Kingston Frontenacs

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Not to be confused with Kingston Frontenacs (EPHL).

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Kingston Frontenacs
Kingston Frontenacs Logo.png
City Kingston, Ontario
League Ontario Hockey League
Conference Eastern
Division East
Founded 1989 (1989)–90
Home arena Leon's Centre
Colours Black, gold and white
              
General manager Kory Cooper
Head coach Luca Caputi
Affiliate(s) Cobourg Cougars
Website www.kingstonfrontenacs.com
Franchise history
1945–1952 Kingston Victorias
1952–1973 Kingston Frontenacs
1973–1988 Kingston Canadians
1988–1989 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 Frontenacs play home games at Leon's Centre, which opened in 2008.

Team history predates the OHA, back to 1945, to a team known as the Kingston Victorias. This franchise was founded in the OHA in 1973–74, then known as the Kingston Canadians until 1987–88. The team was briefly known as the Kingston Raiders in 1988–89, and as the Frontenacs ever since.

History

File:1898-99 Kingston Frontenacs intermediates and the J. Ross Robertson Cup.jpg
1898-99 Kingston Frontenacs intermediates and the J. Ross Robertson Cup (inset, upper left)
File:1910-11 Kingston Frontenacs juniors and the J. Ross Robertson Cup.jpg
1910-11 Kingston Frontenacs juniors and the J. Ross Robertson Cup

The original Kingston Frontenacs were founded in 1897, named after Louis de Buade de Frontenac, governor of New France, who established Fort Frontenac on the site of present-day Kingston. The original Frontenacs were coached by James T. Sutherland, played in the intermediate division of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA), and won the inaugural J. Ross Robertson Cup during the 1898–99 season.[1]

The Kingston Frontenacs had a junior ice hockey team in the OHA prior to World War I. This version of the Frontenacs won the J. Ross Robertson Cup in the 1910–11 season.[2] National Hockey League alumni from this team are Alec Connell, Bill Cook, Allan Davidson and Flat Walsh.[citation needed]

An Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) Sr. League team also existed from the 1910s to 1940s. National Hockey League alumni from this team are Mickey Blake, Glen Brydson, Bill Cook, Gus Giesebrecht, Doug Stevenson, Charles Stewart, Carl Voss and Flat Walsh.[citation needed] Some members of this team then formed an entry in the Ontario Veteran's Hockey League during World War II. National Hockey League alumni from this team are Hub Macey, Gus Marker, Walt McCartney and Ed Nicholson.[citation needed]

1952–1973

File:Kingston Junior Frontenacs OHA Jr Semi-Finalists 1963-64.jpg
Kingston Junior Frontenacs OHA Jr Semi-Finalists 1963-64

In 1952, the Kingston Victoria were renamed the Kingston Frontenacs. This team played at the Junior B level, then later at the Junior A level. This Frontenacs team lost in the 1963 Sutherland Cup final to the St. Marys Lincolns, 4 games to 1.

From 1959 to 1963, there was also a Kingston Frontenacs team in the Eastern Professional Hockey League.

Kingston Canadians (1973–1988)

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.

After a one-year hiatus, the OHA then reactivated the suspended franchise 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 Eastern Junior B Hockey League and date back to at least the early 1940s as the Kingston Victorias. 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.

Kingston Raiders (1988–89)

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.

Kingston Frontenacs (1989–present)

In 1989, the new ownership, including Wren Blair, Don Anderson and Bob Attersley, renamed the team Kingston Frontenacs after the Eastern Professional Hockey League team. The Boston Bruins-style uniforms and logos were revived from the old franchise. The city embraced and welcomed 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.

The Frontenacs franchise has the second-longest championship drought in the OHL (to the Sudbury Wolves by one year), and the fourth-longest in the Canadian Hockey League. The Frontenacs won the Leyden Trophy as the OHL's East Division champions in the 1994–95 and 2015–16. In the 1992–93 season, the Frontenacs reached the Eastern Conference Final but lost to the Peterborough Petes. In 2017-18, Kingston reached the Eastern Conference final for the second time in club history, however, they lost to the Hamilton Bulldogs.

Coaches

Frontenacs pre-game skate.

During the inaugural season of the Kingston Canadians in 1973–74, Jack Bownass was awarded the Matt Leyden Trophy as OHA Coach of the Year. Former NHL defenceman Jim Morrison coached the team from 1975 to 1982, which was the longest stint a coach had when the club was known as the Canadians.

Larry Mavety coached the Frontenacs for much of the team's history. He originally coached the team in 1988–89, when they were still known as the Kingston Raiders. In 1989–90, the first season the franchise was known as the Frontenacs, he won the Matt Leyden Trophy as the OHL Coach of the Year. Mavety returned to Kingston in 1997 to become the head coach once again, and stayed in that position until midway through the 2002–03 season when he stepped down to focus on his general manager duties. After a slow start in the 2007–08 season, Mavety once again found himself coaching the Frontenacs until November 2008. Mavety remained as the general manager until the end of the 2010–11 season.

The Frontenacs had head coaches that were also head coaches in the National Hockey League, including Dave Allison, Gary Agnew, and Bruce Cassidy.

List of coaches

(Multiple years in parentheses, totals include all incarnations of the Kingston franchise)

  1. ↑ McFarland was to coach the 2020–21 season that ended up being cancelled and left before the 2021–22 season.[3][4]

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 1977–78, Coffey played for the Kingston Canadians, as a late season addition from the North York Rangers. He played eight regular season games and five playoff games with the Canadians.

Honoured numbers

Eight numbers have been "honoured" from the Kingston Canadians/Frontenacs. They are not retired and remain in use. (#5 Mike O'Connell, #7 Tony McKegney, #10 Brad Rhiness, #14 Ken Linseman, #17 David Ling, #7 Mike Zigomanis, #88 Keli Corpse, #29 Chris Clifford)

Larry 'Mav' Mavety is the only builder to be honoured by the organization for his tremendous work as a coach and general manager. The legendary coach/gm holds the Kingston Frontenacs Hockey Clubs all-time wins record with 243.

Award winners

CHL Player of the Year

CHL Goaltender of the Year

CHL Rookie of the Year

Bobby Smith Trophy
Scholastic Player of the Year

Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy
Humanitarian of the Year

Dave Pinkney Trophy
Lowest Team G.A.A.

Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy
OHL Scoring Champion

Emms Family Award
Rookie of the Year

F.W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy
Lowest Rookie G.A.A.

Jack Ferguson Award
First Overall Draft Pick

Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy
Top Scoring Right Winger

Max Kaminsky Trophy
Most Outstanding Defenceman

OHL Goaltender of the Year

Red Tilson Trophy
Most Outstanding Player

William Hanley Trophy
Most Sportsmanlike Player

Team captains

First round draft picks

The Kingston franchise has had several players selected in the first round of the NHL draft.

NHL alumni

Kingston Canadians

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Season-by-season results

Regular season

  • Kingston Frontenacs 1960–73 (EJBHL & OPJHL)
  • Kingston Canadians 1973–88
  • Kingston Raiders 1988–89
  • Kingston Frontenacs 1989–present

Legend: OTL = Overtime loss, SL = Shoot Out Loss

Season Games Won Lost Tied OTL SL Points Pct % Goals
For		 Goals
Against		 Standing
1960–61 20 8 9 3 — — 19 0.475 — — 4th EJBHL
1961–62 statistics unavailable
1962–63 21 20 1 0 — — 40 0.952 153 40 1st EJBHL
1963–64 30 14 11 5 — — 33 0.550 150 122 1st EJBHL
1964–65 26 12 11 3 — — 25 0.519 — — 1st EJBHL
1965–66 34 23 9 2 — — 48 0.706 226 140 1st EJBHL
1966–67 statistics unavailable
1967–68 31 13 14 4 — — 30 0.484 155 135 4th EJBHL
1968–69 30 15 13 2 — — 32 0.533 — — 3rd EJBHL
1969–70 30 19 10 1 — — 39 0.650 176 115 2nd EJBHL
1970–71 30 14 11 5 — — 33 0.550 183 170 3rd EJBHL
1971–72 statistics unavailable
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
1999–2000 68 38 22 5 3 — 84 0.618 258 245 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
2007–08 68 25 41 — 0 2 52 0.382 230 317 5th in East
2008–09 68 18 40 — 6 4 46 0.338 200 278 5th in East
2009–10 68 33 30 — 2 3 71 0.522 229 251 2nd in East
2010–11 68 29 30 — 4 5 67 0.493 245 279 3rd in East
2011–12 68 19 41 — 3 5 46 0.338 188 290 5th in East
2012–13 68 27 35 — 3 3 60 0.441 217 273 3rd in East
2013–14 68 39 23 — 3 3 84 0.618 301 255 3rd in East
2014–15 68 32 28 — 5 3 72 0.529 196 197 3rd in East
2015–16 68 46 17 — 3 2 97 0.713 252 189 1st in East
2016–17 68 33 26 — 5 4 75 0.551 179 200 3rd in East
2017–18 68 36 23 — 6 3 81 0.596 243 202 2nd in East
2018–19 68 14 52 — 1 1 30 0.221 144 307 5th in East
2019–20 62 19 39 — 2 2 42 0.339 198 285 5th in East
2020–21 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 Season cancelled
2021–22 68 41 22 — 4 1 87 0.640 285 242 2nd in East

Playoffs

Junior B Era

  • 1953–54 Won Eastern Jr. B championship
    Lost Sutherland Cup semi-final round robin
  • 1955–56 Won Eastern Jr. B championship
    Lost Sutherland Cup semi-final round robin
  • 1962–63 Won Eastern Jr. B championship
    Defeated Lakeshore Bruins in Sutherland Cup quarter-final 3-games-to-2
    Defeated Burlington Cougars in Sutherland Cup semi-final 3-games-to-none
    Lost Sutherland Cup final to St. Marys Lincolns 4-games-to-1
  • 1963–64 Won Eastern Jr. B championship
    Defeated Burlington Cougars in Sutherland Cup quarter-final 4-games-to-1
    Lost Sutherland Cup semi-final to Weston Dukes 4-games-to-none
  • 1964–65 Won Eastern Jr. B championship
    Lost Sutherland Cup quarter-final to Hamilton Mountain Bees 4-games-to-2
  • 1969–70 Won Eastern Jr. B championship
    Lost Sutherland Cup semi-final to Hamilton Mountain Bees 4-games-to-3

OPJHL Era

  • 1972–73 Did not qualify.

OHL Era

  • 1973–74 Out of playoffs.
  • 1974–75 Lost to Toronto Marlboros in quarter-finals 9 points to 7.
  • 1975–76 Lost to Ottawa 67's in quarter-finals 9 points to 5.
  • 1976–77 Defeated Sudbury Wolves in quarter-finals 9 points to 3.
    Lost to Ottawa 67's in semi-finals 9 points to 7.
  • 1977–78 Lost to S.S.Marie Greyhounds in first round 6 points to 4.
  • 1978–79 Defeated Ottawa 67's in first round 6 points to 2.
    Lost to Peterborough Petes in quarter-finals 9 points to 5.
  • 1979–80 Lost to Sudbury Wolves in first round 3 games to 0.
  • 1980–81 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.
  • 1981–82 Lost to Peterborough Petes in first round 6 points to 2.
  • 1982–83 Out of playoffs.
  • 1983–84 Out of playoffs.
  • 1984–85 Out of playoffs.
  • 1985–86 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.
  • 1986–87 Defeated Belleville Bulls in first round 4 games to 2.
    Lost to Oshawa Generals in quarter-finals 4 games to 2.
  • 1987–88 Out of playoffs.
  • 1988–89 Out of playoffs.
  • 1989–90 Lost to Belleville Bulls 4 games to 3 in first round.
  • 1990–91 Out of playoffs.
  • 1991–92 Out of playoffs.
  • 1992–93 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.
  • 1993–94 Lost to Belleville Bulls 4 games to 2 in division quarter-finals.
  • 1994–95 Lost to Belleville Bulls 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 1995–96 Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 1 in division quarter-finals.
  • 1996–97 Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 1 in division quarter-finals.
  • 1997–98 Defeated Oshawa Generals 4 games to 3 in division quarter-finals.
    Lost to London Knights 4 games to 1 in quarter-finals.
  • 1998–99 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.
  • 2000–01 Lost to Belleville Bulls 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 2001–02 Out of playoffs. (Lost to North Bay Centennials 6 to 2 in 8th place tie-breaker game.)
  • 2002–03 Out of playoffs.
  • 2003–04 Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 2004–05 Out of playoffs.
  • 2005–06 Lost to Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 2006–07 Lost to Oshawa Generals 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 2007–08 Out of playoffs.
  • 2008–09 Out of playoffs.
  • 2009–10 Lost to Brampton Battalion 4 games to 3 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 2010–11 Lost to Oshawa Generals 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 2011–12 Out of playoffs.
  • 2012–13 Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 2013–14 Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 3 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 2014–15 Lost to North Bay Battalion 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 2015-16 Defeated Oshawa Generals 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
    Lost to Niagara IceDogs 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals.
  • 2016-17 Defeated Hamilton Bulldogs 4 games to 3 in conference quarter-finals.
    Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals.
  • 2017-18 Defeated North Bay Battalion 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
    Defeated Barrie Colts 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals.
    Lost to Hamilton Bulldogs 4 games to 1 in conference finals.
  • 2018–19 Out of playoffs.
  • 2019–20 Cancelled.
  • 2020–21 Cancelled.
  • 2021-22 Defeated Oshawa Generals 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
    Lost to North Bay Battalion 4 games to 1 in conference semi-finals.

Team uniforms and logos

File:Old frontenacs logo.jpg

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.

In 2007, the Frontenacs unveiled a 3rd jersey, which was black, yellow and white, and very similar looking to the Boston Bruins jerseys from the early 1970s. The "K" logo was used on the front of the jersey. The Frontenacs began wearing these jerseys on February 22, 2008, which was the same night that they opened their new arena.

In 2008, The Frontenacs unveiled a new 3rd jersey which was worn at home between opening night and New Years barring 2 games where the black star jersey was worn. The new jersey was a white version of the black alternate which was worn for the second half of the season.

In 2009, the Frontenacs, along with all CHL teams unveiled new uniforms using RBK EDGE templates. In 2012, the Frontenacs began wearing a newly designed set of uniforms featuring a large K as a logo.

Arenas

The former home arena of the Frontenacs was 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'. The Frontenacs' final game was played at the Memorial Center on February 15, 2008, a 6–4 win over the London Knights. Kyle Paige scored the final goal ever at the Memorial Centre.

The Kingston Frontenacs began play at their new downtown arena, the Leon's Centre (then the K-Rock Centre) on February 22, 2008, in a 3–2 loss to the Belleville Bulls. The Frontenacs' first win at the Leon's Centre came on February 24, 2008 when they defeated the Peterborough Petes by a score of 7–4.

See also

References

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