The Elmira Sugar Kings are a

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team based in Elmira,

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, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western division of the

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History

The Elmira Juniors played at the Junior "C" level during the 1950s and 1960s, winning the

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in 1962. The Elmira Sugar Kings' 1st season was in 1971–72, but in 1973, the Sugar Kings entered the Southwestern Junior "B" Hockey League. In that first Junior "B" season, the Sugar Kings won the league championship. In 1974, the league became the Waterloo-Wellington Junior "B" Hockey League, which changed its name to the Midwestern "B" in 1977. Through much of their first 20 years, the Kings were inconsistent—some years finishing with more than 30 wins, some years fewer than 10. But throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Sugar Kings were one of the most dominant teams in Canadian junior hockey. In 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2008 and 2011 the Kings reigned as Mid-Western "B" champions, winning the

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Junior B champions in 1997, 2001, 2011, 2017.

Season-by-season record

Sutherland Cup appearances

:''1997'': Elmira Sugar Kings defeated

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''4-games-to-3'' :''1998'':

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defeated Elmira Sugar Kings ''4-games-to-3'' :''2001'': Elmira Sugar Kings defeated

Thorold Blackhawks The Port Colborne Sailors (formerly the Thorold Blackhawks) are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Port Colborne, Ontario. They played in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. History The Thorold Ja ...

''4-games-to-2'' :''2002'':

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defeated Elmira Sugar Kings ''4-games-to-3'' :''2008'': Tecumseh Chiefs defeated Elmira Sugar Kings ''4-games-to-none'' :''2011'': Elmira Sugar Kings defeated

''4-games-to-1'' :2017: Elmira Sugar Kings defeated

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''4-games-to-1''

Notable alumni

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* Dan Snyder * Jamie Wright * Dennis Wideman * Cam Stewart *Kyle Rank * Tyler Brenner * Derek Hahn * Rob Collins *

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External links

Sugar Kings WebpageGOJHL Webpage
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