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Anytown Spider Goats

The Anytown Spider Goats are an ice hockey team in the Original Hockey League (OHL). They play in Anytown, Ontario, at Rod Dallman Memorial Civic Arena.

Quick facts Anytown Spider Goats, Nickname ...

Anytown Spider Goats

Nickname	The Goats
City	Anytown, Ontario
League	Original Hockey League
Conference	Western Conference
Division	Great Lakes
Founded	2000
Home arena	Rod Dallman Memorial Civic Arena
Colours	Hockey Violet, Sampler Blue, Goat Yellow (This is what the team calls the colors, not what you think they are.)
Owners	John Doe, Jane Doe
Head coach	Reggie Dunlop
Captain	Rob Murray
Media	Akwesasne Tribune CKON-FM radio
Affiliates	Nova Scotia Voyageurs (AHL) Johnstown Chiefs (ECHL)
Website	Anytown Spider Goats official web site
Franchise history
2000-2002	Oldtown Samplers
2002 - present	Anytown Spider Goats
Championships
Division titles	2003–04, 2004–05
Conference titles	2004–05
Colonial Cups	2013–14
Current season

History

Add history here. The history should include the origins of the team – for example, if they came from another league or city – and a chronological recap of important team events. Include a brief overview of key seasons, with greater detail for those vital to the team's history. Don't overemphasize recent seasons if they are undistinguished relative to the rest of the team's past. If the team's history is sufficiently lengthy to warrant a separate article, you can create a History of the Anytown Spider Goats article. In this case, include a precis of important events in the "History" section, with a {{Main}} template at the start linking to the "History of..." article.

Oldtown Samplers

This is an example of a sub-section used to break up what might be an overly long history section. It should be of significance to the team -- periods in league history, changes in franchise, the peak career of a preeminent star -- and be both simple and follow NPOV policies.

The Oldtown Samplers were granted a franchise on July 16, 2000, and began playing in the 2000–01 season. Original owner Bruce McFinley, who ran a chain of auto parts stores with the colors, chose kelly green, dark violet and canary yellow for the team colors, a combination that was unpopular with fans.^[1]

This is an example of a historical team logo that could be used in this section or in a separate Logos section.

Despite acquiring All-Star goaltender Homer Itolja from the Bakersfield Irregulars, the Samplers finished last in the league. With a notable lack of offence and defence -- Oldtown was worst in the league in both goals scored and goals allowed -- the team resorted to the trap and to physically wearing down their opponents, and in doing so set a league record in penalty minutes with 2008 in only 54 games. The end of the 2002 season was marked by the defenestration of owner McFinley by those remaining players who hadn't been suspended, to the acclaim of the season ticket holders.^[2]

Etc etc etc ...

Relocation to Anytown

By the beginning of the 2002–03 season, McFinley's estate -- with the help of the league offices -- sold the franchise to Jane and John Doe, brother and sister entrepreneurs and owners of the Rod Dallman Memorial Civic Arena in Anytown. The Does infused the franchise with new money and relocated the team to Anytown, with the intention to fill vacant dates at the Civic Arena. ^[3]. Blah blah blah and the team finished first in their division and went on to win the championship blah blah blah.

Season-by-season record

For team articles, generally only the last five seasons are listed, but it's acceptable to list them all, especially if the team has a short history. Boldfacing is generally used on a season to indicate that the team won the league championship in that year.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

More information 2013–14, — ...

2013–14	62	37	19	6	—	80	296	218	876	1st, Great Lakes	Won League Championship
Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
2010–11	54	6	45	3	—	15	105	329	3008	6th, True North	Out of playoffs
2011–12	54	20	28	6	—	46	214	253	2089	5th, True North	Out of playoffs
2012–13	54	21	23	10	—	52	213	206	1719	4th, Great Lakes	Lost in quarterfinals
2014–15	63	33	25	5	—	71	251	216	387	1st, Great Lakes	Lost in finals

Players

Current squad

Note: following standard NHL and Wikipedia practice, the country of birth listed is that which existed at the time of the player's birth. Therefore, entries such as "USSR," "Czechoslovakia," "West Germany" and "Yugoslavia" are correct for players born before the breakup of those nations (or, in Germany's case, its unification). For players from the United States or Canada, it's common practice to list the state/province instead of the nation. Flag icons reflect a player's current citizenship or, where this is dual, the country for which the player has played internationally, or his own sourced statements on the subject.
This section is often omitted for low minors or amateur teams, where it may be unlikely that the frequent revisions necessary can be maintained.

As of August 9, 2020

More information Goaltenders, Number ...

Goaltenders
Number	Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth
40	Finnish Player	L	2011	Savonlinna, Finland
30	American Player	L	2011	Plymouth, Massachusetts

More information Defencemen, Number ...

Defencemen
Number	Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
4	Swedish Player	L	2014	Stockholm, Sweden
6	Slovak player	R	2019	Bratislava, Slovakia
10	Czech player	L	2008	Prague, Czechoslovakia
26	Ukrainian Player	L	2015	Kiev, Ukraine
28	Russian Player	L	2014	Moscow, U.S.S.R.
37	Canadian Player (A)	R	2012	L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec

More information Forwards, Number ...

Forwards
Number	Player	Shoots	Position	Acquired	Place of Birth
7	Lithuanian player (C)	L	C	2018	Valkininkai, Lithuania
8	British Player	L	RW/LW	2008	Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
16	German Player	R	C/RW	2011	Bonn, West Germany
17	Latvian Player (A)	L	RW	2014	Rīga, Latvia
18	Estonian Player	R	RW	2015	Narva, Estonia
19	Belarussian player	L	LW	2006	Minsk, U.S.S.R.
20	Austrian player	R	C	2014	Vienna, Austria
21	French Player	L	RW/LW	2011	Laon, France
22	Swiss Player	L	LW	2009	Bern, Switzerland
24	Slovenian Player	L	LW/RW	2001	Ljubljana, SR Slovenia
33	Micronesian Player	L	C	2012	Truk, Micronesia

Honored Members

Retired numbers

Note: This should be for numbers retired officially by the team in question, during the team's existence. Unofficial efforts –- a frequent example being the Hartford Whalers players whose numbers were "retired" by the minor league Hartford Wolf Pack, years after the Whalers relocated –- do not count. For relocated teams, numbers subsequently brought back into circulation by the successor teams – examples being J.C. Tremblay's #3 retired by the Quebec Nordiques and returned to circulation by the relocated Colorado Avalanche, and John McKenzie's #19 retired by the Whalers and returned to circulation by the relocated Carolina Hurricanes –- are still listed with the original team that retired them. Retired numbers not honoring a person but a group of people or an institution -- an example being the Vegas Golden Knights retiring #58 in honor of the victims of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting -- are included in the table.
Other instances: where retired numbers are brought back into circulation by the same team – examples being the Phoenix Coyotes bringing Bobby Hull's #9 out of retirement for Brett Hull or the Toronto Maple Leafs bringing Ace Bailey's #6 out of retirement for Ron Ellis – can be listed in the section as an afterword. Beyond that, it's acceptable to cite noteworthy instances of numbers that are not retired but not reissued, which often happen after the untimely death of a player during his playing career, such as the Carolina Hurricanes not subsequently issuing Steve Chiasson's #3 or the Atlanta Thrashers not subsequently issuing Dan Snyder's #37. Examples of both are given below.
Banners honoring non-players – for an example, see the New York Islanders honored members section – don't go in the table, but often are mentioned in a separate paragraph afterwards. The "Career" section reflects the years the player spent with the team, not the total of his professional career.

More information No., Player ...

Anytown Samplers retired numbers
No.	Player	Position	Career	Date of ceremony
2	Eddie Shore	D	2000–06	January 1, 2010
3	Toe Blake	LW	2001-07	January 1, 2010
5	Dit Clapper	LW, D	2002-08	February 12, 2010
77	Old-time hockey	--	--	May 18, 2015

Homer Itolja's #29 has not been reissued by the Spider Goats since he was carried off by aliens in 2006. The team, controversially, reissued Dit Clapper's retired #5 to Guy Lafrappe in 2013, against the wishes of Clapper's family ^[4]; the #5 banner remained in the rafters. Lafrappe wore the number until his retirement at the end of the 2013 season, and the number has not subsequently been reissued.

One other banner hangs with the retired numbers, honoring Jacko Butterball, the retired President and founder of the Original Hockey League and a long-time resident of the Anytown area; the banner displays Butterball's name and the years he was President of the league.

Hockey Hall of Famers

Note: This is for Honoured Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame only. Where this doesn't apply -- for teams in the low minors, or amateur or college hockey -- this can be changed to a league or team honor, or simply omitted. The date range given is when the player played for this team, not the whole of his career.

Tim "Dr. Hook" McCracken, C, 1929–35, inducted 1965
Reggie Dunlop, RW, 1935–52, inducted 1996

Notable alumni

Note: this section is common for minor league and amateur teams, to denote players who've reached the NHL. In higher minor leagues (such as the American Hockey League), where callups are frequent, there may be limitations such as 100 games played both in the NHL and for the team in question. In lower minor or amateur leagues, it usually reflects a player with *any* service with the team seeing *any* NHL time.

List of team captains

Note: this is for players officially named team captain. For situations where there are no team captains appointed, list "No captain." Where there are co-captains, list them both. A captain suffering a long-term injury is still the team's captain, unless the team officially announces otherwise or makes a long-term interim appointment. See Minnesota_Wild#Team_captains for an example of an unusual system of rotating captains; other systems, as when the Boston Bruins designated Ray Bourque as captain for away games and Rick Middleton as captain for home games in the mid 1980s -- or as is common on minor league teams with shared affiliations, each parent team chooses one -- can simply be described as "co-captains." When there is any doubt, rely on the team's official website for verification.

Ned Bradon (2000–02)
No captain (2002)
Kerry Clark & Jeff Hanson (2002-2003; co-captains)
Jeff Hanson (2004–present)

Miscellany

Note: Don't name this "Miscellany," of course, but this is where other sections involving players or personnel would go: lists of coaches or general managers, lists of winners from the team of significant league trophies or honors (such as season-ending All-Star Teams), and the like.

Other independent sections could include Logos, Uniforms, Rivals, Arenas and the like. These sections still need to be sourced, and still need to be encyclopedic -- a section on Rivals, for instance, should involve widely-recognized perennial rivals, and not include teams just because the most recent playoff series was hard fought.

Team records

Note: single season and goaltending records are often also listed, as well as other leaders such as all-time penalty minutes.

Career

These are the top five scorers in Spider Goats' history.

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts
Eddie Shore	D	228	90	152	242
Toe Blake	LW	401	61	157	218
Dit Clapper	C/D	169	88	129	217
Tim McCracken	C	317	86	114	200
Reggie Dunlop	RW	305	94	86	180

Penalty minutes: Ogie Oglethorpe, 5280

External links

This section is for important and pertinent non-Wikipedia links. These are governed by WP:EL, rather strictly: in particular, blogs and fansites don't qualify. Acceptable examples include official team, alumni and booster club sites. Please read WP:EL for more information.

Anytown Spider Goats official web site

References

[1]
Frizell, Cathy (October 5, 2000). "Hockey Fans Gouge Their Eyes Out In Protest". Silver Lake News. Oldtown, Ontario.
[2]
Nelp, Jake (May 17, 2002). "McFinley Takes the McFall". Silver Lake News. Oldtown, Ontario.
[3]
Wensink, John (September 1, 2002). "Sale of Infamous Franchise to the Does Near To Hand". Akwesasne Tribune. Anytown, Ontario.
[4]
Sousa, Frank (October 5, 2013). "Hall of Famer's Legacy Trampled In The Slush". Springfield Union-News. Springfield, MA.

Diacritics

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