| Team: | Westfort Hurricanes |
| Operated: | 1940–1980 |
| Dates1: | 1940-1961 |
| Name1: | Fort William Hurricane-Rangers |
| Dates2: | 1961-1966 |
| Name2: | Fort William Hurricanes |
| Dates3: | 1966-1972 |
| Name3: | Westfort Hurricanes |
| Dates4: | 1972-1975 |
| Name4: | Thunder Bay Westfort Hurricanes |
| Dates5: | 1975-1978 |
| Name5: | Degagne Hurricanes |
| Dates6: | 1978-1980 |
| Name6: | Degagne Buccaneers |
| Altdates1: | 1978 |
| Altname1: | merged with Thunder Bay Beavers and Fort William Canadians |
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.
Dave Siciliano coached the Hurricanes during the 1973–74 season.[1] His team completed the regular season in first place with 45 wins in 60 games.[2] In the 1974 Centennial Cup playoffs, the Hurricanes defeated the Wexford Raiders four games to three in the first round,[3] then were defeated four games to three by the Smiths Falls Bears in the second round.[4]
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.
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940-41 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | - | 89 | 106 | 12 | 3rd TBJHL | ||
| 1941-42 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | - | 110 | 13 | 30 | 1st TBJHL | ||
| 1942-43 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | - | 71 | 31 | 18 | 1st TBJHL | ||
| 1943-45 | did not participate | ||||||||||
| 1945-46 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - | 15 | 52 | 2 | 5th TBJHL | ||
| 1946-47 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 31 | 25 | 9 | 2nd TBJHL | ||
| 1947-48 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | 39 | 59 | 7 | 3rd TBJHL | ||
| 1948-49 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | - | 52 | 67 | 7 | 3rd TBJHL | ||
| 1949-50 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | - | 109 | 86 | 22 | 2nd TBJHL | ||
| 1950-51 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | - | 100 | 85 | 22 | 3rd TBJHL | ||
| 1951-52 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 1 | - | 140 | 127 | 31 | 3rd TBJHL | ||
| 1952-53 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 0 | - | 129 | 161 | 22 | 3rd TBJHL | ||
| 1953-54 | 34 | 10 | 23 | 1 | - | 114 | 180 | 21 | 4th TBJHL | ||
| 1954-55 | 29 | 8 | 20 | 1 | - | 97 | 143 | 17 | 4th TBJHL | ||
| 1955-56 | 33 | 3 | 27 | 3 | - | 88 | 167 | 9 | 3rd TBJHL | ||
| 1956-57 | 30 | 2 | 28 | 0 | - | 95 | 241 | 4 | 3rd TBJHL | ||
| 1957-58 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | - | 66 | 126 | 9 | 3rd TBJHL | ||
| 1958-59 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 4 | - | 82 | 128 | 16 | 3rd TBJHL | ||
| 1959-60 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | - | 94 | 76 | 26 | 1st TBJHL | ||
| 1960-61 | 24 | 5 | 15 | 4 | - | 77 | 108 | 14 | 3rd TBJHL | ||
| 1961-62 | 28 | 2 | 24 | 2 | - | 77 | 186 | 6 | 3rd TBJHL | ||
| 1962-63 | 28 | 9 | 17 | 2 | - | 92 | 127 | 20 | 3rd TBJHL | ||
| 1963-64 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | - | 87 | 103 | 22 | 3rd TBJHL | ||
| 1964-65 | 22 | 1 | 19 | 2 | - | 93 | 189 | 4 | 4th TBJHL | ||
| 1965-66 | 30 | 3 | 26 | 1 | - | 112 | 226 | 7 | 4th TBJHL | ||
| 1966-67 | 29 | 7 | 19 | 3 | - | 118 | 172 | 17 | 4th TBJHL | ||
| 1967-68 | 32 | 11 | 19 | 2 | - | 134 | 187 | 27.5 | 4th TBJHL | ||
| 1968-69 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | - | 196 | 129 | 51 | 1st TBJHL | ||
| 1969-70 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 3 | - | 156 | 160 | 29 | 2nd TBJHL | ||
| 1970-71 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 3 | - | 133 | 156 | 29 | 2nd TBJHL | ||
| 1971-72 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | - | -- | -- | 30 | 2nd TBMJHL | ||
| 1972-73 | 31 | 5 | 21 | 5 | - | 94 | 178 | 15 | 4th CAJHL | ||
| 1973-74 | 60 | 45 | 14 | 1 | - | 430 | 258 | 91 | 2nd MWJHL | ||
| 1974-75 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | - | 164 | 106 | 42 | 1st TBJHL | ||
| 1975-76 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | - | 163 | 117 | 43 | 2nd TBJHL | ||
| 1976-77 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | - | 168 | 122 | 30 | 2nd TBJHL | ||
| 1977-78 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | - | -- | -- | 42 | 1st TBJHL | ||
| 1978-79 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | - | -- | -- | 35 | 1st TBJHL | ||
| 1979-80 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 0 | - | 216 | 163 | 48 | 1st TBJHL | ||
Westfort Hurricanes defeated Fort William Canadians 3-games-to-2
Thunder Bay Marrs defeated Westfort Hurricanes 4-games-to-1
Minnesota Jr. Stars defeated Westfort Hurricanes 2-games-to-none
Thunder Bay Centennials defeated Westfort Hurricanes 4-games-to-2
Thunder Bay Hurricanes defeated Thunder Bay Eagles (TBJHL) 3-games-to-none
Thunder Bay Hurricanes defeated Fort William Canadians (TBJHL) 4-games-to-none JACK ADAMS TROPHY CHAMPIONS
Thunder Bay Hurricanes defeated Wexford Raiders (OPJHL) 4-games-to-3
Smiths Falls Bears (CJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Hurricanes 4-games-to-3
Thunder Bay Hurricanes defeated Thunder Bay Beavers 4-games-to-2
Thunder Bay Eagles defeated Thunder Bay Hurricanes 4-games-to-1
Thunder Bay Beavers defeated Thunder Bay Hurricanes 4-games-to-2
Degagne Hurricanes defeated Thunder Bay Beavers 3-games-to-none and 1 tie
Thunder Bay Eagles defeated Degagne Hurricanes 4-games-to-1
Degagne Hurricanes defeated Thunder Bay Beavers 3-games-to-none
Degagne Hurricanes defeated Atikokan Voyageurs 4-games-to-none TBJHL CHAMPIONS
Guelph Platers (OPJHL) defeated Degagne Hurricanes 4-games-to-none
Thunder Bay North Stars defeated Degagne Buccaneers 4-games-to-1
Thunder Bay North Stars defeated Degagne Buccaneers 4-games-to-none with 1 tie
TBJHL Champions:
1942, 1943, 1952, 1960, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974*, 1978Abbott Cup Finalists:
1970Dudley Hewitt Cup/Eastern Centennial Cup Semi-final Champion
1974
(*) denotes: Herks played in MWJHL, rejoined TBJHL for playoffs.
Fort William Hurricane-Rangers[5]
Fort William Hurricanes[6]
Westfort Hurricanes[7]
Thunder Bay Westfort Hurricanes[8]