Port Hope Panthers

The Port Hope Panthers are a Canadian junior hockey team based in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA) after playing in the Empire B Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.
==History==
In 1995, the Trenton Sting made the jump from the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League to the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. In their wake, they formed a feeder team that was to be known as the Brighton Buzz. The Junior C league changed its name to the Empire B Junior C Hockey League just prior to the 1995-96 season to avoid confusion with the Ottawa District Hockey Association's Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League. After two seasons, in 1997 the Brighton Buzz moved and became the Colborne Blackhawks. The Blackhawks folded mid-season in 1999. The Sting's feeder team had been an utter disaster as it had only won 16 games in 140 contests over four seasons.
In 2004, Junior hockey came back to the Town of Colborne. The Empire B league expanded and formed the Colborne Cobras. Their first season was all about survival as the team finished in dead last.
The 2005-06 season saw the Cobras show some staying power with thirteen wins, despite a fifth place finish. They made the playoffs, and in the league quarter-final the Cobras drew the Picton Pirates. The Cobras defeated the Pirates 3-games-to-2 to win the team's first ever playoff series. In the league semi-final, the Cobras were swamped by the eventual champion Napanee Raiders 4-games-to-none.
The 2006-07 season was a breakout season for the Colborne Cobras. With thirty-two wins in thirty-nine games, the Cobras finished in first place overall in the regular season. In the league semi-final, the Cobras drew the fourth seeded Campbellford Rebels. The Cobras dispatched the Rebels with a 4-games-to-none sweep. In the team's first ever league final, the Cobras found themselves up against the Amherstview Jets. After a long and hard fought battle, the Jets had enough fuel left to win game 7 and the series 4-games-to-3.
On May 28, 2009, it was announced the Colborne Cobras would move to Port Hope to fill the void left by the OJHL's Port Hope Predators moving to Trenton. The team will be called the Port Hope Panthers.
==Season-by-season results==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	 	
Colborne Cobras 	Colborne Cobras 	Colborne Cobras 	Colborne Cobras 	Colborne Cobras 	Colborne Cobras 	Colborne Cobras 	Colborne Cobras 	Colborne Cobras 	Colborne Cobras 	Colborne Cobras 	 	
2004-05 	34 	3 	27 	2 	2 	74 	167 	10 	6th EBJCHL 	 	 	
2005-06 	34 	13 	21 	0 	0 	120 	156 	26 	5th EBJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2006-07 	39 	32 	6 	1 	0 	201 	117 	65 	1st EBJCHL 	Lost Final 	 	
2007-08 	40 	16 	21 	- 	3 	165 	222 	35 	4th EBJCHL 	 	 	
2008-09 	40 	9 	26 	- 	5 	128 	224 	23 	6th EBJCHL 	 	 	
Port Hope Panthers	Port Hope Panthers 	Port Hope Panthers 	Port Hope Panthers 	Port Hope Panthers 	Port Hope Panthers 	Port Hope Panthers 	Port Hope Panthers 	Port Hope Panthers 	Port Hope Panthers 	Port Hope Panthers 	 	
2009-10 	40 	24 	11 	- 	5 	199 	134 	53 	3rd EBJCHL 	Lost Final 	 	
2010-11 	40 	17 	18 	- 	5 	137 	161 	39 	5th EBJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2011-12 	40 	12 	19 	- 	9 	129 	168 	33 	5th EBJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2012-13 	40 	25 	14 	- 	1 	184 	154 	51 	2nd EBJCHL 	Lost Final 	 	
2013-14 	40 	20 	15 	- 	5 	145 	130 	45 	3rd EBJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2014-15 	40 	31 	8 	1 	- 	210 	93 	63 	1st EBJCHL 	Won semi-final - 4-1 - (Pirates)Won League Finals - 4-0 (Raiders)Won CSC Quarters, 4-2 (Clarington)Won CSC Semis, 4-0 (Alliston)Lost CSC Final, 3-4 (Essex) 	 	
2015-16 	40 	34 	5 	1 	- 	223 	72 	69 	1st of 6 EBJCHL 	Won semi-final - 4-0 - (Islanders)Won League Finals, 4-0 (Raiders)Won CSC Quarters, 4-1 (Port Perry)Won CSC Semifinals, 4-2 (Alliston)Lost CSC Final, 0-4 (Ayr)	 	
2016-17 	39 	35 	3 	1 	- 	227 	74 	71 	1st of 6Tod Div-PJHL 	Won Div Semi-final, 4-0 (Pirates)Won Div Finals, 4-0 (Raiders)Won Conf. Finals, 4-2 (Chiefs)Won Schmalz Semifinals 4-1 (Hornets)Lost Schmalz Finals, 2-4 (Ayr) 	 	
2017-18 	37 	27 	10 	0 	1 	240 	89 	55 	2nd of 6Tod Div-PJHL 	Won Div Semi-final, 4-0 (Pirates)Won Div Finals, 4-0 (Jets)Lost Conf. Finals, 3-4 (Chiefs) 	 	
2018-19 	43 	15 	25 	1 	2 	143 	183 	33 	4th of 6Tod Div-PJHL 	Lost Div Semi-final, 0-4 (Raiders) 	 	
2019-20 	44 	21 	16 	3 	4 	170 	152 	49 	5th of 6Tod Div-PJHL 	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
2021-22 	30 	14 	11 	2 	3 	109 	85 	33 	4th Tod 	Lost Division Semifinals 	 	
2022-23 	42 	22 	17 	0 	3 	144 	133 	47 	4th Tod 	Lost Conference Final 	 	
2023-24 	42 	24 	13 	1 	4 	176 	140 	53 	3rd Tod 	Lost Division Final 	 	
==Clarence Schmalz Cup appearances==
:2015: Essex 73's defeated Port Hope Panthers 4-games-to-3
:2016: Ayr Centennials defeated Port Hope Panthers 4-games-to-none
:2017: Ayr Centennials defeated Port Hope Panthers 4-games-to-2
==Notable alumni==
*Justin Williamshttp://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=19583
==References==
==External links==
*Panthers' Webpage
Category:Empire Junior C Hockey League teams
Category:Ontario Hockey Association
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 2004
Category:Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA) teams