Ayr Centennials
| Ayr Centennials | |
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| Midwestern Junior C Hockey League | |
| City | Ayr, Ontario |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Head Coach | Cody Hall |
| General Manager | Jay Purdon |
| Arena | North Dumfries Community centre |
| Affiliate(s) | Cambridge Winter Hawks |
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| Team Colors | Red, Black, Silver, White |
| OHA Cups | None |
The Ayr Centennials are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Ayr, Ontario. They play in the Midwestern Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.
History
The Ayr Centennials were founded in 1982 as members of the Southern Junior D Hockey League.
In 1988, the Southern League merged with the Western Junior D Hockey League. In 1991, the Junior D rank was vacated and the league was replaced with the OHA Junior Development League. This league lasted up until 2006 when it was vacated and the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League was created.
The Centennials had success in the Southern League but failed to win any league titles.
In the bloated Western League and Development League, the Centennials did exceptionally well but still failed to make a dent. In fact, despite finishing in the top ten teams of the league ten times in nineteen years, the Centennials never made the superleague's final once.
In the early-2000s, the Centennials lost their touch for winning. In the last year of the OHAJDL, they had their worst season ever, winning only 2 games in 36 tries and finishing dead last. But since joining the SOJHL in 2006, the Centennials have improved every season. In 2006-07 they finished 17th with 6 wins. In 2008-09 they finished 15th with 11 wins. In 2008-09 they really came together and had their best season in years, winning 18 games and finishing 7th. In 2009-10 the Centennials continued to improve with a 21-11-4 record, solidifying 3rd overall in the SOJHL.
In the summer of 2010, the Bauer conference dissolved, leaving Thamesford, Ayr, Tavistock, Port Stanley and Wellesley to disperse into the remaining McConnell and Yeck Conferences. The 2010-11 season saw the Centennials best season since 1983-84. Finishing 4th overall in the SOJHL, the Centennials were the McConnell Conference Champions and advanced to the OHA Cup versus Thamesford, eventually losing in 4 games.
In 2011-12 the Centennials finished 4th in the McConnell Conference and 7th overall in the SOJHL, and lost to the eventual OHA Cup Finalists, The Hagersville Hawks, in 5 games of the second round of playoffs.
In the summer of 2012, the Centennials and the SOJHL were promoted to Junior C to compete for the Schmalz Cup. On March 12, 2013, the Centennials won the first ever SOJHL Jr. C championship with a 4-game-sweep over the Lambeth Lancers.
In the Spring of 2013, the Centennials were moved over to the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League in a major realignment. They were realigned again weeks after and ended up in the Midwestern Junior C Hockey League.
Season-by-season record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1982-83 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 3 | - | -- | -- | 45 | 2nd SJDHL | |
| 1983-84 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 4 | - | -- | -- | 48 | 1st SJDHL | |
| 1984-85 | 35 | 10 | 22 | 3 | - | -- | -- | 23 | 6th SJDHL | |
| 1985-86 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 4 | - | -- | -- | 28 | 3rd SJDHL | |
| 1986-87 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 4 | - | -- | -- | 48 | 2nd SJDHL | |
| 1987-88 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | - | -- | -- | 36 | 2nd SJDHL | |
| 1988-89 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 5 | - | 213 | 178 | 35 | 12th WJDHL | |
| 1989-90 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 6 | - | 220 | 181 | 48 | 4th WJDHL | |
| 1990-91 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 233 | 210 | 54 | 4th WJDHL | |
| 1991-92 | 35 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 195 | 222 | 31 | 11th OHAJDL | |
| 1992-93 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 245 | 162 | 51 | 4th OHAJDL | |
| 1993-94 | 40 | 21 | 14 | 5 | - | 233 | 170 | 47 | 7th OHAJDL | |
| 1994-95 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 217 | 209 | 40 | 10th OHAJDL | |
| 1995-96 | 40 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 182 | 42 | 8th OHAJDL | |
| 1996-97 | 40 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 164 | 183 | 39 | 12th OHAJDL | |
| 1997-98 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 165 | 126 | 45 | 7th OHAJDL | |
| 1998-99 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 222 | 141 | 48 | 6th OHAJDL | |
| 1999-00 | 38 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 200 | 125 | 54 | 6th OHAJDL | |
| 2000-01 | 40 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | 52 | 7th OHAJDL | |
| 2001-02 | 40 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 181 | 182 | 38 | 12th OHAJDL | |
| 2002-03 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 175 | 151 | 48 | 5th OHAJDL | |
| 2003-04 | 40 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 138 | 171 | 30 | 16th OHAJDL | |
| 2004-05 | 39 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 140 | 195 | 23 | 15th OHAJDL | |
| 2005-06 | 36 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 252 | 6 | 17th OHAJDL | |
| 2006-07 | 42 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 113 | 241 | 17 | 17th SOJHL | |
| 2007-08 | 42 | 11 | 26 | - | 5 | 127 | 215 | 27 | 15th SOJHL | |
| 2008-09 | 40 | 18 | 17 | - | 5 | 151 | 161 | 41 | 7th SOJHL | |
| 2009-10 | 36 | 21 | 11 | - | 4 | 181 | 143 | 46 | 6th SOJHL | |
| 2010-11 | 35 | 22 | 11 | - | 2 | 168 | 134 | 46 | 4th SOJHL | |
| 2011-12 | 35 | 20 | 10 | - | 5 | 191 | 123 | 45 | 7th SOJHL | |
| 2012-13 | 38 | 29 | 7 | - | 2 | 220 | 119 | 60 | 1st SOJHL-Mc | Won League, Lost CSC QF |
| 2013-14 | 40 | 31 | 6 | - | 3 | 182 | 99 | 65 | 2nd MWJCHL | Won Quarters - 4-0 - (Bulldogs) Won Semi's - 4-3 - (Firebirds) Lost Finals - 2-4 - (Mounties) |
| 2014-15 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 0 | - | 229 | 92 | 64 | 1st MWJCHL | Won Quarters - 4-0 - (Applejacks) Won Semi's - 4-0 - (Mounties) Won League Finals - 4-0 (Merchants) Won CSC Quarter-finals, 4-2 (Grimsby) Lost CSC Semi-finals, 1-4 (Essex) |
