Listowel Cyclones

GOJHL team
team_name = Listowel Cyclones
bg_color = Red
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division = Mid-Western
founded = 1972
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arena = Listowel Memorial Arena
city = Listowel, Ontario
team_colors = Red, Black, and White
head_coach = Mike Brooks
general_manager = Regan Stocco
affiliates = Walkerton Hawks
sutherland_cup = none
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schmalz_cup = The Listowel Cyclones are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Listowel, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

History

The Listowel Cyclones were named after famous local professional hockey player Fred "Cyclone" Taylor.

Founded in 1972, the team started out in the Central Junior C Hockey League, but moved up to Midwestern "B" in 1979. The team had horrible results in the 80s, sometimes going for months without a single victory. The 90s were decent to the Cyclones, but by 1999 the team fell into some bad years. The Cyclones had their coming out party in 2005 though, winning the league championship for the first time in history to earn the right to compete for the Sutherland Cup, another team first.

Despite never truly being a contender, the team has had moments of greatness and weakness. On one hand, the Cyclones hold the record for the worst defeat in Mid-Western "B" history: a 23-3 loss to the Waterloo Siskins on December 11, 1983. On the other hand, the team came out of nowhere to win the league title in 2005. Another record they set that year, as the 7th seed in the playoffs, was the lowest entry seed in league history to win the championship. Listowel came in third in the Sutherland Cup Round Robin, losing out to the Chatham Maroons and the eventual champion Thorold Blackhawks.

eason-by-Season Record

Championships

:Mid-Western "B" League Champions: 2005

Notable Alumni

*Jeff Bloemberg
*Dwayne Hay
*Jason Brooks

External links

* [http://www.listowelcyclonesjrb.com/ Cyclones Webpage]