The Trenton Golden Hawks are a Junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) based in Trenton, Ontario. The franchise relocated to Trenton from Port Hope, Ontario in 2009. It had previously been known as the Port Hope Predators and the Port Hope Buzzards of the Metro Junior A Hockey League.

History Previous to Junior A coming to Port Hope, and subsequently leaving it, the town has operated a series of Junior C teams by the name Port Hope Panthers.

Port Hope (1996–2009) In 1996, the Port Hope Buzzards were founded in the Metro Junior A Hockey League. The league only lasted until 1998, when the Metro was absorbed by the larger and healthier Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League.

In November 2005, coach Bret Meyers was suspended for one season and the team was fined $4000 after the Ontario Hockey Association investigated the Predators over allegations of hazing and irresponsible public behaviour by the players of the team. In January 2006, the Predators were fined $1000 and their director of operations Tim Clayden was suspended for one month for signing a player to a Junior C card without his knowledge. In June 2007, the Ontario Hockey Association found Clayden guilty of tampering with players from the Cobourg Cougars' roster. He was suspended for one year and the team was fined $5000. In September 2007, Port Hope coach Brian Drumm was suspended for 20 games for striking a Lindsay Muskies player in the face during a game. The team was also fined $3500.

Trenton (2009–present) In early 2009, the Trenton Hercs announced that they were folding mid-season and leaving the Ontario Junior Hockey League. In March, rumblings of team moving into the Trenton market came afloat. It turned out to be the Port Hope Predators. According to OJHL commissioner Bob Hooper: "The league never really wanted a team in Port Hope in the first place." In the 2008–09 season, Port Hope was second in league attendance, while Trenton was ninth.

The Trenton Golden Hawks won their first Frank L Buckland Cup Trophy as OJHL playoff champions in 2016, by defeating the Georgetown Raiders in 7 games. From there, the Golden Hawks traveled north to Kirkland Lake to compete for the Dudley Hewitt Cup, where they went 3–0 in round-robin play and defeated the defending champions Soo Thunderbirds in the final. The Golden Hawks went on to compete in the 2016 Royal Bank Cup national championship tournament in Lloydminster where they were eliminated by the Lloydminster Bobcats of the Alberta Junior Hockey League in the semifinal.

Season-by-season results Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs1996–97 50 13 35 2 - 162 269 28 13th Metro A1997–98 50 19 28 3 - 190 226 41 10th Metro A1998–99 51 16 27 6 2 193 266 40 11th OPJHL-E1999-00 49 11 37 0 1 158 303 23 9th OPJHL-E2000–01 49 4 44 1 0 99 338 9 10th OPJHL-E2001–02 49 8 40 1 0 119 268 17 10th OPJHL-E2002–03 49 10 36 1 2 119 251 23 9th OPJHL-E2003–04 49 18 26 2 3 188 197 41 9th OPJHL-E2004–05 49 38 5 3 3 226 113 82 1st OPJHL-ELost semi-final2005–06 49 39 6 4 0 300 111 82 2nd OPJHL-E Lost Conf. Final2006–07 49 31 11 5 2 209 138 69 3rd OPJHL-E Lost Conf. SF2007–08 49 30 13 - 6 198 156 66 3rd OPJHL-E 2008–09 49 20 26 - 3 189 221 43 6th OJHL-R2009–10 56 35 18 - 3 241 190 73 4th OJAHL Lost semi-final2010–11 50 19 27 - 4 162 222 42 7th OJHL-E DNQ2011–12 49 36 7 - 6 215 128 78 1st OJHL-E Lost Division SF2012–13 55 40 10 - 5 228 134 85 1st OJHL-E Lost Conf. QF2013–14 53 34 17 - 2 217 152 70 5th OJHL-E Lost Conf. SF2014–15 54 41 10 - 1 268 131 85 1st OJHL-E Lost Conf. Final2015–16 54 44 6 1 3 193 102 92 1st of 5 East Div1st of 11 NE Conf1st of 22 OJHL Won Conf. Quarters 4–0 (Hurricanes)Won Conf. Semifinals 4–1 (Dukes)Won Conf. Finals, 4–0 (Voyageurs)Won OHJL Championship 4–1 (Raiders))OJHL CHAMPIONS2016–17 54 42 9 2 1 255 119 87 1st of 5 East Div1st of 11 NE Conf2nd of 22 OJHL Won Conf. Quarters 4–2 (Hurricanes)Won Conf. Semifinals, 4–0 (Spirit)Won Conf. Finals, 4–0 (Cougars)Lost League Finals 3–4 (Raiders)2017–18 54 24 26 2 2 167 192 52 4th of 5 East Div8th of 11 NE Conf15 of 22 OJHL Lost Conf. Quarters 2–4 (Tigers)2018–19 54 33 14 4 3 189 120 73 2nd of 5 East Div3rd of 11 SE Conf4th of 22 OJHL Lost Conf. Quarters 2–4 (Whitby)2019–20 54 40 10 1 3 228 134 84 2nd of 5 East Div3rd of 11 SE Conf4th of 22 OJHL Won Conf. Quarters 4–1 (Whitby) Playoffs canceled after round 1due to COVID-19 pandemic2020–21 Season cancelled2021–22 54 36 16 0 2 219 156 74 2nd of 5 East Div4th of 11 SE Conf7th of 22 OJHL Lost Conf. Quarters 1–2 (Haliburton)2022–23 54 35 15 1 3 233 155 74 4th of 11 SE Conf7th of 22 OJHL Won Conf. Quarters 4–1 (Cougars)Won Conf. Semifinals 4–3 (Jr. Canadiens)Won Conf. Finals 4–1 (Dukes)Lost LEAGUE Finals 1–4 (Blues)2023–24 56 43 11 1 1 289 134 88 1st of 12 East Conf2nd of 24 OJHL Won Conf. Quarters 4–0 (Spirit)Won Conf. Semifinals 4–0 (Jr. Canadiens)Won Conf. Finals 4–2 (Cougars)Lost League Finals 2–4 (Blues)2024–25 56 47 6 2 1 265 136 97 1st of 12 East Conf1st of 24 OJHL Won Conf. Quarters 4–1 (Panthers)Won Conf. Semifinals 4–1 (Spirit)Won Conf. Finals 4–1 (Huskies)Won League Finals 4–2 (Menace)Advance to Centennial Cup2025–26 56 45 9 0 2 288 147 92 1st of 12 East Conf2nd of 24 OJHL Won Conf. Quarters 4–0 (Muskies)Lost Conf. Semifinals 4–2 (Hurricanes)

Regional championships The Dudley Hewitt Cup (also known as the Dudley Hewitt Memorial Trophy) was awarded annually from 1971–2019 to the championship Junior 'A' ice hockey team for the Central/East region of Canada. That region initially extended east from Ontario to The Maritimes. Later, the field of competition was limited to the championship teams from the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) and Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL), and a preselected host team. The tournament format began with a round-robin to determine seeding, followed by a semifinal elimination round played between the second and third seeds, followed by a final best-of-3 elimination round played between the first-place team and the winner of the semifinal. The winners of the Dudley Hewitt Cup went on to compete for the national championship Centennial Cup.

The award's namesakes were George Dudley and W. A. Hewitt, who served as administrators for the Ontario Hockey Association and are inductees of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Year Round Robin Record Standing Semifinal Gold Medal Game 2016 W, Soo Thunderbirds 4–2W, Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 5–1W, Fort Frances Lakers 3–0 3–0–0 1st of 4 bye to finalsW, Soo Thunderbirds 4–0DHC Champions to Royal Bank Cup 2017HOST W, Powassan Voodoos 5–1SOL, Georgetown Raiders 0–1W, Dryden Ice Dogs 10–4 2–0–1 1st of 4 bye to finalsW, Georgetown Raiders 2–1DHC Champions to Royal Bank Cup

National championships

Year Round Robin RecordW-OTW-OTL-L Standing Semifinal Gold Medal Game 2016 W, Brooks Bandits 3–2W, Carleton Place Canadians 3–1SOL, West Kelowna Warriors 3–4W, Lloydminster Bobcats 4–1 3–0–1–0 1st of 5 L, Lloydminster Bobcats 2–6n/a 2017 OTL, Cobourg Cougars 2–3L, Terrebonne Cobras 2–3L, Brooks Bandits 0–8L, Penticton Vees 0–4 0–0–1–3 5th of 5 did not qualify for playoffs

Year Round-robin Record Standing Quarterfinal Semifinal Championship 2025 OTW, Northern Manitoba Blizzard (ManJHL), 5–4OTL Kam River Fighting Walleye (SIJHL), 1–2W, Greater Sudbury Cubs (NOJHL), 5–2W, Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL), 6–2 2–1–0–1 1st of 5 Pool A Earned bye Lost, 3–4Melfort Mustangs(SJHL) Did not qualify

References

External links Golden Hawks Webpage