The Stayner Siskins began their journey in 1972 as a member of the South-Central Junior D Hockey League.

This year saw the beginning of a three-year rivalry with the Belmont Bombers of the Western Ontario Junior D Hockey League.

In the 1974 final, the Siskins, led by veteran captain Kevin McInnis, dropped the Bombers 4-games-to-2 to win their first OHA Cup.

The 1976-77 playoffs saw Stayner reach the Ontario Hockey Association Cup final again, but this time against the Western league's Exeter Hawks.

They entered the All-Ontario playdowns and made it all the way to the Clarence Schmalz Cup final but lost to the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League's powerhouse Belle River Canadiens.

The Siskins fell to the eventual provincial champions, the Penetang Kings managed to defeat them 4-games-to-1.