The Aylmer Spitfires are a Canadian junior hockey team based in Aylmer, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League.
History The franchise began in Tillsonburg as a Junior B team in 1974, first known as the Mavericks, then as the Titans from 1985 to 1991. In 1991, the franchise was moved to Aylmer and was named the Aylmer Aces. In 2003, the team dropped to Junior C as the Aylmer Spitfires.
In 2013, the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League and the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League realigned, sending the Spitfires into the SOJHL.ONTARIO HOCKEY ASSOCIATION APPROVES JUNIOR C REALIGNMENT
For the 2016/17 season the eight southern Ontario junior "C" hockey leagues combined to become the Provincial Junior Hockey League. Each league rebranded and became a division in the new organization. The SOJHL became the Yeck Division of the West Conference.
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.
Season-by-season record Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs1976-77 38 23 15 0 - 226 208 46 2nd SWJBHL 1977-78 40 7 32 1 - 129 268 15 6th SWJBHL DNQ1978-79 42 8 30 4 - 199 287 20 8th GHJHL 1979-80 41 16 16 9 - -- -- 41 3rd NJC-W 1980-81 32 5 21 6 - -- -- 16 8th NJC-W 1981-82 32 8 23 1 - -- -- 17 4th NJC-W 1982-83 36 8 25 3 - -- -- 19 6th NJC-W 1983-84 30 7 18 5 - -- -- 19 5th NJC-W 1984-85 32 9 18 3 - 118 153 21 4th SWJCHL 1985-86 42 7 32 3 - 155 260 17 8th WOJHL DNQ1986-87 42 9 29 4 - 177 279 22 7th WOJHL DNQ1987-88 42 6 32 1 3 157 305 16 8th WOJHL DNQ1988-89 42 1 39 1 1 100 384 4 8th WOJHL DNQ1989-90 39 4 32 2 1 132 294 11 9th WOJHL DNQ1990-91 48 3 42 2 1 135 294 9 9th WOJHL DNQ1991-92 48 12 33 1 2 137 254 27 5th WOJHL East DNQ1992-93 52 21 25 3 3 -- -- 48 4th WOJHL East Lost quarter-final1993-94 51 19 29 2 1 211 260 41 3rd WOJHL East Lost quarter-final1994-95 52 32 18 0 2 296 223 66 3rd WOJHL East Lost semi-final1995-96 50 30 17 2 1 274 204 63 1st WOJHL East Lost quarter-final1996-97 51 24 22 2 3 220 221 53 4th WOJHL East Lost quarter-final1997-98 52 24 26 1 1 244 259 50 3rd WOJHL East Lost quarter-final1998-99 51 8 41 0 2 152 344 18 5th WOJHL East Lost semi-final1999-00 54 10 36 0 8 154 271 28 9th GOHL DNQ2000-01 54 23 30 0 1 195 228 47 8th GOHL Lost quarter-final 2-4 (Maroons)2001-02 54 2 51 1 0 100 408 5 10th GOHL DNQ2002-03 Did not participate2003-04 36 12 19 2 2 116 142 28 8th NJCHL Lost Div semi-final 2-4 (Merchants)2004-05 36 19 14 2 1 133 112 41 5th NJCHL Lost Div semi-final 2-4 (Merchants)2005-06 36 20 14 2 0 155 135 42 5th NJCHL Lost quarter-final 2-4 (Merchants)2006-07 36 23 10 2 1 166 129 49 5th NJCHL Lost quarter-final 2-4 (Merchants)2007-08 36 23 10 1 2 197 132 49 1st NJCHL Won Quarter-final 4-0 (Firebirds)Lost semi-final 1-4 (Merchants)2008-09 36 21 12 - 3 154 127 45 5th NJCHLLost quarter-final 1-4 (Storm)2009-10 36 12 20 - 4 124 158 28 10th NJCHLLost quarter-final 3-4 (Firebirds)2010-11 36 18 12 - 6 130 114 42 7th NJCHL Won quarter-final 4-2 (Mounties)Lost semi-final 2-4 (Marchants)2011-12 36 15 15 - 6 142 136 36 6th NJCHL Lost semi-final 1-4 (Firebirds)2012-13 38 12 22 - 4 125 179 28 5th NJC-W Lost quarter-final 3-4 (Storm)2013-14 40 20 20 - 0 148 167 40 6th SOJHL Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Dolphins)2014-15 40 10 28 - 2 128 184 22 8th SOJHL Lost quarter - 3-4 - (Lancers)2015-16 40 26 14 0 - 176 133 52 3rd of 9 SOJHL Won quarter - 4-0 - (Trojans)Lost semifinals 0-4 (Hawks)2016-17 40 25 13 2 - 163 142 52 3rd of 9Yeck Div - PJHL Won Div. Quarter, 4-0 (Sailors)Won Div Semifinal, 4-0 (Hawks)Lost Div Final, 3-4 Dolphins)2017-18 40 11 28 0 1 129 190 23 8th of 9Yeck Div - PJHL Lost Div. Quarter, 0-4 (Lancers)2018-19 40 15 24 0 1 120 171 31 7th of 9Yeck Div - PJHL Lost Div. Quarter, 0-4 (Hawks)2018-19 40 15 24 0 1 120 171 31 7th of 9Yeck Div - PJHL Lost Div. Quarter, 0-4 (Hawks)2019-20 42 21 21 0 0 146 158 42 6th of 8Yeck Div - PJHL Lost Div. Quarter, 1-4 (Bulldogs)2020-21 Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic2021-22 Idle for this season2022-23 39 4 34 0 1 77 249 9 9th of 9Yeck Div - PJHL Did not qualify for post season play2023-24 40 7 32 0 1 74 184 15 9th of 9Yeck Div - PJHL Did not qualify for post season play2024-25 42 12 27 3 0 119 198 27 7th of 8 Yeck 13th of 16 South Conf 48th of 63 -PJHL Lost Div. Quarter, 0-4 (Hawks)2025-26 42 18 21 3 0 147 181 39 7th of 8 Yeck 11th of 16 South Conf 37th of 61 - PJHL Lost Div. Quarter, 0-4 (Trojans)
References
External links Spitfires Homepage