Saugeen Shores Winterhawks

The Saugeen Shores Winterhawks are a senior hockey team based out of Saugeen Shores, Ontario, Canada. They began playing in the 2007-08 season. They play in the Ontario Elite Hockey League after previously having played in the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League.
==2007-08 Winterhawks Season==
The Winterhawks won their first ever game, defeating the Georgian Bay River Rats by a 12-1 score on the road. Saugeen Shores hosted its first ever home game on October 12, when the Shelburne Muskies made a visit, and came out on top with a score of 6-0. The Winterhawks would continue their hot streak, winning their first nine games, before losing their first game in team history, a 5-3 loss to the Elora Rocks. The Winterhawks would continue their winning ways throughout the season, ending up with a 23-3-0 record, first place in the North Division, and a spot in the "AA" playoffs.
The Winterhawks would face the Exeter Mohawks for their first ever playoff series, and the team would win their first playoff game, holding off the Mohawks for a 4-3 victory. Exeter would take the second game in overtime to even the series up, but the Winterhawks would take control of the series, easily defeating the Mohawks by a 6-2 score in the third game, followed by a 5-3 victory in the fourth game. Saugeen Shores would close out the series in the fifth game, winning 5-4, and advance to the "AA" semi-finals.
Saugeen Shores would face the Elora Rocks, the defending "AA" champions in the semi-finals. Elora would take the opening game in overtime, but the Winterhawks stormed back to win the next two games by scores of 5-4 and 7-4 to take a 2-1 series lead. Elora fought back to tie the series up again in the fourth game, then the Rocks would put Saugeen Shores on the brink of elimination with a 6-5 victory in the fifth game. Elora would end the Winterhawks season with an overtime goal in the sixth game, as they won the series 4-2.
==2008-09 Winterhawks Season==
Saugeen Shores would once again have a very impressive regular season, as they would have the best record in the North Division for the second consecutive season, as they finished the season with a 16-3-1 record, earning 33 points.
The Winterhawks opened the post-season against the Drayton Icemen, in a best of seven series with the winner advancing to the "AA" playoffs. Saugeen Shores opened the series with a blowout victory, defeating Drayton 9-3, and then kept their foot on the gas petal in the second game, winning 7-3 to take a 2-0 series lead. The Winterhawks would have their best game in the third game, defeating the Icemen 10-3, followed by a 7-3 win in the fourth game to sweep Drayton. Saugeen Shores opponent in the "AA" quarter-finals was the Palmerston 81's. Saugeen Shores won the series, 4 games-to-1.
The Winterhawks then faced the Shelburne Muskies in the "AA" Semi-Finals. After racing out to a 3-0 series lead, the Winterhawks allowed the Muskies back into the series with three straight losses, which forced a seventh and deciding game in the series. The Winterhawks won the final game by a score of 3-2 with the overtime winner scored by Ryan Dudgeon.
Saugeen Shores then defeated the Tavistock Royals for the WOAA Sr. "AA" championship, winning the title in just their second year of existence.
==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 	
2007-08	26 	23 	3 	- 	0 	172 	69 	46 	1st WOAA North 	Lost "AA" SF 	
2008-09	20 	16 	3 	- 	1 	135 	72 	33 	1st WOAA North 	Won "AA" Championship 	
2009-10	20 	12 	5 	- 	3 	112 	86 	27 	3rd WOAA North 	Lost "AA" SF 	
2010-11	26 	22 	4 	- 	0 	132 	78 	44 	1st North 	Won "AA" Championship 	
2011-12	24 	23 	1 	- 	0 	151 	58 	46 	1st North 	Won "AA" Championship 	
2012-13	24 	16 	7 	- 	1 	122 	67 	33 	2nd North 	Won "AA" Championship 	
2013-14	24 	18 	3 	- 	3 	126 	72 	39 	T-2nd North 	Lost Division Semifinals 	
2014-15	24 	18 	5 	- 	1 	132 	82 	37 	2nd North 	Lost Division Semifinals 	
2015-16	24 	14 	8 	- 	2 	105 	74 	30 	3rd North 	Lost Division Final 	
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	SL 	GF 	GA 	PTS 	Finish 	Playoffs 	
2016-17	20 	18 	1 	0 	1 	114 	42 	37 	1st 	Lost "AA" Semifinals 	
2017-18	20 	10 	9 	0 	1 	99 	57 	21 	6th 	Lost "AA" Quarterfinals 	
2018-19	22 	14 	7 	0 	1 	103 	74 	29 	4th 	Lost "AA" Semifinals 	
2019-20	22 	16 	6 	0 	0 	101 	64 	32 	T-3rd 	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	15 	9 	4 	1 	1 	67 	44 	20 	6th 	Lost "AA" Quarterfinals 	
2022-23	20 	14 	5 	1 	0 	96 	47 	29 	3rd 	Lost "AA" Semifinals 	
2023-24	20 	11 	8 	1 	- 	78 	54 	23 	7th 	Lost "AA" Quarterfinals 	
==External links==
*Saugeen Shores Winterhawks Website
*WOAA Website
*WOAA Senior Hockey Website
Category:Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Ontario Elite Hockey League teams