St. Thomas Stars

The St. Thomas Stars are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.
==History==
The old Barons joined the troubled original Western Jr. "B" League in 1961. When the league became the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League in 1968, the Barons came with them and changed their name in 1970 to the Elgins.
In 1969, the Barons won the Western Ontario Junior "A" Championship. As per their league's agreement with the Western Canada Hockey League, the Barons were shipped out to Flin Flon, Manitoba to face off against Bobby Clarke and the WCHL Champion Flin Flon Bombers is a best-of-7 series for National bragging rights. The Bombers won the first three games. The Barons forfeited game four, leaving during the second period and citing violent play by the Bombers—conceding the championship.
The Elgins folded in 1973 and were replaced by the Colonels, who formed the year before, the next season in the Central Junior C Hockey League. In 1976, the team was moved up to the shortlived "Southwestern Ontario Junior "B" Hockey League". When the Southwestern died, the Colonels jumped to the new "Western League" and changed their name to the Pests in 1980. As expected, the Pests was considered a horrible name and was changed to the Stars in 1984. The Stars are a consistent and strong team in the Western Ontario Jr B Hockey League, and compete to this day.
==Season-by-Season Results==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	 	 	 	 	
1972-73	31 	4 	26 	1 	- 	-- 	-- 	9 	8th CJCHL 	 	 	 	 	 	
1973-74	32 	15 	13 	4 	- 	179 	177 	34 	4th CJCHL 	 	 	 	 	 	
1974-75	36 	13 	17 	6 	- 	248 	259 	32 	4th CJCHL III 	 	 	 	 	 	
1975-76	27 	8 	18 	1 	- 	152 	182 	17 	4th CJCHL III 	 	 	 	 	 	
1976-77	38 	11 	25 	2 	- 	201 	284 	24 	6th SWJBHL 	DNQ 	 	 	 	 	
1977-78	40 	19 	20 	1 	- 	237 	223 	39 	3rd SWJBHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	 	 	 	
1978-79	42 	3 	37 	2 	- 	148 	330 	8 	8th WOJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	
1979-80	42 	2 	38 	2 	- 	121 	388 	6 	8th WOJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	
1980-81	42 	7 	29 	6 	- 	162 	274 	20 	7th WOJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	
1981-82	42 	10 	27 	5 	- 	182 	248 	25 	8th WOJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	
1982-83	42 	17 	17 	8 	- 	178 	193 	42 	4th WOJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	
1983-84	48 	22 	21 	5 	- 	238 	233 	49 	5th WOJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	
1984-85	48 	20 	23 	5 	- 	254 	292 	45 	4th WOJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	
1985-86	42 	26 	11 	5 	- 	245 	169 	57 	2nd WOJHL 	Won League 	 	 	 	 	
1986-87	42 	24 	15 	3 	- 	271 	234 	51 	4th WOJHL 	Won League, Won Sutherland Cup 	 	 	 	 	
1987-88	42 	19 	20 	2 	1 	213 	207 	41 	5th WOJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	
1988-89	42 	9 	30 	2 	1 	195 	284 	21 	7th WOJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	
1989-90	40 	17 	19 	3 	1 	173 	185 	38 	6th WOJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	
1990-91	48 	34 	11 	1 	2 	234 	183 	71 	2nd WOJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	
1991-92	48 	17 	27 	3 	1 	202 	227 	38 	4th WOJHL East 	 	 	 	 	 	
1992-93	52 	23 	23 	3 	3 	- 	- 	52 	3rd WOJHL East 	 	 	 	 	 	
1993-94	51 	10 	36 	2 	3 	192 	307 	25 	5th WOJHL East 	 	 	 	 	 	
1994-95	52 	36 	13 	0 	3 	351 	245 	75 	1st WOJHL East 	Won League 	 	 	 	 	
1995-96	52 	28 	18 	5 	1 	272 	244 	62 	2nd WOJHL East 	Won League 	 	 	 	 	
1996-97	52 	30 	18 	3 	1 	234 	216 	64 	2nd WOJHL East 	 	 	 	 	 	
1997-98	52 	36 	11 	5 	0 	304 	210 	77 	1st WOJHL East 	Lost Final 	 	 	 	 	
1998-99	52 	37 	11 	0 	4 	301 	195 	78 	1st WOJHL East 	Lost Final 	 	 	 	 	
1999-00	54 	31 	17 	0 	6 	229 	200 	68 	4th GOHL 	 	 	 	 	 	
2000-01	54 	12 	41 	0 	1 	151 	298 	25 	10th GOHL 	 	 	 	 	 	
2001-02	54 	13 	37 	4 	0 	183 	289 	30 	9th WOJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	
2002-03	48 	19 	25 	2 	2 	142 	171 	42 	6th WOJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	
2003-04	48 	22 	19 	4 	3 	154 	148 	51 	6th WOJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	
2004-05	48 	31 	15 	1 	1 	184 	141 	64 	2nd WOJHL 	Lost Final 	 	 	 	 	
2005-06	48 	21 	22 	3 	2 	132 	140 	47 	7th WOJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	
2006-07	48 	25 	20 	- 	3 	177 	195 	53 	6th WOJHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	 	 	 	
2007-08	48 	19 	20 	- 	9 	165 	187 	47 	19th GOJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	
2008-09	52 	12 	31 	- 	9 	154 	258 	33 	24th GOJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	
2009-10	50 	21 	25 	- 	4 	173 	179 	46 	7th GOJHL-W 	Lost Conf. Final 	 	 	 	 	
2010-11	51 	30 	17 	- 	4 	200 	163 	64 	4th GOJHL-W 	Lost SF Round Robin 	 	 	 	 	
2011-12	51 	26 	23 	- 	2 	204 	215 	54 	5th GOJHL-W 	Lost Conf. QF 	 	 	 	 	
2012-13	51 	26 	18 	- 	7 	194 	209 	59 	5th GOJHL-W 	Lost Conf. QF 	 	 	 	 	
2013-14	49 	20 	26 	- 	3 	168 	211 	43 	7th GOJHL-W 	Lost Conf. QF 	 	 	 	 	
2014-15	49 	22 	20 	- 	7 	166 	170 	49 	6th GOJHL-W 	Lost Conf Quarter, 2-4 (Sarnia) 	 	 	 	 	
2015-16	50 	27 	19 	2 	2 	200 	173 	58 	5th of 9-W12th of 26-GOJHL 	Lost Conf Quarter, 1-4 (Chatham) 	 	 	 	 	
2016-17	50 	19 	27 	2 	2 	181 	200 	32 	7th of 9-W19th of 27-GOJHL 	Lost Conf Quarter, 0-4 (Chatham) 	 	 	 	 	
2017-18	50 	29 	15 	3 	2 	182 	154 	63 	5th of 9-W11th of 26-GOJHL 	Won Conf Quarter, 4-1 (Sarnia)Won Conf Semi, 4-3 (Leamington)Lost Conf Final, 0-4 (London)	 	 	 	 	
2018-19	48 	17 	24 	3 	4 	145 	176 	41 	7th W 	Lost Conf Quarter, 1-4 (Nationals) 	 	 	 	 	
2019-20	50 	12 	32 	1 	5 	146 	262 	30 	9th W 	Did not qualify 	 	 	 	 	
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	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	48 	18 	26 	3 	1 	149 	175 	40 	7th of 9-W18th of 25-GOJHL 	Lost Conf Quarter, 2-4 (Nationals) 	 	 	 	 	
2022-23	50 	21 	23 	4 	2 	183 	180 	48 	7th of 9-W18th of 25-GOJHL 	Lost Conf Quarter, 0-4 (Nationals) 	 	 	 	 	
2023-24	50 	18 	27 	3 	2 	143 	204 	41 	6th of 8-W16th of 23-GOJHL 	Lost Conf Quarter, 1-4 (Rockets) 	 	 	 	 	
==Barons/Elgins Season-by-Season Results==
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OTL	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs
1961-62	36	26	9 	1 	- 	238	180	53	1st WOJBHL	Won League
1962-63	35	24	11	0 	- 	246	153	48	2nd WOJBHL	
1963-64	40	29	11	0 	- 	273	185	58	1st WOJBHL	
1964-65	39	20	18	2 	- 	213	206	42	4th WOJBHL	
1965-66	40	21	17	2 	- 	227	209	44	4th WOJBHL	
1966-67	40	26	13	1 	- 	225	165	53	1st WOJBHL	Won League
1967-68	50	25	22	3 	- 	297	241	53	3rd WOJBHL	
1968-69	56	37	18	1 	- 	255	178	75	1st WOJAHL	Won League, Lost National Final
1969-70	54	31	21	2 	- 	245	236	64	3rd WOJAHL	
1970-71	44	13	26	5 	- 	205	270	31	5th SOJAHL	
1971-72	56	20	26	10	- 	244	288	50	4th SOJAHL	
1972-73	60	10	45	5 	- 	209	373	25	7th SOJAHL	
==Sutherland Cup Appearances==
:1962: Waterloo Siskins defeated St. Thomas Barons 4-games-to-1
:1987: St. Thomas Stars defeated Niagara Falls Canucks 4-games-to-none
:1995: Stratford Cullitons defeated St. Thomas Stars 4-games-to-none
:1996: Niagara Falls Canucks defeated St. Thomas Stars 4-games-to-2
==Notable alumni==
*Gregory Campbell
*Logan Couture
*Dan Cloutier
*John Cullen
*Rick Foley
*Bo Horvat
*Ken Murray
*Danny Schock
*Joe Thornton
*Brian Willsie
==External links==
*Former Stars Webpage
*Stars Webpage
*GOJHL Webpage
Category:Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
Category:Ontario Hockey Association
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams