Walkerton Hawks

The Walkerton Hawks are a Junior ice hockey team based in Walkerton, Ontario, Canada.[1] They played in the Western Junior C Hockey League.[6] until the 2016-17 season when the league became a division became the Pollock Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League.

Walkerton Hawks
City	Walkerton, Ontario[1]
League	Provincial Junior Hockey League
Conference	North
Division	Pollock
Founded	1973[2]
Home arena	Walkerton Community Centre[3]
Colours	Black, Red, and White[4]
General manager	Steve Barrett[5]
Head coach	Jordan Turcotte (2018-19)
Franchise history
1973-2000[2]	Walkerton Blackhawks[2]
2000-Present[1]	Walkerton Hawks[1]

History

The Walkerton Blackhawks entered the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League in 1976, jumping up from Junior D.[2] The Hawks finished that season with a moderate 11-24-1 record as an expansion franchise and had their first playoff berth.[7]

In 1980, the Central League became the Grey-Bruce Junior C Hockey League as many of the further reaching teams like the Listowel Cyclones and New Hamburg Hahns left the league to pursue Junior B hockey.[2]

In 1987, the league accepted the expansion of the Mount Forest Patriots and in 1988 renamed itself the Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League.[2] The Walkerton Hawks have been a long running mainstay in this league. They sat out the 2004-05 season to reorganize their franchise, but have come back strong since.[8] During their time off, ownership considered a move to Saugeen Shores, Ontario.[8]

In the 2005-06 season, their first after their short hiatus, the Walkerton Hawks finished in fifth place. They challenged the fourth-seeded Goderich Sailors in the league quarter-final and defeated them 2-games-to-none. In the league semi-final, they competed against the league's top seeded Wingham Ironmen. The Ironmen swept the series 4-games-to-none.[9]

The 2006-07 season saw the Walkerton Hawks step into high gear at the end of the season and push into the third seed over the Hanover Barons. In the league quarter-final, the Hawks played against the sixth seeded Goderich Sailors. Walkerton won the series 3-games-to-1. In the semi-final, the Hawks drew the second seeded Wingham Ironmen. To the dismay of the Ironmen, the Hawks swept them 4-games-to-none. This resulted in Western league final between the Walkerton Hawks and the first seeded Kincardine Bulldogs. This was the end of the road for the Hawks as the Bulldogs came out on top 4-games-to-1.[9]

The playoffs for the 2019-20 season were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the team not being able to play a single game.

Season-by-season standings

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1973-74	27	15	10	2	-	148	111	34	2nd of 6 NJDHL	Lost Semi-final (Eagles)
1974-75	27	3	23	1	-	101	223	7	7th of 7 NJDHL	DNQ
1975-76	28	5	23	0	-	68	156	10	7th of 7 NJDHL	DNQ
1976-77	36	11	24	1	-	165	232	23	6th CJCHL West
1977-78	35	18	12	5	-	176	154	41	3rd CJCHL West
1978-79	30	9	17	4	-	109	143	22	6th CJCHL West
1979-80	30	17	10	3	-	169	130	37	3rd CJCHL West
1980-81	30	18	7	5	-	165	122	41	1st GBJCHL
1981-82	30	22	5	3	-	195	109	47	2nd GBJCHL	Won League
1982-83	30	20	8	2	-	144	114	42	2nd GBJCHL
1983-84	30	6	20	4	-	142	206	16	5th GBJCHL
1984-85	30	11	15	4	-	152	196	26	3rd GBJCHL
1985-86	30	14	13	3	-	181	159	31	3rd GBJCHL
1986-87	26	8	14	4	-	125	154	20	4th GBJCHL
1987-88	30	11	15	4	-	126	150	26	5th GBJCHL
1988-89	30	8	18	4	-	125	204	20	5th WJCHL
1989-90	30	9	14	7	-	174	197	25	5th WJCHL
1990-91	30	4	25	1	-	127	258	9	7th WJCHL
1991-92	30	14	13	3	-	169	171	31	4th WJCHL
1992-93	29	7	18	4	-	109	188	18	6th WJCHL
1993-94	31	5	21	5	-	--	--	15	5th WJCHL
1994-95	30	12	10	8	-	140	137	32	4th WJCHL
1995-96	30	12	15	3	-	153	135	27	5th WJCHL
1996-97	30	11	14	5	-	143	139	27	5th WJCHL
1997-98	36	15	14	7	-	141	142	37	4th WJCHL
1998-99	36	14	21	1	-	138	162	29	4th WJCHL
1999-00*	35	12	16	7	-	132	160	31	4th WJCHL
2000-01	38	13	21	4	-	140	174	30	4th WJCHL
2001-02	35	7	24	4	-	106	208	18	5th WJCHL
2002-03	35	23	9	-	3	160	125	49	2nd WJCHL
2003-04	34	14	14	3	3	120	123	34	4th WJCHL	Lost Quarter-final
2004-05	Did Not Participate
2005-06	39	11	25	2	1	131	190	25	5th WJCHL	Lost Semi-final
2006-07	40	29	10	0	1	196	135	59	3rd WJCHL	Lost Final
2007-08	40	28	9	-	3	205	122	59	2nd WJCHL	Won League, Lost CSC QF
2008-09	36	32	3	-	1	206	73	65	1st WJCHL	Won League, Lost CSC QF
2009-10	36	31	2	-	3	178	98	65	1st WJCHL	Won League, Lost CSC QF
2010-11	35	31	3	-	1	238	99	63	1st WJCHL	Won League, Lost CSC QF
2011-12	36	28	6	-	2	212	122	58	1st WJCHL	Won League, Lost CSC QF
2012-13	36	28	5	-	3	206	93	59	1st WJCHL	Won League, Lost CSC QF
2013-14	35	23	6	-	6	177	121	52	2nd WJCHL	Lost Final
2014-15	36	27	9	0	-	178	90	54	2nd WJCHL	Won Quarters, 4-1 (Hawks) Won Semi's, 4-1 (Barons) Won League Finals, 4-3 (Ironmen) Lost CSC Quarters, 3-4 (Alliston)
2015-16	36	27	8	1	-	176	112	55	1st of 7 WJCHL	Quarters - BYE Won Semifinals, 4-3 (Hawks) Lost League Finals,3-4 (Bulldogs)
2016-17	36	29	6	1	-	188	89	59	1st of 7 Pollock Div-PJHL	Div Quarters - BYE Won Div Semifinals, 4-0 (Barons) Lost Div. Finals, 3-4 (Patriots)
2017-18	40	25	12	2	1	173	126	53	2nd of 7 Pollock Div-PJHL	Won Div Quarters, 4-0 (Barons) Won Div Semifinal, 4-2 (Bulldogs) Lost Div. Finals, 0-0 (Patriots)
2018-19	42	13	22	3	4	136	179	33	5th of 7 Pollock Div-PJHL	Won Div Quarters, 4-2 (Barons) Lost Div Semifinal, 0-4 (Patriots)

(*) The 1999-00 Season was altered drastically due to the folding of the Lakeshore Pirates. As a disproportionate number of games had been played by each team against Lakeshore, all history of these games was erased.[10]

• 1976-1981 & 1982-1996[11]
• 1981-1982[12]
• 1996-2004[13][14]
• 2004–Present[9]

Notable alumni

• Kevin Czuczman[15]
• Lauchlin Elder (NLL lacrosse player)[16]
• Nathan Perrott[17]

References

1. Walkerton Hawks
2. Walkerton Blackhawks
3. Walkerton Hawks - Western Jr C Hockey Club
4. Walkerton Hawks - Western Jr C Hockey Club
5. Walkerton Hawks - Western Jr C Hockey Club
6. Western C Teams | Western Junior C Hockey League | Junior C | Leagues | Ontario Hockey Association
7. Owen Sound Sun Times Sports section, final standings
8. Owen Sound Sun Times - Ontario, CA
9. Home | Ontario Hockey Association
10. Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section, November 1999.
11. Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section final standings
12. London Free Press Sports Section final standings
13. Mount Forest Confederate Sports Section final standings
14. Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section for Goal totals
15. http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=75939
16. http://www.pointstreaksites.com/view/nll/news-1147/news_466777
17. Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Nathan Perrott

External links

• Hawks Webpage