The Exeter Hawks are a Junior

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team based in

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, Canada. They play in the

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of the

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History

The Exeter Hawks were founded in 1961 as members of the Shamrock Junior D Hockey League. In the late sixties, the Hawks jumped to the Bluewater Junior Hockey League for a short stint. In 1969, the Shamrock league changed its name to the Western Junior D Hockey League. In 1970–71, the Hawks won the Western League and made it all the way to the OHA provincial championship. They met another junior team from Haliburton, Ontario from the South Central Junior D Hockey League. Haliburton defeated the Hawks 4-games-to-3. A season later, the Hawks again won the Western League and found themselves against an

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representative from

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in the provincial final. This year the Hawks were not to be denied as they swept Bancroft 4-games-to-none to win the OHA Cup for the first time. In 1977, the Hawks won their third Western League title and advanced to the provincial championship. Their opponents were the Stayner Siskins, which they defeated 4-games-to-none to win their second provincial championship. The next year, the Hawks again won the Western League and ran into the Lakefield Chiefs in the OHA Cup final. The Chiefs overpowered the Hawks in the end, defeating Exeter in Game 7 of the series to claim the OHA Cup 4-games-to-3. The playoffs for the 2019–20 season were cancelled due to the

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, leading to the team not being able to play a single game.

Season-by-season standings

Playoffs

*1971 Won League, Lost OHA final :Haliburton Juniors defeated Exeter Hawks ''4-games-to-3'' in OHA final *1972 Won League, Won OHA championship :Exeter Hawks defeated Bancroft Juniors ''4-games-to-none'' in OHA final *1977 Won League, Won OHA championship :Exeter Hawks defeated Stayner Siskins ''4-games-to-none'' in OHA final *1978 Won League, Lost OHA final : Lakefield Chiefs defeated Exeter Hawks ''4-games-to-3'' in OHA final *1988 Lost OHA and League final :

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defeated Exeter Hawks ''4-games-to-2'' in OHA final *1996 Won League :Exeter Hawks defeated

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''4-games-to-3'' in final *1998 Lost final :

defeated Exeter Hawks ''4-games-to-3'' in final *2002 Won League :Exeter Hawks defeated

Tavistock Braves The Tavistock Braves are a Junior ice hockey team based in Tavistock, Ontario, Canada. They currently play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association. History During the 1981-82 season Tavistock finished first ...

''4-games-to-none'' in final *2004 Won League :Exeter Hawks defeated

''4-games-to-2'' in final *2006 Lost conference quarter-final : Lucan Irish defeated Exeter Hawks ''4-games-to-none'' in conf. quarter-final *2015 Won League :Exeter Hawks defeated

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''4-games-to-none'' in final

External links

Exeter Hawks' homepage
{{SOJHL Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League teams 1961 establishments in Ontario Ice hockey clubs established in 1961 Huron County, Ontario