New Hamburg Firebirds

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New Hamburg Firebirds
CityNew Hamburg, Ontario
LeagueProvincial Junior Hockey League
DivisionDougherty
Founded1953
Home arenaWilmot Recreation Complex
ColoursRed, Yellow, Blue, and White
General managerShane Gerber
Head coachShane Gerber (2015-16)
Websitewww.firebirds.ca
Franchise history
1953–1960New Hamburg CL Roth's[1]
1960–1983New Hamburg Hahns[2]
1983–1997New Hamburg Spirit 83's[3]
1997–presentNew Hamburg Firebirds[4]
Championships
Playoff championships1963, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1990, 1991, 2024
Clarence Schmalz Cups1963, 1967

The New Hamburg Firebirds are a Junior ice hockey team based in New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.

History

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The Hahns started out in the Interbrew Junior "C" Hockey League,[5] and later joined the Central Junior C Hockey League.[5] They made the jump up to the Midwestern Junior B Hockey League in 1977 and stayed there until 1982[6] when they returned to Junior "C" in the NJCHL.

While in the Central Jr. C league (now known as the Western Jr. C league), the Hahns won two Clarence Schmalz Cups as All-Ontario champions - 1963 and 1967.[7]

After some uncertainty in the Summer of 2013, the Firebirds ended up in the new Midwestern Junior C Hockey League. In 2016 the eight Junior 'C' hockey leagues in Southern Ontario amalgamated under one banner as the Provincial Junior Hockey League. The Midwestern Junior C Hockey League became the Doherty Division and were aligned in the Southern Conference with the Bloomfield division.

Season-by-season standings

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Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1962-63 Statistics Not Available Won League, won CSC
1963-64 29 15 14 0 - 141 122 30 3rd CJCHL
1964-65 31 21 8 2 - 170 128 44 2nd CJCHL
1965-66 31 26 5 0 - 194 112 52 2nd CJCHL Won League
1966-67 24 15 6 3 - 127 86 33 1st WJCHL Won League, won CSC
1967-68 Statistics Not Available
1968-69 30 23 3 4 - 157 58 50 1st WJCHL Won League
1969-70 Statistics Not Available
1970-71 32 27 3 2 - -- -- 56 1st CJCHL
1971-72 Statistics Not Available
1972-73 31 21 9 1 - -- -- 43 2nd CJCHL
1973-74 32 22 6 4 - 182 109 48 2nd CJCHL
1974-75 30 20 9 1 - 211 127 41 1st CJCHL II
1975-76 35 26 8 1 - 253 157 53 1st CJCHL II
1976-77 36 24 8 4 - 258 128 52 3rd CJCHL
1977-78 40 8 29 3 - 163 267 19 6th MWJBHL DNQ
1978-79 42 17 21 4 - 206 199 38 4th MWJBHL Lost semi-final
1979-80 42 15 23 4 - 189 234 34 5th MWJBHL Lost quarter-final
1980-81 42 15 24 3 - 183 220 33 6th MWJBHL Lost quarter-final
1981-82 42 9 32 1 - 167 279 19 7th MWJBHL DNQ
1982-83 36 9 21 6 - -- -- 24 5th NJC-W
1983-84 30 18 9 3 - -- -- 39 3rd NJC-W
1984-85 32 17 12 3 - 180 135 37 3rd SWJCHL
1985-86 36 25 7 4 - -- -- 54 1st NJC-W
1986-87 34 18 10 6 - -- -- 42 2nd NJC-W
1987-88 36 20 14 2 - -- -- 42 3rd NJC-W
1988-89 35 22 8 5 - -- -- 49 2nd NJC-W
1989-90 36 20 8 8 - -- -- 48 3rd NJC-W
1990-91 34 21 10 3 - -- -- 45 2nd NJC-W
1991-92 33 20 10 3 - 175 129 43 2nd NJC-W
1992-93 36 11 23 2 - 167 217 24 7th NJC-W
1993-94 36 9 25 2 - 151 252 20 7th NJC-W
1994-95 36 14 18 4 - 163 169 32 5th NJC-W
1995-96 40 10 26 4 - 148 210 24 5th NJC-W
1996-97 40 11 27 1 1 150 196 24 5th NJC-W DNQ
1997-98 39 16 22 1 0 173 186 33 5th NJC-W DNQ
1998-99 35 19 16 - 0 -- -- 38 3rd NJC-W
1999-00 36 27 8 - 1 -- -- 55 1st NJC-W
2000-01 36 17 17 1 1 -- -- 36 3rd NJC-W
2001-02 36 11 21 2 2 -- -- 26 4th NJC-W
2002-03 36 8 21 3 4 102 158 23 10th NJCHL
2003-04 36 20 12 2 2 163 142 44 5th NJCHL
2004-05 36 13 18 2 3 145 163 31 9th NJCHL
2005-06 36 6 25 3 2 91 162 17 12th NJCHL DNQ
2006-07 36 10 25 0 1 123 189 21 10th NJCHL DNQ
2007-08 36 21 15 0 0 138 136 42 6th NJCHL
2008-09 36 16 18 - 2 114 118 34 9th NJCHL
2009-10 36 15 19 - 2 125 155 32 4th NJC-W Lost NJC-W SF
2010-11 36 24 10 - 2 157 113 50 2nd NJC-W Lost NJC-W SF
2011-12 36 27 6 - 3 172 106 57 1st NJC-W Won NJC-W
2012-13 38 32 4 - 2 221 93 66 1st NJC-W Won NJC-W
2013-14 40 30 8 - 2 208 130 62 3rd MWJCHL Won quarters - 4-2 - (Braves)
Lost semi- 3-4 - (Centennials)
2014-15 40 29 10 1 - 174 103 59 2nd MWJCHL Won quarters, 4-1 (Braves)
Lost semi, 3-4 (Merchants)
2015-16 40 31 8 1 - 187 107 63 2nd of 9 MWJCHL Won quarters, 4-0 (Merchants)
Won semifinals 4-1 (Mounties)
Lost finals, 1-4 (Centennials)
2016-17 40 22 18 0 - 152 149 44 4th of 9, PJHL
Dougherty Div
Lost Div Quarters, 1-4 (Merchants)
2017-18 40 15 19 3 3 125 142 36 7th of 9, PJHL
Dougherty Div
Lost Div Quarters, 1-4 (Braves)
2018-19 40 29 9 0 2 175 88 60 2nd of 9, PJHL
Dougherty Div
Won Div Quarters, 4-2 (Navy-Vets)
Lost Div Semis, 2-4 (Applejacks)
2019-20 40 17 17 3 3 182 122 40 7th of 9, PJHL
Dougherty Div
Lost Div Quarters, 2-4 (Applejacks)
2020-21 Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22 36 23 9 1 3 136 84 50 4th of 8, PJHL
Dougherty Div
Won Div Quarters, 4-1 (Merchants)
Won Div Semi finals 4-3 (Navy-Vets)
Won Div. Finals 4-2 (Braves)
Lost Confer Finals 2-4 (Peach Kings)
2022-23 42 31 6 3 2 194 91 67 1st of 8, PJHL
Dougherty Div
Div Quarters, bye
Won Div Semi finals 4-0 (Braves)
Lost Div Finals 3-4 (Applejacks)
2023-24 42 33 7 2 0 187 106 68 1st of 7, PJHL
Dougherty Div
Div Quarters, bye
Won Div Semi finals 4-1 (Shamrocks)
Won Div. Finals 4-1 (Navy-Vets)
Won Confer Finals 4-1 (Peach Kings)
Lost League Semifinals 2-4 (Canadiens}

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "New Hamburg Firebirds". Archived from the original on 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. ^ "OGP | Custom Sports Products by Official Game Puck". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  3. ^ "OGP | Custom Sports Products by Official Game Puck". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  4. ^ "OGP | Custom Sports Products by Official Game Puck". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  5. ^ a b "Online Business - FIREBIRDS". Archived from the original on 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  6. ^ a b Mid-Western Ontario OHA Jr. B Hockey League 25th Anniversary Program by J. Clark Hayman (2002)
  7. ^ Ontario Hockey Association 2006-2007 Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition by The Ontario Hockey Association (2006)
  8. ^ a b Simcoe Reformer microfilms. http://www.simcoereformer.ca/ Archived 2012-03-20 at Archive-It
  9. ^ Owen Sound Sun Times microfilms. http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/ Archived 2009-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League statistics http://www.ohahockey.org/page/show/15213 Archived 2009-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Jim Herbert Nahrgang". Legends Of Hockey. Archived from the original on 2004-08-21. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  12. ^ "John P. Tanner". Legends Of Hockey. Archived from the original on 2004-04-22. Retrieved 2009-02-27.

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