Kingston Frontenacs
Kingston Frontenacs | |
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founding | 1989 |
history |
Kingston Canadians 1973–1988 Kingston Raiders 1988–1989 Kingston Frontenacs since 1989 |
Stadion | K-Rock Center |
Location | Kingston , Ontario |
Team colors | black, white, gold |
league | Ontario Hockey League |
Conference | Eastern Conference |
division | East Division |
Head coach | Paul McFarland |
General manager | Doug Gilmour |
Cooperations | Kingston Voyageurs |
Memorial Cups | no |
J. Ross Robertson Cups | no |
The Kingston Frontenacs are a Canadian ice hockey team based in Kingston , Ontario . The team was founded in 1989 as a youth team and has since played in one of the three highest Canadian junior ice hockey leagues, the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).
history
In 1989, the rights to the Kingston Raiders were sold to a group of investors that also included two former ice hockey players, Wren Blair and Bob Attersley , who renamed the franchise Kingston Frontenacs. The name was based on the Kingston Frontenacs from the Eastern Professional Hockey League , for which both had played. In its twenty-year existence, the team has only won one division title so far (as of 2009) when they won the Leyden Trophy as the winner of the East Division in 1994/95 . In addition, the team reached the final of the J. Ross Robertson Cup in the 1992/93 season , in which it was subject to the Peterborough Petes . After nine years, the franchise was sold to the Springer family in 1998, after which Doug Springer became the owner and chairman of the Kingston Frontenacs.
After the Sudbury Wolves , the franchise is the second most unsuccessful in the Ontario Hockey League and the fourth most unsuccessful in the entire Canadian Hockey League .
Logos
Current logo since 2008/09
successes
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Division title
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Former players
The following players who were active for the Kingston Frontenacs played in the National Hockey League during their career :
- Chris Allen
- Sean Avery
- Chris Beckford-Tseu
- Sam Bennett
- Drake Berehowsky
- Matt Bradley
- Jan Bulis
- Tony Cimellaro
- Matt Cooke
- Lawson Crouse
- Patrick DesRochers
- Matt Elich
- Drew Fata
- Warren Foegele
- Sean Gauthier
- Chris Gratton
- Josh Gratton
- Philipp Grubauer
- Erik Gudbranson
- Chad Kilger
- Nathan LaFayette
- Marc Lamothe
- Brett Lindros
- David Ling
- Mark Major
- Sean McMorrow
- Jason Morgan
- Marc Moro
- Tyler Moss
- Shane O'Brien
- Andrew Raycroft
- Craig Rivet
- Mike Smith
- Anthony Stewart
- Chris Stewart
- Danny Taylor
- Mike Zigomanis