The Port Stanley Sailors are a
Canadian
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Junior
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* ''Junior'' (Junior Mance album), 1959
* ''Junior'' (Röyksopp album), 2009
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ice hockey
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team based in
Port Stanley, Ontario
Port Stanley is a community in the Municipality of Central Elgin, Elgin County in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north shore of Lake Erie at the mouth of Kettle Creek (Ontario), Kettle Creek. In 2016, it had a population of 2,148.
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. They play in the
Provincial Junior Hockey League
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.
History
The Sailors were formerly known as the Belmont Bombers, playing their last season as the Bombers in 05-06. Prior to the 06-07 season, they changed their name to the Central Elgin Express. This was done as the team was going to be splitting their home games between
Belmont
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and Port Stanley. During the 07-08 season, the Express played all their home games in Port Stanley, which was formerly home to the Port Stanley Lakers, which became the
West Lorne Lakers
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before leaving the OHA.
During the summer of 2008, it was announced that The Central Elgin Express had been sold by Peter North and Bill Walters to a group of four equal owners led by St. Thomas resident Dale J. Howard. The other three owners are Harold Lang, Matt Stolk and Mike Carson. The Sailors were not able to play in 08-09 because the OHA schedule had already been finalized. So the Sailors began play in 09-10.
The Express were affiliated with the
St Thomas Stars of the
Jr B Greater Ontario Hockey League from the 07-08 to the 09-10 seasons.
The majority of playoffs for the 2019'20 season were cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. The Sailors were swept in the first round.
Season-by-season standings
Notable alumni
*
Rumun Ndur
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Joe Thornton
Brandon Garner
References
External links
Port Stanley Sailors webpage
Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League teams
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