The Oakville Blades are a Junior "A"

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team from Oakville,

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, Canada. They are a part of the

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History

The Blades started as a Junior C team, and made it to the

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Final once to compete for the All-Ontario Junior "C" title. In 1969, the Blades lost 4-games-to-3 to the

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. Oakville moved up to the Junior B level for the 1970-71 season, and joined the Mid-Ontario Junior B league. In 1971, the leagues realigned, and Oakville moved to the new Central Junior B league. In 1975 and 1991 the Blades made it the Sutherland Cup Final for the All-Ontario Junior "B" title. The first time, they were defeated by the

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4-games-to-3. The second time, they were defeated by the

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4-games-to-0. Oakville became a Junior A team in the mid 1990s and ever since they played in the Ontario Junior Hockey League Buckland Cup Final five times, winning three Buckland Cups in franchise history.

2007-08 season

The Blades had a great 2007-08 regular season. With 39 wins, 6 losses, and 4 overtime losses, the Blades finished first overall in the West Division. After a bye in the division quarter-final, the Blades defeated the

Milton Icehawks The Brantford 99ers are a Junior A ice hockey team from Brantford, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. The 99ers have previously been known as the Milton Icehawks, Milton Merchants, Milton Flyers, and Milton St ...

4-games-to-1 in the division semi-final and

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4-games-to-1 to win the West Division playoff title. In the North/West Conference championship, the Blades took on the defending Royal Bank Cup 2007 champion

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. The Tigers appeared dominant, but faltered late in the series to lose to the Blades 4-games-to-2. In the OPJHL Buckland Cup final, Blades dominated the

Markham Waxers The Markham Waxers were an Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) Junior "A" ice hockey team based in Markham, Ontario, Canada. The Waxers name is still used by the Markham Waxers minor hockey club with the Eastern AAA Hockey League, a sub league o ...

and won 4-games-to-1 to win their first ever Junior A league championship. The Blades then moved on to the

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, the Central Canadian championship. In game 1, the Blades defeated the Thunder Bay Region champion

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5-1. The then defeated the Northern Ontario champion Sudbury Jr. Wolves 5-3. In the final game of the round robin, they defeated the host

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5-2. This gave the Blades a bye to the final where they played the Hurricanes again and beat them 6-3. This earned them a berth into the 2008 Royal Bank Cup. The 2008 campaign got rocky when the Blades shipped off to

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for the

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. Star goaltender Scott Greenham could not attend the tournament despite leading the Blades to the OPJHL and Central Canadian Championships. Having accepted a scholarship to play for the

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, he would lose his

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eligibility if he played in the Royal Bank Cup because his age (21).Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League
/ref> With this, the Blades had to bring their back-up cold off the bench for the national championship. In the first game of the tournament, Oakville had to play the host

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of the Central Junior A Hockey League. Despite outshooting them, the Blades were shocked by the Colts 5-4. The next night, the Blades drew the

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of the

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. The Blades badly outshot the Crushers, but the Crushers managed to squeak out a 4-3 overtime victory of the Central Canadian champions. In a nail-biting and high scoring outing, the Blades gave Humboldt a 7-6 loss to keep contention for a playoff spot in the tournament. It was not to be though, as the Blades out-shot but still lost to the top ranked

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6-1. Despite outshooting all four of their opponents, the Oakville Blades lost three out of four games and were eliminated on a head-to-head tie breaker with Weeks.

2018-2019 season

The Oakville Blades had their best season yet in franchise history, winning the OJHL, the Dudley-Hewitt Cup, and coming in third place going to the semi finals at the National Jr. A Hockey Championship, the furthest they have got at the national tournament. The Blades finished with the highest wins ever, and tied for most points in club history. Team includes: Spencer Kersten, Peyton Reeves "C", Jack Ricketts "A", Thomas Maia, Josh Nixon, Harrison Israels, Kyle Potts, Kyle Lewis, Jason Pineo, Callum Jones "A", Garrett Pyke "A", Alton McDermott, Ryan Nicholson, Nicholas Aromatario, Ryan O'Hara, Holden Doggett, Tyler Amaral, Jack Lyons, Tanner McEachern, Chirstian Girhiny, Nathan Ribau, Cameron Hatziioannou, Will Barber, Chris Elliot. Staff: Mike Tarantino (Head Coach), Rob Bentivegna (Assistant Coach), Ryan Hunter (Assistant Coach), Mark Edwards (Assistant Coach), Jordan Selinger (General Manager), Cole Crane (Assistant GM), Craig Clayton (Head Equipment Manager), Natalie Figueria (Trainer), Nicholas Fiore (Play by Play Broadcaster), Matthew Ahmadzai (Colour Commentator), John Cole (Camera Man)

Season-by-season results

National Jr. A Championship appearances

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'': 5th Place - ''1-3-0 Record'' ::Host city:

::Defeated by

(CCHL) 5-4 ::Defeated by

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(MJAHL) 4-3 ::Defeated by

(AJHL) 6-1 ::Won vs.

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(SJHL) 7-6 *''

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'': 5th Place - ''0-3-1 Record'' ::Host city:

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::Defeated by

La Ronge Ice Wolves The La Ronge Ice Wolves are a Canadian junior "A" ice hockey team based out of La Ronge, Saskatchewan. They play out of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and play their homes games at the Mel Hegland Uniplex which has a seating capacity of 1, ...

(SJHL) 3-2 OT ::Defeated by

Brockville Braves The Brockville Braves are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Brockville, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League. Such NHLers as Larry Robinson and current player Wayne Simmonds of the Toronto Maple Leafs, amongst other ...

(CCHL) 11-2 ::Defeated by

Vernon Vipers The Vernon Vipers are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Kal Tire Place. History The ...

(BCHL) 5-3 ::Defeated by

Dauphin Kings The Dauphin Kings are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL), a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) and Hockey Canada. The Kings were established in ...

(MJHL) 5-4 *''

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'': Lost in Semifinal - ''2-3-0 Record'' ::Host city:

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::Defeated by

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(AJHL) 7-3 ::Defeated by

Prince George Spruce Kings The Prince George Spruce Kings are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Mainland Division of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Kopar Memo ...

(BCHL) 5-1 ::Won vs.

Portage Terriers The Portage Terriers are a Canadian junior "A" ice hockey team from Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. History The Portage Terriers were fou ...

(MJHL) 5-4 ::Won vs.

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(CCHL) 7-4 ::Defeated by

(BCHL) 2-1 in semifinal

Dudley Hewitt Cup appearances

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represents the Central Canadian Junior A championship. The winner moves on to the

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National Junior A championship.'' *''2008'': Won Championship - ''4-0-0 Record'' ::Host city:

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::Won vs.

(SIJHL) 5-1 ::Won vs. Sudbury Jr. Wolves (NOJHL) 5-3 ::Won vs.

(OPJHL) 5-2 ::Won vs.

(OPJHL) 6-3 in final *''2010'': Won Championship - ''4-0-0 Record'' ::Host city:

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::Won vs.

Fort William North Stars The Thunder Bay North Stars are a Junior ice hockey#Junior A, junior A ice hockey team from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. They are a member of the Superior International Junior Hockey League. History After the fall of the Thunder Bay Flyers in 200 ...

(SIJHL) 2-1 OT ::Won vs.

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(NOJHL) 6-0 ::Won vs. Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 3-1 ::Won vs.

(SIJHL) 2-1 in final *''2019'': Won Championship - ''4-0-0 Record'' ::Host city:

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::Won vs.

Thunder Bay North Stars The Thunder Bay North Stars are a Junior ice hockey#Junior A, junior A ice hockey team from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. They are a member of the Superior International Junior Hockey League. History After the fall of the Thunder Bay Flyers in 200 ...

(SIJHL) 9-4 ::Won vs. Hearst Lumberjacks (NOJHL) 4-2 ::Won vs.

Cochrane Crunch The Cochrane Crunch are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based out of Cochrane, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and are former members of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League. The team was known as th ...

(NOJHL) 6-2 ::Won vs. Hearst Lumberjacks (NOJHL) 2-0 in final

Sutherland Cup appearances

:''1975'':

defeated Oakville Blades ''4-games-to-3'' :''1991'':

defeated Oakville Blades ''4-games-to-none''

Clarence Schmalz Cup appearances

:''1969'':

defeated Oakville Blades ''4-games-to-3''

References

External links

Blades Webpage
{{Toronto Sports Oakville, Ontario Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League teams