The Schomberg Cougars are a Canadian

Canada

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 Junior ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team based in Schomberg

Schomberg, Ontario

Schomberg is an unincorporated village in northwestern King, Ontario, Canada. Situated north of the Oak Ridges Moraine and south of the Holland River, the village is surrounded by natural attractions....

, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League

Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League

The Georgian Mid Ontario Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association...

.

History

The Schomberg Cougars were founded in 1969 as a member of the Eastern Junior D League, but moved to the South-Central Junior D Hockey League in 1971. There had been a Junior team from the Metro Junior B Hockey League

Metro Junior A Hockey League

----The Metro Junior "A" Hockey League was a junior level ice hockey league based out of Southern Ontario. The league originated in 1956 as the Metro Junior "B" Hockey League, which lasted until 1991, when it changed its designation from Junior B to Junior A. It remained a Jr...

 playing for a couple years in the early 1960s.

In 1973, the Cougars and their league was promoted, as the league became the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League. Three seasons later the league became the Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.

Not a lot is known about the Mid-Ontario league other than what teams played in it. Their competition revolved the Orangeville Crushers

Orangeville Crushers

The Orangeville Crushers were a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Orangeville, Ontario. They played in the Ontario Junior Hockey League, Midwestern Junior B Hockey League, and Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.-History:...

 and Bradford Bulls

Bradford Rattlers

The Bradford Rattlers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based out of Bradford, Ontario. They play out of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League...

, but it is unknow if the Cougars won any league titles.

In 1994, the Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League merged with the Georgian Bay Junior C Hockey League. The Cougars continued as members, but the league was dominated by teams like the Stayner Siskins

Stayner Siskins

The Stayner Siskins are a Junior "C" ice hockey team based out of Stayner, Ontario. They play out of the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.-History:...

 and the Fergus Devils

Fergus Devils

The Fergus Devils are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Fergus, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.-History:...

.

The year-to-year play of the Cougars could be considered as inconsistent, but in 2002-03 the Cougars finished the regular season as the league's top team. They even went on to win their first and only Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Championship. The Cougars did not manage to reach the Clarence Schmalz Cup

Clarence Schmalz Cup

The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships...

 finals.

The 2005-06 season saw the Cougars finish in fifth place in the Georgian Mid-Ontario league. They entered the playoffs against the fourth seeded Erin Shamrocks

Erin Shamrocks

The Erin Shamrocks are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Erin, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.-History:...

. The Shamrocks made quick work of the Cougars, finishing the series 4-games-to-1.

The 2006-07 season had the Cougars finish in sixth place. In the league quarter-final, the Cougars ran into a brick wall called the Alliston Hornets

Alliston Hornets

The Alliston Hornets are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Alliston, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.-History:...

who swept the Cougars 4-games-to-none.

Season-by-Season Standings

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1971-72	30	16	11	3
161	129	35	3rd SCJDHL	Lost Semi-final
1972-73	27	6	15	6
111	145	24	5th SCJDHL	Lost Quarter-final
1973-74	30	10	15	5
132	155	25	5th Central G1	Lost "D" Final
1974-75	31	2	27	2
112	211	6	8th Central G1	Lost "D" Final
1975-76	32	9	20	3
126	220	21	7th Central G1	Lost "D" Final
1976-00	Statistics Missing
2000-01	36	14	18	3	1	135	161	31	6th GMOHL
2001-02	36	15	20	0	1	152	157	31	6th GMOHL
2002-03*	20	15	4	0	1	109	76	31	1st GMOHL	Won League
2003-04	36	22	12	2	0	188	136	46	3rd GMOHL
2004-05	40	10	21	6	3	132	169	29	7th GMOHL
2005-06	42	21	19	2	0	187	186	44	5th GMOHL	Lost Quarter-final
2006-07	42	6	34	2	0	124	276	14	6th GMOHL
2007-08	42	5	36	1	0	111	254	11	7th GMOHL
2008-09	42	15	25
2	164	230	32	5th GMOHL
2009-10	42	6	33
3	109	235	15	7th GMOHL	Lost Quarter-final
2010-11	40	14	25
1	129	182	29	6th GMOHL

(*) Standings Incomplete.

• 2000-2004
• 2004-Present