The Welland Jr. Canadians are a junior ice hockey team based in Welland, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Eastern Conference of the Greater Ontario Hockey League.
History
The Welland franchise, under any of its various names, was formed in 1975 as part of the Niagara District Junior B Hockey League, and joined the Golden Horseshoe "B" in 1979.
For the 1975-76 season, the Cougars (known as the Farr-Learn Bs for their first year) co-existed with the Welland Sabres of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. They went on to use the monikers of Aerostars - Flames - back to Cougars and in 2004 to the Junior Canadians. The branding they still use now.
Welland have been league champions in the 1977-78, 1979-80, 1982-83, and 1990-91 seasons.
Season-by-season results
Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs1975-76 40 26 8 6 - 235 142 58 2nd NDJBHL 1976-77 40 31 6 3 - 330 144 65 1st NDJBHL 1977-78 40 28 11 1 - 249 172 57 1st NDJBHL Won League, lost SC QF1978-79 40 28 10 2 - -- -- 58 3rd NDJBHL Lost semi-final1979-80 44 27 11 6 - 314 216 60 3rd GHJHL Won League1980-81 41 22 16 3 - 253 228 47 3rd GHJHLLost final1981-82 36 18 11 7 - 162 137 43 3rd GHJHL1982-83 42 19 19 4 - 224 224 42 5th GHJHL Won League1983-84 42 14 26 2 - 193 229 30 6th GHJHL1984-85 42 15 18 9 - 221 213 39 7th GHJHL1985-86 40 21 14 5 - 245 235 47 4th GHJHL1986-87 42 27 11 4 - 279 192 58 2nd GHJHL1987-88 42 23 15 4 - 269 220 50 3rd GHJHL1988-89 42 8 26 8 - 188 274 24 8th GHJHL1989-90 48 26 20 1 1 336 256 54 5th GHJHL1990-91 42 35 4 3 0 273 145 73 1st GHJHL Won League1991-92 42 35 4 1 2 308 155 73 1st GHJHLLost final1992-93 42 28 10 4 0 259 177 60 2nd GHJHLLost final1993-94 40 20 16 2 2 234 191 44 4th GHJHL1994-95 42 26 14 2 1 226 175 55 2nd GHJHL1995-96 50 16 29 3 2 160 223 37 6th GHJHL1996-97 42 18 18 3 3 222 192 42 5th GHJHL1997-98 49 27 12 7 3 247 179 64 3rd GHJHL1998-99 47 20 19 6 2 203 184 48 4th GHJHL1999-00 48 28 14 4 2 218 159 62 3rd GHJHL2000-01 48 30 14 3 1 196 142 64 3rd GHJHL2001-02 48 18 22 5 3 180 210 44 4th GHJHL2002-03 48 28 17 1 2 250 194 59 3rd GHJHL2003-04 48 28 12 7 1 170 118 64 3rd GHJHL2004-05 48 17 25 4 2 171 184 40 6th GHJHL2005-06 49 27 16 5 1 218 185 60 4th GHJHL Lost semi-final2006-07 49 26 21 2 0 250 217 54 5th GHJHL Lost quarter-final2007-08 49 28 19 1 1 257 206 58 5th GOJHL-GH 2008-09 52 19 28 - 5 218 286 43 6th GOJHL-GH2009-10 51 18 23 - 10 175 207 46 5th GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. QF2010-11 51 29 17 - 5 232 166 63 4th GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. QF2011-12 50 26 22 - 2 184 185 54 5th GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. QF2012-13 51 35 15 - 1 199 134 71 3rd GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. Final2013-14 49 29 15 - 5 176 153 63 3rd GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. SF2014-15 49 32 15 - 2 181 119 66 3rd GOJHL-GH Won Conf. Quarter-finals, 4-1 (Meteors) Lost Conf. semi-finals, 4-1 (Falcons)2015-16 50 17 25 4 4 137 175 42 7th GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 1-4 (Falcons)2016-17 50 22 26 0 2 178 188 46 6th GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0-4 (Canucks)2017-18 50 17 28 3 2 128 218 39 6th GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0-4 (Avalanche)2018-19 48 8 36 0 4 117 251 20 7th GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0-4 (Falcons)2019-20 50 5 41 0 4 109 267 14 9th -GH26th - GOJHL did not qualify for post season2020-21 Season not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic2021-22 48 19 26 3 0 124 170 41 5th -GH16th - GOJHL Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0-4 (Meteors)2022-23 50 13 31 5 1 127 206 32 7th -GH20th - GOJHL Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 1-4 (Kilty B's)2023-24 50 15 31 4 0 112 208 34 5th of 7 GH18th/23 GOJHL Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 3-4 (Kilty B's)2024-25 50 12 35 3 0 135 257 27 6th of 11 East21st/23 GOJHL Did Not Qualify2025-26 50 7 40 3 0 124 301 17 10th of 11 East21st/23 GOJHL Did Not Qualify
Notable alumni Yvon Corriveau Adam Creighton Ray Emery Wayne Groulx Bill Huard Matt Johnson Bob LaForest Mark LaForest Lou Nistico Krzysztof Oliwa Dan Paille Bob Sneddon Cal Clutterbuck Dan Girardi Jamie Tardif Matt Ellis Paul Bissonnette Andre Deveaux
External links Jr. Canadians Webpage GOJHL Webpage Jr. Canadians Twitter Jr. Canadians Facebook Jr. Canadians Instagram