The Mooretown Flags are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Mooretown , Ontario . The Flags are members of the Provincial Junior Hockey League .
7-457: Founded in 1971, the Flags have won one Clarence Schmalz Cup as All-Ontario Junior "C" Champions. The Flags have produced much in the way of alumni, including National Hockey League player Brian Dobbin . As well as semi-professionals like Dan and Joe Gardner, and Jeff Perry and Ontario Hockey League players like Cory Pageau. In 2006 the 1987-88 OHA Junior 'C' Championship team was inducted into
14-624: The Sarnia Lambton Sports Hall of Fame. Team Members were: Kerry Adams, Brad Allen, Mike Caley, Mark Cornelious, Ted Dupont, Tyler Fraleigh, Dan Gardner, John Germain, Shane Green, Shawn Jackson, Craig Lindsay, Seth Lippiatt, Brian McCabe, Lee McCabe, Shawn Muscutt, Ken Nicholson, Dave Oldale, Cory Pageau, Jeff Perry, Rob Purdy, Darren Thompson, Bob Waybrant, Ken Williams. Coach - Mark Davis, Assistant Coach - Steve Degurse, Manager - Bob Haley, Trainer - Bryan Stack The Flags are very successful in developing good players for their affiliate,
21-688: The Sarnia Legionnaires Jr. 'B' team. A number of Flags made the jump to the Legionnaires in 2009/10. Legionnaire coach Jeff Perry acknowledged that fact in an interview with the Sarnia Observer, crediting the Flags management and coaching staff for their outstanding abilities to develop young talent. The Flags had a very promising team in the 2019–20 season, finishing second in the PJHL Stobbs Division and sweeping their first two series in
28-615: The association as the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League ; Schmalz became the league's first commissioner, a post he held until 1978. He served as vice-chairman of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association from 1979 to 1981, and as chairman in 1981. The association renamed the OHA Junior C Cup in his memory in 1982, then collaborated with Schmalz's family in the creation of a commemorative trophy case in
35-649: The lobby of the Walkerton Community Centre. Bolded is winner of Clarence Schmalz Cup as PJHL and OHA champion. 7 6 5 4 3 2 This trophy was awarded during the 1970s to a new class of junior hockey known as Super "C". The teams that competed were deemed to be from centres too small for Junior "B" but yet too big for Junior "C". The cities that competed for it: Barrie, Woodstock, Kitchener, Owen Sound, and Brantford; struggled throughout that decade to find Junior "B" leagues that suited their needs. While waiting, these teams generally played "down" in
42-652: The playoffs. Unfortunately, the postseason was cut short the day Mooretown and Lakeshore were to open the division final series due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Clarence Schmalz Cup The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association 's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The champions of the Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) are awarded the Cup. The PJHL
49-555: Was formed in 2016 from the former 8 provincial leagues that previously competed in a tournament, commonly called the All-Ontario Championships, to determine the winner of the Cup. The trophy was named in honour of Clarence "Tubby" Schmalz , an administrator from Walkerton, Ontario . He served as the Ontario Hockey Association president from 1969 to 1972. In 1974, the Major Junior A program began operating independently of
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