About Us

The Ayr Centennials were founded in 1982 as members of the Southern Junior D Hockey League.

In 1988, the Southern League merged with the Western Junior D Hockey League. In 1991, the Junior D rank was vacated and the league was replaced with the OHA Junior Development League. This league lasted up until 2006 when it was vacated and the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League was created.

The Centennials had success in the Southern League but failed to win any league titles.

In the bloated Western League and Development League, the Centennials did exceptionally well but still failed to make a dent. In fact, despite finishing in the top ten teams of the league ten times in nineteen years, the Centennials never made the superleague's final once.

In the early-2000s, the Centennials lost their touch for winning. In the last year of the OHAJDL, they had their worst season ever, winning only 2 games in 36 tries and finishing dead last. But since joining the SOJHL in 2006, the Centennials have improved every season. In 2006-07 they finished 17th with 6 wins. In 2008-09 they finished 15th with 11 wins. In 2008-09 they really came together and had their best season in years, winning 18 games and finishing 7th. In 2009-10 the Centennials continued to improve with a 21-11-4 record, solidifying 3rd overall in the SOJHL.

In the summer of 2010, the Bauer conference dissolved, leaving Thamesford, Ayr, Tavistock, Port Stanley and Wellesley to disperse into the remaining McConnell and Yeck Conferences. The 2010-11 season saw the Centennials best season since 1983-84. Finishing 4th overall in the SOJHL, the Centennials were the McConnell Conference Champions and advanced to the OHA Cup versus Thamesford, eventually losing in 4 games.

In 2011-12 the Centennials finished 4th in the McConnell Conference and 7th overall in the SOJHL, and lost to the eventual OHA Cup Finalists, The Hagersville Hawks, in 5 games of the second round of playoffs.

In the summer of 2012, the Centennials and the SOJHL were promoted to Junior C to compete for the Schmalz Cup. On March 12, 2013, the Centennials won the first ever SOJHL Jr. C championship with a 4-game-sweep over the Lambeth Lancers.

In the Spring of 2013, the Centennials were moved over to the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League in a major realignment. They were realigned again weeks after and ended up in the Midwestern Junior C Hockey League.

In March of 2015 the Centennials completed a 4-game sweep of the Norwich Merchants to capture their first Midwestern Junior C Hockey League title.  Ayr then opened Schmaltz Cup defeating the Grimsby Peach Kings in 6-games in the quarter final.  The Centennials lost in the semi-finals to the eventual Schmalz winner, the Essex 73s.

In the spring of 2016 the Centennials completed their journey to the Schmalz Cup by defeating the New Hamburg Firebirds in five games in the MHL final,  Ayr opened the Schmalz Cup tournament by defeating the Grimsby Peach Kings in five games.  They went on to sweep the Essex 73s in the semi final.  Completing their journey with a sweep of the Port Hope Panthers to capture the Schmalz Cup.

In May of 2017 The Centennials won their second Schmalz Cup becoming one of only seven clubs to win consecutive championships since the trophy was first awarded in 1938.  On their way to their second Schmalz cup the Centennials became the first club to win the PJHL Doherty division championship with a four game sweep of the Paris Mounties.  The Centennials went on to defeat the Grimsby Peach Kings to win the PJHL South Conference crown.  They went on to defeat the Essex 73s in a hard fought seven game series.  The Centennials captured their second title defeating the Port Hope Panthers in six games.