The Westfort Hurricanes were a Canadian Junior ice hockey club from Fort William, Ontario. The Herks were members of the Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League and were Abbott Cup finalists once.
In 1972, the Hurricanes broke away from the Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League to join the St. Paul, Minnesota-based Can-Am Junior Hockey League. A year later, that league became the Midwest Junior Hockey League. The Herks stayed on board for one Midwest Junior season before returning to the TBJHL. The MWJHL later merged and solidified the United States Hockey League.
The Buccaneers folded on July 6, 1980 when the TBAHA left them with no league to play in.
1971 Lost FinalWestfort Hurricanes defeated
Fort William Canadians 3-games-to-2Thunder Bay Marrs defeated Westfort Hurricanes
4-games-to-11972 Lost Semi-finalMinnesota Jr. Stars defeated Westfort Hurricanes
2-games-to-none1973 Lost Quarter-final/Canadian TBAHA Semi-finalThunder Bay Centennials defeated Westfort Hurricanes
4-games-to-21974 Won TBAHA Jack Adams Trophy final, Lost Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy finalThunder Bay Hurricanes defeated Thunder Bay Eagles (TBJHL)
3-games-to-noneThunder Bay Hurricanes defeated
Fort William Canadians (TBJHL)
4-games-to-none JACK ADAMS TROPHY CHAMPIONSThunder Bay Hurricanes defeated Wexford Raiders (OPJHL)
4-games-to-3Smiths Falls Bears (CJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Hurricanes
4-games-to-31975 Lost FinalThunder Bay Hurricanes defeated
Thunder Bay Beavers 4-games-to-2Thunder Bay Eagles defeated Thunder Bay Hurricanes
4-games-to-11976 Lost Semi-finalThunder Bay Beavers defeated Thunder Bay Hurricanes
4-games-to-21977 Lost FinalDegagne Hurricanes defeated Thunder Bay Beavers
3-games-to-none and 1 tieThunder Bay Eagles defeated Degagne Hurricanes
4-games-to-11978 Won League, Lost Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy Quarter-finalDegagne Hurricanes defeated Thunder Bay Beavers
3-games-to-noneDegagne Hurricanes defeated Atikokan Voyageurs
4-games-to-none TBJHL CHAMPIONSGuelph Platers (OPJHL) defeated Degagne Hurricanes
4-games-to-none1979 Lost FinalThunder Bay North Stars defeated Degagne Buccaneers
4-games-to-11980 Lost FinalThunder Bay North Stars defeated Degagne Buccaneers
4-games-to-none with 1 tieTBJHL Champions:
1942, 1943, 1952, 1960, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974*, 1978
Abbott Cup Finalists:
1970
Dudley Hewitt Cup/Eastern Centennial Cup Semi Final Champion
1974
(*) denotes: Herks played in MWJHL, rejoined TBJHL for playoffs.
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