Port Dover Sailors

The Port Dover Sailors are a junior hockey team based in Port Dover, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association until the 2016-17 season when the league joined the Provincial Junior Hockey League and placed under the Bloomfield Division of the new league.

Port Dover Sailors
City	Port Dover, Ontario
League	Provincial Junior Hockey League
Conference	South
Division	Bloomfield
Founded	1988
Home arena	Port Dover Arena
Colours	Blue, red, and white
Owner(s)	John Lennox
General manager	Mike Walker(2020-present)
Head coach	Mike Walker
Franchise history
1988–1999: Port Dover Clippers 1999–2011: Port Dover Sailors 2011–2013: Norfolk Rebels 2013–present: Port Dover Sailors
Championships
League champions	None

History

The Port Dover Clippers were founded in 1988 as members of the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League. The Clippers were 1990 and 1991 Niagara East champions and Niagara co-champions. In 1990, the Clippers would fall to the Orangeville Crushers of the Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League 4-games-to-1 in the Clarence Schmalz Cup OHA provincial quarter-final. Their western co-champions, the New Hamburg Spirit 83's would fare no better, dropping one of the other quarter-finals in four-straight games to the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League champion Belle River Canadiens. The next year was more of the same, as Port Dover and New Hamburg were the co-champions, New Hamburg lost the provincial quarter-final to Belle River again (this time in six games), and Port Dover fell to Orangeville again in five.

In 1999, the Clippers took leave of the Niagara District league. Clippers changed their name to the Port Dover Sailors and applied for membership in the Ontario Hockey Association Junior Development League.

In 2006, the OHAJDL changed its name to the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League; the Sailors competed in this league until 2012.

From 2011 until 2013 the team was known as the Norfolk Rebels and split time between Port Dover and Waterford, Ontario.

In 2013, the team was renamed the Port Dover Sailors.

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.

In 2022-23 The Sailors created a record breaking season led by Captain Benjamin Mason. Assistant Captain Nick D’Agostino set a new record for Points in a Season and won Most Sportsmanlike Player. Goaltender Finn Wilson won Rookie of the Year. Also Head Coach Mike Walker won Coach of the Year.

The team went into playoffs as the 3rd ranked team. Completing their first franchise sweep over the Dunnville Mudcats 4-0, and also won there first 2nd round series game (Jr.C) dating back to the 1990-91 season.

Season-by-season record

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1988-89	40	19	13	8	-	--	--	46	3rd NJC-E
1989-90	40	24	10	2	-	--	--	50	1st NJC-E	Won East, lost CSC QF
1990-91	36	22	10	4	-	237	152	48	1st NJC-E	Won East, lost CSC QF
1991-92	36	23	8	5	-	195	145	51	2nd NJC-E
1992-93	36	12	16	8	-	157	181	32	3rd NJC-W
1993-94	36	21	11	4	-	176	144	46	2nd NJC-W
1994-95	36	19	14	3	-	195	171	41	4th NJC-W
1995-96	40	13	23	4	-	163	237	30	4th NJC-W
1996-97	40	1	37	0	2	78	287	4	6th NJC-W
1997-98	38	2	35	0	1	106	239	5	6th NJC-W
1998-99	35	4	30	-	1	--	--	9	6th NJC-W
1999-00	38	10	25	1	2	140	242	23	15th OHAJDL
2000-01	40	10	26	0	4	--	--	24	16th OHAJDL
2001-02	40	8	27	4	1	100	212	21	18th OHAJDL
2002-03	40	11	27	1	1	126	187	24	18th OHAJDL
2003-04	40	16	22	1	1	127	148	34	14th OHAJDL
2004-05	40	21	13	3	3	135	129	48	8th OHAJDL
2005-06	37	10	21	4	2	127	167	26	14th OHAJDL
2006-07	42	8	30	0	4	96	232	20	4th SOJHL-BM	Lost Conference Quarter-final
2007-08	42	12	27	-	3	115	218	27	4th SOJHL-BM	Lost Conference Quarter-final
2008-09	40	11	20	-	9	107	172	31	5th SOJHL-Mc	DNQ
2009-10	36	3	32	-	1	91	223	7	5th SOJHL-Mc	DNQ
2010-11	35	1	31	-	3	83	229	5	8th SOJHL-Mc	Lost Division Quarter-final
2011-12	35	2	30	-	3	103	284	7	8th SOJHL-Mc	Lost Division Quarter-final
2012-13	38	0	36	-	2	78	319	2	7th SOJHL-Mc	Lost Division Quarter-final
2013-14	35	5	28	-	2	89	184	12	8th NJCHL	Lost quarter-final
2014-15	42	13	29	-	0	140	223	26	7th NJCHL	Lost quarters, 1-4 (Blues)
2015-16	42	13	26	1	2	149	194	29	7th of 8 NJCHL	Lost quarters, 2–4 (Peach Kings)
2016-17	42	22	20	0	-	161	165	40	4th of 8- PJHL Bloomfield	Lost Div Quarters, 2-4 (Blues)
2017-18	42	23	17	1	1	152	167	48	3rd of 8- PJHL Bloomfield	Won Div Quarters, 4-3 (Riverhawks) Lost div semi-finals, 0-4 (Peach Kings)
2018-19	42	13	24	2	3	110	166	31	7th of 8- PJHL Bloomfield	Lost Div Quarters, 0-4 (Hawks)
2019-20	43	13	27	2	1	137	170	29	7th of 8- PJHL Bloomfield	Lost Div Quarters, 0-4 (Hawks)
2020-21	Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	30	15	11	4	0	121	125	34	5th of 7- PJHL Bloomfield	Lost Div Quarters, 2-4 (Riverhawks)
2022-23	42	21	15	5	1	148	153	48	3rd of 7- PJHL Bloomfield	Won Div Quarters, 4-0 (Mudcats) Lost Div Semis, 1-4 (Peach Kings)
2023-24	42	8	33	0	1	88	215	17	7th of 7- PJHL Bloomfield	Lost Div Quarters, 0-4 (Blues)

External links

• Sailors Webpage