Kirkland Lake Gold Miners

The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.
==History==
===Manitoulin===
Founded in 2003, the Manitoulin Wild had its best seasons early on. By 2005, the team changed its name to the Manitoulin Islanders. They were eventually taken over by former NHLer Reggie Leach and the team started to split its time between Little Current, Ontario and the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve's Arena. Win total dwindles, debts added up, and by 2011 the team was set to move from the Island.
===Kirkland Lake===
After eight years of futility on Manitoulin Island, the team would either be on the move or fold.http://www.saultthisweek.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3118599 In Mid-May 2011, the NOJHL conditionally approved the move of the Manitoulin Islanders to Kirkland Lake, Ontario to become the Kirkland Lake Blue Devils.http://www.saultthisweek.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3129073 In their final four seasons in Little Current, the Islanders managed 17 wins in 200 games played.
The Blue Devils moniker is a long used traditional team name in Kirkland Lake, the most notable team to use the name was the Kirkland Lake Blue Devils who defeated the Calgary Stampeders 3-games-to-none to win the 1940 Allan Cup.
On September 9, 2011, the Blue Devils played their first ever home game and regulation game in their history. The Blue Devils dropped a 9-2 decision to the North Bay Trappers. On October 12, 2011, the Blue Devils won their first game since relocation 3-2 in a shootout against the Sudbury Cubs. Two nights later, the Blue Devils scored their first ever home win, 5-4 in a shootout, against the Blind River Beavers.
On January 12, 2012, owner of the team Robert Kasner announced that he was folding the club mid-season.http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/eztimminsnews/2012/01/12/kirkland-lake-blue-devils-burn-out/ The folding of the team happened right after Kasner was suspended by the league for six months for multiple roster violations.http://blogs.canoe.ca/randyrusson/general/mid-december-in-the-nojhl-4/ Soon after the folding, the league announced that a new ownership group was to be brought in to run the team and keep hockey going in Kirkland Lake. The new ownership named them the Gold Miners. http://www.nojhl.com/?content=news.php&id=903
In the spring of 2015 the team was selected to host the 2016 Dudley Hewitt Cup.
==Season-by-season results==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Results 	Playoffs
Manitoulin Wild 	Manitoulin Wild 	Manitoulin Wild 	Manitoulin Wild 	Manitoulin Wild 	Manitoulin Wild 	Manitoulin Wild 	Manitoulin Wild 	Manitoulin Wild 	Manitoulin Wild 	Manitoulin Wild
2003–04 	48 	15 	32 	0 	1 	179 	245 	31 	6th NOJHL 	Lost Quarterfinal
2004–05 	48 	14 	30 	1 	3 	164 	266 	32 	6th NOJHL 	Lost Quarterfinal
Manitoulin Islanders 	Manitoulin Islanders 	Manitoulin Islanders 	Manitoulin Islanders 	Manitoulin Islanders 	Manitoulin Islanders 	Manitoulin Islanders 	Manitoulin Islanders 	Manitoulin Islanders 	Manitoulin Islanders 	Manitoulin Islanders
2005–06 	48 	8 	36 	3 	1 	114 	229 	20 	7th NOJHL 	Lost Quarterfinal
2006–07 	48 	11 	30 	0 	7 	138 	232 	29 	7th NOJHL 	Lost Quarterfinal
2007–08 	50 	2 	47 	— 	1 	109 	311 	6 	6th NOJHL 	Lost Quarterfinal
2008–09 	50 	7 	40 	— 	3 	141 	322 	17 	8th NOJHL 	Lost Quarterfinal
2009–10 	50 	4 	45 	— 	1 	131 	359 	9 	8th NOJHL 	Lost Quarterfinal
2010–11 	50 	4 	46 	— 	0 	133 	347 	8 	8th NOJHL 	Lost Quarterfinal
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2011–12 	50 	9 	39 	— 	2 	138 	288 	20 	6th NOJHL 	Lost Quarterfinals, 0-4 vs. Sudbury Cubs
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2012–13 	48 	25 	18 	2 	3 	173 	145 	55 	4th NOJHL 	Won Quarterfinals, 4-0 vs. Blind River BeaversLost Semifinals, 1-4 vs. North Bay Trappers
2013–14 	56 	43 	7 	1 	5 	234 	118 	92 	2nd NOJHL 	Won Quarterfinals, 4-0 vs. North Bay TrappersWon Semifinals, 4-1 vs. Elliott Lake BobcatsWon League Finals, 4-2 vs. Soo ThunderbirdsNOJHL CHAMPIONS
2014–15 	52 	38 	10 	2 	2 	264 	131 	80 	1st of 5, East2nd of 9, NOJHL 	Lost Div. Semifinals, 2-4 vs. Powassan Voodoos
2015–16 	54 	39 	12 	1 	2 	247 	135 	81 	3rd of 6, East4th of 12, NOJHL 	Won Div. Semifinals, 4-2 vs. Powassan VoodoosWon Div. Finals, 4-1 vs. Cochrane CrunchLost League Finals, 0-4 vs. Soo ThunderbirdsLost Semifinal Dudley Hewitt Cup as HOSTS
2016–17 	56 	28 	21 	0 	4 	232 	190 	63 	4th of 6, East6th of 12, NOJHL 	Won Prelim. Rd 2-1 vs Iroquois Falls EskisLost Div. Semifinals, 0-4 vs. Powassan Voodoos
2017-18 	56 	24 	21 	7 	4 	163 	180 	59 	3rd of 6, East7th of 12, NOJHL 	Lost Div. Semifinals, 1-4 vs. Cochrane Crunch
2018-19 	56 	33 	17 	3 	3 	194 	156 	72 	2nd East 	Lost Div. Semifinals 2-4 vs Powassan Voodoos
2019-20 	56 	18 	32 	1 	5 	154 	228 	42 	5th East 	Lost Prelim. Rd 1-2 vs Cochrane Crunch
2020–21 	5 	3 	2 	— 	0 	20 	15 	6 	Withdrew from season due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Withdrew from season due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 	48 	12 	33 	— 	3 	151 	231 	27 	5th of 6, East11th of 12, NOJHL 	Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. French River Rapids
2022–23 	58 	7 	48 	1 	1 	104 	219 	16 	5th of 6, East11th of 12, NOJHL 	Did Not Qualify for Playoffs
2023–24 	58 	10 	41 	5 	2 	145 	294 	27 	5th of 6, East10th of 12, NOJHL 	Did Not Qualify for Playoffs
==References==
==External links==
*KL Gold Miners Webpage
Category:Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League teams
Category:Established in 2003
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams