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Caledonia Corvairs
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City: Caledonia, Ontario, Canada
League: Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
Division: Golden Horseshoe
Founded: 1970
Home Arena: Haldimand County Caledonia Centre
Colors: Blue and White
General Manager: Brian Rizzetto
Head Coach: Mike Bullard
Franchise history
1970-1971: Brantford Jets
1971-1974: Brantford Gunners
1974-1982: Brantford Penguins
1982-1986: Brantford Alexander B's
1987-1992: Brantford Classics
1992-1998: Ohsweken Golden Eagles
1998-2002: Brant County Golden Eagles
2002-2008: Brantford Golden Eagles
2008-2012: Brantford Eagles
2012-Present: Caledonia Corvairs

The Caledonia Corvairs are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Caledonia, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe Conference of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

On May 23, 2012, the Brantford Eagles were transplanted to Caledonia, Ontario and renamed the Caledonia Corvairs, the name of the long running Junior C team in the town. The Eagles had been one of the most dominant teams in Junior B for the past four seasons but lacked crowd support.

Leave of Absence (2018-19)[]

On June 18, 2018 the organization announced they were taking a leave of absence for the 2018-19 season.  The team's general manager and director of hockey operations, Brian Rizzetto had been running the team for 16 years and he had other work related commitments were part of the reason for the leave and that his son Michael would be taking over and he would remain as an advisor with the team.

History[]

Early on a Junior C team, the Brantford Penguins got their foot in the door with the Southwestern Junior B Hockey League in 1976. After 2 seasons, the SWJBHL folded and the Penguins jumped to the Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League. In 1984, the Brantford Alexander B's were Golden Horseshoe Champions. In 1986, the Alexander B's were infamously suspended from playing in the 1986-87 season in a crackdown against violence by the Ontario Hockey Association. The team was rebranded the Brantford Classics in 1987 and jumped to the Mid-Western Junior Hockey League. The Classics were very competitive until they were relocated to Ohsweken, Ontario and became the Ohsweken Golden Ealges in 1992. The team would not have another winning season until 2005-06 and missed the playoffs 6 consecutive years in that time. In 1998, the team was renamed the Brant County Golden Eagles and returned to Brantford in 2002 still as the Golden Eagles. The name was shorted in 2008 to just the Eagles and the team's fortunes began to turn around. In the newly formed Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League's Mid-Western Conference, the Eagles would put up 157 victories in 205 games, 3 Conference titles, and the 2009 Sutherland Cup as OHA and GOJHL Champions.

On May 23, 2012, the team was relocated and renamed the Caledonia Corvairs. After a first-place finish in the 2012-13 in the Mid-Western Conference, the Corvairs applied to transfer to the Golden Horseshoe Conference to play against teams closer to their area.

Season-by-season results[]

Season GP W L T OL GF GA P Results Playoffs
Brantford Eagles
1970-71 Niagara Jr. B standings not available
1971-74 Central Jr. C standings not available
1974–75 36 10 23 3 160 269 23 5th CJCHL Gr 3
1975–76 31 18 9 4 193 157 40 3rd CJCHL Gr 3
1976–77 39 30 7 2 - 308 156 62 1st SWJBHL Won League
1977–78 40 28 10 2 - 277 176 58 2nd SWJBHL Won League
1978-79 42 27 12 3 - 254 254 57 2nd GHJHL Lost Final
1979-80 43 18 19 6 - 279 300 42 5th GHJHL
1980-81 41 20 20 1 - 249 245 41 5th GHJHL
1981-82 36 8 25 3 - - - 19 7th GHJHL
1982-83 42 21 13 8 - 223 201 50 3rd GHJHL
1983-84 42 23 13 6 - 241 210 52 4th GHJHL Won League
1984-85 42 19 16 7 - 281 211 45 4th GHJHL
1985-86 40 24 13 3 - 288 212 51 3rd GHJHL Lost Final
1986–87 Disciplinary suspension
1987-88 48 22 25 1 - 210 235 45 6th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
1988-89 48 20 25 3 - 229 307 43 5th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
1989-90 48 25 23 0 - 281 245 50 5th MWJBHL Lost Semi-final
1990-91 48 30 17 1 - 287 208 61 4th MWJBHL Lost Semi-final
1991-92 48 15 31 2 - 161 257 32 7th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
1992-93 48 8 40 0 - 162 291 16 8th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
1993-94 48 3 45 0 - 128 455 6 9th MWJBHL DNQ
1994-95 48 8 36 4 - 168 336 20 9th MWJBHL DNQ
1995-96 48 5 43 0 - 130 351 10 9th MWJBHL DNQ
1996-97 48 7 39 2 - 161 385 16 9th MWJBHL DNQ
1997-98 48 0 47 1 - 78 494 1 10th MWJBHL DNQ
1998-99 48 3 44 1 - 108 366 7 10th MWJBHL DNQ
1999-00 48 11 35 2 - 146 282 24 8th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
2000-01 48 20 28 0 - 186 143 40 7th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
2001-02 48 4 42 2 - 138 323 10 10th MWJBHL DNQ
2002-03 48 21 25 2 2 207 229 46 6th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
2003-04 47 18 28 0 1 139 182 37 8th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
2004-05 48 19 27 2 0 160 194 40 8th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
2005-06 48 34 11 3 - 207 123 71 2nd MWJBHL Lost Final
2006-07 48 20 22 4 2 154 169 46 6th MWJBHL Lost Quarter-final
2007-08 48 22 22 3 1 189 188 48 5th GOJHL-MW Lost Conf. QF
2008-09 52 41 7 - 4 281 160 86 1st GOJHL-MW Won League
2009-10 51 42 5 - 4 284 141 88 1st GOJHL-MW Lost Final
2010-11 51 33 14 - 4 228 178 70 3rd GOJHL-MW Lost Conf. SF
2011-12 51 41 7 - 3 239 139 85 1st GOJHL-MW Lost Final
Caledonia Corvairs
2012-13 51 34 12 - 5 214 139 73 1st GOJHL-MW Lost Conf. SF
2013-14 49 45 3 - 1 243 101 91 1st GOJHL-GH Won Sutherland Cup, 4-3 (Falcons)
2014-15 49 44 3 - 2 242 74 90 1st GOJHL-GH Won Conf. Quarter-finals, 4-0 (Panthers)
Won Conf. Semi-finals, 4-1 (Avalanche)
Won Conf. Finals, 4-1 (Falcons)
Won Sutherland Cup SemiFinal, 4-1 (Flyers)
Won Sutherland Cup Final, 4-2 (Vipers)
2015-16 50 43 4 1 2 294 98 89 1st of 8 GH
2nd of 26 GOJHL
Won Conf. Quarter-finals, 4-0 (Panthers)
Won Conf. Semi-finals, 4-0 (Canucks)
Won Conf. Finals, 4-0 (Falcons)
Won Sutherland Cup SemiFinal, 4-0 (Siskins)
Won Sutherland Cup Final, 4-0 (Nationals)
2016-17 50 44 5 1 0 353 99 89 1st GOJHL-GH Won Conf. Semi-final, 4-0 (Avalanche)
Won Conf. Championship, 4-2 (Falcons)
Lost Sutherland Cup Semi-final, 4-2 (Sugar Kings)
2017-18 50 45 4 0 1 309 89 91 1st GOJHL-GH Won Conf. Quarter-final, 4-0 (Meteors)
Won Conf. Semi-final, 4-1 (Canucks)
Won Conf Final, 4-0 (Falcons)
Won Sutherland Cup Semi-finals 4-0 (Sugar Kings)
Lost Sutherland Cup Final 0-4 (Cyclones)
2018-19 On Leave of absence
2019-20 45 4 0 1 251 102 91 1st GOJHL-GH Won Conf. Quarter-final, 4-0 (Regals)
Led Conf. Semi-final, 1-0 (Kilty B's)
Balance of playoffs cancelled by Hockey Canada due to COVID-19 pendemic
2020-21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 48 31 13 2 2 164 108 66 3rd of 8 GH
8th of 25 GOJHL
Won Conf. QF, 4-0 (Blackhawks)
Lost Conf. SF, 0-4 (Falcons)
2022–23 50 28 21 0 1 193 175 57 4th of 8 GH
13th of 25 GOJHL
Won Conf. QF, 4-1 (Blackhawks)
Won Conf. SF, 4-3 (Falcons)
Lost Conf. Finals 0-4 (Kilty B's)

Sutherland Cup appearances[]

2009: Brantford Eagles defeated Stoney Creek Warriors 4-games-to-1
2010: LaSalle Vipers defeated Brantford Eagles 4-games-to-1
2012: St. Catharines Falcons defeated Brantford Eagles 4-games-to-2
2014: Caledonia Corvairs defeated St. Catharines Falcons 4-games-to-3
2015: Caledonia Corvairs defeated LaSalle Vipers 4-games-to-2
2016: Caledonia Corvairs defeated Waterloo Siskins 4-games-to-0
Caledonia Corvairs defeated [[London Nationals 2016 Sutherland Cup Champions
2017: Elmira Sugar Kings defeated Caledonia Corvairs 4-games-to-2
2018:Caledonia Corvairs defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4-games-to-0
Listowel Cyclones defeated Caledonia Corvairs 4-games-to-0

George S. Dudley Trophy Super "C" appearances[]

1976: Woodstock Navy-Vets defeated Brantford Penguins 4-games-to-none

See also[]

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