The Walkerton Capitals are a Junior ice hockey team based in Walkerton, Ontario, Canada. They played in the Western Junior C Hockey League.Western C Teams Western Junior C Hockey League Junior C Leagues Ontario Hockey Association until the 2016-17 season when the league became a division became the Pollock Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League.
History The Walkerton Blackhawks entered the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League in 1976, jumping up from Junior D. The Hawks finished that season with a moderate 11-24-1 record as an expansion franchise and had their first playoff berth.Owen Sound Sun Times Sports section, final standings
In 1980, the Central League became the Grey-Bruce Junior C Hockey League as many of the further reaching teams like the Listowel Cyclones and New Hamburg Hahns left the league to pursue Junior B hockey.
In 1987, the league accepted the expansion of the Mount Forest Patriots and in 1988 renamed itself the Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League. The Walkerton Hawks have been a long running mainstay in this league. They sat out the 2004-05 season to reorganize their franchise, but have come back strong since.Owen Sound Sun Times - Ontario, CA During their time off, ownership considered a move to Saugeen Shores, Ontario.
In the 2005-06 season, their first after their short hiatus, the Walkerton Hawks finished in fifth place. They challenged the fourth-seeded Goderich Sailors in the league quarter-final and defeated them 2-games-to-none. In the league semi-final, they competed against the league's top seeded Wingham Ironmen. The Ironmen swept the series 4-games-to-none.Home Ontario Hockey Association
The 2006-07 season saw the Walkerton Hawks step into high gear at the end of the season and push into the third seed over the Hanover Barons. In the league quarter-final, the Hawks played against the sixth seeded Goderich Sailors. Walkerton won the series 3-games-to-1. In the semi-final, the Hawks drew the second seeded Wingham Ironmen. To the dismay of the Ironmen, the Hawks swept them 4-games-to-none. This resulted in Western league final between the Walkerton Hawks and the first seeded Kincardine Bulldogs. This was the end of the road for the Hawks as the Bulldogs came out on top 4-games-to-1.
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.
May 20, 2022 the team announced that they were re-branding the club to the Walkerton Capitals
Season-by-season standings Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs1973-74 27 15 10 2 - 148 111 34 2nd of 6 NJDHL Lost semi-final (Eagles)1974-75 27 3 23 1 - 101 223 7 7th of 7 NJDHL DNQ1975-76 28 5 23 0 - 68 156 10 7th of 7 NJDHL DNQ1976-77 36 11 24 1 - 165 232 23 6th CJCHL West1977-78 35 18 12 5 - 176 154 41 3rd CJCHL West1978-79 30 9 17 4 - 109 143 22 6th CJCHL West1979-80 30 17 10 3 - 169 130 37 3rd CJCHL West1980-81 30 18 7 5 - 165 122 41 1st GBJCHL1981-82 30 22 5 3 - 195 109 47 2nd GBJCHL Won league1982-83 30 20 8 2 - 144 114 42 2nd GBJCHL1983-84 30 6 20 4 - 142 206 16 5th GBJCHL1984-85 30 11 15 4 - 152 196 26 3rd GBJCHL1985-86 30 14 13 3 - 181 159 31 3rd GBJCHL1986-87 26 8 14 4 - 125 154 20 4th GBJCHL1987-88 30 11 15 4 - 126 150 26 5th GBJCHL1988-89 30 8 18 4 - 125 204 20 5th WJCHL1989-90 30 9 14 7 - 174 197 25 5th WJCHL1990-91 30 4 25 1 - 127 258 9 7th WJCHL1991-92 30 14 13 3 - 169 171 31 4th WJCHL1992-93 29 7 18 4 - 109 188 18 6th WJCHL1993-94 31 5 21 5 - -- -- 15 5th WJCHL 1994-95 30 12 10 8 - 140 137 32 4th WJCHL1995-96 30 12 15 3 - 153 135 27 5th WJCHL1996-97 30 11 14 5 - 143 139 27 5th WJCHL1997-98 36 15 14 7 - 141 142 37 4th WJCHL1998-99 36 14 21 1 - 138 162 29 4th WJCHLWon quarter-final 3-2 (Barons)Losy semi-final 4-1 (Ironmen)1999-00* 35 12 16 7 - 132 160 31 4th WJCHLLost semi-final 1-4 (Hawks)2000-01 38 13 21 4 - 140 174 30 4th WJCHLWon quarter-final 3-0 (Patriots)Lost semi-final 0-4 (Barons)2001-02 35 7 24 4 - 106 208 18 5th WJCHLLost quarter-final 0-3 (Patriots)2002-03 35 23 9 - 3 160 125 49 2nd WJCHLLost semi-final 1-4 (Barons)2003-04 34 14 14 3 3 120 123 34 4th WJCHL Lost quarter-final 2-3 (Patriots)2004-05 Did not participate2005-06 39 11 25 2 1 131 190 25 5th WJCHL Won quarter-final 2-0 (Sailors)Lost semi-final 0-4 (Ironmen)2006-07 40 29 10 0 1 196 135 59 3rd WJCHL Won semi-final 3-1 (Sailors)Won semi-final 4-0 (Ironmen)Lost final 1-4 (Bulldogs)2007-08 40 28 9 - 3 205 122 59 2nd WJCHL Won semi-final 4-0 (Ironmen)Won League 4-2 (Bulldogs)Lost CSC QF 2-4 (Hornets)2008-09 36 32 3 - 1 206 73 65 1st WJCHLWon semi-final 4-0 (Ironmen)Won League 4-2 (Barons)Lost CSC QF 0-4 (Hornets)2009-10 36 31 2 - 3 178 98 65 1st WJCHLWon semi-final 4-1 (Bulldogs)Won League 4-3 (Barons)Lost CSC QF 3-4 (Hornets)2010-11 35 31 3 - 1 238 99 63 1st WJCHL Won semi-final 4-1 (Barons)Won League 4-3 (Hawks)Lost CSC QF 1-4 (Hornets)2011-12 36 28 6 - 2 212 122 58 1st WJCHL Won quarter-final 4-0 (Sailors)Won semi-final 4-1 (Ironmen)Won League 4-0 (Hawks)Lost CSC QF 1-4 (Hornets)2012-13 36 28 5 - 3 206 93 59 1st WJCHL Won quarter-final 4-0 (Sailors)Won semi-final 4-0 (Hawks)Won League 4-0 (Bulldogs)Lost CSC QF 2-4 (Hornets)2013-14 35 23 6 - 6 177 121 52 2nd WJCHL Won semi-finals 4-2 (Bulldogs)Lost final 3-4 (Ironmen)2014-15 36 27 9 0 - 178 90 54 2nd WJCHL Won quarters 4-1 (Hawks)Won semi-finals, 4-1 (Barons)Won League 4-3 (Ironmen)Lost CSC Quarters 3-4 (Alliston)2015-16 36 27 8 1 - 176 112 55 1st of 7 WJCHL Quarters - BYEWon semi-finals, 4-3 (Hawks)Lost Finals 3-4 (Bulldogs)2016-17 36 29 6 1 - 188 89 59 1st of 7Pollock Div-PJHL Quarters - BYEWon semi-finals 4-0 (Barons)Lost Finals 3-4 (Patriots)2017-18 40 25 12 2 1 173 126 53 2nd of 7Pollock Div-PJHL Won Quarters 4-1 (Barons)Won semi-final 4-2 (Bulldogs)Lost Finals 2-4 (Patriots)2018-19 42 13 22 3 4 136 179 33 5th of 7Pollock Div-PJHL Won Quarters, 4-2 (Barons)Lost div semi-final 0-4 (Patriots)2019-20 42 6 33 1 2 90 219 15 7th of 7Pollock Div-PJHL Lost Quarters 0-4 (Ironmen)2020-21 Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic2021-22 32 5 21 2 4 77 160 16 6th of 7Pollock Div-PJHL Lost Quarters 0-4 (Patriots)WALKERTON CAPITALS2022-23 42 8 32 1 1 129 205 18 6th of 7Pollock Div-PJHL Lost Quarters 0-4 (Barons)2023-24 42 18 20 2 2 122 133 40 5th of 8Pollock Div-PJHL Lost Quarters 0-4 (Whalers)2024-25 42 11 29 2 0 122 171 24 7th of 8 Pollock Div13th of 16 North Conf51st of 63-PJHL Lost Quarters 1-4 (Patriots)2025-26 42 13 26 2 1 1 111 200 29 5th of 7 Pollock Div11th of 15 North Conf49th of 61-PJHL Lost Quarters 2-4 (Bulldogs) (*) The 1999-00 Season was altered drastically due to the folding of the Lakeshore Pirates. As a disproportionate number of games had been played by each team against Lakeshore, all history of these games was erased.Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section, November 1999. 1976–81 & 1982–96Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section final standings 1981–82London Free Press Sports Section final standings 1996–2004Mount Forest Confederate Sports Section final standingsOwen Sound Sun Times Sports Section for Goal totals 2004–present
Notable alumni Kevin Czuczman Lauchlin Elder (NLL lacrosse player) Nathan PerrottLegends of Hockey – NHL Player Search – Player – Nathan Perrott
References
External links Hawks Webpage