Cornwall Colts

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Cornwall Colts
Cornwall Colts logo.svg
City Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
League Central Canada Hockey League
DivisionRobinson
Founded1988
Home arena Ed Lumley Arena
Colours Blue, Red, and White
   
General managerIan MacInnis
Head coachIan MacInnis
Franchise history
1988–1990Massena Turbines
1990–1992Massena Americans
1992–presentCornwall Colts

The Cornwall Colts are a Canadian junior ice hockey team from Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League. Before 1992, they were known as the Massena Americans, and moved to Cornwall in 1992 when the Cornwall Royals were sold and moved away from the city.

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Championship era

The Cornwall Colts quickly became CJHL powerhouses winning Art Bogart Cups in 1995 and 1996. The 1996 final between the Gloucester Rangers was played at the Cornwall Civic Complex. A sold-out crowd watched the Cornwall Colts defeat the Gloucester Rangers 4–3 in game 7. In 1998, the Cornwall Colts were swept 4 games to 0 by their highway 401 rivals Brockville Braves. Cornwall went on to claim the Art Bogart Cup over the Brockville Braves two years later, and went on to defeat the Halifax Oland Exports to win the Fred Page Cup. Despite going win-less at the Royal Bank Cup in Fort McMurray, Alberta, the entire City of Cornwall stood right behind the Colts every step of the way. The Colts would continue their winning ways in 2000-01 as the Colts whitewashed the Ottawa Jr. Senators 7–0 in game 7 at the Si Miller Arena on Water Street. But, suffered a heart-breaking overtime loss to the St. Jerome Panthers in the final game of the Fred Page Cup.

2003 Fred Page Cup

The Cornwall Colts and the City of Cornwall was awarded the Fred Page Cup for 2003. The tournament was originally awarded to the Ottawa Junior Senators, but backed out due to arena trouble and accommodations. The tournament was played in the Cornwall Civic Complex, instead of the SI Millar Arena, because it was too small. The tournament was a success, despite that the Colts bowed out in the semi-finals with a double-overtime loss to the Nepean Raiders.

2008 Royal Bank Cup

In fall 2005, the City of Cornwall and the Cornwall Colts were awarded Canada's most prestigious Junior A hockey tournament for 2008. The runner-up for the tournament were the Pembroke Lumber Kings. For the 2007–08 season, the Cornwall Colts shifted over to the Cornwall Civic Complex and left the Si Miller Arena for good. The Colts now had the biggest arena in the league, despite that attendance figures were surprisingly low. The Colts finished 6th and lost the quarter-finals. The Colts rested for several weeks and entered the tournament with expectations of winning the Royal Bank Cup. But, a 7–0 loss to the Humboldt Broncos of the SJHL in the opening contest wasn't the start they were looking for. The Colts managed to win the next two games against the Oakville Blades (5-4) and Weeks Crushers (6-1), but lost in the semi-finals to the eventual champion Humboldt Broncos. The Colts did very well. Captain Darcy Findlay received the RBC most valuable player award for the tournament.

Cornwall Civic Complex

The Cornwall Civic Complex became the permanent home for the Cornwall Colts in 2007. Before, the Colts played their games at the now-demolished SI Miller Arena. The Cornwall Colts played their games at the Cornwall Civic Complex since 1992, but moved into the SI Miller in 1997. The Cornwall Civic Complex was used to host the 2003 and 2015 Fred Page Cup tournaments.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

SeasonGP W L T OTLGF GA PointsFinishPlayoffs
1988-8956144110208337298th CJHL
1989-9056143633217355349th CJHL
1990-9153153323225331357th CJHL
1991-9257163821269362357th CJHL
1992-9357331545343304753rd CJHL
1993-9457252543304311578th CJHL
1994-9554371232285211791st CJHLWon League
1995-96544563-348214931st CJHLWon League
1996-975428233-217202595th CJHL
1997-98562917108225183761st CJHL-R
1998-9954311940227201662nd CJHL-R
1999-0056451010306183911st CJHL-RWon League, won FPC
2000-0155421030324189881st CJHL-RWon League
2001-025546720347173941st CJHL-RLost final
2002-03553113111275194742nd CJHL-RLost quarter-final
2003-0455331633256173722nd CJHL-RLost semi-final
2004-0557341733238186741st CJHL-RLost semi-final
2005-0657262434236233593rd CJHL-RLost semi-final
2006-0755153253154215384th CJHL-RDid not Qualify
2007-0860312414211207676th CJHL
2008-09603029-1188215617th CJHL
2009-10624116-5242171873rd CJHLLost semi-final
2010-11624813-1257140972nd CCHLLost final
2011-12624313-6238155922nd CCHLLost final
2012-13623617-9250196813rd CCHLWon League
2013-14623022-10180190706th CCHLLost quarter-final
2014-15623818-10211170824th CCHLLost semi-final
2015-1662302741208193656th of 6 Robinson
10th of 12
CCHL
Did not qualify
2016-1762411443232171892nd of 6 Robinson
2nd of 12
CCHL
Won quarterfinals, 4-1 (Bears)
Lost semifinals, 0-4 (Jr. Senators)
2017-1862332342193183723rd of 6 Yzerman
5th of 12
CCHL
Lost quarterfinals, 3-4 (Hawks)
2018-1962242972160193575th of 6 Yzerman
9th of 12
CCHL
Did not qualify
2019-206221356-161222485th of 6 Yzerman
11th of 12
CCHL
Did not qualify
2020-21Season cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic restrictions
2021-2255143335135210365th of 6 Yzerman
11th of 12
CCHL
Did not qualify
2022-2355262432175181574th of 6 Yzerman
8th of 12
CCHL
Lost quarterfinals, 1-4 (Jr. Senators)
2023-2455331714201143712nd of 6 Yzerman
3rd of 12
CCHL
Won quarterfinals, 4-1 (Hawks)
Lost semifinals, 1-4 (Bears)

Fred Page Cup

Eastern Canada Championships
MHL - QAAAJHL - CCHL - Host
Round robin play with 2nd vs 3rd in semi-final to advance against 1st in the finals.

YearRound RobinRecordStandingSemifinalGold Medal Game
2013L, Summerside Western Capitals 0-1
L, Truro Bearcats 2-6
W, Longueuil Collège Français 5-4
1-2-03rd of 4OTL, Summerside Western Capitals 0-1n/a
2003 *W, Charlottetown Abbies 3-2
L, Lennoxville Cougars 0-5
W, Nepean Raiders 2-1
2-1-02nd of 4L, Nepean Raiders 2-3n/a
2001W, Coaticook Frontaliers 7-5
W, St. Jerome Panthers 4-3
W, Antigonish Bulldogs 6-3
3-0-01st of 4n/aOTL, St. Jerome Panthers 3-4
2000W, Halifax Oland Exports 7-5
OTW, Coaticook Frontaliers 4-3
W, Pembroke Lumber Kings 5-2
3-0-01st of 4n/aW, Halifax Oland Exports 6-3
Fred Page Cup Champs
advance to Royal Bank Cup
1996L, Dartmouth Oland Exports 3-6
L, Contrecoeur Blackhawks 4-7
L, Moncton Beavers 1-4
0-3-04th of 4n/an/a
1995OTW, Moncton Beavers 3-2
L, Valleyfield Braves 4-5
L, Joliette Nationals  ?-?
1-2-03rd of 4W, Valleyfield Braves  ?-?L, Joliette Nationals  ?-?
* 2003 Tournament Host

Royal Bank Cup

CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Dudley Hewitt Champions - Central, Fred Page Champions - Eastern, Western Canada Cup Champions - Western, Western Canada Cup - Runners Up and Host
Round robin play with top 4 in semi-final and winners to finals.

YearRound RobinRecordStandingSemifinalGold Medal Game
2000L, Fort McMurray Oil Barons 2-5
L, Chilliwack Chiefs 2-3
OTL, Battlefords North Stars 3-4
L, Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats 4-5
0-45th of 5

Championships

CJHL Bogart Cup Championships: 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2013
Eastern Canadian Fred Page Cup Championships: 2000
CJAHL Royal Bank Cup Championships: None

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