Little Britain Merchants

The Little Britain Merchants are a junior C ice hockey team based in Little Britain, Ontario, Canada. They played in the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association until the 2016–17 season when the league became the Orr Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League.

Little Britain Merchants
CityLittle Britain, Ontario
LeagueProvincial Junior Hockey League
ConferenceEast
DivisionOrr
Founded1978
Home arenaLittle Britain Community Centre
ColorsRed and White
General managerRandy West
Head coachSteve Trumbull
Affiliate(s)Lindsay Muskies
League Champions1998, 2010
Little Britain Merchants players celebrate the third goal of the game in 2011

History

The Little Britain Merchants were founded in 1978 as members of the Southern Counties Junior D Hockey League.

In 1984, the Merchants move to the Central Lakeshore Junior C Hockey League. Two year later, the league merged with the Quinte-St. Lawrence Junior C Hockey League and formed the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League. The expansion of the Merchants was to fill the void left by the folding of the Stouffville Clippers. The Merchants advanced to the Central Lakeshore Final that season where they would be swept by the Bowmanville Eagles who went on to the Clarence Schmalz Cup semifinals.

In the 1997–98 season, the Merchants finished first overall in the Central Ontario league regular season with 27 wins in 40 games. The Merchants won their first league championship that season and advanced to the Clarence Schmalz Cup semifinals where they were defeated by the eventual Schmalz Cup Champions Glanbrook Rangers of the Niagara District League.

The Merchants finished the 2005–06 regular season in second place overall. In the league semi-final, the Merchants drew the third seeded Uxbridge Bruins where the series went the full seven games with the Bruins taking the series 4-games-to-3. The 2006–07 regular season ended with the Merchants finishing in third place overall. Their semi-final opponent was the second seeded Port Perry Mojacks, which again went to a game seven before the Merchants were elimated.

Little Britain won their second league championship in 2009–10 when they upset the defending champion Uxbridge Bruins. The Merchants advanced to the Clarence Schmalz Cup quarterfinals against the Empire B champion Napanee Raiders. The series featured each team winning at home with the Raiders advancing in seven games.

Season-by-season results
SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPtsResultsPlayoffs
1987–883215152—148162325th COJCHL
1988–894020146—181161465th COJCHL
1989–90369234—163218227th COJCHL
1990–913618171—192156375th COJCHL
1991–9234201004196164442nd COJCHL
1992–9340251221240178531st COJCHL
1993–9430101631122136245th COJCHL
1994–9536132012146163296th COJCHL
1995–9642291111207159603rd COJCHL
1996–9740191650177172434th COJCHL
1997–984027841208158591st COJCHLWon League
Lost CSC Semifinal
1998–9940191920181213414th COJCHL
1999–0040142312150231315th COJCHL
2000–0140122611161202275th COJCHL
2001–0242122424147204305th COJCHL
2002–0338122132131177295th COJCHL
2003–0438102053129174284th COJCHL
2004–0540172111123161364th COJCHL
2005–0642281310191144572nd COJCHLLost Semi-final
2006–0740191263175154473rd COJCHLLost Semi-final
2007–0840201442137152463rd COJCHL
2008–094092731159219225th COJCHL
2009–10402117—2153158443rd COJCHLWon League
Lost CSC quarterfinal
2010–11401620—4143174364th COJCHLLost Semi Final
2011–12402413—3158146512nd COJCHLLost Semi Final
2012–13401324—3113156295th COJCHL
2013–14401322—5122176315th COJCHLDid not qualify
2014–15422117—4175157465th COJCHLWon Play-in, 3–1 (Mojacks)
Lost Semi-final, 0–4 (Bruins)
2015–16422515—2192142523rd of 7, COJCHLLost Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Chiefs)
2016–174213281—140193276th of 7
Orr Division-PJHL		Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Eagles)
2017–1840038116226827th of 7
Orr Division-PJHL		Did not finish season[1]
2018–1942132423163184316th of 7
Orr Division-PJHL		Did not qualify

References
  1. "LITTLE BRITAIN MERCHANTS WILL NOT FINISH SEASON". Provincial Junior Hockey League. 2 February 2018.


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