Ayr Centennials
Encyclopedia
The Ayr Centennials are a Canadian
Junior
ice hockey
team based in Ayr
, Ontario
. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League
of the Ontario Hockey Association
.
In 1988, the Southern League merged with the Western Junior D Hockey League. In 1991, the Junior D rank was vacated and the league was replaced with the OHA Junior Development League. This league lasted up until 2006 when it was vacated and the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League
was created.
The Centennials had success in the Southern League but failed to win any league titles.
In the bloated Western League and Development League, the Centennials did exceptionally well but still failed to make a dent. In fact, despite finishing in the top ten teams of the league ten times in nineteen years, the Centennials never made the superleague's final once.
In the early-2000s, the Centennials lost their touch for winning. In the last year of the OHAJDL, they had their worst season ever, winning only 2 games in 36 tries and finishing dead last. But since joining the SOJHL in 2006, the Centennials have improved every season. In 2006-07 they finished 17th with 6 wins. In 2008-09 they finished 15th with 11 wins. In 2008-09 they really came together and had their best season in years, winning 18 games and finishing 7th.
Canada
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Junior
Junior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
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team based in Ayr
Ayr, Ontario
The village of Ayr, Ontario, Canada is a settlement located within the Township of North Dumfries in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Southwestern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
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. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League
Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League
The Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior level ice hockey league sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association based out of Southwestern Ontario....
of the Ontario Hockey Association
Ontario Hockey Association
The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
.
History
The Ayr Centennials were founded in 1982 as members of the Southern Junior D Hockey League.In 1988, the Southern League merged with the Western Junior D Hockey League. In 1991, the Junior D rank was vacated and the league was replaced with the OHA Junior Development League. This league lasted up until 2006 when it was vacated and the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League
Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League
The Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior level ice hockey league sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association based out of Southwestern Ontario....
was created.
The Centennials had success in the Southern League but failed to win any league titles.
In the bloated Western League and Development League, the Centennials did exceptionally well but still failed to make a dent. In fact, despite finishing in the top ten teams of the league ten times in nineteen years, the Centennials never made the superleague's final once.
In the early-2000s, the Centennials lost their touch for winning. In the last year of the OHAJDL, they had their worst season ever, winning only 2 games in 36 tries and finishing dead last. But since joining the SOJHL in 2006, the Centennials have improved every season. In 2006-07 they finished 17th with 6 wins. In 2008-09 they finished 15th with 11 wins. In 2008-09 they really came together and had their best season in years, winning 18 games and finishing 7th.
Season-by-season record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results |
| 1982-83 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 3 | |||||
| 45 | 2nd SJDHL | ||||||||
| 1983-84 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 4 | |||||
| 48 | 1st SJDHL | ||||||||
| 1984-85 | 35 | 10 | 22 | 3 | |||||
| 23 | 6th SJDHL | ||||||||
| 1985-86 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 4 | |||||
| 28 | 3rd SJDHL | ||||||||
| 1986-87 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 4 | |||||
| 48 | 2nd SJDHL | ||||||||
| 1987-88 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | |||||
| 36 | 2nd SJDHL | ||||||||
| 1988-89 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 5 | |||||
| 213 | 178 | 35 | 12th WJDHL | ||||||
| 1989-90 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 6 | |||||
| 220 | 181 | 48 | 4th WJDHL | ||||||
| 1990-91 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 233 | 210 | 54 | 4th WJDHL |
| 1991-92 | 35 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 195 | 222 | 31 | 11th OHAJDL |
| 1992-93 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 245 | 162 | 51 | 4th OHAJDL |
| 1993-94 | 40 | 21 | 14 | 5 | |||||
| 233 | 170 | 47 | 7th OHAJDL | ||||||
| 1994-95 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 217 | 209 | 40 | 10th OHAJDL |
| 1995-96 | 40 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 182 | 42 | 8th OHAJDL |
| 1996-97 | 40 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 164 | 183 | 39 | 12th OHAJDL |
| 1997-98 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 165 | 126 | 45 | 7th OHAJDL |
| 1998-99 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 222 | 141 | 48 | 6th OHAJDL |
| 1999-00 | 38 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 200 | 125 | 54 | 6th OHAJDL |
| 2000-01 | 40 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 52 | 7th OHAJDL | ||||||||
| 2001-02 | 40 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 181 | 182 | 38 | 12th OHAJDL |
| 2002-03 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 175 | 151 | 48 | 5th OHAJDL |
| 2003-04 | 40 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 138 | 171 | 30 | 16th OHAJDL |
| 2004-05 | 39 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 140 | 195 | 23 | 15th OHAJDL |
| 2005-06 | 36 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 252 | 6 | 17th OHAJDL |
| 2006-07 | 42 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 113 | 241 | 17 | 17th SOJHL |
| 2007-08 | 42 | 11 | 26 | ||||||
| 5 | 127 | 215 | 27 | 15th SOJHL | |||||
| 2008-09 | 40 | 18 | 17 | ||||||
| 5 | 151 | 161 | 41 | 7th SOJHL | |||||
| 2009-10 | 36 | 21 | 11 | ||||||
| 4 | 181 | 143 | 46 | 6th SOJHL | |||||
| 2010-11 | 35 | 22 | 11 | ||||||
| 2 | 168 | 134 | 46 | 4th SOJHL |