{{Pro hockey team |bg_color = #8B2942 |text_color = white | team = Ancaster Avalanche | logo = Ancaster-Avs.png | logo_size = | city = Ancaster, Ontario, Canada | league = Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League | division = Golden Horseshoe | founded = 2013 | folded = 2018 | arena = Morgan Firestone Arena | colours = Burgundy, blue, white {{color box|#8B2942}} {{color box|blue}} {{color box|white}} | coach = Ken Peroff | gm = Steve Hodson | name2 = Stoney Creek Spirit | dates2 = 1993-2001 | name3 = Stoney Creek Warriors | dates3 = 2001-2013 | name4 = Ancaster Avalanche | dates4 = 2013-2018 | name5 = Hamilton Kilty B's | dates5 = 2018-2026 |name6 = Hamilton Steel |dates6 = 2026- }} The '''Ancaster Avalanche''' were a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Ancaster, Ontario. They played in the Golden Horseshoe Conference of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team was known as the Stoney Creek Warriors prior to 2013. In 2018, they relocated to become the Hamilton Kilty B's.
==History== In the Summer of 2013, the team was relocated to Ancaster, Ontario and renamed the Avalanche.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Franke |first1=Bernd |title=Stoney Creek returning to the ice as the Ancaster Avalanche |url=https://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2013/04/16/stoney-creek-returning-to-the-ice-as-the-ancaster-avalanche |access-date=26 March 2026 |work=Brantford Expositor |date=April 16, 2013}}</ref> On September 7, 2013, hockey officially returned to Ancaster, as the Avalanche hosted the Buffalo Regals in their season opener and defeated them 10-3. In 2015 the Avalanche became an affiliate of the OHL Hamilton Bulldogs.<ref>{{cite web |title='DOGS REACH AFFILIATION AGREEMENT |url=https://chl.ca/ohl-bulldogs/dogs-reach-affiliation-agreement/ |website=Brantford Bulldogs |access-date=26 March 2026 |language=en-CA |date=20 August 2015}}</ref>
In April 2018, the team announced that they will be moving to Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena and will be rebranded as the Hamilton Kilty B's.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ancasteravalanche.pointstreaksites.com/view/ancasteravalanche/news-articles/news_502499 |title=Avalanche moving to Hamilton as Kilty B's revived next season | OHA Ancaster Avalanche |access-date=26 March 2026 |archive-date=2018-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420074105/http://ancasteravalanche.pointstreaksites.com/view/ancasteravalanche/news-articles/news_502499 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Season-by-season results== {|class="wikitable" |- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" |'''Season''' ||'''GP''' || '''W''' || '''L''' || '''T''' || '''OTL''' || '''GF''' || '''GA''' || '''P''' || '''Results''' || '''Playoffs''' |- align="center" |2013-14 ||49 ||24 ||19 ||- ||6 ||187 ||165 ||54 ||5th GOJHL-GH ||Lost Conf. QF |- align="center" |2014-15 ||49 ||29 ||16 ||- ||4 ||170 ||144 ||62 ||4th GOJHL-GH ||<small>Won Conf. Quarter-finals, 4-0 (Canucks)<br>Lost Conf. Semi-final, 1-4 (Corvairs)</small> |- align="center" |2015-16 ||50 ||28 ||15 ||4 ||3 ||205 ||154 ||63 ||3rd of 8-GH<br>10th of 26 GOJHL ||<small>Won Conf. Quarter-finals, 4-0 (Blackhawks)<br>Lost Conf. Semi-final, 2-4 (Falcons)</small> |- align="center" |2016-17 ||50 ||30 ||15 ||0 ||5 ||217 ||143 ||65 ||4th of 9-GH<br>10th of 27 GOJHL ||<small>Won Conf. Quarter-finals, 4-0 (Meteors)<br>Lost Conf. Semifinal, 0-4 (Corvairs)</small> |- align="center" |2017-18 ||50 ||38 ||10 ||1 ||1 ||200 ||123 ||78 ||3rd of 9-GH<br>4th of 26 GOJHL ||<small>won Conf. Quarter-finals, 4-0 (Jr. Canadians)<br>Lost Conf. Semifinal 3-4 (Falcons)</small> |}
==Notable Alumni== *Nick Caamano ==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130705042917/http://ancasteravalanche.pointstreaksites.com/view/ancasteravalanche Avalanche Webpage] *[http://www.gojhl.ca/ GOJHL Webpage]
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Category:Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League teams Category:Defunct ice hockey teams in Ontario Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 2013 Category:Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2018 Category:2013 establishments in Ontario Category:2018 disestablishments in Ontario Category:Defunct Greater Ontario Hockey League teams