The Knights of Meaford or the Meaford Knights are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Meaford, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL).
History
The Knights of Meaford joined the GMHL in spring 2013. The Knights are the first junior team in Meaford since the Meaford Monarchs of the Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League in the late 1970s.
On September 8, 2013, the Knights traveled to Burlington, Ontario, to play their first game against the Halton Ravens. Despite trailing 6–3 in the second period, the Knights rallied to win the game 9–8. Zach Newman scored the first goal in team history at 3:52 of the first period. Jesse Martel picked up the win in net for the Knights. On October 17, 2013, the Knights played their first home game defeating the Lefroy Wave 5–3 in front of a sold out crowd. Connor Long picked up the eventual game-winning goal.
Season-by-season standings Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts Regular season finish Playoffs2013–14 42 18 22 — 2 197 254 38 13th of 20, GMHL Won 1st Rd. Qual. Gm, 16–7 (Red Wings)Won 2nd Rd. Qual. Gm, 9–3 (Predators)Lost Div Quarter-finals, 0–3 (Bulls)2014–15 42 8 30 — 4 132 262 12 5th of 10, North-Central Div.20th of 22, GMHL Lost Div Semi-finals, 0–3 (Shield)2015–16 42 24 16 0 2 226 185 50 6th of 10, Central Div.14th of 30, GMHL Won Div. Quarter-finals, 3–1 (Rattlers)Lost Div. Semi-finals, 0–3 (Steam)2016–17 42 18 21 0 3 191 176 39 8th of 11, North Div.14th of 21, GMHL Won 8th Pl. Qual. Game, 8–0 (Lynx)Lost Div. Quarter-finals, 0–3 (Civics)2017–18 42 22 15 0 5 207 164 49 5th of 9, North Div.10th of 21, GMHL Lost Div. Quarter-finals, 0–2 (Titans)2018–19 42 18 21 0 3 175 175 39 8th of 10, North Div.16th of 22, GMHL Won 8th Pl. Qualifying game, 6–1 (Shield)Lost Div. Quarter-finals, 0–2 (Rattlers) 2019–20 42 12 29 0 1 149 204 25 10th of 10, North Div.21st of 23, GMHL Lost 9th Pl. Qualifying game, 4–6 (Shield) 2020–21 Lost season due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021–22 38 21 13 0 4 135 135 46 4th of 10, North Div.8th of 18, GMHL Lost Div. Quarter-finals, 0–2 (Pirates) 2022–23 42 26 15 0 1 218 156 53 3rd of 7, North Div.6th of 16, GMHL Won Div. Quarter-finals, 2-0 (Shield)Lost Div. Semifinal, 1-3 (Pirates) 2023–24 42 23 17 0 2 201 184 48 4th of 7, North Div.6th of 15, GMHL Lost Div. Quarter-finals, 1-2 (Titans) 2024–25 42 24 14 0 4 193 158 52 5th of 6, North Div.7th of 15, GMHL Won Div. Quarter-finals, 2-0 (Lynx)Lost Div Semifinals 0-3 (Rattlers) 2025–26 42 9 32 0 1 112 238 19 6th of 6, North Div.13th of 14, GMHL Lost Div. Quarter-finals, 0-2 (Lynx)
References
External links
Knights Webpage GMHL Webpage