The Fort Erie Meteors are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Eastern conference of the Greater Ontario Hockey League.
History
The Meteors originated in the Niagara District Junior B Hockey League in 1957. The Meteors stuck with the Niagara league until the bitter end, winning the league's final championship in 1979. The next year they entered the Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League.
As of 2007, the Meteors are in the Golden Horseshoe Division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.
On December 31, 2012, owner and general manager Tony Passero pulled the Meteors from the ice and after two minutes the game was forfeited to their opponent, Port Colborne Pirates. Passero had been ejected from the game for his reaction to his son, one of his team's players, being hit from behind by an opponent and the referees only calling a roughing minor. He was suspended from team functions by the Ontario Hockey Association for two seasons as well as the remaining 27 games of the current season. As well, the team was fined $2750.
Season-by-season results
Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs1957-58 15 12 2 1 - - - 25 1st NDJBHL 1958-59 - - - 0 - - - - 2nd NDJBHL 1959-60 24 15 3 6 - 146 98 36 2nd NDJBHL 1960-61 25 8 15 2 - 99 125 18 5th NDJBHL 1961-62 18 0 18 0 - 23 172 0 7th NDJBHL 1962-63 30 2 28 0 - - - 4 6th NDJBHL 1963-64 19* 2 15 2 - 121 210 6 7th NDJBHL incomplete record1964-65 30 2 27 1 - 77 220 5 7th NDJBHL 1965-66 28 2 26 0 - 192 264 4 7th NDJBHL 1965-66 28 2 26 0 - 192 264 4 7th NDJBHL 1966-67 - - - - - - - - 5th NDJBHL 1967-68 30 10 15 5 - 133 170 25 5th NDJBHL 1968-69 36 7 27 2 - 134 219 16 7th NDJBHL 1969-70 36 8 25 3 - 143 207 19 7th NDJBHL 1970-71 36 4 29 2 - 128 268 10 7th NDJBHL 1971-72 34 11 21 2 - 152 194 24 7th NDJBHL 1972-73 34 17 10 7 - 203 170 41 3rd NDJBHL 1973-74 35 11 22 2 - 158 241 24 6th NDJBHL 1974-75 37 18 14 3 - 250 191 39 3rd NDJBHL 1975-76 40 14 18 8 - 196 209 36 4th NDJBHL 1976-77 40 13 24 2 - 221 249 28 5th NDJBHL 1977-78 40 20 18 2 - 192 264 44 3rd NDJBHL Lost Semi-final1978-79 39 27 8 4 - 315 -- 58 2nd NDJBHL Won League1979-80 44 13 27 4 - 232 322 30 8th GHJHL1980-81 42 7 34 1 - 192 349 15 8th GHJHL1981-82 36 15 17 4 - - - 34 5th GHJHL1982-83 42 24 14 4 - 300 247 52 2nd GHJHL1983-84 42 13 27 2 - 194 262 28 7th GHJHL1984-85 42 20 16 6 - 218 224 46 3rd GHJHL1985-86 39 7 29 3 - 177 308 17 11th GHJHL1986-87 42 3 39 0 - 153 372 6 8th GHJHL1987-88 42 6 33 3 - 169 360 15 8th GHJHL1988-89 42 11 25 6 - 207 238 28 6th GHJHL1989-90 48 19 27 1 1 244 313 40 6th GHJHL1990-91 42 26 13 3 0 248 217 55 2nd GHJHLLost final1991-92 42 26 15 1 0 282 235 53 3rd GHJHL1992-93 42 8 30 3 1 158 312 20 6th GHJHL1993-94 40 1 38 1 0 119 421 3 6th GHJHL1994-95 42 12 29 1 2 170 261 27 6th GHJHL1995-96 50 19 26 3 2 185 264 43 5th GHJHL1996-97 42 23 16 3 0 228 206 49 4th GHJHL1997-98 49 15 27 5 2 200 273 37 6th GHJHL1998-99 48 14 26 5 3 155 229 36 6th GHJHL1999-00 48 11 31 4 2 156 207 28 6th GHJHL2000-01 48 13 28 3 4 152 213 33 5th GHJHL2001-02 48 16 23 7 2 154 206 41 5th GHJHL2002-03 48 11 33 4 0 155 286 26 6th GHJHL2003-04 48 15 24 3 6 166 211 39 4th GHJHL2004-05 48 10 35 2 1 129 220 23 7th GHJHL2005-06 49 10 30 5 4 156 245 29 7th GHJHL Lost quarter-final2006-07 49 14 31 2 2 211 291 32 6th GHJHL Lost quarter-final2007-08 49 27 17 3 2 207 201 59 4th GOJHL-GH 2008-09 52 21 29 - 2 207 272 44 5th GOJHL-GH2009-10 51 14 35 - 2 150 266 30 8th GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. QF2010-11 51 7 42 - 2 111 326 16 7th GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. QF2011-12 51 12 36 - 3 154 247 27 7th GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. QF2012-13 51 17 31 - 3 153 237 37 7th GOJHL-GH 2013-14 49 13 30 - 6 163 228 32 7th GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. QF2014-15 49 15 26 - 8 114 171 38 7th GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 1-4 (Jr. Canadians)2015-16 50 25 21 1 3 188 198 54 5th of 8 GH15th of 26 GOJHL Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 1-4 (Canucks)2016-17 50 24 26 0 0 167 180 49 5th of 9 GH16th of 27 GOJHL Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 1-4 (Avalanche)2017-18 50 10 32 1 7 130 228 28 8th of 9 GH24th of 26 GOJHL Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0-4 (Corvairs)2018-19 48 14 30 0 4 124 207 32 6th of 8 GH20th of 25 GOJHL Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 0-4 (Kilty B's)2019-20 50 15 30 0 5 139 212 35 7th of 9 GH21st of 26 GOJHL Lost Conf. Quarter-finals, 1-4 (Canucks)2020–21 Season lost due to Covid-192021–22 48 26 21 0 1 163 137 53 4th of 8 GH12th of 25 GOJHL Won Conf. QF, 4-0 (Jr. Canadians)Lost Conf. SF, 3-4 (Kilty B's)2022–23 50 32 13 5 0 163 137 53 3rd of 8 GH9th of 25 GOJHL Won Conf. QF, 4-2 (Canucks)Lost Conf. SF, 1-4 (Kilty B's)2023–24 50 36 12 2 0 191 118 74 2nd of 7 GH4th of 23 GOJHL Won Conf. QF, 4-0 (Sailors)Won Conf Semifinal, 4-2 (Falcons)Won Conf. Finals 4-3 (Corvairs)1-3 Dbl Rd Robin (Cyclones) & (Lincolns)eliminated2024–25 50 33 11 6 0 187 112 72 3rd of 11 East Conf5th of 23 GOJHL Won Conf. QF, 4-2 (Redhawks)Won Conf Semifinal, 4-0 (Corvairs)Lost Conf. Finals 2-4 (Falcons)2025–26 50 39 9 2 0 218 109 80 3rd of 11 East Conf3rd of 23 GOJHL Won Conf. QF, 4-0 (Brantford Titans)Lost Conf Semifinal, 3-4, (Falcons)
Notable alumni National Hockey League players: Randy Burridge Stan Drulia Bill Huard Mike Lalor Jarrod Skalde
Other professional league players: Rick Morocco
References
External links Meteors Webpage GOJHL Webpage