 St. Catharines transferred five core veterans to expansion franchise Hamilton Thunder, while others retired.One notable addition to the changes were the hiring of former Roma Wolves head coach Jimmy Douglas as the General Manager  For the majority of the season the club was plagued with injuries, suspensions, and a poor team chemistry which resulted in a struggle to clinch the final playoff berth, and ended in a failure by falling short by four points.The Wolves didn't feature better in the Open Canada Cup where they were eliminated in the first round of the tournament by Hamilton.