The Aylmer Spitfires are a
Canadian
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junior hockey
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team based in
Aylmer,
Ontario
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,
Canada
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. They play in the
Provincial Junior Hockey League
The Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) is a Canadian junior ice hockey, junior ice hockey league spanning parts of Southern Ontario. The PJHL is the third tier of the Ontario Hockey Association and is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federa ...
.
History
The franchise began in
Tillsonburg
Tillsonburg is a town in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada with a population of 18,615 located about 50 kilometres southeast of London, on Highway 3 at the junction of Highway 19.
History
Prior to European settlement, the present site of Tillso ...
as a Junior B team in 1974, first known as the Mavericks, then as the Titans from 1985 to 1991. In 1991, the franchise was moved to Aylmer and was named the Aylmer Aces. In 2003, the team dropped to Junior C as the Aylmer Spitfires.
In 2013, the
Niagara & District 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 Schm ...
and the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League realigned, sending the Spitfires into the SOJHL.
ONTARIO HOCKEY ASSOCIATION APPROVES JUNIOR C REALIGNMENT
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For the 2016/17 season the eight southern Ontario junior "C" hockey leagues combined to become the Provincial Junior Hockey League
The Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) is a Canadian junior ice hockey, junior ice hockey league spanning parts of Southern Ontario. The PJHL is the third tier of the Ontario Hockey Association and is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federa ...
. Each league rebranded and became a division in the new organization. The SOJHL became the Yeck Division of the West Conference.
The playoffs for the 2019-20 season were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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, leading to the team not being able to play a single game.
Season-by-season record
''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''
References
External links
Spitfires Homepage
Niagara Junior C Hockey League teams
1974 establishments in Ontario
Ice hockey clubs established in 1974
Ice hockey teams in Ontario
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