Canadian junior ice hockey team
The Blenheim Blades are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Blenheim, Ontario . They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association and Hockey Canada .
History
Blenheim Blades goaltender during the 2013-14 season The Blenheim Golden Blades were founded in 1965, but could not find a league to play in locally until 1967. Until 1967, the Blades played an exhibition season against teams from Michigan in an American Junior B league until the OHA playoffs began.
In 1968, the Golden Blades joined the Border Cities Junior "B" Hockey League. In 1971, the league was demoted and renamed the Great Lakes Junior "C" Hockey League. In 1974, the team simplified their name to the "Blades".
Blades player during the 2013-14 season The Blades have won a league title in their franchise history, the 1970 Border Cities Jr. D championship.
Being from a smaller community than a lot of centres in the Bill Stobbs Division , the Blades have often struggled, but in recent years have become a winning team that is tough to compete with.
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 record
Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1967-68
24
7
9
8
-
101
94
22
5th BWJHL
1968-69
31
20
9
2
-
151
98
42
3rd BCJHL
1969-70
34
12
21
1
-
103
158
25
4th BCJHL
"D" Champions
1970-71
39
10
28
1
-
136
227
21
5th GLJHL
1971-72
36
1
33
2
-
87
292
4
7th GLJHL
1972-73
42
9
33
0
-
158
278
18
7th GLJHL
1973-74
43
4
38
1
-
119
379
9
10th GLJHL
DNQ
1974-75
42
3
36
3
-
124
350
9
8th GLJHL
1975-76
38
1
36
1
-
103
370
3
7th GLJHL
1976-77
42
20
15
7
-
221
207
47
3rd GLJHL
1977-78
42
16
25
1
-
194
256
33
6th GLJHL
1978-79
40
26
11
3
-
292
197
55
1st GLJHL
1979-80
42
18
20
4
-
195
225
40
3rd GLJHL
1980-81
41
6
30
5
-
169
335
17
8th GLJHL
1981-82
38
4
33
1
-
156
352
9
8th GLJHL
1982-83
36
6
27
3
-
129
287
15
7th GLJHL
1983-84
40
21
15
4
-
244
229
46
4th GLJHL
1984-85
39
19
15
5
-
175
165
43
5th GLJHL
1985-86
40
18
18
4
-
192
191
40
6th GLJHL
1986-87
40
19
17
3
1
228
205
42
5th GLJHL
1987-88
39
12
21
4
2
153
211
30
9th GLJHL
1988-89
40
7
31
1
1
125
314
16
11th GLJHL
1989-90
40
1
37
2
0
102
320
4
11th GLJHL
1990-91
42
4
32
4
2
123
242
14
10th GLJHL
1991-92
46
14
23
3
6
173
178
37
8th GLJHL
1992-93
39
20
12
2
5
198
148
47
6th GLJHL
1993-94
37
17
14
5
1
177
167
40
5th GLJHL
1994-95
41
26
12
2
1
203
142
55
2nd GLJHL
1995-96
40
3
33
1
3
104
221
10
11th GLJHL
DNQ
1996-97
36
8
26
2
0
98
181
18
10th GLJHL
DNQ
1997-98
45
7
36
2
0
143
236
16
10th GLJHL
DNQ
1998-99
41
17
22
1
1
183
194
36
6th GLJHL
Lost quarter-final
1999-00
43
13
23
4
3
146
189
33
6th GLJHL
Lost quarter-final
2000-01
39
4
32
0
3
121
233
11
9th GLJHL
DNQ
2001-02
40
5
31
1
3
112
233
14
9th GLJHL
Lost quarter-final
2002-03
40
14
20
5
1
148
181
34
6th GLJHL
Lost quarter-final
2003-04
40
12
24
1
3
128
183
28
8th GLJHL
Lost quarter-final
2004-05
40
7
27
4
2
112
208
20
8th GLJHL
Lost quarter-final
2005-06
40
6
32
1
1
114
228
14
8th GLJHL
Lost quarter-final
2006-07
40
8
26
2
3
117
229
22
9th GLJHL
DNQ
2007-08
40
12
26
2
0
120
192
26
8th GLJHL
Lost quarter-final
2008-09
40
14
25
-
1
130
173
29
7th GLJHL
Lost quarter-final
2009-10
40
11
29
-
0
169
245
22
9th GLJHL
DNQ
2010-11
39
14
25
-
0
115
187
28
8th GLJHL
Lost quarter-final
2011-12
40
23
16
-
1
180
144
47
4th GLJHL
Lost quarter-final
2012-13
40
21
18
-
1
122
140
43
5th GLJHL
Lost quarter-final
2013-14
40
21
14
-
5
162
146
47
3rd GLJHL
Lost semi-final
2014-15
40
21
17
-
2
121
134
44
4th GLJHL
Won quarters - 4-2 (Alvinston )Amherstburg )
2015-16
40
25
13
1
1
159
126
52
2nd GLJHL
Won quarters - 4-2 (Dresden )Amherstburg )
2016-17
40
24
14
2
-
163
136
50
4th Stobbs
Won Div Quarters, 4-2 (Dresden )Lakeshore )
2017-18
40
12
25
0
3
124
165
27
8th Stobbs
Lost Div Quarters, 0-4 (Lakeshore )
2018-19
40
17
20
2
1
133
146
37
6th Stobbs
Lost div quarter-final 1-4 (Dresden )
2019-20
40
11
24
2
3
92
157
27
8 of 9 Stobbs
Lost div quarter-final 0-4 (Lakeshore )
2020-21
Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22
32
14
18
0
0
116
126
28
6 of 9 Stobbs
Lost div quarter-final 1-4 (Mooretown )
2022-23
42
24
14
4
0
136
112
52
4 of 8 Stobbs
Lost div quarter-final 2-4 (Mooretown )
2023-24
42
28
12
1
1
184
134
58
3 of 8 Stobbs
tbd div quarter-final 1-4 (Amherstburg )Essex )
2024-2025 team staff
President - Matthew Frain
General Manager - Bob Price
Assistant General Manager - Lonnie Hamilton
Director of Hockey Operations - Wayne Cowell
Director of Player Personal - Bill Saunders
Head coach - Shawn Simpson
Assistant coach - Norm Logan
Assistant coach - Marc Swayze
Equipment Manager - Stu Fletcher
Goalie coach - Jacob Fancy
Trainer - Jacob Fancy
Assistant Trainer - Will Tetzlaff
Photographer - Heather Jones
Notable alumni
References
External links
Carruthers Pollock Bloomfield Doherty Orr Tod Stobbs Yeck Seasons Former teams
