Kingston Raiders
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|team = Kingston Raiders
|logo = Kingston raiders.png
|city = Kingston, Ontario
|league = Ontario Hockey League
|conference = Leyden
|division = East
|founded =
The Kingston Raiders was a short-lived name used by a Kingston, Ontario
, Canada
-based major junior
ice hockey
team in the Ontario Hockey League
for the 1988-1989 season only. The team played out of the Kingston Memorial Centre
.
were sold in 1988, the club's name was changed to Kingston Raiders for the 1988–89 season by the new owner, Lou Kazowski. After a dismal season in 1987–88, he hoped that the team could acquire the "tough" image of the Los Angeles Raiders
football team by adopting their name and new black and silver uniforms, similar to those recently adopted by the NHL's Los Angeles Kings
. In their only season of existence, the Raiders finished 7th in the Leyden division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
The team's coach was Larry Mavety. It was his first year in Kingston after many years coaching the Belleville Bulls. Larry would also go on to coach the Frontenacs in two different stints.
Kazoswki was extremely unpopular locally, and after a number of disputes with the OHL and an unsuccessful season, he was encouraged to sell the team and was effectively barred from future ownership. The new owners included Wren Blair and Bob Attersley, who renamed the team Kingston Frontenacs
after the EPHL team of which they had both been members.
. Berehowsky would win the Jack Ferguson Award
for being the first overall draft pick.
Jeff Wilson won the F.W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy, for the best goals against average for a rookie goalkeeper (1988–89).
From this team, six players made the NHL.
View Kingston Raiders 1988-1989 stats
|team = Kingston Raiders
|logo = Kingston raiders.png
|city = Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
|league = Ontario Hockey League
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
|conference = Leyden
|division = East
|founded =
The Kingston Raiders was a short-lived name used by a Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
, 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...
-based major 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 in the Ontario Hockey League
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
for the 1988-1989 season only. The team played out of the Kingston Memorial Centre
Kingston Memorial Centre
The Kingston Memorial Centre is a 3,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It was built in 1950. The Memorial Centre has a large ice pad, outdoor pool, softball diamonds and a cinder track, and was the home to the Kingston Frontenacs ice hockey team from 1973-2008...
.
Team history
When the Kingston CanadiansKingston Canadians
The Kingston Canadians were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League from 1973 to 1988. The team played home games at the Kingston Memorial Centre in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.-History:...
were sold in 1988, the club's name was changed to Kingston Raiders for the 1988–89 season by the new owner, Lou Kazowski. After a dismal season in 1987–88, he hoped that the team could acquire the "tough" image of the Los Angeles Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
football team by adopting their name and new black and silver uniforms, similar to those recently adopted by the NHL's Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
. In their only season of existence, the Raiders finished 7th in the Leyden division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
The team's coach was Larry Mavety. It was his first year in Kingston after many years coaching the Belleville Bulls. Larry would also go on to coach the Frontenacs in two different stints.
Kazoswki was extremely unpopular locally, and after a number of disputes with the OHL and an unsuccessful season, he was encouraged to sell the team and was effectively barred from future ownership. The new owners included Wren Blair and Bob Attersley, who renamed the team Kingston Frontenacs
Kingston Frontenacs
The Kingston Frontenacs are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The team is coached by Todd Gill and Doug Gilmour is the General Manager. The Frontenacs play home games at the K-Rock Centre, which opened in 2008.Team history predates the OHA,...
after the EPHL team of which they had both been members.
Players
The Kingston Raiders had the first overall pick in the draft that year and chose Drake BerehowskyDrake Berehowsky
Drake Berehowsky is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Nashville Predators, Vancouver Canucks and Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League...
. Berehowsky would win the Jack Ferguson Award
Jack Ferguson Award
The Jack Ferguson Award, or "Fergie", is awarded each year to the top draft pick in the Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection Draft. The trophy is named in honour of Jack Ferguson, a former director of OHL Central Scouting.-Winners:...
for being the first overall draft pick.
Jeff Wilson won the F.W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy, for the best goals against average for a rookie goalkeeper (1988–89).
From this team, six players made the NHL.
NHL alumni
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Season stats 1988–1989
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Pct % | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing |
| 1988–89 | 66 | 25 | 36 | 5 | 55 | 0.417 | 278 | 313 | 7th in Leyden |
- 1988–89 Out of playoffs.
View Kingston Raiders 1988-1989 stats
Arena
- Kingston Memorial Centre The OHL Arena & Travel Guide