The Mitchell Hawks are a Junior ice hockey team based in Mitchell, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.

History The Mitchell Hawks were founded in 1966 in one of the many Ontario Hockey Association Junior C leagues. They finished low in the standings and were allowed to compete in the Junior D provincial championships. In the Junior D play downs, the Hawks found their niche and made it all the way to the OHA Cup final against a representative from Madoc, Ontario. The Hawks came up short and lost the series 4-games-to-1.

The following season, the same scenario played out in the Western Junior C league and the Hawks were entered into the Junior D playoffs. The Hawks again made it to the final and defeated a representative from Bobcaygeon, Ontario, 4-games-to-none with one tie to win their first provincial championship in only their second season. After the playoffs concluded, the Hawks dropped down to the Western Ontario Junior D Hockey League.

In 1974, the Hawks won the Western Junior D championship and challenged deep into the OHA championships. Upon reaching the OHA Cup final, they met the South-Central Junior D Hockey League champion Bradford Vasey Juniors. The Vasey Juniors defeated the Hawks 4-games-to-1 to win the provincial championship.

The Hawks fell on hard times in the 1980s and were forced to sit out the 1983–84 season. In 1988, all of Ontario's Junior D was consolidated into one "super league" and in 1991 the league was renamed the OHA Junior Development League.

In 1993, the Hawks came back to prominence and made it all the way to the league final. In the final, the Hawks challenged the Thamesford Trojans and defeated them by 4-games-to-1 to win their second OHA Cup.

The next season, the Hawks finished second overall in league standings with 35 wins and only 3 losses. They battled through the playoffs and met the first place Port Stanley Lakers in the finals. The Hawks defeated the Lakers 4-games-to-none to win their third OHA Cup and second straight OHAJDL championship.

The Mitchell Hawks finished the 2005–06 season first in their conference and fourth overall in the OHAJDL with 23 wins and 9 losses. They entered the conference quarter-final against the eighth seeded West Lorne Lakers. The Lakers created a massive upset and defeated the Hawks 4-games-to-2. The upset helped clear the way for the seventh seeded Lucan Irish to eventually win the title.

In 2006, the OHAJDL disbanded and the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League was formed. The Hawks finished their first season in the SOJHL in fifth place overall with 26 wins and 12 losses. In the first round of the playoffs, the Hawks drew the Central Elgin Express. The Hawks defeated the Express 4-games-to-none. In the second round, the Hawks came up against the Lambeth Lancers who they promptly swept 4-games-to-none as well. In the conference final, the Hawks found themselves playing the Thamesford Trojans. The Hawks ended up defeating the Trojans 4-games-to-2 to earn a berth to the SOJHL final. Their opponents in the SOJHL final was the Delhi Travellers. The Hawks ended up defeating the Travellers 4-games-to-2 to win their fourth ever OHA Cup and the first ever SOJHL championship.

On May 29, 2008, Mitchell was granted expansion into the Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League.http://www.mitchelladvocate.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1058623&auth=By+Andy+Bader On September 19, the Hawks played their first modern Western Junior C game. They were defeated on the road by the Kincardine Bulldogs 8–2. The following night, the Hawks made their home debut and defeated the defending league champion Walkerton Hawks 3–1.

During the summer of 2016 the eight junior "C" leagues in Southern Ontario came together as the Provincial Junior Hockey League. The former leagues became divisions and assigned to one of four conferences. For the Hawks it means they will play in the Western Conference and the Pollock Division.

Season-by-season standings

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs1969-70 30 6 21 3 - 119 185 15 6th WJDHL1970-71 34 16 17 1 - 164 167 33 6th WJDHL1971-72 30 17 12 1 - 211 186 35 3rd WJDHL1972-73 32 18 10 4 - 195 144 40 2nd WJDHL1973-74 34 19 13 2 - 186 150 40 3rd WJDHLWon League1974-75 32 14 14 4 - 135 143 32 6th WJDHL1975-76 27 13 13 1 - 134 115 27 6th WJDHL1976-77 32 21 7 4 - 184 113 46 2nd WJDHL1977-78 34 22 6 6 - 200 129 50 2nd WJDHL1978-79 34 26 4 4 - 208 110 56 1st WJDHL1979-80 34 26 6 2 - 228 121 54 2nd WJDHL1980-81 34 20 10 4 - 156 129 44 3rd WJDHL1981-82 40 18 17 5 - 187 186 41 7th WJDHL1982-83 38 10 26 2 - 132 232 22 9th WJDHL1983-84 Did Not Participate1984-85 34 1 32 1 - 120 286 3 10th WJDHL1985-86 41 10 28 3 - 161 263 23 9th WJDHL1986-87 40 17 17 6 - 221 216 40 6th WJDHL1987-88 36 10 23 3 - 165 213 23 9th WJDHL1988-89 36 16 13 7 - 194 178 39 12th WJDHL1989-90 35 20 10 5 - 196 155 45 6th WJDHL1990-91 39 14 18 4 3 126 147 35 13th WJDHL1991-92 40 27 7 4 2 198 130 60 1st OHAJDL1992-93 40 32 6 1 1 211 122 66 3rd OHAJDLWon League1993-94 40 35 3 2 - 228 103 72 2nd OHAJDLWon League1994-95 39 15 23 1 0 142 166 31 14th OHAJDL1995-96 37 14 17 5 1 146 161 34 13th OHAJDL1996-97 37 18 14 4 1 128 110 41 10th OHAJDL1997-98 40 21 17 2 0 149 151 44 9th OHAJDL1998-99 40 24 12 1 3 146 112 52 4th OHAJDL1999-00 40 17 18 4 1 138 162 39 9th OHAJDLWon Div. semi-final 4-2 (Hawks)Lost Div. final 2-4 (Irish)2000-01 40 16 22 2 0 -- -- 34 12th OHAJDLLost Div. semi-final 1-4 (Trojans)2001-02 40 14 21 4 1 147 174 33 14th OHAJDLLost Div. semi-final 3-4 (Irish)2002-03 40 13 24 2 1 146 215 29 17th OHAJDLDNQ2003-04 40 18 17 5 0 151 142 41 11th OHAJDLLost Div. semi-final 1-4 (Irish)2004-05 39 21 14 4 0 138 121 46 9th OHAJDLWon Div. semi-final 4-2 (Hawks)Lost Div. final 1-4 (Bulldogs)2005-06 36 23 9 3 1 175 105 50 4th OHAJDLLost Conference quarter-final 2-4 (Lakers)2006-07 40 26 12 0 2 198 152 54 5th SOJHLWon Conference quarter-final 4-0 (Express)Won Conference semi-final 4-0 (Lancers)Won Conference final 4-2 (Trojans)Won OHA Cup 4-2 (Travellers)2007-08 40 18 20 - 2 154 163 38 11th SOJHLLost Conference quarter-final 1-4 (Stars)2008-09 36 19 15 - 2 154 136 40 5th WJCHLLost quarter-final 2-3 (Iroonmen)2009-10 36 24 12 - 0 149 101 48 3rd WJCHLWon quarters 3-2 (Patriots)Lost semi's 2-4 (Barons)2010-11 36 19 13 - 4 148 141 42 3rd WJCHL Won quarters 3-0 (Patriots)Won semi's 4-3 (Ironmen)Lost final 3-4 (Hawks)2011-12 36 24 10 - 2 142 109 50 2nd WJCHL quarters BYEWon semi's 4-2 (Barons)Lost final 0-4 (Hawks)2012-13 36 21 12 - 3 141 123 45 3rd WJCHL Won quarters 4-2 (Barons)Lost semi's 0-4 (Bulldogs)2013-14 35 14 17 - 4 119 148 32 5th WJCHL Lost quarters 1-4 (Bulldogs)2014-15 36 5 29 2 - 94 181 12 7th WJCHL Lost quarters 1-4 (Hawks)2015-16 36 17 19 0 - 128 134 45 4th of 7 WJCHL Won quarters 4-2 (Ironmen)Lost semifinals 1-4 (Hawks)2016-17 36 23 11 1 - 170 94 47 2nd of 7Pollock Div-PJHL Won Div Quarters 4-1 (Flyers)Lost div semi-finals 3-4 (Patriots)2017-18 40 23 15 1 1 148 122 48 4th of 7Pollock Div-PJHL Lost Div Quarters 0-4 (Ironmen)2018-19 42 12 25 2 3 134 197 29 6th of 7Pollock Div-PJHL Lost Div Quarters 2-4 (Bulldogs)2019-20 42 21 14 2 5 165 153 49 5th of 7Pollock Div-PJHL Won Div Quarters 4-0 (Barons)Lost div. semi-finals 3-4 (Patriots)2020-21 Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic2021-22 32 24 5 0 3 140 49 51 2nd of 7Pollock Div-PJHL Won Div Quarters 4-0 (Flyers)Won Div. Semi-finals 4-0 (Patriots)Won Div. Finals 4-3 (Barons)Lost Confer Finals 2-4 (Siskins)2022-23 42 26 11 3 2 142 101 57 2nd of 7Pollock Div-PJHL Won Div Quarters 4-0 (Flyers)Lost div. semi-finals 1-4 (Barons)2023-24 42 11 26 3 2 108 154 27 7th of 8Pollock Div-PJHL Lost Div Quarters 0-4 (Patriots)2024-25 42 13 25 2 2 133 177 30 7th of 8 Pollock Div12th of 16 North Conf45th of 63-PJHL Lost Div Quarters 1-4 (Whalers)2025-26 42 12 25 3 2 128 194 29 6th of 7 Pollock Div12th of 15 North Conf50th of 61-PJHL Lost Div Quarters 2-4 (Patriots)

Playoffs 1967 Lost OHA final Madoc Juniors defeated Mitchell Hawks 4-games-to-1 in OHA final 1968 Won OHA Championship Mitchell Hawks defeated Bobcaygeon Juniors 4-games-to-none with one tie in OHA final 1974 Won League, lost OHA final Bradford Vasey Juniors defeated Mitchell Hawks 4-games-to-1 in OHA final 1993 Won League Mitchell Hawks defeated Thamesford Trojans 4-games-to-1 in final 1994 Won League Mitchell Hawks defeated Port Stanley Lakers 4-games-to-none in final 2006 Lost conference quarter-final West Lorne Lakers defeated Mitchell Hawks 4-games-to-2 in conf. quarter-final 2007 Won League Mitchell Hawks defeated Central Elgin Express 4-games-to-none in conf. quarter-final Mitchell Hawks defeated Lambeth Lancers 4-games-to-none in conf. semi-final Mitchell Hawks defeated Thamesford Trojans 4-games-to-2 in conf. final Mitchell Hawks defeated Delhi Travellers 4-games-to-2 in final

References

External links Mitchell Hawks' homepage