Orillia Terriers (senior and intermediate hockey)
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| Orillia Terriers | |
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| City | Orillia, Ontario |
| League | OHA Senior "A" 1966-1979 Georgian Bay Int. "A" 1979-1980 Major Int. A 1980-1982 |
| Operated | 1966-1982 |
| Home arena | Orillia Arena |
| Colours | Unknown |
| Head coach | Ike Hildebrand, Joseph Kane, Doug Kelcher |
The Orillia Terriers were a Canadian senior ice hockey team from Orillia, Ontario, Canada that competed in the OHA Senior A from 1966 to 1979,[1] and represented in the Central Ontario Junior B Hockey League from 1979 to 1981 (Intermediate A) by the Orillia Travelways,[2] and for the 1981-82 season by the Orillia Terriers in the Ontario Junior A Hockey League.[3]
The Terriers are not known to be connected with the Couchiching Terriers of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, although the junior club was known as the Orillia Terriers from 1989 to 1997.
History[edit]
The team originated as the Orillia Pepsis in 1966, but changed their name to the Terriers in 1969.[citation needed]
The Terriers won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as the OHA Senior A League champions in 1970 and 1973.[4] The Terriers also won the 1973 Allan Cup as Canadian Senior A champions, defeating the visiting St. Boniface Mohawks of Manitoba 4-1 in a best-of-seven final playdown series. They had lost the 1970 national final to the Spokane Jets.[citation needed]
The 1972-73 edition of the club featured a number of veterans like Mike Draper, Gary Milroy and Grant Moore, all of whom had been in place since the first season, 1968-69. Also on the team were: Claire Alexander, who later played for the Toronto Maple Leafs; Jim Keon, brother of then-Leaf captain Dave Keon; Blake Ball, who played Gilmore Tuttle in the 1977 film "Slap Shot"; and goalie Louis Levasseur, who went on to all-star status in the World Hockey Association.[citation needed]
Orillia dropped down to Intermediate A in 1979 and left that league in 1982.[citation needed]
Season-by-season results[edit]
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1966-67 | 40 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 157 | 207 | 26 | 8th OHA Sr. A | |
| 1967-68 | 40 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 146 | 211 | 22 | 10th OHA Sr. A | |
| 1968-69 | 39 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 184 | 144 | 47 | 3rd OHA Sr. A | |
| 1969-70 | 40 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 201 | 109 | 64 | OHA Sr. A | Won league |
| 1970-71 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 232 | 141 | 54 | OHA Sr. A | Lost final |
| 1971-72 | 40 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 222 | 150 | 53 | 3rd OHA Sr. A | |
| 1972-73 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 214 | 132 | 62 | 2nd OHA Sr. A | Won league, Won Allan Cup |
| 1973-74 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 203 | 126 | 58 | 2nd OHA Sr. A | Lost final |
| 1974-75 | 40 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 189 | 200 | 36 | 4th OHA Sr. A | |
| 1975-76 | 44 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 161 | 255 | 27 | 6th OHA Sr. A | |
| 1976-77 | 34 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 168 | 164 | 29 | 6th OHA Sr. A | |
| 1977-78 | 40 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 184 | 191 | 34 | 6th OHA Sr. A | |
| 1978-79 | 40 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 202 | 241 | 29 | 5th OHA Sr. A | |
| 1979-80 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 167 | 195 | 34 | 5th GBIAHL | |
| 1980-81 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 203 | 186 | 40 | 4th OHA Int. A | |
| 1981-82 | 36 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 161 | 230 | 26 | 4th OHA Int. A |
Notable alumni[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Orillia Terriers hockey team [OHASr] statistics and history at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Orillia Travelways hockey team [1978-1981 COJHL] statistics and history at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Hockey Team Search Page at Hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Senior Series". Ontario Hockey Association. 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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