Amherstburg Admirals

Canadian junior ice hockey team

Amherstburg Admirals

City| Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
League| Provincial Junior Hockey League
Conference| West
Division| Stobbs
Founded| 1987 (1987)
Home arena| Libro Centre
Colours| Blue, yellow, and white

General manager| Andrew Sykes
Head coach| Beau Hunter
Franchise history
1987–2013| Kingsville Comets
2013–present| Amherstburg Admirals

The Amherstburg Admirals are a Canadian junior ice hockey club based in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.

From 1987 until 2013, the team was located in Kingsville, Ontario, as the Kingsville Comets.

## History

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In the late 1980s the perennial powerhouse Leamington Flyers seemed poised to make a jump to the Western Ontario Junior B Hockey League. The GLJHL granted expansion to the Comets right on Leamington's doorstep. In 1992, the Flyers finally made the jump and a lot of the local skill attributed to the Flyers switched over to the Comets. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s the Comets would be competitive. As the 2000s wore on, despite a newly renovated arena from the municipality,[1] performance on the ice and attendance greatly declined.

The 2011-2012 season was the Kingsville Comets 25th year of play in the Great Lakes Jr. C league.

In April 2013, the team had struck a tentative deal with the Ontario Hockey Association and the town of Amherstburg, Ontario, to relocate the struggling franchise. Amherstburg had recently constructed a new arena which only required minor upgrades to host a Junior C team.[2] In 26 years in Kingsville the team failed to win a league championship or appear in the GLJHL final. Due to Kingsville's location, the Comets usually ran into either the Essex 73's or the Belle River Canadiens by either the division semi-final or final. In the Comets' 26 seasons, Essex and Belle River combined for 22 league titles.

On September 15, 2013, the Admirals made their hometown debut against the defending league champion Essex 73's. The Admirals would fall 6-0 in front of a sold-out crowd. Chris Wallace played the entire game for the Admirals, making 29 saves.[3] The next night, the Admirals traveled to Wheatley, Ontario, for their first road game and came home with their first win. Josh Lafromboise scored the Admirals' first ever goal at 10:38 into the first period and Dan Matoski scored the game winner 1:54 in the third to take a 6-4 victory over the Wheatley Sharks. Chris Wallace picked up the first ever victory in net.[4]

## Season-by-season record

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Opening ceremonies to 2013-14 season Admirals' player lining up for draw (2013) Admirals' goalie during 2013-14 season, wearing "baby blues". Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs

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Kingsville Comets
1987-88 | 40 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 277 | 9 | 10th GLJHL | DNQ
1988-89 | 38 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 296 | 15 | 12th GLJHL | DNQ
1989-90 | 40 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 173 | 39 | 6th GLJHL | Lost semi-final (Belle River)
1990-91 | 42 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 144 | 239 | 25 | 9th GLJHL | DNQ
1991-92 | 40 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 213 | 225 | 37 | 7th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final (Belle River)
1992-93 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 211 | 176 | 50 | 4th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final (Belle River)
1993-94 | 42 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 177 | 186 | 36 | 7th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final (Belle River)
1994-95 | 42 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 180 | 136 | 47 | 4th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final (Mooretown)
1995-96 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 173 | 161 | 40 | 6th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final (Belle River)
1996-97 | 40 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 179 | 124 | 54 | 3rd GLJHL | Lost semi-final (Mooretown)
1997-98 | 44 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 142 | 156 | 45 | 6th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final (Essex)
1998-99 | 40 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 199 | 138 | 58 | 4th GLJHL | Lost semi-final (Belle River)
1999-00 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 201 | 147 | 54 | 3rd GLJHL | Lost semi-final (Wallaceburg)
2000-01 | 40 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 158 | 101 | 54 | 2nd GLJHL | Lost semi-final (Wallaceburg)
2001-02 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 166 | 134 | 47 | 3rd GLJHL | Lost semi-final (Wheatley-Southpoint)
2002-03 | 40 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 159 | 136 | 49 | 4th GLJHL | Lost semi-final (Essex)
2003-04 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 148 | 137 | 41 | 5th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final (Dresden)
2004-05 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 141 | 133 | 46 | 4th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final (Wheatley-Southpoint)
2005-06 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 182 | 156 | 46 | 5th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final (Dresden)
2006-07 | 40 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 146 | 183 | 31 | 6th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final (Wheatley-Southpoint)
2007-08 | 40 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 161 | 192 | 36 | 5th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final (Belle River)
2008-09 | 40 | 9 | 29 | - | 2 | 129 | 209 | 20 | 9th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final (Essex)
2009-10 | 40 | 12 | 26 | - | 2 | 148 | 223 | 26 | 7th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final (Belle River)
2010-11 | 40 | 15 | 23 | - | 2 | 137 | 165 | 32 | 7th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final (Belle River)
2011-12 | 40 | 9 | 28 | - | 3 | 108 | 182 | 21 | 8th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final (Essex)
2012-13 | 40 | 11 | 26 | - | 3 | 119 | 169 | 25 | 8th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final (Essex)
Amherstburg Admirals
2013-14 | 40 | 19 | 18 | - | 3 | 133 | 146 | 41 | 7th GLJHL | Lost quarters - 3-4 - (Belle River)
2014-15 | 40 | 25 | 12 | - | 3 | 183 | 149 | 53 | 2nd GLJHL | Won quarters - 4-0 - (Wheatley)
Won semi's - 4-2 - (Bleheim)
Lost League Finals - 2-4 - (Essex)
2015-16 | 40 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 170 | 116 | 52 | 3rd GLJHL | Won quarters - 4-0 - (Wheatley)
Won semi's - 4-2 - (Blenheim)
Lost League Finals, 3-4 (Essex)
2016-17 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 0 | - | 193 | 130 | 52 | 3rd Stobbs | Won Div Quarters - 4-2,(Wheatley)
Lost div semi-finals - 0-4, (Essex)
2017-18 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 163 | 108 | 54 | 4th Stobbs | Lost Div Quarters - 3-4,(Mooretown)
2018-19 | 40 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 155 | 88 | 59 | 4th Stobbs | Won Div Quarter-final - 4-0 - (Mooretown)
Lost div semi-final 0-4 (Essex)
2019-20 | 40 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 148 | 118 | 52 | 3rd of 9 Stobbs | Won Div Quarter-final - 4-3 - (Petrolia)
Lost div semi-final 0-4 (Mooretown)
2020-21 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 105 | 33 | 4th of 9 Stobbs | Lost div quarter-final - 0-4 - (Wheatley)
2022-23 | 42 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 186 | 29 | 6th of 8 Stobbs | Lost div quarter-final - 0-4 - (Wheatley)
2023-24 | 42 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 219 | 20 | 6th of 8 Stobbs | Lost div quarter-final - 1-4 - (Blenheim)

## References

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The Kingsville Comets lasted as members of the GLJHL for 26 seasons, forming in 1987 and being relocated to Amherstburg in 2013. This was the final Comets logo, used for their last few seasons.

1. ^ "Kingsville arena complex gets $3.5M new lease on life". Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
2. ^ "Comets expected to relocate to Amherstburg | Windsor Star". Archived from the original on 2013-03-27. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
3. ^ "Gamesheet: Essex at Amherstburg - Sun, Sep 15, 2013".
4. ^ "Gamesheet: Amherstburg at Wheatley - Mon, Sep 16, 2013".

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