Kingston Canadians

Kingston Canadians
founding	1973
resolution	1988
history	Kingston Canadians 1973–1988 Kingston Raiders 1988–1989 Kingston Frontenacs since 1989
Stadion	Kingston Memorial Center
Location	Kingston , Ontario
Team colors	red, white, blue
league	Ontario Hockey League
Memorial Cups	no
J. Ross Robertson Cups	no

The Kingston Canadians were a Canadian ice hockey team from Kingston , Ontario . The team played from 1980 to 1988 in one of the top three Canadian junior ice hockey leagues, the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).

history

The Kingston Canadians were formed as a franchise of the Ontario Hockey Association in 1973 after Canadien junior de Montréal transferred to the QMJHL a year earlier . As a result, the QMJHL threatened the OHA with a lawsuit so that the league change would not be reversed. As a solution to the problem, Canadien junior de Montréal received a one-year suspension from the OHA. During this time, the team's franchise from Montreal changed its name to Bleu-Blanc-Rouge de Montréal .

The franchise released by this league change was reactivated by the OHA as Kingston Canadians after 1973 and received a new owner. From the previous team of Canadien junior de Montréal, only the name component "Canadians", as well as logo and jersey colors were borrowed, but there was no longer any legal or sporting connection between the two franchises. In 1980, when the Ontario Hockey League was formed, the Kingston Canadians were also admitted to the new league.

The Canadians were only moderately successful on a sporting level, so their greatest success in the OHL was reaching the playoff quarter-finals. After a streak of 28 defeats in a row in the 1987/88 season and only 14 wins from 66 games (28 pts), the franchise was sold in the summer of 1988 and renamed Kingston Raiders .

Former players

The following players who played for the Kingston Canadians played in the National Hockey League during their career :

Perry Anderson Scott Arniel Roger Belanger Neil Belland Phil Bourque Gord Buynak Jeff Chychrun Chris Clifford Paul Coffey Mike Crombeen Peter Dineen Brian Dobbin Peter Driscoll

Richie Dunn Todd Elik Bryan Fogarty Mike Forbes Alex Forsyth Mike Gillis Ron cell phone Greg Holst Greg Hotham Scott Howson Tim Kerr Marc Laforge Ken Linseman

Darren Lowe Tom McCarthy Tony McKegney Scott Metcalfe Mike Moffat Kirk Muller Craig Muni Bernie Nicholls Mike O'Connell Scott Pearson Rob Plumb Walt Poddubny Paul Pooley

Herb raglan Moe Robinson Howard Scruton Steve Seftel Steve Seguin Mike Siltala Dennis Smith Mike Stothers Mark Suzor Jay Wells Behn Wilson Rik Wilson

Team records

Career records

Games: 257 Bob Parent

Goals: 160 Mike Crombeen

Assists: 230 Tony McKegney

Points: 382 Tony McKegney

Penalty minutes: 686 Marc Laforge

Web links

• The Internet Hockey Database Statistics Kingston Canadians
• The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Kingston Canadians