Amherstburg Admirals
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| City | Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada |
| League | Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Home arena | United Communities Credit Union Complex |
| Colors | Blue, Yellow, and White |
| General manager | Wes Ewer (2014) |
| Head coach | Paul Bortignon (2014-15) |
| 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 Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.
From 1987 until 2013, the team was located in Kingsville, Ontario as the Kingsville Comets.
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History
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]
2014-2015 Coaching Staff
- General Manager - Wes Ewer
- Head Coach - Paul Bortignon
- Assistant Coach - Matt Fox
- Assistant Coach - Michael Souligny
- Equipment Manager - Nick Wismer
- Trainer - Don Mouck
Season-by-Season record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 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 | 59 | 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 - (Sharks) Won Semi's - 4-2 - (Blades) Lost League Finals - 2-4 - (73's) |
References
- ↑ http://www2.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=929a8560-8f0e-4e46-b73a-aacbd6f6b178
- ↑ http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2013/03/21/comets-to-relocate-to-amherstburg/
- ↑ http://ohasitegl.stats.pointstreak.com/gamesheet_full.html?gameid=2233347
- ↑ http://ohasitegl.stats.pointstreak.com/gamesheet_full.html?gameid=2233348
