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General manager
  
David Forde

Location
  
South River, Canada

Color
  
Green, Black, and White

Head coach
  
Myles Pepin (2015–16)

Founded
  
2011

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City
  
South River, Ontario, Canada

League
  
Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League

Home arena
  
South River-Machar Arena

Colors
  
Green, Black, and White

Arena
  
South River-Machar Community Centre

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The Almaguin Spartans are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in South River, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). They were originally the Mattawa Voyageurs of Mattawa, Ontario.

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History

The Voyageurs were announced in spring 2011. On September 16, 2011, the Voyageurs played their first game, at home, against the Bobcaygeon Bucks. The Voyageurs would end up losing the game in a shootout 5–4. On the September 18, at home again, the Voyageurs picked up their first win, 5–4 in overtime over the Algoma Avalanche.

In July 2014, the team was approved for relocation to South River, Ontario, where they became the Almaguin Spartans.

In March 2015, Myles Pepin was promoted from assistant coach and was named the team's new head coach.

Playoffs

  • 2012
  • Orangeville Americans defeated Mattawa Voyageurs 2-games-to-none in bye round
  • 2013
  • Temiscaming Titans defeated Mattawa Voyageurs 3-games-to-none in division quarter-finals
  • 2014
  • South Muskoka Shield defeated Mattawa Voyageurs 3-games-to-none in division quarter-finals
  • 2015
  • Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks defeated Almaguin Spartans 5–4 (OT) in the North Division Elimination Qualifier Game
  • 2016
  • Almaguin Spartans defeated Bracebridge Blues 3-games-to-1 in division quarter-finals Almaguin Spartans defeated Temiscaming Titans 3-games-to-1 in division semi-finals Almaguin Spartans defeated South Muskoka Shield 4-games-to-2 in division finals Almaguin Spartans 1–3 in Russell Cup Round Robin (Lost 1–4 vs. Steam, Lost 1–5 vs. Kings, Lost 1–7 vs. Kings, Won 4–3 vs. Steam) Tottenham Steam defeated Almaguin Spartans 7–2 in the Russell Cup Championship play-in game.
  • 2017
  • South Muskoka Shield defeated Almaguin Spartans 3-games-to-2 in division quarter-finals

    References

    Almaguin Spartans Wikipedia