Wingham Ironmen

Hockey team
team = Wingham Ironmen

logosize = 125px
city = Wingham, Ontario [ [http://www.officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/WinghamIronmen.htm Wingham Ironmen ] ]
league = Western Junior C Hockey League [ [http://www.ohahockey.org/page/show/15331 Western C Teams | Western Junior C Hockey League | Junior C | Leagues | Ontario Hockey Association ] ]
founded = Circa 1975 [ [http://www.officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/WinghamIronmen.htm Wingham Ironmen ] ]
arena = North Huron Wescast Community Complex
colours = Blue, Yellow, and White
coach = Gerry Hillier
GM = Steve Coulter [ [http://www.ohahockey.org/page/show/15337 Wingham Ironmen | Western C Teams | Western Junior C Hockey League | Junior C | Leagues | Ontario Hockey Association ] ]
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The Wingham Ironmen are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Wingham, Ontario, Canada [ [http://www.officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/WinghamIronmen.htm Wingham Ironmen ] ] . They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League [ [http://www.ohahockey.org/page/show/15331 Western C Teams | Western Junior C Hockey League | Junior C | Leagues | Ontario Hockey Association ] ] .

History

Founded in 1975, the Ironmen started out in Northern Junior D Hockey League [Owen Sound Sun Times Sports section, February 1976] . After some success at the Junior D level, the Ironmen joined the Central Junior C Hockey League in 1979 [ [http://www.officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/WinghamIronmen.htm Wingham Ironmen ] ] .

In 1980, the league changed its name to the Grey-Bruce Junior C Hockey League to reflect the centralization of the league in Grey-Bruce counties region [ [http://www.officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/WinghamIronmen.htm Wingham Ironmen ] ] . In 1988, the league allowed the Mount Forest Patriots to join the league. A year later the league was renamed the Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League [ [http://www.officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/WinghamIronmen.htm Wingham Ironmen ] ] .

In 2003-04, the Ironmen won the Western league title and went on to compete in the All-Ontario Clarence Schmalz Cup Final. Their competition was the Niagara Junior C Hockey League's Grimsby Peach Kings who swept the Ironmen to win the provincial title [Ontario Hockey Association 2006-2007 Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition by The Ontario Hockey Association (2006)] .

The 2004-05 season saw the Ironmen take first place in the league. In the league semi-final, the played against the fourth seeded Goderich Sailors and defeated them 4-games-to-none. In the league final, the Ironmen drew their most common foe, the Kincardine Bulldogs. In a hard fought battle, the Ironmen found themselves down 3-games-to-2 to the Bulldogs. In Game 6, the Ironmen came to play and defeating the Bulldogs 5-1. The decisive Game 7 ended with a 4-2 victory for Wingham. As Western league champions, the Ironmen found themselves competing for the Schmalz Cup again. In the provincial quarter-final, the Ironmen drew the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League's Erin Shamrocks. The Ironmen defeated them 4-games-to-2. In the semi-finals, the Ironmen drew the challenging Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League's Essex 73's. The 73's were too much for the Ironmen to handle and they swept Wingham 4-games-to-none. [ [http://www.ohahockey.org/ Home | Ontario Hockey Association ] ]

In 2005-06, the Ironmen finished in first place again. They received a bye to the league semi-final. In the semi-final, the Ironmen were up against the Walkerton Hawks, whom they swept 4-games-to-none. In the league final, the Ironmen mixed it up with the Kincardine Bulldogs but were eliminated 4-games-to-1. [ [http://www.ohahockey.org/ Home | Ontario Hockey Association ] ]

The 2006-07 regular season ended with the Ironmen in second place. They again had a bye to the league semi-final. In the semi-final, the Ironmen ran into a surging, red-hot Walkerton Hawks squad who defeated the Ironmen. The third seeded Hawks beat the Ironmen 4-games-to-none. [ [http://www.ohahockey.org/ Home | Ontario Hockey Association ] ]

eason-by-Season Standings

(*) "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." [Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section, November 1999.]
*1979-1981 & 1982-1996 [Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section final standings]
*1981-1982 [London Free Press Sports Section final standings]
*1996-2004 [Mount Forest Confederate Sports Section final standings] [Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section for Goal totals]
*2004-Present [ [http://www.ohahockey.org/ Home | Ontario Hockey Association ] ]

Clarence Schmalz Cup Appearances

:"2004": Grimsby Peach Kings defeated Wingham Ironmen "4-games-to-none" [Ontario Hockey Association 2006-2007 Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition by The Ontario Hockey Association (2006)]

References

External links

* [http://www.winghamironmen.com Ironmen Webpage]