The Pelham Panthers, formerly the Port Colborne Pirates, are a
junior
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Arts and entertainment Music
* ''Junior'' (Junior Mance album), 1959
* ''Junior'' (Röyksopp album), 2009
* ''Junior'' (Kaki King album), 2010
* ''Junior'' (LaFontaines album), 2019
Films
* ''Junior'' (1994 ...
ice hockey
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team based in
Pelham,
Ontario
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, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the
Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.
History
The
Port Colborne Recreationists
The Port Colborne Recreationists were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association, based in Port Colborne, Ontario. The Recreationists played at the Junior B level through the 1940s, with the exception of one season.
Port Colbor ...
were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association that played at the Junior B level through most of the 1940s. The Recreationists captured the 1943 Junior B championship,
Sutherland Cup and were promoted to the Junior A level the following year where they competed for one full season. The Junior A team folded early in their second season and the Recreationists returned to Junior B hockey the following year.
The "Sailors" moniker dates back to the 1940s as well. The Port Colborne Sailors were one of the most successful franchises in the OHA
Major Intermediate A Hockey League winning championships in 1949, 1950, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1975 and 1976.
Since 1970 the Sailors have spent most of their time in the
Niagara Junior C Hockey League
The Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League is a former Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. The Champion of the Niagara competed for the All-Ontario Championship and the Clarence Sch ...
with the exception of 1975 through 1979 when the team participated in the
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. The team changed its name several times (Sailors, Swords, Kinsmen, Schooners) before returning to the familiar "Sailors" moniker that the team played as between 1995 and 2008. In 2009 the team rebranded itself one more time as the Port Colborne Pirates.
Sutherland Cups: 1943 (as the
Port Colborne Recreationists
The Port Colborne Recreationists were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association, based in Port Colborne, Ontario. The Recreationists played at the Junior B level through the 1940s, with the exception of one season.
Port Colbor ...
)
In 2014, after decades in Port Colborne, the team relocated to Pelham. In November 2014, the team changed their nickname to the Panthers.
Season-by-season results
See also
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Port Colborne Recreationists
The Port Colborne Recreationists were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association, based in Port Colborne, Ontario. The Recreationists played at the Junior B level through the 1940s, with the exception of one season.
Port Colbor ...
References
External links
Panthers WebpageGOJHL Webpage
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Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League teams
Port Colborne