# Ancaster Avalanche

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{{Pro hockey team
|bg_color = #8B2942
|text_color = white
| team        = Ancaster Avalanche
| logo        = Ancaster-Avs.png
| logo_size   = 
| city        = [Ancaster, Ontario](/source/Ancaster%2C_Ontario), Canada
| league      = [Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League](/source/Greater_Ontario_Junior_Hockey_League)
| division    = Golden Horseshoe
| founded     = 2013
| folded      = 2018
| arena       = [Morgan Firestone Arena](/source/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](/source/Stoney_Creek_Warriors)
| dates3 = 2001-2013
| name4 = Ancaster Avalanche
| dates4 = 2013-2018
| name5 = [Hamilton Kilty B's](/source/Hamilton_Kilty_B's)
| dates5 = 2018-2026
|name6 = Hamilton Steel
|dates6 = 2026-
}}
The '''Ancaster Avalanche''' were a [Canadian](/source/Canada) [junior](/source/junior_hockey) [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) team based in Ancaster, [Ontario](/source/Ontario).  They played in the Golden Horseshoe Conference of the [Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League](/source/Greater_Ontario_Junior_Hockey_League). The team was known as the [Stoney Creek Warriors](/source/Stoney_Creek_Warriors) prior to 2013.  In 2018, they relocated to become the [Hamilton Kilty B's](/source/Hamilton_Kilty_B's).

==History==
In the Summer of 2013, the team was relocated to [Ancaster, Ontario](/source/Ancaster%2C_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](/source/Buffalo_Regals) in their season opener and defeated them 10-3.  In 2015 the Avalanche became an affiliate of the [OHL](/source/Ontario_Hockey_League) [Hamilton Bulldogs](/source/Hamilton_Bulldogs_(OHL)).<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](/source/Dave_Andreychuk_Mountain_Arena_%26_Skating_Centre) and will be rebranded as the [Hamilton Kilty B's](/source/Hamilton_Steel).<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 &#124; 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](/source/Niagara_Falls_Canucks))<br>Lost Conf. Semi-final, 1-4 ([Corvairs](/source/Caledonia_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](/source/Thorold_Blackhawks))<br>Lost Conf. Semi-final, 2-4 ([Falcons](/source/St._Catharines_Falcons_(1968%E2%80%93)))</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](/source/Fort_Erie_Meteors))<br>Lost Conf. Semifinal, 0-4 ([Corvairs](/source/Caledonia_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](/source/Welland_Jr._Canadians))<br>Lost Conf. Semifinal 3-4 ([Falcons](/source/St._Catharines_Falcons_(1968%E2%80%93)))</small>
|}

==Notable Alumni==
*[Nick Caamano](/source/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]

{{GOJHL}}

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

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