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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.

Quick Facts City, League ...
Port Dover Sailors
CityPort Dover, Ontario
LeagueProvincial Junior Hockey League
ConferenceSouth
DivisionBloomfield
Founded1988
Home arenaPort Dover Arena
ColoursBlue, red, and white
     
Owner(s)John Lennox
General managerMike Walker(2020-present)
Head coachMike Walker
Franchise history
1988–1999: Port Dover Clippers
1999–2011: Port Dover Sailors
2011–2013: Norfolk Rebels
2013–present: Port Dover Sailors
Championships
League championsNone
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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.

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Season-by-season record

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SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1988-894019138-----463rd NJC-E
1989-904024102-----501st NJC-EWon East, lost CSC QF
1990-913622104-237152481st NJC-EWon East, lost CSC QF
1991-92362385-195145512nd NJC-E
1992-933612168-157181323rd NJC-W
1993-943621114-176144462nd NJC-W
1994-953619143-195171414th NJC-W
1995-964013234-163237304th NJC-W
1996-9740137027828746th NJC-W
1997-98382350110623956th NJC-W
1998-9935430-1----96th NJC-W
1999-00381025121402422315th OHAJDL
2000-0140102604----2416th OHAJDL
2001-0240827411002122118th OHAJDL
2002-03401127111261872418th OHAJDL
2003-04401622111271483414th OHAJDL
2004-0540211333135129488th OHAJDL
2005-06371021421271672614th OHAJDL
2006-07428300496232204th SOJHL-BMLost Conference Quarter-final
2007-08421227-3115218274th SOJHL-BMLost Conference Quarter-final
2008-09401120-9107172315th SOJHL-McDNQ
2009-1036332-19122375th SOJHL-McDNQ
2010-1135131-38322958th SOJHL-McLost Division Quarter-final
2011-1235230-310328478th SOJHL-McLost Division Quarter-final
2012-1338036-27831927th SOJHL-McLost Division Quarter-final
2013-1435528-289184128th NJCHLLost quarter-final
2014-15421329-0140223267th NJCHLLost quarters, 1-4 (Blues)
2015-1642132612149194297th of 8 NJCHLLost quarters, 2–4 (Peach Kings)
2016-174222200-161165404th of 8- PJHL
Bloomfield
Lost Div Quarters, 2-4 (Blues)
2017-1842231711152167483rd of 8- PJHL
Bloomfield
Won Div Quarters, 4-3 (Riverhawks)
Lost div semi-finals, 0-4 (Peach Kings)
2018-1942132423110166317th of 8- PJHL
Bloomfield
Lost Div Quarters, 0-4 (Hawks)
2019-2043132721137170297th of 8- PJHL
Bloomfield
Lost Div Quarters, 0-4 (Hawks)
2020-21Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-2230151140121125345th of 7- PJHL
Bloomfield
Lost Div Quarters, 2-4 (Riverhawks)
2022-2342211551148153483rd of 7- PJHL
Bloomfield
Won Div Quarters, 4-0 (Mudcats)
Lost Div Semis, 1-4 (Peach Kings)
2023-24428330188215177th of 7- PJHL
Bloomfield
Lost Div Quarters, 0-4 (Blues)
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