The Welland Sabres are a defunct Tier II Junior "A"

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team that were based out of

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and was a part of the

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Season-by-season results

Playoffs

*1971 ''Lost semi-final'' : Detroit Jr. Red Wings defeated Welland Sabres ''3-games-to-none with 2 ties'' *1972 ''Lost quarter-final'' : Detroit Jr. Red Wings defeated Welland Sabres ''4-games-to-1'' *1973 ''Lost semi-final'' :

Chatham Maroons The Chatham Maroons are a junior hockey, junior ice hockey team based in Chatham, Ontario, Chatham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL). The Maroons were the 1970 Western Ontari ...

defeated Welland Sabres ''4-games-to-2 with 1 tie'' *1974 ''Lost semi-final'' :Welland Sabres defeated

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''4-games-to-1'' :

defeated Welland Sabres ''4-games-to-2'' *1975 ''Lost quarter-final'' :

Guelph CMC's The Guelph Platers were a junior ice hockey team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The team played in the Ontario Hockey League, Ontario Junior Hockey League, and Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. They were originally known as the CMC's un ...

defeated Welland Sabres ''4-games-to-1'' *1976 ''Lost semi-final'' :

Guelph Platers The Guelph Platers were a junior ice hockey team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The team played in the Ontario Hockey League, Ontario Junior Hockey League, and Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. They were originally known as the CMC's un ...

defeated Welland Sabres ''4-games-to-1''

Notable alumni

* Jim Bedard * Ken Breitenbach * Dan McCourt

External links

Welland Sabres WebsiteOHA Website
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