Goderich Pirates

Hockey team
team = Goderich Pirates

logosize = 125px
city = Goderich, Ontario
league = WOAA Senior Hockey League
division = South
arena = Maitland Recreation Centre
colours = White and Black
coach = Graham Hamilton
GM = Ken Engelstad
The Goderich Pirates are a senior hockey team based out of Goderich, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League.

Championships

Goderich has won 2 WOAA Championship, back in the 1953-54 season and the 1997-98 season.

2006-07 Pirates Season

Goderich, coming off an 8-17-0 season in 2005-06, improved a little bit, going 9-13-2, good for 7th in the WOAA South Division.

The Pirates were swept by the Ripley Wolves in the Sr. "A" quarter-finals, although the scores of the game were close, including a controversial goal scored by Ripley in overtime in the 3rd game of the series. After the goal, Pirates general manager Trevor Bazinet stormed onto the ice, had an argument with the referee, and ended up hitting him. South Bruce OPP were called to the game but the hockey official declined to press charges.

2007-08 Pirates Season

Goderich would once again improve from their previous season, as they finished the year with a record of 11-15-0, earning 22 points. It was the Pirates highest win total and point total since the 1998-99 season.

The team would face the Thedford Dirty Dogs, in a best of 3 qualifying round, with the winner advancing to the WOAA "A" playoffs. The Dirty Dogs, who went pointless during the season, stunned the Pirates in the series opener in Goderich with a 4-2 win. The Pirates fought back in the 2nd game in Thedford with a 4-1 victory, setting up a 3rd and deciding game back in Goderich. The Pirates would close out the series with a 7-1 rout, advancing to the "A" playoffs.

Goderich would face the defending "A" champions, the Durham Thundercats, in the "A" quarter-finals, and the Pirates lost the series opener 7-4, but followed it up with a solid 6-3 win in the 2nd game to even the series up. Durham took control of the series, holding off the Pirates 6-5 in the 3rd game, followed by a 6-4 victory in the 4th game, as they took a 3-1 series lead. Goderich played a very solid 5th game, winning 5-3 to cut the Thundercats series lead to 3-2, but Durham would close it out with 6-4 win in the 6th game, eliminating the Pirates from the post-season.

eason-by-Season Record

"Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Tie, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against"

"More information will be added as more becomes available"

Related links

*Goderich, Ontario

*Western Ontario Athletic Association

*WOAA Senior Hockey League

External links

* [http://www.woaa.on.ca/ WOAA Website]

* [http://www.woaasrhockey.com/ WOAA Senior Hockey Website]

* [http://www.pirateshockey.ca/Default.aspx?Menu=1/ Goderich Pirates Website]