Mount Forest Patriots
City:	Mount Forest, Ontario[1]
League:	Western Junior C Hockey League[2]
Founded:	1987[3]
Home Arena:	Mount Forest District Community Centre[4]
Colors:	Black, Green, Yellow, and White
Head Coach:	Gerry Hillier[5]
General Manager:	Gerry Hillier[6]

The Mount Forest Patriots are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada^[7]. Mount Forest is a community located in the township of Wellington North, Ontario. History The Western Junior C Hockey League was founded in 1966 when the original OHA Central Junior C Hockey League a large league was divided up Black is the Color of objects that do not emit or Reflect Light in any part of the Visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Yellow is the Color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M (long and medium wavelength Cone cells of the Retina about equally White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of Ice hockey competition for players generally between the ages of 16 and 20 years old Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Mount Forest is a community located in the township of Wellington North, Ontario. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League (WJCHL)^[8]. History The Western Junior C Hockey League was founded in 1966 when the original OHA Central Junior C Hockey League a large league was divided up

Contents 1 History 2 Season-by-Season Standings 3 References 4 External links

History

With their expansion into the Ontario Hockey Association in 1987^[9], the Patriots served as a catalyst for the genesis of the Grey-Bruce Junior "C" Hockey League (GBJHL) into the WJCHL. The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level Ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. Until 1987, all teams in the GBJHL were from Grey County and Bruce County. Grey County is a County and Census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. Bruce County is a County in western Ontario, Canada, and includes the Bruce Peninsula. Mount Forest, at the Southern border of Grey County, is actually a part of Wellington County and therefore rendered the GBJHL inadequate. Wellington County (population 200425 is a County located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. ^[10] The expansion of the Pats came soon after the folding of the Markdale Mohawks^[11] and the Arthur Eagles^[12], two local Junior "D" teams.

Following nine years of WJCHL domination by the Hanover Barons^[13], the Patriots came into their own. The Hanover Barons are a Canadian junior Ice hockey team based in Hanover, Ontario, Canada. The team won three consecutive league titles from 1994 until 1996^[14], but could not surpass the Belle River Canadiens (1994)^[15], Bowmanville Eagles (1995)^[16], or the Paris Mounties (1996)^[17] in the early rounds of the All-Ontario Championship to win the Clarence Schmalz Cup. The Belle River Canadiens are a Junior "C" team based out of Belle River Ontario. The Bowmanville Eagles are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. The Paris Mounties are a Canadian Junior Ice hockey team based in Paris, Ontario, Canada. The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association 's Junior "C" Ice hockey championship and championship trophy In 1998, the Patriots were designated the farm team of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League's Durham Huskies^[18]. This article is about the Senior Durham Huskies for the Tier II Junior "A" team see Durham Huskies Jr This relationship resulted in the Patriots fielding the first Russian to play in the WJCHL, Valentine Lidvanov^[19], however the teams' affiliation was severed in 2001 when the Huskies left the OPJHL to join the WJCHL^[20]. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Huskies were granted leave from the OPJHL^[21], but were voted out of the WJCHL before they could play a game^[22].

The Pats have struggled to obtain their first winning season since 1998. None-the-less, the community of Mount Forest stands firmly behind them, often filling the arena at home games.

The 2004-05 season ended with the Mount Forest Patriots on the outside looking in. At the very end of the season, the upstart Goderich Sailors jumped ahead of the Patriots to take control of the fourth playoff seed and leaving the Patriots eliminated from the playoffs. The Goderich Sailors are a Canadian Junior Ice hockey team based in Goderich, Ontario, Canada. ^[23]

In 2005-06, the Patriots finished in last place overall but took advantage of an expanded playoff format introduced that season. The playoffs did not last long though as the Hanover Barons swept the Patriots in the league quarter-final 2-games-to-none. The Hanover Barons are a Canadian junior Ice hockey team based in Hanover, Ontario, Canada. ^[24]

The 2006-07 season ended with the Patriots back up in the fifth seed. They challenged the Hanover Barons in the league quarter-final and were defeated 3-games-to-1. The Hanover Barons are a Canadian junior Ice hockey team based in Hanover, Ontario, Canada. ^[25]

Season-by-Season Standings

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1987-88	30	11	14	5	-	129	132	27	4th GBJCHL
1988-89	30	12	13	5	-	149	148	29	4th WJCHL
1989-90	30	13	15	2	-	156	180	28	4th WJCHL
1990-91	30	8	18	4	-	110	126	20	6th WJCHL
1991-92	29	9	16	4	-	121	142	22	5th WJCHL
1992-93	29	9	17	3	-	138	170	21	5th WJCHL
1993-94	Western Jr. C Standings Not Available -- Won League
1994-95	29	21	3	5	-	102	74	47	1st WJCHL	Won League
1995-96	30	22	6	2	-	179	95	46	2nd WJCHL	Won League
1996-97	30	15	10	5	-	158	141	35	3rd WJCHL
1997-98	36	11	21	4	-	145	164	26	5th WJCHL
1998-99	36	11	18	7	-	103	134	29	5th WJCHL
1999-00*	34	8	22	4	-	91	157	20	5th WJCHL
2000-01	39	19	17	3	-	152	149	41	3rd WJCHL
2001-02	34	18	13	3	-	126	107	39	4th WJCHL
2002-03	35	10	24	-	1	92	168	21	5th WJCHL
2003-04	33	10	22	1	0	127	154	21	5th WJCHL	Lost Semi-final
2004-05	40	8	28	4	0	140	225	20	5th WJCHL	DNQ
2005-06	38	4	32	2	0	83	232	10	6th WJCHL	Lost Quarter-final
2006-07	40	6	32	0	2	126	244	14	5th WJCHL	Lost Quarter-final
2007-08	40	4	35	-	1	102	267	9	5th WJCHL

(*) The 1999-00 Season was altered drastically due to the folding of the Lakeshore Pirates. History The Western Junior C Hockey League was founded in 1966 when the original OHA Central Junior C Hockey League a large league was divided up As a disproportionate amount of games had been played by each team against Lakeshore, all history of these games were erased. If they had been included, the Patriots' record against the Pirates was 4-0-0. ^[26]

• 1987-1996^[27]
• 1996-2004^[28][29]
• 2004-Present^[30]

References

External links

• Official Patriots Webpage

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