Wellesley Applejacks
{{Short description|Canadian junior ice hockey team}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team
|team_name = Wellesley Apple Jacks
|league = Provincial Junior Hockey League
|bg_color = red
|text_color =
|logo_image = Wellesley Applejacks.png
|conference= South
|division = Doherty
|founded = 1987
|history =
|alternate =
|arena = Wellesley Arena
|city = Wellesley, Ontario
|affiliate = Elmira Sugar Kings (GOJHL)
|colours = Black, Red, White
|head_coach = Derek Lebold
|general_manager = Rob Kelly
|division champions = 1998, 2019, 2023
|league_champions = 1998, 2023
|cs_cup =
|dudley_cup =
|oha_cup = 1998
|robertson_cup =
|renwick_cup =
|allan_cup =
}}
The Wellesley Apple Jacks are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Wellesley, Ontario. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.
History
File:Wellesley Applejacks goalie 2014.jpg
The Wellesley Apple Jacks joined the Western Junior D Hockey League in 1987. A year later, the Western League absorbed the Southern Junior D Hockey League. They operated under the Western moniker for three more years.
In 1991, the Western League was dissolved and the OHA Junior Development League was created. At this time, the Apple Jacks turned into a team to reckon with.
In the early years of the OHAJDL, the league was dominated by the Thamesford Trojans and Lucan Irish, but come the 1995–96 season the Apple Jacks made their first finals appearance of what would be four consecutive years.
In the 1996 OHA Cup Finals, the Apple Jacks fell to the Exeter Hawks 4-games-to-3. This came after finishing 2nd place in the entire league with 27 wins.
The 1996–97 season had the Apple Jacks finish second again with 28 wins, but lose in the OHA Cup final 4-games-to-none to the Mount Brydges Bulldogs.
The 1997–98 season was one for the ages for the Apple Jacks. They finished first in the OHAJDL with 28 wins and made it all the way to the league final for the third straight year. They defeated the Exeter Hawks 4-games-to-3 to win their first OHA Cup.
The 1998–99 season, the Applejacks again finished first in the league with 30 wins. In the playoff they made it to the league final for the fourth straight year only to lose 4-games-to-3 to the Lucan Irish.
In 2000–01, the Wellesley Apple Jacks found their footing again. They finished fifth in the OHAJDL with 25 wins and made it to the OHA Cup final again. This time they lost 4-games-to-1 to the Mount Brydges Bulldogs.
In 2002–03, the Apple Jacks finished the season in 8th place with 19 wins. They surprised the league and made it to the league finals again. Wellesley ended up getting swept by the Thamesford Trojans 4-games-to-none.
In 2006, the OHAJDL was dissolved and the Apple Jacks joined the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League—which was promoted to Junior C officially in 2012.
In the Summer of 2013, the Ontario Hockey Association realigned the leagues and the Apple Jacks ended up in the new Midwestern Junior C Hockey League. The summer of 2016 brought more league changes to the Applejacks. The eight southern Ontario junior "C" hockey leagues amalgamated into one league dubbed the Provincial Junior Hockey League. The Midwestern league became the Doherty division in the South Conference.
Season-by-season record
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|Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
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|1987-88 | 35 | 23 | 11 | 1 | | ||||||
| |241 | 188 | 47 | 3rd WJDHL | |||||||
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|1988-89 | 36 | 10 | 22 | 4 | | ||||||
| |154 | 186 | 24 | 16th WJDHL | |||||||
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|1989-90 | 35 | 12 | 19 | 4 | | ||||||
| |147 | 187 | 28 | 13th WJDHL | |||||||
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|1990-91 | 40 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 179 | 188 | 38 | 11th WJDHL | |
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|1991-92 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 187 | 144 | 44 | 5th OHAJDL | |
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|1992-93 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 199 | 170 | 48 | 6th OHAJDL | |
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|1993-94 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 5 | | ||||||
| |225 | 157 | 55 | 5th OHAJDL | |||||||
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|1994-95 | 39 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 215 | 166 | 49 | 4th OHAJDL | |
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|1995-96 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 195 | 157 | 58 | 2nd OHAJDL | |
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|1996-97 | 39 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 203 | 117 | 60 | 2nd OHAJDL | |
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|1997-98 | 37 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 77 | 58 | 1st OHAJDL | |
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|1998-99 | 38 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 75 | 61 | 1st OHAJDL | |
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|1999-00 | 38 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 92 | 57 | 3rd OHAJDL | Won Div semi-final 4-0 (Dukes) Lost Div. final 2-4 (Braves) |
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|2000-01 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | | |||||
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| - | 54 | 5th OHAJDL | Won Div semi-final 4-2 (Centennials) Won Div. final 4-3 (Braves) Won Conference final 4-3 (Bulldogs) Lost final 1-4 (Bulldogs) | |||||||
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|2001-02 | 40 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 190 | 109 | 59 | 3rd OHAJDL | Won Div semi-final 4-1 (Centennials) Won Div. final 4-0 (Hawks) Lost Conference final 1-4 (Braves) |
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|2002-03 | 40 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 189 | 152 | 42 | 8th OHAJDL | Won Div semi-final 4-2 (Dukes) Won Div. final 4-2 (Braves) Won Conference final 4-1 (Hawks) Lost final 0-4 (Trojans) |
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|2003-04 | 40 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 143 | 140 | 45 | 7th OHAJDL | Won Div semi-final 4-1 (Dukes) Lost Div. final 1-4 (Braves) |
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|2004-05 | 39 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 142 | 130 | 43 | 11th OHAJDL | Lost Div. semi-final 3-4 (Sailors) |
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|2005-06 | 39 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 179 | 110 | 62 | 1st OHAJDL | Won Conference quarter-final 4-1 (Thunderbirds) Lost Conference semi-final 1-4 (Braves) |
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|2006-07 | 42 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 191 | 162 | 42 | 12th SOJHL | Lost Conference quarter-final 3-4 (Dukes) |
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|2007-08 | 42 | 23 | 15 | | |||||||
| |4 | 176 | 164 | 50 | 8th SOJHL | Lost Conference quarter-final 3-4 (Bulldogs) | |||||
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|2008-09 | 40 | 9 | 23 | | |||||||
| |8 | 130 | 187 | 26 | 14th SOJHL | Lost Conference semi-final 0-4 (Trojans) | |||||
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|2009-10 | 36 | 7 | 23 | | |||||||
| |6 | 104 | 177 | 20 | 14th SOJHL | DNQ | |||||
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|2010-11 | 35 | 17 | 14 | | |||||||
| |4 | 138 | 140 | 38 | 10th SOJHL | Lost Conference quarter-final 1-4 (Centennials) | |||||
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|2011-12 | 35 | 19 | 14 | | |||||||
| |2 | 134 | 120 | 40 | 9th SOJHL | Lost Conference quarter-final 1-4 (Centennials) | |||||
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|colspan=11 |Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League - Jr "C" | ||||||||||
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|2012-13 | 38 | 23 | 13 | | |||||||
| |2 | 172 | 132 | 48 | 3rd SOJHL-Mc | Won Conference quarter-final 4-1 (Travellers) Lost Conference semi-final 3-4 (Hawks) | |||||
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|2013-14 | 39 | 19 | 17 | | |||||||
| |3 | 197 | 148 | 41 | 5th MWJCHL | Lost quarter-final 3-4 (Merchants) | |||||
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|2014-15 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 0 | | ||||||
| |117 | 166 | 26 | 8th MWJCHL | Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Centennials) | ||||||
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|2015-16 | 40 | 21 | 17 | 2 | | ||||||
| |149 | 152 | 44 | 4th of 8 MWJCHL | Won quarter-final 4-1 (Braves) Lost semi-final 0-4 (Centennials) | ||||||
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|2016-17 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 2 | | ||||||
| |205 | 130 | 50 | 2nd of 9- PJHL Doherty Div | Won Div quarter-final 4-2(Navy-Vets) Lost Div semi-final 2-4(Mounties) | ||||||
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|2017-18 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 178 | 119 | 46 | 5th of 9- PJHL Doherty Div | Lost Div quarter-final 0-4 (Mounties) |
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|2018-19 | 40 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 225 | 105 | 59 | 3rd of 9- PJHL Doherty Div | Won Div quarter-final 4-0 (Centennials) Won Div semi-final 4-2 (Firebirds) Won Division Finals 4-1 (Braves) Lost South Conf. 2-4 (Peach Kings) |
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|2019-20 | 40 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 249 | 112 | 62 | 2nd of 9- PJHL Doherty Div | Won Div quarter-final 4-2 (Firebirds) Won Div semi-final 4-2 (Centennials) no dec - Division Finals 2-2 (Braves) playoffs cancelled - covid |
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|2020-21 | colspan="10" | Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||
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|2021-22 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 149 | 70 | 55 | 3rd of 7- PJHL Doherty Div | Won Div quarter-final 4-0 (Shamrocks) Lost Div semi-final 2-4 (Braves) |
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|2022-23 | 42 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 185 | 110 | 66 | 2nd of 7- PJHL Doherty Div | Won Div quarter-final 4-0 (Shamrocks) Won Div semi-final 4-1 (Merchants) Won Div Finals 4-3 (Firebirds) Won South Conf Finals, 4-1 (Rangers) (Advance to Schmulz Cup Finals) |
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|2023-24 | 42 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 137 | 39 | 5th of 8- PJHL Doherty Div | Lost Div quarter-final 3-4 (Merchants) |
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|2024-25 | 42 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 131 | 117 | 48 | 4th of 8 Doherty Div 9th of 16 South Conf 30th of 63 PJHL | Won Div quarter-final 4-0 (Dolphins) Won Div semi-final 4-3 (Merchants) Lost Div Final 1-4 (Firebirds) |
Clarence Schmalz Cup Championships
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|Year | Round Robin | Record | Standing | SemiFinal | Gold Medal Game |
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| 2023 | L, Lakeshore Canadiens 1-4 W, Stayner Siskins 5-3 W, Clarington Eagles 7-5 | 2-1-0-0 | 1st of 4 | OTW, Lakeshore Canadiens 3-2 | W, Clarington Eagles 7-5 Schmaltz Cup Winner PJHL CHAMPIONS |
References
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External links
- [https://wellesleyapplejacks.pjhlon.hockeytech.com/ Apple Jacks' Homepage]
{{SOJHL}}
Category:Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League teams
Category:Ice hockey teams in Ontario