Georgetown Raiders
CityGeorgetown, Ontario, Canada
LeagueOntario Junior Hockey League
Founded1975
Home arenaMold-Masters SportsPlex Park
ColoursBlack, red, white      
General managerMike Dukeshire
Head coachShawn Snider
AffiliateKitchener Rangers
Franchise history
1975-1988Georgetown Gemini
1988-PresentGeorgetown Raiders

The Georgetown Raiders are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Georgetown, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. The team began play in the Central Ontario Jr. B league and was known as the "Georgetown Gemini" until 1988. The Raiders won the 2005 Dudley Hewitt Cup.

History

The Georgetown Gemini were founded in 1975 as members of the Central Junior B Hockey League. They were the first junior club in Georgetown since the Jr. C Raiders folded in 1969.

The name "Georgetown Raiders" used to belong to a different team that competed in OHA Senior A and Intermediate A ranks in the 1970s and 1980s. The two clubs are not known to be connected.

At the 2006 OPJHL Showcase Tournament, the Raiders showed the host team Newmarket Hurricanes why they have been considered a top tier OPJHL team in recent years. They started out the tournament with a close 5–3 win against the Seguin Bruins. Their second game saw them manhandle the Atlantic Junior Hockey League's Tier III Junior "A" New York Bobcats by a score of 7–2. They closed out the round robin with a 4–4 tie against the Atlantic league's New Jersey Rockets. In the quarter-finals, the Raiders found themselves deadlocked with the Eastern Junior Hockey League's Tier III Junior "A" Capital District Selects at the end of regulation. They blew a 3-goal lead in the third period, but were saved at 6:46 of double overtime by Rob Sgarbossa. Final score: 6-5 2OT. The semi-final was much the same story. Again against the New York Bobcats, the Raiders actually found themselves down by the midpoint of the third period. They tied up the game with around 6 minutes to go and forced overtime. With 6:01 left in triple overtime, Ryan Ford earned the Raiders a birth into the finals. Final score: 5-4 3OT. The final was a high scoring affair, ending with the Raiders defeating the host Newmarket Hurricanes by a score of 7–5. [1]

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
1975-76 36 19 14 3 - 187 168 41 3rd CJBHL
1976-77 42 19 20 3 - 202 206 41 5th CJBHL
1977-78 42 11 23 8 - -- -- 30 6th CJBHL
1978-79 43 5 36 2 - 149 309 12 12th CJBHL
1979-80 44 16 20 8 - 206 239 40 7th CJBHL --
1980-81 44 11 26 7 - 156 239 29 10th CJBHL --
1981-82 40 7 28 5 - 153 282 19 9th CJBHL --
1982-83 42 10 26 5 - 161 232 26 7th CJBHL --
1983-84 40 18 20 2 - 177 178 38 4th CJBHL --
1984-85 40 10 25 5 - 168 231 25 8th CJBHL --
1985-86 48 14 26 8 - 228 270 36 7th CJBHL --
1986-87 42 19 17 6 - 186 184 44 4th CJBHL --
1987-88 44 9 32 3 - 224 323 21 12th CJBHL --
1988-89 42 17 15 10 - 221 214 44 7th CJBHL --
1989-90 42 6 33 3 - 147 281 15 14th CJBHL --
1990-91 42 12 29 1 - 162 260 25 12th CJBHL --
1991-92 42 20 15 7 - 218 177 47 8th CJBHL --
1992-93 49 10 38 1 - 190 317 22 16th CJBHL --
1993-94 42 8 34 0 - 170 265 17 7th OPJHL-W --
1994-95 49 3 44 2 - 166 345 8 8th OPJHL-W --
1995-96 50 6 41 3 - 165 357 19 5th OPJHL-Mi --
1996-97 51 3 47 1 - 140 375 10 5th OPJHL-Mi --
1997-98 51 6 44 1 - 134 330 13 5th OPJHL-Mi --
1998-99 51 27 18 4 2 264 239 60 5th OPJHL-W --
1999-00 49 32 10 5 2 238 180 71 1st OPJHL-W --
2000-01 49 28 17 2 2 229 182 60 2nd OPJHL-W --
2001-02 49 23 20 5 1 216 201 52 6th OPJHL-W --
2002-03 49 37 7 3 2 280 155 79 2nd OPJHL-W --
2003-04 49 40 5 3 1 296 132 84 1st OPJHL-W --
2004-05 49 41 7 0 1 282 120 83 1st OPJHL-W Lost final, won DHC as host
2005-06 49 27 16 4 2 188 132 60 3rd OPJHL-W Lost W. Conference Semi
2006-07 49 31 12 3 3 250 180 68 4th OPJHL-W Lost Conf. Finals
2007-08 49 30 14 - 5 202 164 65 2nd OPJHL-W
2008-09 49 42 6 - 1 263 140 85 1st OJHL-M
2009-10 56 41 10 - 5 269 144 87 3rd OJAHL Lost semi-final
2010-11 50 32 15 - 3 244 169 67 3rd OJHL-W Lost Round of 16
2011-12 49 39 9 - 1 224 109 79 1st OJHL-W Lost Conf. Final
2012-13 55 38 13 - 4 224 140 80 2nd OJHL-W Lost Conf. Semi-final
2013-14 53 31 20 - 2 196 160 64 2nd OJHL-W Lost Conf. Final
2014-15 54 37 9 3 5 204 126 84 1st of 5 West Div
1st of 11 SW Conf
3rd of 22 OJHL		 Won Conf. Quarters 4-0 (Icehawks)
Won Conf. Semifinals 4-1 (Jr. Sabres)
Lost Conf. Finals 0-4 (Patriots)
2015-16 54 37 13 3 1 210 129 78 1st of 5 West Div
1st of 11 SW Conf
2nd of 22 OJHL		 Won Conf. Quarters 4-1 (Flyers)
Won Conf. Semifinals 4-2 (Rangers)
Won Conf. Finals 4-2 (Cougars)
Lost OJHL Championship, 1-4 (Golden Hawks)
2016-17 54 45 5 2 2 258 183 94 1st of 5 West Div
1st of 11 SW Conf
1st of 22 OJHL		 Won Conf. Quarters 4-1 (Cougars)
Won Conf. Semis 4-0 (Jr. Canadiens)
Won Conf. Finals, 4-2 (Blades)
Won OJHL Finals 4-3 (Golden Hawks)
OJHL Champions
2017-18 54 36 12 3 3 200 110 78 1st of 5 West Div
4th of 11 SW Conf
4th of 22 OJHL		 Won Conf. Quarters 4-0 (Buzzers)
Won Conf. Semifinal 4-3 (Rangers)
Won Conf. Finals 4-3 (Patriots)
Lost OJHL Finals 2-4 (Dukes)

Dudley Hewitt Cup

Central Canada Championships
NOJHL - OJHL - SIJHL - Host
Round robin play with 2nd vs 3rd in semi-final to advance against 1st in the finals.

Year Round Robin Record Standing Semifinal Gold Medal Game
2005
HOST		 W, North Bay Skyhawks 7-2
W, Fort William North Stars 4-0
W, St. Michael's Buzzers 5-4		 3-0-0 1st of 4 bye to finals W, St. Michael's Buzzers 3-1
Dudley Hewitt Cup Champions
2017 OTL, Dryden Ice Dogs 4-5
SOW, Trenton Golden Hawks 1-0
W, Powassan Voodoos 5-2		 2-0-1 2nd of 4 W, Powassan Voodoos 2-1 L, Trenton Golden Hawks 1-2

Royal Bank Cup

CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Dudley Hewitt Champions - Central, Fred Page Champions - Eastern, Western Canada Cup Champions - Western & Runner-up, and Host
Round robin play with top 4 in semi-final and winners to finals.

Year Round Robin Record
W-OTW-OTL-L		 Standing Semifinal Gold Medal Game
2005 L, Weyburn Red Wings 4-3
W, Hawkesbury Hawks 3-0
W, Portage Terriers 6-3
L, Camrose Kodiaks 1-2		 2-2-0 3rd of 5 L, Camrose Kodiaks 2-8 n/a

Notable alumni

External links

Ontario Hockey Association Junior A Hockey
Sports in the Greater Toronto Area
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