Canadian junior ice hockey team
Aylmer Spitfires City Aylmer, Ontario League Provincial Junior Hockey League Conference West Division Yeck Founded 1974 Home arena East Elgin Community Complex Colours Red , Yellow , and White General manager Jamie Harwood, Vance Stark Head coach Dylan Thomas 1974–85: Tillsonburg Mavericks
The Aylmer Spitfires are a Canadian junior hockey team based in Aylmer , Ontario , Canada . They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League .
History
The franchise began in Tillsonburg 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 and the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League realigned, sending the Spitfires into the SOJHL.[1]
For the 2016/17 season the eight southern Ontario junior "C" hockey leagues combined to become the Provincial Junior Hockey League . 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 , 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
Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
1976-77
38
23
15
0
-
226
208
46
2nd SWJBHL
1977-78
40
7
32
1
-
129
268
15
6th SWJBHL
DNQ
1978-79
42
8
30
4
-
199
287
20
8th GHJHL
1979-80
41
16
16
9
-
--
--
41
3rd NJC-W
1980-81
32
5
21
6
-
--
--
16
8th NJC-W
1981-82
32
8
23
1
-
--
--
17
4th NJC-W
1982-83
36
8
25
3
-
--
--
19
6th NJC-W
1983-84
30
7
18
5
-
--
--
19
5th NJC-W
1984-85
32
9
18
3
-
118
153
21
4th SWJCHL
1985-86
42
7
32
3
-
155
260
17
8th WOJHL
DNQ
1986-87
42
9
29
4
-
177
279
22
7th WOJHL
DNQ
1987-88
42
6
32
1
3
157
305
16
8th WOJHL
DNQ
1988-89
42
1
39
1
1
100
384
4
8th WOJHL
DNQ
1989-90
39
4
32
2
1
132
294
11
9th WOJHL
DNQ
1990-91
48
3
42
2
1
135
294
9
9th WOJHL
DNQ
1991-92
48
12
33
1
2
137
254
27
5th WOJHL East
DNQ
1992-93
52
21
25
3
3
--
--
48
4th WOJHL East
Lost quarter-final
1993-94
51
19
29
2
1
211
260
41
3rd WOJHL East
Lost quarter-final
1994-95
52
32
18
0
2
296
223
66
3rd WOJHL East
Lost semi-final
1995-96
50
30
17
2
1
274
204
63
1st WOJHL East
Lost quarter-final
1996-97
51
24
22
2
3
220
221
53
4th WOJHL East
Lost quarter-final
1997-98
52
24
26
1
1
244
259
50
3rd WOJHL East
Lost quarter-final
1998-99
51
8
41
0
2
152
344
18
5th WOJHL East
Lost semi-final
1999-00
54
10
36
0
8
154
271
28
9th GOHL
DNQ
2000-01
54
23
30
0
1
195
228
47
8th GOHL
Lost quarter-final
2001-02
54
2
51
1
0
100
408
5
10th GOHL
DNQ
2002-03
Did not participate
2003-04
36
12
19
2
2
116
142
28
8th NJCHL
2004-05
36
19
14
2
1
133
112
41
5th NJCHL
2005-06
36
20
14
2
0
155
135
42
5th NJCHL
Lost quarter-final
2006-07
36
23
10
2
1
166
129
49
5th NJCHL
Lost quarter-final
2007-08
36
23
10
1
2
197
132
49
1st NJCHL
Lost final
2008-09
36
21
12
-
3
154
127
45
5th NJCHL
Lost semi-final
2009-10
36
12
20
-
4
124
158
28
10th NJCHL
Lost quarter-final
2010-11
36
18
12
-
6
130
114
42
7th NJCHL
Lost semi-final
2011-12
36
15
15
-
6
142
136
36
6th NJCHL
Lost semi-final
2012-13
38
12
22
-
4
125
179
28
5th NJC-W
2013-14
40
20
20
-
0
148
167
40
6th SOJHL
Lost quarter-final
2014-15
40
10
28
-
2
128
184
22
8th SOJHL
Lost quarter - 3-4 - (Lancers )
2015-16
40
26
14
0
-
176
133
52
3rd of 9 SOJHL
Won quarter - 4-0 - (Trojans )Hawks )
2016-17
40
25
13
2
-
163
142
52
3rd of 9
Won Div. Quarter, 4-0 (Sailors )Hawks )Dolphins )
2017-18
40
11
28
0
1
129
190
23
8th of 9
Lost Div. Quarter, 0-4 (Lancers )
2018-19
40
15
24
0
1
120
171
31
7th of 9
Lost Div. Quarter, 0-4 (Hawks )
2018-19
40
15
24
0
1
120
171
31
7th of 9
Lost Div. Quarter, 0-4 (Hawks )
2019-20
42
21
21
0
0
146
158
42
6th of 8
Lost Div. Quarter, 1-4 (Bulldogs )
2020-21
Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22
Idle for this season
2022-23
39
4
34
0
1
77
249
9
9th of 9
Did not qualify for post season play
2023-24
40
7
32
0
1
74
184
15
9th of 9
Did not qualify for post season play
