When was Essex 73's founded?

Essex 73's was founded in 1973 in Essex, ON, CAN, Canada.

Where is Essex 73's based?

Essex 73's is based in Essex, ON, CAN.

Who is the head coach of Essex 73's?

The head coach of Essex 73's is Tony Piroski.

Who is the captain of Essex 73's?

The captain of Essex 73's is Dan Croft.

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2007-2008

2007-2008 Season

Essex 73's were 33-3-2-2 in the 2007-08 GLJCHL season with 70 points, 1st in the South Division and 1st overall.

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2007-2008 Essex 73's Player Stats

All Positions

Essex 73's — 2007-2008 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
GLJCHL
1.		Cory Hamilton (F)	39	21	33	54	42	-	10	6	5	11	26
2.		Anthony Iaquinta (D)	40	20	31	51	73	-	10	2	10	12	18
3.		Mike Roach (F)	37	18	28	46	8	-	10	3	6	9	4
4.		R.J. Hotts (F)	35	15	26	41	29	-	10	11	4	15	8
5.		Tanner Gallant (F)	36	16	23	39	42	-	10	2	3	5	7
6.		Dan Croft (F)	38	14	19	33	178	-	10	2	6	8	19
7.		Nicholas Mariani (RW)	35	11	19	30	47	-	8	3	2	5	4
8.		Gabe Gervais (RW)	26	11	18	29	19	-	10	2	3	5	11
9.		Christopher DiNatale (F)	37	13	13	26	52	-	5	0	0	0	14
10.		A.J. Sweet (D)	32	10	16	26	94	-	10	6	4	10	16
11.		Mike Dobric (D)	36	8	15	23	37	-	10	3	4	7	8
12.		Wes Tan (F)	30	10	11	21	134	-	9	1	4	5	18
13.		Sean Ducharme (F)	32	7	14	21	131	-	1	0	0	0	2
14.		Kyle Deslippe (D)	38	4	16	20	59	-	10	1	2	3	6
15.		Brad Lehoux (F)	34	8	9	17	39	-	5	2	0	2	4
16.		Chris Warren (D)	37	6	10	16	130	-	10	2	2	4	25
17.		Chris Barr (F)	33	3	11	14	25	-	10	0	1	1	2
18.		Mike Lepelaars (D)	28	4	9	13	59	-	7	0	0	0	18
19.		Anthony Guerin (F)	14	5	6	11	22	-	7	0	2	2	2
20.		Craig Kivisto (F)	28	5	4	9	78	-	9	0	0	0	10
21.		Jeremy Venables (F)	4	2	6	8	15	-
22.		Vince Santia (D)	7	1	3	4	25	-	9	1	7	8	34
23.		Dan Bacon (D)	5	3	0	3	2	-
24.		Brendan Parent (F)	6	1	1	2	0	-
25.		Nick Butts (F)	1	0	1	1	0	-
26.		Tyler Gallant (F)	2	0	0	0	0	-
27.		Eric Courteaux (F)	3	0	0	0	0	-
28.		Nick Deimer (D)	5	0	0	0	0	-
Schmalz Cup
1.		R.J. Hotts (F)	16	4	14	18	24	-
2.		Anthony Iaquinta (D)	16	4	14	18	28	-
3.		Mike Roach (F)	16	7	6	13	2	-
4.		Tanner Gallant (F)	16	2	10	12	16	-
5.		Dan Croft (F)	14	7	4	11	41	-
6.		Gabe Gervais (RW)	16	4	7	11	14	-
7.		Cory Hamilton (F)	15	3	8	11	18	-
8.		Wes Tan (F)	14	2	5	7	41	-
9.		A.J. Sweet (D)	15	4	1	5	21	-
10.		Kyle Deslippe (D)	16	4	1	5	14	-
11.		Sean Ducharme (F)	11	2	3	5	12	-
12.		Nicholas Mariani (RW)	15	1	4	5	5	-
13.		Mike Lepelaars (D)	16	1	3	4	20	-
14.		Vince Santia (D)	16	2	1	3	70	-
15.		Chris Warren (D)	16	1	2	3	38	-
16.		Chris Barr (F)	16	0	3	3	4	-
17.		Anthony Guerin (F)	9	1	0	1	2	-
18.		Brad Lehoux (F)	10	1	0	1	13	-
19.		Mike Dobric (D)	15	1	0	1	4	-
20.		Craig Kivisto (F)	5	0	0	0	2	-
21.		Christopher DiNatale (F)	5	0	0	0	4	-

Essex 73's — 2007-2008 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
GLJCHL
1.		Branden Robitaille (G)	23	1.99	.916	17	2	1	4	1355:56	489	9	1.97	.923
2.		Ryan Barnett (G)	17	2.42	.891	13	1	0	0	943:16	311	1	4.00	.857
3.		Chris Zelko (G)	3	3.79	.789	3	0	0	0	126:31	30
4.		Zak Donaldson (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Schmalz Cup
1.		Branden Robitaille (G)	16	2.17	.905	11	5	0	3	996:29	343
2.		Ryan Barnett (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2007-2008 Essex 73's Staff

Head CoachTony Piroski
Asst. CoachLee Jones
Asst. CoachJamie McDermott

Team Staff History

2007-2008 Essex 73's Captains

"C"

Dan Croft

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2007-2008 Essex 73's Demographics

Essex 73's Facts

Plays in: Provincial Junior Hockey League
Team Colors: -
Town: Essex, ON, CAN Map
Founded: 1973

2007-2008 Essex 73's Roster Facts

Nationalities

32 players

Experience

Essex 73's: 741 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Essex 73's Games

Essex 73's — 2007-2008 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/20/2026 07:30 PM GMT-5	Dresden Jr. Kings	Essex 73's	-	PJCHL
11/17/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Essex 73's	Lakeshore Canadiens	-	PJCHL
11/13/2026 07:30 PM GMT-5	Essex 73's	Wheatley Sharks	3 - 0	PJCHL
11/10/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Essex 73's	Mooretown Flags	3 - 0	PJCHL
11/08/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Blenheim Blades	Essex 73's	1 - 4	PJCHL

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Latest Transactions

Essex 73's — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
07/05/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Drew Ferenc (F)	Blenheim Blades	Details
07/05/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Jaxen Fortier-Smith (D)	Blenheim Blades	Details
07/05/2026	Confirmed	joining	Jake Vancoillie (G)	Blenheim Blades	Details
06/26/2026	Confirmed	joining	Nash Giles (F)	Dundas Blues	Details
06/26/2026	Confirmed	joining	Adrian Bosev (F)	Leamington Flyers	Details
06/26/2026	Confirmed	joining	Justin Shaw (F)	Windsor Jr. Spitfires U18 AAA	Details
09/02/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Matthew Crawford (F)	Leamington Flyers	Details
09/14/2023	Confirmed	joining	Bryce Belleau (D)	Sun County Panthers U16 AAA	Details

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Essex 73's History and Standings

Essex 73's — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	PJCHL	19	18	1	0	0	1	36	78	22	1.89	1	-
2025-2026	PJCHL	42	37	-	-	1	4	75	202	83	1.79	1	Division Final loss
2024-2025	PJCHL	42	37	-	-	1	4	75	260	77	1.79	1	Final loss
2023-2024	PJCHL	42	35	-	-	1	4	73	245	85	1.74	2	Division Final loss
2022-2023	PJCHL	42	36	-	-	2	4	74	200	66	1.76	1	Division Final loss
2021-2022	PJCHL	32	25	-	-	0	6	51	165	66	1.59	2	Division Final loss
2020-2021	PJCHL	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	PJCHL	40	23	-	1	1	15	48	137	94	1.2	4	Division Semifinal loss
2018-2019	PJCHL	40	29	-	1	4	6	63	165	86	1.58	1	Division Final loss
2017-2018	PJCHL	40	23	3	0	3	11	55	157	82	1.38	3	Division Final loss
2016-2017	PJCHL	40	30	-	1	-	9	61	179	96	1.53	2	Semifinal loss
2015-2016	GLJCHL	40	34	-	1	2	3	71	216	74	1.78	1	Champion
2014-2015	GLJCHL	40	33	-	-	2	5	68	193	85	1.7	1	Champion
2013-2014	GLJCHL	40	34	-	-	3	3	71	212	95	1.78	1	Champion
2012-2013	GLJCHL	40	32	-	-	2	6	66	205	89	1.65	1	Champion
2011-2012	GLJCHL	40	33	-	-	1	6	67	185	124	1.68	1	Champion
2010-2011	GLJCHL	39	26	-	-	1	12	53	167	120	1.36	2	Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010	GLJCHL	40	29	-	-	2	9	60	187	101	1.5	2	Semifinal loss
2008-2009	GLJCHL	40	39	-	-	1	0	79	202	73	1.98	1	Champion
2007-2008	GLJCHL	40	33	-	2	2	3	70	216	91	1.75	1	Champion
2006-2007	GLJCHL	40	32	-	2	2	4	68	182	91	1.7	1	Champion
2005-2006	GLJCHL	40	25	-	3	1	11	54	160	99	1.35	2	Champion
2004-2005	GLJCHL	40	32	-	1	2	5	67	206	81	1.68	1	Champion
2003-2004	GLJCHL	40	33	-	4	0	3	70	152	77	1.75	1	Final loss
2002-2003	GLJCHL	40	33	-	3	0	4	69	161	91	1.73	1	Champion
2001-2002	GLJCHL	40	30	-	0	2	8	62	159	97	1.55	1	Champion
2000-2001	GLJCHL	40	22	-	6	0	12	50	153	143	1.25	3	Semifinal loss
1999-2000	GLJCHL	43	17	-	2	4	20	40	139	153	0.93	3	Semifinal loss
1998-1999	GLJCHL	39	31	-	1	0	7	63	213	122	1.62	2	Semifinal loss
1997-1998	GLJCHL	45	27	-	6	0	12	60	210	132	1.33	3	Champion

Essex 73's Retired Numbers

Essex 73's Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Essex 73's — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Rory Sandison (F)	2026-2027	Wheatley Sharks	PJCHL	20	13	10	23	10
2.	Andrew Baker (F)	2026-2027	Chatham Maroons	GOJHL	16	8	15	23	13
3.	Santiago Jimenes (F)	2026-2027	Chatham Maroons	GOJHL	18	8	13	21	14
4.	Matteo Vilardi (F)	2026-2027	LaSalle Vipers	GOJHL	20	7	10	17	6
5.	Ryan Basile (D)	2026-2027	Wheatley Sharks	PJCHL	20	3	14	17	26
6.	Connor Castellarin (F)	2026-2027	Mount Brydges Bulldogs	PJCHL	7	8	7	15	4
7.	Tyler Trealout (F)	2026-2027	Schoolcraft College	ACHA II	15	5	7	12	21
8.	Konrad Karon (D)	2026-2027	Kemptville 73's	CCHL	20	0	11	11	6
9.	Tyler Fleming (D)	2026-2027	VSFS Prague Guardians	EUCHL	9	1	9	10	8
10.	Jaxen Fortier-Smith (D)	2026-2027	Blenheim Blades	PJCHL	16	2	7	9	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Essex 73's — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	170 lbs	18.88
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	170 lbs	19.58
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	19.96
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	19.81
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	19.86

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Essex 73's — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	William Stadder (F)	183	108	107	215
2.	Bruce Crowder (F)	86	91	116	207
3.	Luke Sherk (F)	177	94	100	194
4.	Corey Beaulieu (F)	122	76	108	184
5.	Keith Crowder (F)	79	87	90	177

Franchise All-Time Goals

Essex 73's — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	William Stadder (F)	183	108	107	215
2.	Luke Sherk (F)	177	94	100	194
3.	Bruce Crowder (F)	86	91	116	207
4.	Keith Crowder (F)	79	87	90	177
5.	Michael Vieira (F)	166	85	82	167

Franchise All-Time Assists

Essex 73's — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Adam Gaiarin (D)	191	31	120	151
2.	Bruce Crowder (F)	86	91	116	207
3.	Corey Beaulieu (F)	122	76	108	184
4.	William Stadder (F)	183	108	107	215
5.	Steve Merritt (F)	95	63	104	167

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Essex 73's — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Sean Ducharme (F)	174	44	109	585
2.	Wes Tan (F)	99	29	60	491
3.	Wayne Mills ()	59	5	24	390
4.	Jack Sanko (F)	95	26	57	360
5.	Dan Mainella (F)	88	6	24	333

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Essex 73's — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Adam Gaiarin (D)	191	31	120	151
2.	William Stadder (F)	183	108	107	215
3.	Matthew Hebert (F)	183	77	71	148
4.	Luke Sherk (F)	177	94	100	194
5.	Sean Ducharme (F)	174	44	65	109

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Essex 73's — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Cody Lazar (F)	1	3	4	4.00
2.	Griffin McCarty (F)	3	4	9	3.00
3.	Bruce Crowder (F)	86	91	207	2.41
4.	Keith Crowder (F)	79	87	177	2.24
5.	Jeremy Venables (F)	4	2	8	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Essex 73's — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Bruce Crowder (F)	1974-1975	GLJCHL	42	56	58	114	2.71	59
2.	Keith Crowder (F)	1975-1976	GLJCHL	38	56	41	97	2.55	108
3.	Bruce Crowder (F)	1973-1974	GLJCHL	44	35	58	93	2.11	73
4.	Keith Crowder (F)	1974-1975	GLJCHL	41	31	49	80	1.95	61
5.	Patrick McManus (F)	2024-2025	PJCHL	42	29	47	76	1.81	58

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Essex 73's — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Bruce Crowder (F)	1974-1975	GLJCHL	42	56	58	114	2.71	59
2.	Keith Crowder (F)	1975-1976	GLJCHL	38	56	41	97	2.55	108
3.	Bruce Crowder (F)	1973-1974	GLJCHL	44	35	58	93	2.11	73
4.	Joe Nagy (F)	1986-1987	GLJCHL	38	32	36	68	1.79	77
5.	Gabriel Piccolo (F)	2023-2024	PJCHL	38	32	33	65	1.71	25

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Essex 73's — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Bruce Crowder (F)	1974-1975	GLJCHL	42	56	58	114	2.71	59
2.	Bruce Crowder (F)	1973-1974	GLJCHL	44	35	58	93	2.11	73
3.	Keith Crowder (F)	1974-1975	GLJCHL	41	31	49	80	1.95	61
4.	Steve Merritt (F)	1988-1989	GLJCHL	31	22	49	71	2.29	53
5.	Patrick McManus (F)	2024-2025	PJCHL	42	29	47	76	1.81	58

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Essex 73's — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Dennis Fuerth ()	1989-1990	GLJCHL	35	5	12	17	0.49	299
2.	Dan Croft (F)	2007-2008	GLJCHL	38	14	19	33	0.87	178
3.	Jeff Brett (F)	1988-1989	GLJCHL	35	22	35	57	1.63	175
4.	Lee Jones ()	1986-1987	GLJCHL	27	6	13	19	0.70	171
5.	Mike Cosgrove (D)	1986-1987	GLJCHL	34	9	20	29	0.85	163