Kingston Frontenacs
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| Kingston Frontenacs | |
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| City: | Kingston, Ontario |
| League: | Ontario Hockey League |
| Conference: | Eastern |
| Division: | East |
| Founded: | 1989-90 |
| Home Arena: | Kingston Memorial Centre |
| Colours: | black, white & gold |
| Head Coach: | Bruce Cassidy |
| General Manager: | Larry Mavety |
| Affiliate(s): | Kingston Voyageurs |
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| 1972-73: | Kingston Frontenacs Jr. A. |
| 1973-88: | Kingston Canadians |
| 1988-89: | Kingston Raiders |
| 1989-Present: | Kingston Frontenacs |
The Kingston Frontenacs are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The team currently plays at the Kingston Memorial Centre, but will move to the new Kingston Sports and Entertainment Centre when it is completed in 2007 or 2008.
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[edit] Team History
The "Frontenacs" name has been long associated with hockey in the Kingston area. Four other teams have been known as the Frontenacs.
The city had a team in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) Jr. league in the 1910's. There was also an Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) Sr. League team from the 1910's to 1940's, followed by an entry in the Ontario Veteran's Hockey League (OVHL) during World War II. From 1959 to 1963 there was also a team in the Eastern Professional Hockey League (EPHL).
The origin of the name "Frontenacs" comes from Louis de Buade de Frontenac, governor of New France who established Fort Frontenac on the site of present-day Kingston. The area surrounding Kingston is Frontenac County.
[edit] Kingston Canadians
The Kingston Canadians arrival in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) for the 1973-74 season, was a result of the Montreal Junior Canadiens switch to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in 1972. During the summer of 1972, the QMJHL had threatened a lawsuit against the OHA to force the Junior Canadiens to return to the Quebec-based league. To solve the problem, the OHA granted the Junior Canadiens franchise a "one-year suspension" of operations, while team ownership transferred the team and players into the QMJHL, renaming themselves the Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge in the process.
The OHA then reactivated the suspended franchise after a one year hiatus, under new ownership and with new players, calling the team the Kingston Canadians. The new Kingston team was essentially an expansion franchise promoted from the OHA's Tier II league, that had only common name to share with the old Junior Canadiens. The Tier II Frontenacs originated in the Metro Junior B Hockey League and date back to at least the early 1960s. However, in some OHA histories (such as the annual Media Guide) the Kingston team is still shown as the legitimate successors of the Junior Canadiens' legacy.
[edit] Kingston Raiders
Following a change in ownership the club was renamed Kingston Raiders for one season in 1988-89. Due to ownership problems, the team was sold again following that season.
[edit] Birth of OHL Frontenacs
In 1989 the new ownership, including Wren Blair and Bob Attersley, renamed the team Kingston Frontenacs after the EPHL team of which they had both been members. The uniforms and logos were revived from the old franchise. The city embraced and welcolmed the new ownership.
Wren Blair and Bob Attersley were both hockey legends in their own right. In 1997 Wren Blair would be honoured with the Bill Long Award for distinguished service in the OHL.
The club was sold to the Springer family of Kingston in June 1998, with Doug Springer becoming the Owner and Governor.
[edit] Championships
The Frontenacs franchise is in quest of its first J. Ross Robertson Cup and first Memorial Cup. The 1992-93 OHL season was the closest the team has come to either, where they lost the conference final to Peterborough. Had the Frontenacs won the conference that year, they would have also qualified for the Memorial Cup playing in the finals versus the host S.S.Marie Greyhounds.
The lone division title won by the Frontenacs was in the 1994-95 season where the team won the OHL East Division, represented by the Leyden Trophy. The Kingston franchise has the second-longest championship drought in the OHL (second to the Sudbury Wolves by one year), and the fourth-longest in the Canadian Hockey League.
[edit] Coaches
Larry Mavety has coached the Frontenacs for most of the team's history. He was the coach and general manager of the Frontenacs for six years before stepping aside as coach in 2003 to concentrate on the general manager role. Mavety also was the Matt Leyden Trophy as he OHL Coach of the Year in 1989-1990.
In 2003, Jim Hulton returned to his home town to become coach of the Frontencs. He played OHL hockey in Kingston with the Kingston Raiders team of 1988-89.
The Kingston Frontenacs have had one coach go on to the NHL as a coach and former NHL player. Dave Allison played with the Montreal Canadiens for 3 games in 1983-1984, and coached the Ottawa Senators for part of the 1995-1996 season.
Bruce Cassidy was announced as the new Frontenacs coach on July 12, 2006. He is a former NHL player with the Chicago Black Hawks, and previously coached the Washington Capitals.
[edit] List of Coaches
(Multiple years in parentheses, totals include all incarnations of the Kingston franchise)
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[edit] Players
Paul Coffey is the only former member of the Kingston franchise to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, getting the honour in 2004. In 1977-1978, Coffey played for the Kingston Canadians, as a late season addition from the North York Rangers. He played 8 regular reason games and 5 playoff games with the Canadians.
[edit] Retired numbers
NONE. Four numbers have been "honoured" from the Kingston Canadians, although they are not retired and remain in use. (#5 Mike O'Connell, #7 Tony McKegney, #10 Brad Rhiness, #14 Ken Linseman)
[edit] Award winners
Bobby Smith Trophy
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy
Dave Pinkney Trophy
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy
Emms Family Award
F.W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy
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Jack Ferguson Award
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy
Max Kaminsky Trophy
Red Tilson Trophy
William Hanley Trophy
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[edit] First round draft picks
The Kingston franchise has had several players selected in the first round of the NHL draft.
- Alex Forsyth - 18th overall, Washington Capitals, 1975 Draft
- Mark Suzor - 17th overall, Philadelphia Flyers, 1976 Draft
- Mike Crombeen - 5th overall, Cleveland Barons, 1977 Draft
- Mike Gillis - 5th overall, Colorado Rockies, 1978 Draft
- Behn Wilson - 6th overall, Philadelphia Flyers, 1978 Draft
- Ken Linseman - 7th overall, Philadelphia Flyers, 1978 Draft
- Jay Wells - 16th overall, Los Angeles Kings, 1979 Draft
- Rik Wilson - 12th overall, St. Louis Blues, 1980 Draft
- Mike Stothers - 21st overall, Philadelphia Flyers, 1980 Draft
- Roger Belanger - 16th overall, Pittsburgh Penguins, 1984 Draft
- Scott Metcalfe - 20th overall, Edmonton Oilers, 1985 Draft
- Bryan Fogarty - 9th overall, Quebec Nordiques, 1987 Draft
- Scott Pearson - 6th overall, Toronto Maple Leafs, 1988 Draft
- Drake Berehowsky - 10th overall, Toronto Maple Leafs, 1990 Draft
- Chris Gratton - 3rd overall, Tampa Bay Lightning, 1993 Draft
- Brett Lindros - 9th overall, New York Islanders, 1994 Draft
- Chad Kilger - 4th overall, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, 1995 Draft
- Kevin Grimes - 26th overall, Colorado Avalanche, 1997 Draft
- Anthony Stewart - 25th overall, Florida Panthers, 2003 Draft
- Chris Stewart - 18th overall, Colorado Avalanche, 2006 Draft
[edit] NHL Alumni
- Kingston Canadians
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- Kingston Raiders
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- Kingston Frontenacs
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[edit] Current roster
- Last updated January 19th, 2007.
- Goaltenders
- 30 -- Daryl Borden (Brantford, Ontario)
- 34 -- Jason Guy (Whitby, Ontario)
- 2 -- Peter Stevens (Chester, New York)
- 3 -- Michael Kolarz (Havirov, Czech Republic)
- 4 -- Ben Shutron (Orleans, Ontario) ~ CHI 2006
- 5 -- Kevin Mole (Mississauga, Ontario)
- 7 -- Adam Nemeth (Amherstburg, Ontario)
- 11 -- Jonathan Sciacca (Windsor, Ontario)
- 14 -- Andrew Kizito (Toronto, Ontario)
- 21 -- Justin Wallingford (Hamilton, Ontario)
- 8 -- Kyle Bochek (Port Severin, Ontario)
- 9 -- Robert Mignardi (Richmond Hill, Ontario)
- 10 -- Nathan Moon (Belleville, Ontario)
- 12 -- Peder Skinner (Isle-aux-Morts, Newfoundland)
- 15 -- Matt Auffrey (Evans Mills, New York) ~ ANA 2004
- 16 -- Matthew Kang (Toronto, Ontario)
- 17 -- Robert Nyholm (Pietarsaari, Finland) ~ CBJ 2006
- 18 -- Jesse Biduke (Whitby, Ontario)
- 19 -- Bobby Hughes (Stouffville, Ontario) ~ CAR 2006
- 22 -- Josh Brittain (Toronto, Ontario)
- 23 -- Bobby Bolt (Thunder Bay, Ontario) ~ ANA 2005
- 24 -- Chris Stewart (Scarborough, Ontario) ~ COL 2006
- 25 -- Cory Emmerton (St. Thomas, Ontario) ~ DET 2006
[edit] Yearly Results
[edit] Regular Season
- Kingston Frontenacs 1972-73 (OPJHL)
- Kingston Canadians 1973-88
- Kingston Raiders 1988-89
- Kingston Frontenacs 1989-present
Legend: T = Tie (2004-05 & previous), SL = Shoot Out Loss (2005-06 & onward)
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | T/SL | OTL | Points | Pct % | Goals For |
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| 1972-73 | 44 | 13 | 30 | 1 | - | 27 | 0.307 | 152 | 273 | 12th OPJHL |
| 1973-74 | 70 | 20 | 43 | 7 | - | 47 | 0.336 | 256 | 378 | 10th in OHA |
| 1974-75 | 70 | 25 | 35 | 10 | - | 60 | 0.429 | 297 | 345 | 8th in OMJHL |
| 1975-76 | 66 | 33 | 24 | 9 | - | 75 | 0.568 | 357 | 316 | 3rd in Leyden |
| 1976-77 | 66 | 32 | 24 | 10 | - | 74 | 0.561 | 295 | 259 | 3rd in Leyden |
| 1977-78 | 68 | 27 | 32 | 9 | - | 63 | 0.463 | 288 | 323 | 4th in Leyden |
| 1978-79 | 68 | 26 | 38 | 4 | - | 56 | 0.412 | 265 | 306 | 5th in Leyden |
| 1979-80 | 68 | 35 | 26 | 7 | - | 77 | 0.566 | 320 | 298 | 4th in Leyden |
| 1980-81 | 68 | 39 | 26 | 3 | - | 81 | 0.596 | 334 | 273 | 3rd in Leyden |
| 1981-82 | 68 | 29 | 34 | 5 | - | 63 | 0.463 | 302 | 316 | 5th in Leyden |
| 1982-83 | 70 | 24 | 45 | 1 | - | 49 | 0.350 | 351 | 425 | 7th in Leyden |
| 1983-84 | 70 | 25 | 45 | 0 | - | 50 | 0.357 | 313 | 378 | 7th in Leyden |
| 1984-85 | 66 | 18 | 47 | 1 | - | 37 | 0.280 | 239 | 380 | 7th in Leyden |
| 1985-86 | 66 | 35 | 28 | 3 | - | 73 | 0.553 | 297 | 257 | 4th in Leyden |
| 1986-87 | 66 | 26 | 39 | 1 | - | 53 | 0.402 | 287 | 316 | 4th in Leyden |
| 1987-88 | 66 | 14 | 52 | 0 | - | 28 | 0.212 | 246 | 432 | 7th in Leyden |
| 1988-89 | 66 | 25 | 36 | 5 | - | 55 | 0.417 | 278 | 313 | 7th in Leyden |
| 1989-90 | 66 | 42 | 21 | 3 | - | 87 | 0.659 | 300 | 232 | 2nd in Leyden |
| 1990-91 | 66 | 15 | 47 | 4 | - | 34 | 0.258 | 255 | 382 | 8th in Leyden |
| 1991-92 | 66 | 16 | 44 | 6 | - | 38 | 0.288 | 241 | 316 | 8th in Leyden |
| 1992-93 | 66 | 36 | 19 | 11 | - | 83 | 0.629 | 314 | 265 | 2nd in Leyden |
| 1993-94 | 66 | 30 | 28 | 8 | - | 68 | 0.515 | 265 | 259 | 5th in Leyden |
| 1994-95 | 66 | 40 | 19 | 7 | - | 87 | 0.659 | 284 | 224 | 1st in Eastern |
| 1995-96 | 66 | 29 | 31 | 6 | - | 64 | 0.485 | 266 | 267 | 5th in Eastern |
| 1996-97 | 66 | 25 | 35 | 6 | - | 56 | 0.424 | 257 | 277 | 4th in Eastern |
| 1997-98 | 66 | 35 | 27 | 4 | - | 74 | 0.561 | 330 | 275 | 3rd in Eastern |
| 1998-99 | 68 | 22 | 42 | 4 | - | 48 | 0.353 | 240 | 320 | 5th in East |
| 1999-00 | 68 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 84 | 0.596 | 258 | 245 | 3rd in East |
| 2000-01 | 68 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 68 | 0.500 | 232 | 218 | 4th in East |
| 2001-02 | 68 | 18 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 49 | 0.360 | 197 | 272 | 5th in East |
| 2002-03 | 68 | 25 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 0.412 | 222 | 287 | 5th in East |
| 2003-04 | 68 | 30 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 70 | 0.515 | 210 | 221 | 2nd in East |
| 2004-05 | 68 | 28 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 0.463 | 219 | 242 | 4th in East |
| 2005-06 | 68 | 37 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 81 | 0.596 | 258 | 237 | 2nd in East |
| 2006-07 | 68 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 69 | 0.507 | 269 | 284 | 3rd in East |
[edit] Playoffs
- 1973-1974 Out of playoffs.
- 1974-1975 Lost to Toronto Marlboros in quarter-finals 9 points to 7.
- 1975-1976 Lost to Ottawa 67's in quarter-finals 9 points to 5.
- 1976-1977 Defeated Sudbury Wolves in quarter-finals 9 points to 3.
Lost to Ottawa 67's in semi-finals 9 points to 7. - 1977-1978 Lost to S.S.Marie Greyhounds in first round 6 points to 4.
- 1978-1979 Defeated Ottawa 67's in first round 6 points to 2.
Lost to Peterborough Petes in quarter-finals 9 points to 5. - 1979-1980 Lost to Sudbury Wolves in first round 3 games to 0.
- 1980-1981 Defeated Ottawa 67's in division semi-finals 9 points to 5.
Lost to S.S. Marie Greyhounds in division finals 9 points to 5. - 1981-1982 Lost to Peterborough Petes in first round 6 points to 2.
- 1982-1983 Out of playoffs.
- 1983-1984 Out of playoffs.
- 1984-1985 Out of playoffs.
- 1985-1986 Defeated Oshawa Generals in first round 8 points to 4.
Finished 3rd place in round-robin versus Peterborough Petes and Belleville Bulls, and are eliminated. - 1986-1987 Defeated Belleville Bulls in first round 4 games to 2.
Lost to Oshawa Generals in quarter-finals 4 games to 2. - 1987-1988 Out of playoffs.
- 1988-1989 Out of playoffs.
- 1989-1990 Lost to Belleville Bulls 4 games to 3 in first round.
- 1990-1991 Out of playoffs.
- 1991-1992 Out of playoffs.
- 1992-1993 Defeated North Bay Centennials 4 games to 1 in first round.
Defeated Oshawa Generals 4 games to 2 in quarter-finals.
Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 1 in semi-finals. - 1993-1994 Lost to Belleville Bulls 4 games to 2 in division quarter-finals.
- 1994-1995 Lost to Belleville Bulls 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
- 1995-1996 Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 1 in division quarter-finals.
- 1996-1997 Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 1 in division quarter-finals.
- 1997-1998 Defeated Oshawa Generals 4 games to 3 in division quarter-finals.
Lost to London Knights 4 games to 1 in quarter-finals. - 1998-1999 Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
- 1999-2000 Lost to Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
- 2000-2001 Lost to Belleville Bulls 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
- 2001-2002 Out of playoffs. (Lost to North Bay Centennials 6 to 2 in 8th place tie-breaker game.)
- 2002-2003 Out of playoffs.
- 2003-2004 Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
- 2004-2005 Out of playoffs.
- 2005-2006 Lost to Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
- 2006-2007 In progress.
[edit] Team Uniforms & Logos
The original uniforms and logos of the OHL Frontenacs were revived from the EPHL franchise, which was affiliated with the Boston Bruins. The logo featured a yellow letter 'K' with a black outline, surrounded by black spokes leading to a yellow circle border with the name Kingston Frontenacs in black.
In 2002, the team adopted a new logo with a stylized Count Frontenac. The jerseys feature a star striping pattern similar to Dallas of the NHL, and a modified version of the former "K" logo is used on the shoulder.
[edit] Arenas
The home arena of the Frontenacs is the Kingston Memorial Centre, with a seating capacity 3,079 seated, and 3,300 including standing room. Built in 1950, its ice size has unique dimensions of 200' x 92'.
On May 30, 2006 Kingston city council voted to build a new arena. Construction on the Kingston Sports and Entertainment Centre began in late 2006, with an expected opening in late 2007 or early 2008.
- Kingston Memorial Centre The OHL Arena & Travel Guide
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- www.kingstonfrontenacs.com Official web site
- Ontario Hockey League Official web site
- Canadian Hockey League Official web site
- Kingston Voyageurs Affiliated club
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