Trenton Sting

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Trenton Sting
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City Trenton, Ontario, Canada
League Ontario Junior Hockey League
Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League
Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League
Eastern Junior B Hockey League
Operated1987-2009
Home arenaTrenton Community Gardens
Colours Yellow, Black, and White
   
Affiliate Campbellford Rebels (EBJCHL)
Franchise history
1987-1995Trenton Golden Hawks
1995-2007Trenton Sting
2007-2008Quinte West Pack
2008-2009Trenton Hercs

The Trenton Sting were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Trenton, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.

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History

In 1981, the Belleville Bobcats of the Metro Junior B Hockey League moved to Trenton. In 1987, the Bobcats moved back to Belleville, but Trenton was granted a Junior C franchise in the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League.

In 1989, the team moved over to the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League that season, in which they stayed until 1995. In 1995, the ownership of the team was granted the rights to a Junior "A" team, and renamed the Sting.

Hercs logo Trenton Hercs.jpg
Hercs logo

To fill the void in the Junior "C" loop, the Sting created a farm team known as the Brighton Buzz. After two seasons, the Buzz became the Colborne Blackhawks. Two seasons later, the team folded.

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Pack logo

The Sting were sold to a private group and changed their name to the Quinte West Pack. After the name change, the Pack played the franchises' worst season since 1996-97. On April 10, 2008, the franchise was renamed the Trenton Hercs.

Effective noon January 8, 2009, the Trenton Hercs folded for the remainder of the 2008-09 season. After 37 games, the Hercs record was 14 wins, 20 losses, and 3 overtime losses. It was confirmed shortly after that the franchise is officially defunct.

Season-by-season results

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1987-88325234-1312401410th COJCHL
1988-8940181210-198188466th COJCHL
1989-903018111-175143373rd EOJCHL
1990-913016113-165145352nd EOJCHL
1991-923013161-120138275th EOJCHL
1992-933614211-189222295th EOJCHL
1993-943617154-176156385th EOJCHL
1994-9540732-1146271156th EOJCHL
1995-96 5023234-243252503rd OPJHL-R
1996-97 5116323-192278365th OPJHL-R
1997-98 51281760237193622nd OPJHL-RLost final
1998-99 51331332265184712nd OPJHL-E
1999-00 49301531242179643rd OPJHL-E
2000-01 49291343210148653rd OPJHL-ELost semi-final
2001-02 49321151207128703rd OPJHL-E
2002-03 49321421235144672nd OPJHL-ELost Conf. Final
2003-04 49222115192190505th OPJHL-E
2004-05 49232042184151526th OPJHL-ELost Conf. Semi-final
2005-06 49172642143196407th OPJHL-ELost Conf. Quarter-final
2006-07 49172624169213407th OPJHL-ELost Conf. QF
2007-08491730-2135205367th OPJHL-E
2008-09371420-3129153319th OJHL-RFolded

Farm Team

Brighton Buzz
City Brighton, Ontario, Canada (1995-1997)
Colborne, Ontario, Canada (1997-1999)
League Empire B Junior C Hockey League
Operated1995-1999
AffiliateTrenton Sting (OPJHL)
Franchise history
1995-1997Brighton Buzz
1997-1999Colborne Blackhawks

When the Sting jumped from Junior C to Junior A, they formed a team in the area as a feeder, this team quickly fizzled out in four years. From 1995 until 1997 they were known as the Brighton Buzz, from 1997 until 1999 they were known as the Colborne Blackhawks. Their entire existence was in the Empire B Junior C Hockey League.

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1995-9642142109632636th EBJCHL
1996-97420411-11337316th EBJCHL
1997-98369243-144241216th EBJCHL
1998-99206140061128126th EBJCHL

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