The Burlington Cougars are a Canadian junior "A" ice hockey team from

Burlington, Ontario Burlington is a city in the Regional Municipality of Halton at the northwestern end of Lake Ontario in Ontario, Canada. Along with Milton to the north, it forms the western end of the Greater Toronto Area and is also part of the Hamilton met ...

. They are a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.

History

Founded in the early 1950s, the Burlington Mohawks found their footing in the Central Junior B Hockey League. After seven seasons in the league and two league championships, the team was transferred to the Niagara District Junior B Hockey League. In the Niagara League, the briefly renamed Industrials won both the 1963 and 1964 league championships before dropping down to Junior C in the late 1960s. In 1970, the Mohawks jumped back up to the Junior B level in the Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League. They were in the league for one season before the

Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) is the governing body for the majority of junior and senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey As ...

shifted them back to the Central Junior B Hockey League. The Mohawks were renamed the Cougars in 1976 and stayed in the Central League for twenty-two seasons, from 1971 until 1993. In 1981, the Cougars won their first Central League championship since 1958. They went on to face the Stratford Cullitons of the

Mid-Western Junior Hockey League The Mid-Western Junior Hockey League (MWJHL) was a junior ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association from 1973 until 2007. In 2007, the league became a division of the newly formed Greater Ontario Junior ...

in the

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final. The Cougars won the series 8-points-to-4 to defeat the Cullitons and claim their only Sutherland Cup. In 1987, the Cougars won their fourth and final Central League championship. In 1993, the Central League was promoted to become the

Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada. It is under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The league was listed as the 7th best d ...

, the Cougars made the jump with the league. The Cougars have yet to win an OPJHL title. The Cougars recently moved their home rink from Central Arena on Drury Lane to The Wave Twin Rinks on Mainway.

Season-by-season results

Playoffs

*1994 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :Burlington Cougars defeated

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''4-games-to-none'' : Oakville Blades defeated Burlington Cougars ''4-games-to-none'' *1995 ''Lost Preliminary'' : Brampton Capitals defeated Burlington Cougars ''4-games-to-1'' *1996 ''Did not qualify'' *1997 ''Did not qualify'' *1998 ''Lost Preliminary'' : Oakville Blades defeated Burlington Cougars ''4-games-to-2'' *1999 ''Lost Division Quarter-final'' :

defeated Burlington Cougars ''3-games-to-1'' *2000 ''Lost Division Semi-final'' :Burlington Cougars defeated

Milton Merchants The Brantford 99ers are a Junior ice hockey#Junior A, Junior A ice hockey team from Brantford, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. The 99ers have previously been known as the Milton Icehawks, Milton Merchants, M ...

''4-games-to-3'' :

defeated Burlington Cougars ''4-games-to-3'' *2001 ''Did not qualify'' *2002 ''Did not qualify'' *2003 ''Lost Division Quarter-final'' : Oakville Blades defeated Burlington Cougars ''4-games-to-none'' *2004 ''Lost Division Quarter-final'' : Oakville Blades defeated Burlington Cougars ''4-games-to-none'' *2005 ''Lost Division Quarter-final'' : Milton Icehawks defeated Burlington Cougars ''4-games-to-1'' *2006 ''Lost Division Quarter-final'' : Oakville Blades defeated Burlington Cougars ''4-games-to-1'' *2007 ''Lost Division Quarter-final'' :

defeated Burlington Cougars ''4-games-to-2'' *2008 ''Lost Division Quarter-final'' : Brampton Capitals defeated Burlington Cougars ''3-games-to-none'' *2009 ''Lost Division Semi-final'' :Burlington Cougars defeated Milton Icehawks ''3-games-to-none'' : Oakville Blades defeated Burlington Cougars ''4-games-to-1'' *2010 ''Lost CCHL Semi-final'' :Burlington Cougars defeated

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''4-games-to-none'' :Burlington Cougars defeated Streetsville Derbys ''4-games-to-none'' : Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Burlington Cougars ''4-games-to-none'' *2011 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :Burlington Cougars defeated Hamilton Red Wings ''4-games-to-none'' : Oakville Blades defeated Burlington Cougars ''4-games-to-2'' *2012 ''Lost Division Semi-final'' :Burlington Cougars defeated Milton Icehawks ''3-games-to-1'' :

defeated Burlington Cougars ''4-games-to-1''

Sutherland Cup appearances

''1981'': Burlington Cougars defeated Stratford Cullitons ''8-points-to-4''

Notable alumni

* Kevin Bieksa * Tim Bothwell * Eric Cairns * Greg Carey * Paul Crowley * Dan Currie * Bob Dillabough *

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* Jeff Johnson ( running back - CFL) *

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* Mark Lawrence *

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* Pit Martin *

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* Lance Nethery *

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* Murray Oliver * Pat Quinn * Dennis Ribant ( pitcher - MLB) *

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* Steve Valiquette *

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* Dino Felicetti

External links

Cougars Website
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