Kingston Raiders

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

The Kingston Raiders were a Canadian ice hockey team from Kingston , Ontario . The team played in the 1988/89 season in one of the top three Canadian junior ice hockey leagues, the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).

history

Before the 1988/89 season Lou Kazowski acquired the rights to the franchise of the Kingston Canadians from the Ontario Hockey League , which he then renamed the Kingston Raiders. For marketing reasons, Kazowski tried to give the team a tough appearance and therefore chose the name and jersey colors of the American football team of the Los Angeles Raiders from the NFL , which were considered a "tough" team at the time. In their first and only OHL season, the Kingston Raiders finished last in their division.

Kazowski decided after only a year to sell the franchise again due to disagreements with the OHL and the sporting failure. Among the members of the new investor group were Wren Blair and Bob Attersley, two former ice hockey players who had played together for the Kingston Frontenacs in the Eastern Professional Hockey League and who gave the OHL franchise the same name .

Former players

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

Drake Berehowsky Tony Cimellaro Sean Gauthier

Mark Major Scott Pearson Jason Simon

Team records

Career records

Games: 66 Brock Shyiak

Goals: 29 Jeff Waver

Assists: 39 Drake Berehowsky , Jeff Waver

Points: 68 Jeff Waver

Penalty minutes: 193 Mark Major

Web links

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