 	DNQ
1997-98	50 	19 	28 	3 	- 	190 	226 	41 	10th Metro A 	Lost in 1st Round to Wellington Dukes
1998-99	51 	16 	27 	6 	2 	193 	266 	40 	11th OPJHL-E 	
1999-00	49 	11 	37 	0 	1 	158 	303 	23 	9th OPJHL-E 	
2000-01	49 	4 	44 	1 	0 	99 	338 	9 	10th OPJHL-E 	
2001-02	49 	8 	40 	1 	0 	119 	268 	17 	10th OPJHL-E 	
2002-03	49 	10 	36 	1 	2 	119 	251 	23 	9th OPJHL-E 	
2003-04	49 	18 	26 	2 	3 	188 	197 	41 	9th OPJHL-E 	
2004-05	49 	38 	5 	3 	3 	226 	113 	82 	1st OPJHL-E 	Lost Semi-final
2005-06	49 	39 	6 	4 	0 	300 	111 	82 	2nd OPJHL-E 	Lost Conf. Final
2006-07	49 	31 	11 	5 	2 	209 	138 	69 	3rd OPJHL-E 	Lost Conf. SF
2007-08	49 	30 	13 	- 	6 	198 	156 	66 	3rd OPJHL-E 	
2008-09	49 	20 	26 	- 	3 	189 	221 	43 	6th OJHL-R 	
2009-10	56 	35 	18 	- 	3 	241 	190 	73 	4th OJAHL 	Lost Semi-final
2010-11	50 	19 	27 	- 	4 	162 	222 	42 	7th OJHL-E 	DNQ
2011-12	49 	36 	7 	- 	6 	215 	128 	78 	1st OJHL-E 	Lost Division SF
2012-13	55 	40 	10 	- 	5 	228 	134 	85 	1st OJHL-E 	Lost Conf. QF
2013-14	53 	34 	17 	- 	2 	217 	152 	70 	5th OJHL-E 	Lost Conf. SF
2014-15	54 	41 	10 	2 	1 	268 	131 	85 	1st OJHL-E 	Lost Conf. F
2015-16	54 	44 	6 	1 	3 	193 	102 	92 	1st of 5 East Div1st of 11 NE Conf1st of 22 OJHL 	Won Conf. Quarters 4-0 (Hurricanes)Won Conf. Semifinals 4-1 (Dukes)Won Conf. Finals, 4-0 (Voyageurs)Won OHJL Championship 4-1 (Raiders)OJHL CHAMPIONS2016 Dudley Hewitt Cup Championsqualify for 2016 Royal Bank Cup
2016-17	54 	42 	9 	2 	1 	255 	119 	87 	1st of 5 East Div1st of 11 NE Conf2nd of 22 OJHL 	Won Conf. Quarters 4-2 (Hurricanes)Won Conf. Semifinals 4-0 (Spirit)Won Conf. Final 4-0 (Cougars)Lost Final 3-4 (Raiders)Won 2017 Dudley Hewitt Cup as hosteliminated in round robin of 2017 Royal Bank Cup
2017-18	54 	24 	26 	2 	2 	167 	192 	52 	4th of 5 East Div8th of 11 NE Conf15th of 22 OJHL	Lost Conf. Quarters 2-4 (Tigers)
2018-19	54 	33 	14 	4 	3 	189 	120 	73 	3rd of 6 East Div3rd of 11 SE Conf5th of 22 OJHL 	Lost Conf. Quarters 2-4 (Fury)
2019-20	54 	40 	10 	1 	3 	228 	134 	87 	2nd of 5 East Div 	Won Conf QF 4-1 then playoffs cancelled
2020–21	Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22	54 	36 	16 	0 	2 	219 	156 	74 	2nd of 5 East Div4th of 11 SE Conf7th of 22 OJHL 	Lost Conf. Quarters 1-2 (Haliburton)
2022–23	54 	35 	15 	1 	3 	233 	155 	74 	4th of 11 SE Conf7th of 22 OJHL 	Won Conf. Quarters 4-1 (Cougars)Won Conf. Semifinals 4-3 (Jr. Canadiens)Won Conf. Finals 4-1 (Dukes)Lost LEAGUE Finals 1-4 (Blues)
2023–24	56 	43 	11 	1 	1 	289 	134 	88 	1st of 12 East Conf2nd of 24 OJHL 	Won Conf. Quarters 4-0 (Spirit)Won Conf. Semifinals 4-0 (Jr. Canadiens)Won Conf. Finals 4-2 (Cougars)Lost League Finals 2-4 (Blues)
==Dudley Hewitt Cup==
Central Canada Championships
NOJHL - OJHL - SIJHL - Host
Round robin play with 2nd vs 3rd in semi-final to advance against 1st in the finals.
Year	Round Robin 	Record 	Standing	SemiFinal	Gold Medal Game
2016	W, Soo Thunderbirds 4-2W, Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 5-1W, Fort Frances Lakers 3-0	3-0-0 	1st of 4	n/a 	defeated Soo Thunderbirds 4-0
2017	W, 5-1 Powassan VoodoosL, 1-0 (so) Georgetown RaidersW, 10-4 Dryden Ice Dogs 	2-0-0-1	1st of 4	n/a 	W, 2-1 Georgetown Raiders
==Royal Bank Cup==
==References==
==External links==
*Golden Hawks Webpage
Category:Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League team
Category:Ontario Hockey Association
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams