Walpole Island Wild

The Walpole Island Wild formerly the Wallaceburg Lakers and Thunderhawks are a Junior "C" team based out of Walpole Island, Ontario. They play out of the Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA).
==History==
The Wallaceburg Lakers have made the All-Ontario Final once since 1972, in 1999 they lost the Clarence Schmalz Cup to the Glanbrook Rangers. From the 1997-98 season to the 2000-2001 season the Lakers made it to the Great Lakes Junior C Finals. Winning the League Championship in 1998-99 season. The Lakers Revamped themselves in the 2006-2007 season, with Head Coach Mark Davis returning to the club, as they knocked off the 4th seeded Dresden Jr. Kings in a 6 game series for their first series win in 5 years, They would lose in the League Semi Finals to the League Champion Essex 73's in a hard fought 5 game series. In 2007-2008 The Lakers won the north division title and breezed past the Blenheim Blades in the first round 4-0. Round 2 brought on the Mooretown Flags which also brought a 4 game sweep. The Lakers would then face their rivals from Essex the 3 time defending League champions. The Lakers battled their hearts out right to the end but were no match for the 73's as Essex swept the finals in 4 games and claimed their 4th straight League Title.
On December 28, 2008, tragedy struck the Wallaceburg Lakers organization as they lost a valuable member of their team. 19-year-old Tristan Carswell (Forward, #16) died suddenly in his sleep. In the first game the Wallaceburg Lakers played following the death of Carswell, the Lakers coach asked in a pre-game speech for Tristan to send down a message to let them know he's still with them. The Lakers proceeded to score a goal 16 seconds into the game, and then again with 16 seconds remaining in the game. His jersey was retired at a ceremony February 4, 2009 in a game against Dresden.
During a tumultuous off-season in 2019, the ownership group of the Lakers dubiously applied to the Ontario Hockey Association for relocation to Tilbury, Ontario. The move was rejected by the OHA. The team would end up being sold and renamed to the Thunderhawks prior to the 2021-22 season
==Season-by-season record==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	 	
1972-73	42 	20 	19 	3 	- 	197 	179 	43 	4th GLJHL 	 	 	
1973-74	43 	16 	22 	5 	- 	233 	258 	37 	7th GLJHL 	 	 	
1974-75	42 	26 	13 	3 	- 	249 	167 	55 	3rd GLJHL 	 	 	
1975-76	42 	19 	19 	4 	- 	215 	211 	42 	4th GLJHL 	 	 	
1976-77	42 	13 	25 	4 	- 	203 	249 	30 	6th GLJHL 	 	 	
1977-78	42 	20 	19 	3 	- 	259 	266 	43 	4th GLJHL 	 	 	
1978-79	40 	24 	14 	2 	- 	275 	232 	50 	3rd GLJHL 	 	 	
1979-80	42 	17 	20 	5 	- 	257 	219 	39 	4th GLJHL 	 	 	
1980-81	40 	17 	19 	4 	- 	183 	244 	38 	5th GLJHL 	 	 	
1981-82	38 	12 	26 	0 	- 	195 	240 	24 	7th GLJHL 	 	 	
1982-83	39 	27 	7 	5 	- 	234 	157 	59 	2nd GLJHL 	 	 	
1983-84	40 	6 	31 	3 	- 	144 	288 	15 	7th GLJHL 	 	 	
1984-85	40 	13 	22 	5 	- 	187 	197 	31 	8th GLJHL 	 	 	
1985-86	40 	11 	23 	6 	- 	183 	224 	28 	8th GLJHL 	 	 	
1986-87	39 	8 	28 	2 	1 	153 	235 	19 	8th GLJHL 	 	 	
1987-88	38 	23 	13 	1 	1 	215 	180 	48 	4th GLJHL 	 	 	
1988-89	40 	10 	26 	3 	1 	148 	246 	24 	9th GLJHL 	 	 	
1989-90	40 	15 	19 	3 	3 	182 	165 	36 	9th GLJHL 	 	 	
1990-91	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 	
1991-92	41 	1 	37 	2 	1 	97 	367 	5 	11th GLJHL 	 	 	
1992-93	40 	0 	40 	0 	0 	104 	341 	0 	11th GLJHL 	 	 	
1993-94	38 	8 	26 	2 	2 	128 	238 	20 	10th GLJHL 	 	 	
1994-95	42 	3 	34 	3 	2 	111 	286 	11 	11th GLJHL 	 	 	
1995-96	39 	12 	25 	1 	1 	121 	197 	26 	10th GLJHL 	 	 	
1996-97	39 	19 	12 	6 	2 	167 	161 	46 	4th GLJHL 	 	 	
1997-98	46 	21 	17 	7 	1 	173 	140 	50 	5th GLJHL 	Lost Final 	 	
1998-99	40 	32 	7 	0 	1 	209 	109 	65 	2nd GLJHL 	Won League, Lost CSC Final 	 	
1999-00	39 	29 	7 	3 	0 	191 	110 	61 	2nd GLJHL 	Lost Final 	 	
2000-01	40 	24 	14 	1 	1 	152 	138 	50 	3rd GLJHL 	Lost Final 	 	
2001-02	40 	15 	18 	6 	1 	131 	143 	37 	7th GLJHL 	 	 	
2002-03	40 	5 	27 	4 	4 	125 	208 	18 	9th GLJHL 	DNQ 	 	
2003-04	40 	8 	29 	1 	2 	107 	192 	19 	9th GLJHL 	DNQ 	 	
2004-05	40 	4 	34 	1 	1 	69 	215 	10 	9th GLJHL 	DNQ 	 	
2005-06	40 	3 	35 	1 	1 	83 	287 	8 	9th GLJHL 	DNQ 	 	
2006-07	40 	19 	17 	2 	2 	168 	142 	42 	5th GLJHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2007-08	39 	24 	11 	2 	2 	187 	127 	52 	3rd GLJHL 	Lost Final 	 	
2008-09	40 	18 	19 	- 	3 	166 	179 	39 	6th GLJHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2009-10	40 	27 	10 	- 	3 	191 	128 	57 	3rd GLJHL 	Lost-final 	 	
2010-11	40 	30 	8 	- 	2 	168 	113 	62 	1st GLJHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2011-12	40 	9 	29 	- 	2 	129 	216 	20 	9th GLJHL 	DNQ 	 	
2012-13	40 	11 	27 	- 	2 	125 	210 	24 	9th GLJHL 	DNQ 	 	
2013-14	40 	5 	34 	- 	1 	94 	234 	11 	9th GLJHL 	DNQ 	 	
2014-15	40 	6 	31 	- 	3 	87 	190 	15 	9th GLJHL 	DNQ 	 	
2015-16	40 	3 	37 	- 	0 	88 	251 	6 	9th GLJHL 	DNQ 	 	
2016-17	40 	3 	36 	1 	- 	78 	253 	7 	9th Stobbs 	DNQ 	 	
2017-18	40 	3 	37 	0 	0 	67 	261 	6 	9th Stobbs 	DNQ 	 	
2018-19	40 	1 	37 	0 	2 	56 	226 	4 	9th Stobbs 	DNQ 	 	
2019-20	40 	4 	35 	0 	1 	69 	204 	9 	9th Stobbs 	DNQ 	 	
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 	5 	24 	1 	2 	64 	184 	13 	8th 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	 	
2022-23	42 	4 	35 	0 	3 	91 	262 	11 	8th 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	 	
2023-24	42 	6 	36 	0 	0 	73 	249 	12 	8th 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	 	
==Clarence Schmalz Cup Appearances==
:1999: Glanbrook Rangers defeated Wallaceburg Lakers 4-games-to-none
==External links==
*Lakers Web Page
*Lakers' Sarnia Sports Page
Category:Ontario Hockey Association
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League teams
Category:Established in 1972