Wellesley Applejacks

The Wellesley Apple Jacks are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Wellesley, Ontario. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.
==History==
The Wellesley Apple Jacks joined the Western Junior D Hockey League in 1987. A year later, the Western League absorbed the Southern Junior D Hockey League. They operated under the Western moniker for three more years.
In 1991, the Western League was dissolved and the OHA Junior Development League was created. At this time, the Apple Jacks turned into a team to reckon with.
In the early years of the OHAJDL, the league was dominated by the Thamesford Trojans and Lucan Irish, but come the 1995-96 season the Apple Jacks made their first finals appearance of what would be four consecutive years.
In the 1996 OHA Cup Finals, the Apple Jacks fell to the Exeter Hawks 4-games-to-3. This came after finishing 2nd place in the entire league with 27 wins.
The 1996-97 season had the Apple Jacks finish second again with 28 wins, but lose in the OHA Cup final 4-games-to-none to the Mount Brydges Bulldogs.
The 1997-98 season was one for the ages for the Apple Jacks. They finished first in the OHAJDL with 28 wins and made it all the way to the league final for the third straight year. They defeated the Exeter Hawks 4-games-to-3 to win their first OHA Cup.
The 1998-99 season, the Applejacks again finished first in the league with 30 wins. In the playoff they made it to the league final for the fourth straight year only to lose 4-games-to-3 to the Lucan Irish.
In 2000-01, the Wellesley Apple Jacks found their footing again. They finished fifth in the OHAJDL with 25 wins and made it to the OHA Cup final again. This time they lost 4-games-to-1 to the Mount Brydges Bulldogs.
In 2002-03, the Apple Jacks finished the season in 8th place with 19 wins. They surprised the league and made it to the league finals again. Wellesley ended up getting swept by the Thamesford Trojans 4-games-to-none.
In 2006, the OHAJDL was dissolved and the Apple Jacks joined the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League -- which was promoted to Junior C officially in 2012.
In the Summer of 2013, the Ontario Hockey Association realigned the leagues and the Apple Jacks ended up in the new Midwestern Junior C Hockey League. The summer of 2016 brought more league changes to the Applejacks. The eight southern Ontario junior "C" hockey leagues amalgamated into one league dubbed the Provincial Junior Hockey League. The Midwestern league became the Pat Doherty division in the Central Conference.
The team is planning on moving into the Wellesley Township Recreation Centre when it opens; which is due to open in the fall of 2023.
==Season-by-season record==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	 	
1987-88	35 	23 	11 	1 	- 	241 	188 	47 	3rd WJDHL 	 	 	
1988-89	36 	10 	22 	4 	- 	154 	186 	24 	16th WJDHL 	 	 	
1989-90	35 	12 	19 	4 	- 	147 	187 	28 	13th WJDHL 	 	 	
1990-91	40 	16 	18 	4 	2 	179 	188 	38 	11th WJDHL 	 	 	
1991-92	34 	20 	10 	2 	2 	187 	144 	44 	5th OHAJDL 	 	 	
1992-93	40 	21 	13 	3 	3 	199 	170 	48 	6th OHAJDL 	 	 	
1993-94	40 	25 	10 	5 	- 	225 	157 	55 	5th OHAJDL 	 	 	
1994-95	39 	23 	13 	0 	3 	215 	166 	49 	4th OHAJDL 	 	 	
1995-96	40 	27 	9 	0 	4 	195 	157 	58 	2nd OHAJDL 	 	 	
1996-97	39 	28 	7 	1 	3 	203 	117 	60 	2nd OHAJDL 	 	 	
1997-98	37 	28 	7 	1 	1 	157 	77 	58 	1st OHAJDL 	 	 	
1998-99	38 	30 	7 	1 	0 	165 	75 	61 	1st OHAJDL 	 	 	
1999-00	38 	28 	9 	0 	1 	170 	92 	57 	3rd OHAJDL 	 	 	
2000-01	40 	25 	11 	3 	1 	-- 	-- 	54 	5th OHAJDL 	 	 	
2001-02	40 	28 	9 	2 	1 	190 	109 	59 	3rd OHAJDL 	 	 	
2002-03	40 	19 	17 	4 	0 	189 	152 	42 	8th OHAJDL 	 	 	
2003-04	40 	21 	16 	2 	1 	143 	140 	45 	7th OHAJDL 	 	 	
2004-05	39 	17 	13 	6 	3 	142 	130 	43 	11th OHAJDL 	 	 	
2005-06	39 	29 	6 	2 	2 	179 	110 	62 	1st OHAJDL 	 	 	
2006-07	42 	19 	19 	0 	4 	191 	162 	42 	12th SOJHL 	 	 	
2007-08	42 	23 	15 	- 	4 	176 	164 	50 	8th SOJHL 	 	 	
2008-09	40 	9 	23 	- 	8 	130 	187 	26 	14th SOJHL 	 	 	
2009-10	36 	7 	23 	- 	6 	104 	177 	20 	14th SOJHL 	 	 	
2010-11	35 	17 	14 	- 	4 	138 	140 	38 	10th SOJHL 	 	 	
2011-12	35 	19 	14 	- 	2 	134 	120 	40 	9th SOJHL 	 	 	
2012-13	38 	23 	13 	- 	2 	172 	132 	48 	3rd SOJHL-Mc 	 	 	
2013-14	39 	19 	17 	- 	3 	197 	148 	41 	5th MWJCHL 	Lost Quarters - 3-4 - (Merchants) 	 	
2014-15	40 	13 	27 	0 	- 	117 	166 	26 	8th MWJCHL 	Lost Quarters - 0-4 - (Centennials) 	 	
2015-16	40 	21 	17 	2 	- 	149 	152 	44 	4th of 8 MWJCHL 	Won Quarters - 4-1 - (Braves)Lost Semifinals 0-4 (Centennials) 	 	
2016-17	40 	24 	14 	2 	- 	205 	130 	50 	2nd of 9- PJHLDougherty Div 	Won Div Quarters. 4-2 - (Navy-Vets)Lost Div Semifinals, 2-4 (Mounties) 	 	
2017-18	40 	22 	16 	1 	1 	178 	119 	46 	5th of 9- PJHLDougherty Div 	Lost Div Quarters. 0-4 (Mounties) 	 	
2018-19	40 	27 	8 	2 	3 	225 	105 	59 	3rd of 9, PJHLDougherty Div - 	Won Div Quarters. 4-0 - (Centennials)Won Div Semifinals, 4-2 (Firebirds)Won Div Final 4-1 - (Braves)Lost Conf. Final, 2-4 (Peach Kings)	 	
2019-20	40 	28 	6 	2 	4 	249 	112 	62 	2nd of 9, PJHLDougherty Div - 	Division Final tied 2-2 when playoffs cancelled 	 	
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	36 	26 	7 	2 	1 	149 	70 	55 	3rd 	Lost Division Semifinals 	 	
2022-23	42 	31 	7 	2 	2 	185 	110 	66 	2nd 	Won Clarence Schmalz Cup 	 	
2023-24	42 	19 	22 	0 	2 	121 	137 	39 	5th 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	 	
==External links==
*Apple Jacks' Homepage
Category:Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League team
Category:OHA Junior Development League teams
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1987
Category:Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA) teams