Waterloo Siskins
City	Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
League	Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
Division	Mid-Western
Founded	1937
Home arena	Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex
Colours	Black, Yellow, and White
General manager	Matt Fidlin
Head coach	Todd Hoffman (2015-19)
Captain	Alex cimino
Franchise history
Prior to 1947	Waterloo Tiger Cubs Waterloo Orphans Waterloo Kents

The Waterloo Siskins are a junior ice hockey team based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

History[edit]

Waterloo Siskins Winning The Cherrey Cup in 2014

Founded in 1937, the Siskins are one of the longest running Junior teams in hockey history. The team took a short hiatus in World War II. In the 1950s, the team was a part of what was then known as the "Big 10", and in 1956 was allocated in the Central "B". As part of the 1971 geographic realignment, the Siskins moved to the Western Junior B league. In 1973, the Siskins joined the Southwestern "B", which became the Waterloo-Wellington "B" in 1974, and the Midwestern "B" in 1977. The Siskins have always been a dominant team, and together with the Stratford Cullitons held the league hostage for much of its first 20 years. The Siskins still operate in the Midwestern "B", and are quite dominant.

Since 1977, the Siskins have won 7 league championships and 5 Sutherland Cups as Ontario Hockey Association Junior "B" Champions. They have only had four losing records and have been regular season champions 4 times. Prior to 1977, the Siskins had won 6 Sutherland Cups for a total of 11, an uncontested record—even by the Stratford Cullitons.

Season-by-season record[edit]

Sutherland Cup appearances[edit]

1940: Waterloo Siskins defeated Owen Sound Greys 3-games-to-1

1952: Weston Dukes defeated Waterloo Siskins 4-games-to-1

1953: Weston Dukes defeated Waterloo Siskins 4-games-to-3 with 2 ties

1954: Waterloo Siskins defeated Weston Dukes 4-games-to-3

1956: Waterloo Siskins defeated Brampton Regents 4-games-to-1 with 1 tie

1960: Waterloo Siskins defeated Toronto Marlboros 4-games-to-2 with 1 tie

1962: Waterloo Siskins defeated St. Thomas Barons 4-games-to-1

1964: Waterloo Siskins defeated Weston Dodgers 4-games-to-1

1984: Waterloo Siskins defeated Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-3

1985: Waterloo Siskins defeated Bramalea Blues 4-games-to-1

1988: Waterloo Siskins defeated Bramalea Blues 4-games-to-1

1991: Waterloo Siskins defeated Oakville Blades 4-games-to-none

1994: Waterloo Siskins defeated St. Catharines Falcons 4-games-to-2

Notable alumni[edit]

• Jamie Allison


• Don Awrey


• Don Beaupre


• Kevin Brown


• Eric Calder


• Larry Courville


• Cole Jarrett


• Larry Johnston


• Jim Lorentz


• George Martin


• Gerry Ouellette


• Rosaire Paiement


• Ryan Parent


• Tanner Pearson


• Joel Prpic


• Steven Rice


• John Mitchell


• George Hainsworth

External links[edit]

• Siskins Webpage