Georgetown 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.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
SeasonGP W L T OTLGF GA PointsFinishPlayoffs
1975-763619143-187168413rd CJBHL
1976-774219203-202206415th CJBHL
1977-784211238-----306th CJBHL
1978-79435362-1493091212th CJBHL
1979-804416208-206239407th CJBHL--
1980-814411267-1562392910th CJBHL--
1981-82407285-153282199th CJBHL--
1982-834210265-161232267th CJBHL--
1983-844018202-177178384th CJBHL--
1984-854010255-168231258th CJBHL--
1985-864814268-228270367th CJBHL--
1986-874219176-186184444th CJBHL--
1987-88449323-2243232112th CJBHL--
1988-8942171510-221214447th CJBHL--
1989-90426333-1472811514th CJBHL--
1990-914212291-1622602512th CJBHL--
1991-924220157-218177478th CJBHL--
1992-934910381-1903172216th CJBHL--
1993-94428340-170265177th OPJHL-W--
1994-95493442-16634588th OPJHL-W--
1995-96506413-165357195th OPJHL-Mi--
1996-97513471-140375105th OPJHL-Mi--
1997-98516441-134330135th OPJHL-Mi--
1998-9951271842264239605th OPJHL-W--
1999-0049321052238180711st OPJHL-W--
2000-0149281722229182602nd OPJHL-W--
2001-0249232051216201526th OPJHL-W--
2002-034937732280155792nd OPJHL-W--
2003-044940531296132841st OPJHL-W--
2004-054941701282120831st OPJHL-WLost Final, Won DHC as host
2005-0649271642188132603rd OPJHL-WLost W. Conference Semi
2006-0749311233250180684th OPJHL-WLost Conf. Finals
2007-08493014-5202164652nd OPJHL-W
2008-0949426-1263140851st OJHL-M
2009-10564110-5269144873rd OJAHLLost Semi-final
2010-11503215-3244169673rd OJHL-WLost Round of 16
2011-1249399-1224109791st OJHL-WLost Conf. Final
2012-13553813-4224140802nd OJHL-WLost Conf. Semi-final
2013-14533120-2196160642nd OJHL-WLost Conf. Final
2014-155437935204126841st of 5 West Div
1st of 11 SW Conf
3rd of 22 OJHL		Won Conf. Quarters 4-0
Won Conf. Semifinals 4-1
Lost Conf. Finals 0-4
2015-1654371331210129781st of 5 West Div
1st of 11 SW Conf
2nd of 22 OJHL		Won Conf. Quarters 4-1
Won Conf. Semifinals 4-2
Won Conf. Finals 4-2
Lost OJHL Championship, 1-4
2016-175445522258183941st of 5 West Div
1st of 11 SW Conf
1st of 22 OJHL		Won Conf. Quarters 4-1
Won Conf. Semis 4-0
Won Conf. Finals, 4-2
Won OJHL Finals 4-3
OJHL Champions
2017-1854361233200110781st of 5 West Div
4th of 11 SW Conf
4th of 22 OJHL		Won Conf. Quarters 4-0
Won Conf. Semifinal 4-3
Won Conf. Finals 4-3
Lost OJHL Finals 2-4

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.
YearRound RobinRecordStandingSemiFinalGold Medal Game
2005
HOST		W, North Bay Skyhawks 7-2
W, Fort William North Stars 4-0
W, St. Michael's Buzzers 5-4		3-0-01st of 4bye to finalsW, St. Michael's Buzzers 3-1
Dudley Hewitt Cup Champions
2017OTL, Dryden Ice Dogs 4-5
SOW, Trenton Golden Hawks 1-0
W, Powassan Voodoos 5-2		2-0-12nd of 4W, Powassan Voodoos 2-1L, 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.
YearRound RobinRecord
W-OTW-OTL-L		StandingSemifinalGold Medal Game
2005L, Weyburn Red Wings 4-3
W, Hawkesbury Hawks 3-0
W, Portage Terriers 6-3
L, Camrose Kodiaks 1-2		2-2-03rd of 5L, Camrose Kodiaks 2-8n/a

Notable alumni