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Mount Forest Patriots 
City Mount Forest, Ontario[1] League Western Junior C Hockey League[2] Founded 1987[1] Home arena Mount Forest District Community Centre[3] Colors Black, Green, Yellow, and White General manager Gerry Hillier[4] Head coach Matt Mullin[4] The Mount Forest Patriots are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada[1]. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League (WJCHL)[2].
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History
With their expansion into the Ontario Hockey Association in 1987[1], the Patriots served as a catalyst for the genesis of the Grey-Bruce Junior "C" Hockey League (GBJHL) into the WJCHL. Until 1987, all teams in the GBJHL were from Grey County and Bruce County. Mount Forest, at the Southern border of Grey County, is actually a part of Wellington County and therefore rendered the GBJHL inadequate.[1] The expansion of the Pats came soon after the folding of the Markdale Mohawks[5] and the Arthur Eagles[6], two local Junior "D" teams.
Following nine years of WJCHL domination by the Hanover Barons[7], the Patriots came into their own. The team won three consecutive league titles from 1994 until 1996[8], but could not surpass the Belle River Canadiens (1994)[9], Bowmanville Eagles (1995)[10], or the Paris Mounties (1996)[8] in the early rounds of the All-Ontario Championship to win the Clarence Schmalz Cup. In 1998, the Patriots were designated the farm team of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League's Durham Huskies[11]. This relationship resulted in the Patriots fielding the first Russian to play in the WJCHL, Valentine Lidvanov[12], however the teams' affiliation was severed in 2001 when the Huskies left the OPJHL to join the WJCHL[13]. The Huskies were granted leave from the OPJHL[14], but were voted out of the WJCHL before they could play a game[13].
The Pats have struggled to obtain their first winning season since 1998. None-the-less, the community of Mount Forest stands firmly behind them, often filling the arena at home games.
The 2004-05 season ended with the Mount Forest Patriots on the outside looking in. At the very end of the season, the upstart Goderich Sailors jumped ahead of the Patriots to take control of the fourth playoff seed and leaving the Patriots eliminated from the playoffs.[15]
In 2005-06, the Patriots finished in last place overall but took advantage of an expanded playoff format introduced that season. The playoffs did not last long though as the Hanover Barons swept the Patriots in the league quarter-final 2-games-to-none.[15]
The 2006-07 season ended with the Patriots back up in the fifth seed. They challenged the Hanover Barons in the league quarter-final and were defeated 3-games-to-1.[15]
Season-by-Season Standings
Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs 1987-88 30 11 14 5 - 129 132 27 4th GBJCHL 1988-89 30 12 13 5 - 149 148 29 4th WJCHL 1989-90 30 13 15 2 - 156 180 28 4th WJCHL 1990-91 30 8 18 4 - 110 126 20 6th WJCHL 1991-92 29 9 16 4 - 121 142 22 5th WJCHL 1992-93 29 9 17 3 - 138 170 21 5th WJCHL 1993-94 32 22 6 4 - -- -- 48 1st WJCHL Won League 1994-95 29 21 3 5 - 102 74 47 1st WJCHL Won League 1995-96 30 22 6 2 - 179 95 46 2nd WJCHL Won League 1996-97 30 15 10 5 - 158 141 35 3rd WJCHL 1997-98 36 11 21 4 - 145 164 26 5th WJCHL 1998-99 36 11 18 7 - 103 134 29 5th WJCHL 1999-00* 34 8 22 4 - 91 157 20 5th WJCHL 2000-01 39 19 17 3 - 152 149 41 3rd WJCHL 2001-02 34 18 13 3 - 126 107 39 4th WJCHL 2002-03 35 10 24 - 1 92 168 21 5th WJCHL 2003-04 33 10 22 1 0 127 154 21 5th WJCHL Lost Semi-final 2004-05 40 8 28 4 0 140 225 20 5th WJCHL DNQ 2005-06 38 4 32 2 0 83 232 10 6th WJCHL Lost Quarter-final 2006-07 40 6 32 0 2 126 244 14 5th WJCHL Lost Quarter-final 2007-08 40 4 35 - 1 102 267 9 5th WJCHL 2008-09 36 1 34 - 1 70 265 3 7th WJCHL 2009-10 36 7 27 - 2 98 173 16 6th WJCHL Lost Quarter-final 2010-11 36 10 22 - 4 111 166 24 6th WJCHL Lost Quarter-final (*) The 1999-00 Season was altered drastically due to the folding of the Lakeshore Pirates. As a disproportionate amount of games had been played by each team against Lakeshore, all history of these games were erased. If they had been included, the Patriots' record against the Pirates was 4-0-0.[16]
References
- ^ a b c d e Mount Forest Patriots
- ^ a b Western C Teams | Western Junior C Hockey League | Junior C | Leagues | Ontario Hockey Association
- ^ http://www.ohahockey.org/files/document/file_name/9700/MFPatriots_Schedule_Regular2007-08.pdf
- ^ a b >
- ^ MarkdaleJuniors
- ^ AncasterShamrocks
- ^ Welcome To The Home of the Hanover Barons
- ^ a b Mount Forest Confederate Sports Section, March 1996
- ^ Mount Forest Confederate Sports Section, March 1994
- ^ Mount Forest Confederate Sports Section, March 1995
- ^ The Durham Chronicle Sports Section, August 1998
- ^ Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section, November 1998
- ^ a b The Durham Chronicle Sports Section, April 2001
- ^ The Durham Chronicle Sports Section, February 2001
- ^ a b c Home | Ontario Hockey Association
- ^ Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section, November 1999.
- ^ Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section final standings
- ^ Mount Forest Confederate Sports Section final standings
- ^ Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section for Goal totals
- ^ Home | Ontario Hockey Association
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