Cornwall Colts
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The Cornwall Colts are a Canadian
Junior
ice hockey
team from Cornwall
, Ontario
, Canada
. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League. Before 1992, they were known as the Massena Americans, and moved to Cornwall in 1992 when the Cornwall Royals
were sold and moved away from the city.
. A sold-out crowd watched the Cornwall Colts defeat the Gloucester Rangers 4-3 in game 7. In 1998, the Cornwall Colts were swept 4 games to 0 by their highway 401 rivals Brockville Braves. Cornwall went on to claim the Art Bogart Cup over the Brockville Braves two years later, and went on to defeat the Halifax Oland Exports to win the Fred Page Cup. Despite going win-less at the Royal Bank Cup in Fort McMurray, Alberta
, the entire City of Cornwall
stood right behind the Colts every step of the way. The Colts would continue their winning ways in 2000-01 as the Colts whitewashed the Ottawa Jr. Senators
7-0 in game 7 at the legendary Si Miller Arena
on Water Street. But, suffered an heart-breaking overtime loss to the St. Jerome Panthers in the final game of the Fred Page Cup. Since losing the finals the following year, the Colts never made the finals to date.
2003 Fred Page Cup
The Cornwall Colts and the City of Cornwall was awarded the Fred Page Cup for 2003. The tournament was originally awarded to the Ottawa Junior Senators, but backed out due to arena trouble and accomidations. The tournament was played in the Cornwall Civic Complex, instead of the SI Millar Arena, because it was too small. The tournament was a success, despite that the Colts bowed out in the semi-finals with a double-overtime loss to the Nepean Raiders.
. For the 2007-08 season, the Cornwall Colts shifted over to the Cornwall Civic Complex and left the SI Millar Arena for good. The Colts now had the biggest arena in the league, despite that attendance figures were surprisingly low. The Colts finished 6th and lost the quarter-finals. The Colts rested for several weeks and entered the tournament with expectations of winning the Royal Bank Cup. But, a 7-0 loss to the Humboldt Broncos of the SJHL in the opening contest didn't give the Colts a chance of making the finals. The Colts managed to win two games against the Oakville Blades
(5-4) and Weeks Crushers
(6-1), but lost the semi-finals to the eventual champion Humboldt Broncos
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Junior
Junior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team from Cornwall
Cornwall, Ontario
Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario. Cornwall is Ontario's easternmost city, located on the St...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League. Before 1992, they were known as the Massena Americans, and moved to Cornwall in 1992 when the Cornwall Royals
Cornwall Royals
The Cornwall Royals were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1969 to 1981 and the Ontario Hockey League from 1981 to 1992. This team should not be confused with other Cornwall Royals teams that played in the QSHL, MMJHL, or OHA-B.-History:From 1961 until 1969, the...
were sold and moved away from the city.
Championship era
The Cornwall Colts quickly became CJHL powerhouses winning Art Bogart Cups in 1995 and 1996. The 1996 final between the Gloucester Rangers was played at the Cornwall Civic ComplexCornwall Civic Complex
The Cornwall Civic Complex is a business/sports facility located in Cornwall, Ontario. The arena inside is called the Ed Lumley Arena, named for Ed Lumley...
. A sold-out crowd watched the Cornwall Colts defeat the Gloucester Rangers 4-3 in game 7. In 1998, the Cornwall Colts were swept 4 games to 0 by their highway 401 rivals Brockville Braves. Cornwall went on to claim the Art Bogart Cup over the Brockville Braves two years later, and went on to defeat the Halifax Oland Exports to win the Fred Page Cup. Despite going win-less at the Royal Bank Cup in Fort McMurray, Alberta
Fort McMurray, Alberta
Fort McMurray is an urban service area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. It was previously incorporated as a city on September 1, 1980. It became an urban service area when it amalgamated with Improvement District No. 143 on April 1, 1995 to create the Municipality...
, the entire City of Cornwall
Cornwall, Ontario
Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario. Cornwall is Ontario's easternmost city, located on the St...
stood right behind the Colts every step of the way. The Colts would continue their winning ways in 2000-01 as the Colts whitewashed the Ottawa Jr. Senators
Ottawa Jr. Senators
The Ottawa Jr. Senators are a junior-age men's ice hockey team from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Their home arena is the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre in south Ottawa. The club is in the Robinson Division of the Central Canada Hockey League, a Junior "A" league. The team is not affiliated with the NHL...
7-0 in game 7 at the legendary Si Miller Arena
Si Miller Arena
Si Miller Arena, formerly known as Water Street Arena, is an indoor arena located at 229 Water Street East in Cornwall, Ontario. It was built in 1936 and hosted the Cornwall Royals between 1969 and 1976, during part of their time in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, before they moved into the...
on Water Street. But, suffered an heart-breaking overtime loss to the St. Jerome Panthers in the final game of the Fred Page Cup. Since losing the finals the following year, the Colts never made the finals to date.
2003 Fred Page CupFred Page CupThe Fred Page Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won by tournament, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The award is given to the winner of a round robin and playoff between the Bogart Cup champions of the Central Junior Hockey League, the Kent Cup champions of the Maritime...
The Cornwall Colts and the City of Cornwall was awarded the Fred Page Cup for 2003. The tournament was originally awarded to the Ottawa Junior Senators, but backed out due to arena trouble and accomidations. The tournament was played in the Cornwall Civic Complex, instead of the SI Millar Arena, because it was too small. The tournament was a success, despite that the Colts bowed out in the semi-finals with a double-overtime loss to the Nepean Raiders.2008 Royal Bank Cup
In fall 2005, the City of Cornwall and the Cornwall Colts were awarded Canada's most prestigious Junior A hockey tournament for 2008. The runner-up for the tournament were the Pembroke Lumber KingsPembroke Lumber Kings
The Pembroke Lumber Kings are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League and are the longest running and winningest team in CJHL history as well as 2011 Royal Bank Cup National Junior A Champions...
. For the 2007-08 season, the Cornwall Colts shifted over to the Cornwall Civic Complex and left the SI Millar Arena for good. The Colts now had the biggest arena in the league, despite that attendance figures were surprisingly low. The Colts finished 6th and lost the quarter-finals. The Colts rested for several weeks and entered the tournament with expectations of winning the Royal Bank Cup. But, a 7-0 loss to the Humboldt Broncos of the SJHL in the opening contest didn't give the Colts a chance of making the finals. The Colts managed to win two games against the Oakville Blades
Oakville Blades
The Oakville Blades are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Oakville, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
(5-4) and Weeks Crushers
Weeks Crushers
The Pictou County Weeks Crushers are a Junior "A" hockey team based in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. They are in the Maritime Junior Hockey League's Bent Division along with five other Nova Scotia clubs. The Crushers play their home games at John Brother MacDonald Stadium.-History:The Crushers...
(6-1), but lost the semi-finals to the eventual champion Humboldt Broncos
Humboldt Broncos
The Humboldt Broncos are an ice hockey team from Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada. The Broncos are two-time Royal Bank Cup national champions.-History:...
.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1988-89 | 56 | 14 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 208 | 337 | 29 | 8th CJHL | |
| 1989-90 | 56 | 14 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 217 | 355 | 34 | 9th CJHL | |
| 1990-91 | 53 | 15 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 225 | 331 | 35 | 7th CJHL | |
| 1991-92 | 57 | 16 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 269 | 362 | 35 | 7th CJHL | |
| 1992-93 | 57 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 343 | 304 | 75 | 3rd CJHL | |
| 1993-94 | 57 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 304 | 311 | 57 | 8th CJHL | |
| 1994-95 | 54 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 285 | 211 | 79 | 1st CJHL | Won League |
| 1995-96 | 54 | 45 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| 348 | 214 | 93 | 1st CJHL | Won League | ||||||
| 1996-97 | 54 | 28 | 23 | 3 | ||||||
| 217 | 202 | 59 | 5th CJHL | |||||||
| 1997-98 | 56 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 225 | 183 | 76 | 1st Robinson | |
| 1998-99 | 54 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 227 | 201 | 66 | 2nd Robinson | |
| 1999-00 | 56 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 306 | 183 | 91 | 1st Robinson | Won League, Won FPC Fred Page Cup The Fred Page Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won by tournament, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The award is given to the winner of a round robin and playoff between the Bogart Cup champions of the Central Junior Hockey League, the Kent Cup champions of the Maritime... |
| 2000-01 | 55 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 324 | 189 | 88 | 1st Robinson | Won League |
| 2001-02 | 55 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 347 | 173 | 94 | 1st Robinson | Lost final |
| 2002-03 | 55 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 275 | 194 | 74 | 2nd Robinson | Lost quarter-final |
| 2003-04 | 55 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 256 | 173 | 72 | 2nd Robinson | Lost semi-final |
| 2004-05 | 57 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 238 | 186 | 74 | 1st Robinson | Lost semi-final |
| 2005-06 | 57 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 236 | 233 | 59 | 3rd in Robinson | Lost semi-final |
| 2006-07 | 55 | 15 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 154 | 215 | 38 | 4th in Robinson | Did not Qualify |
| 2007-08 | 60 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 211 | 207 | 67 | 6th CJHL | |
| 2008-09 | 60 | 30 | 29 | |||||||
| 1 | 188 | 215 | 61 | 7th CJHL | ||||||
| 2009-10 | 62 | 41 | 16 | |||||||
| 5 | 242 | 171 | 87 | 3rd CJHL | Lost Semi-final | |||||
| 2010-11 | 62 | 48 | 13 | |||||||
| 1 | 257 | 140 | 97 | 2nd CCHL | Lost Final |
Championships
- CJHL Bogart Cup Championships: 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001
- Eastern Canadian Fred Page CupFred Page CupThe Fred Page Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won by tournament, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The award is given to the winner of a round robin and playoff between the Bogart Cup champions of the Central Junior Hockey League, the Kent Cup champions of the Maritime...
Championships: 2000 - CJAHL Royal Bank CupRoyal Bank CupThe Royal Bank Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion. The winner of the tournament wins the Royal Bank Cup...
Championships: None
Notable alumni
- Cam BarkerCam BarkerCameron Barker is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League . He was selected third overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks and spent four seasons with the club before being traded to the Wild in 2010...
- Andre BinetteAndre BinetteAndré Binette was a professional ice hockey goaltender who played one game with the Montreal Canadiens in 1954–55, giving up four goals, but winning the game.-Career statistics:-External links:...
- Yann DanisYann DanisYann Danis is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League . He has previously played for the Montreal Canadiens, the New York Islanders, and the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League...
- Farrand GillieFarrand GillieFarrand Douglas Gillie was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played in one National Hockey League game for the Detroit Cougars during the 1928–29 NHL season.-External links:...
- Rosario JoannetteRosario JoannetteRosario "Kitoute" Joannette is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 2 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens....
- Chad KilgerChad KilgerChad William Lawrence Kilger is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played for several National Hockey League teams, most recently the Toronto Maple Leafs.-Playing career:...
- Frank MarioFrank MarioFrank George Mario was a professional ice hockey player who played 53 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Boston Bruins. He is the great uncle of CBC journalist Dani Mario and Weber State volleyball player .- References :...
- Kent McDonellKent McDonellKent McDonell is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, currently playing for AIK IF in the Swedish Elite League . He has played 32 games in the NHL with the Columbus Blue Jackets.-External links:...
- Eric MelocheEric MelocheÉric Meloche is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Straubing Tigers of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga . He is the son of former player Gilles Meloche.-Playing career:...
- Kevin O'SheaKevin O'SheaKevin William O'Shea was a professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St...
- Gordon Spence
- Ryan VandenBusscheRyan VandenBusscheRyan VandenBussche is a retired professional ice hockey forward who played in 9 National Hockey League seasons with the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins...
- Ron WardRon WardRonald Leon "Magic" Ward was a National Hockey League player from 1970-1972 who played defence for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks. He then switched to the fledgling World Hockey Association, playing for the New York Raiders in the 72–73 season...