Ottawa West Golden Knights

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Ottawa West Golden Knights
Ottawa West Golden Knights logo.png
City Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
League Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League
DivisionMartin
Founded1973
Home arenaBarbara Ann Scott Arena
ColoursBlack, white, orange, gold
    
Owner(s)Steve Sundin
General managerSteve Sundin
Head coachSteve Sundin

The Ottawa West Golden Knights are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. Between 2014-15 and the end of the 2019-2020 seasons, the EOJHL and the CCHL set a new agreement in an attempt to create a better player development model. This resulted in the league re-branding itself as the Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 (CCHL2), and shrinking to 16 teams and two divisions. The league reverted to the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League for 2021. The Golden Knights are in the Martin Division.

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History

From the 2001-02 season to the 2008-09 season, the Golden Knights won five league championships in eight seasons. Their greatest challenge in this period may have been the Westport Rideaus in the 2005-06 playoffs. The Rideaus had the Golden Knights pinned down and against the wall 3 games to 2 in the final series, but the Golden Knights battled back and took the last two nail-biters to win their fourth title. The Golden Knights had a banner year for the 2008-2009 season by winning the D. Arnold Carson trophy for the 6th time in the team's history and its 5th league championship in 8 years. The Knights also captured the 2008 Boxing Day Tournament title.

However, by 2012-2013 the team was in a rebuild year after losing 3 Top defencemen in Neil Clarke, Mitch Fournier and Sebastien Dubus, goaltender Jacob Blair who moved on to the Ottawa 67's, and a top forward in Ben Minkus.

Season-by-season results

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1999-0042281311204154582nd EO MetroLost division final
2000-0142241925169143555th EO MetroLost Division S-final
2001-024030821190122631st EO MetroWon League
2002-0340261401174121531st EO MetroWon League
2003-0440241510214143493rd EO MetroLost Division S-final
2004-054030622204116641st EO MetroWon League
2005-063927921187124572nd EO MetroWon League
2006-0740241510168141494th EO MetroLost Division S-final
2007-0840201622156137444th EO MetroLost final
2008-094029731212105621st EO MetroWon League
2009-104432930207117671st EO MetroLost division final
2010-1142271401198153552nd EO MetroLost division final
2011-1242251250195150553rd EO MetroLost division final
2012-13422318-1177171474th EO MetroLost Division S-Final
2013-14412812-1167135571st EO MetroLost final
2014-15402316-1159155471st EO MetroWon Div. Semi-final, 4-0 (Jets)
Lost Div. Finals, 2-4 (Mustangs)
CCHL 2 2020-21 return toEOJHL
SeasonGPWLOTLSOLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
2015-1644271511209161562nd of 8 Martin
4th of 16 CCHL2
Won quarterfinal, 2-4 (Jets)
Lost semi-finals 0-4 (Vikings)
2016-174839711265164801st of 8 Martin Div
1st of 16 CCHL2
Won quarterfinals, 4-3 (Beavers)
Lost semifinals, 0-4 (Vikings)
2017-1852281725205177634th of 8 Martin Div
7th of 16 CCHL2
Lost Div. Qualifying 1-2 (Panthers)
2018-1944291311166133603rd of 8 Martin Div
3rd of 16 CCHL2
Lost Div. Semis 1-4 (Vikings)
2019-204436611192108741st of 8 Martin Div
1st of 16 CCHL2
Incomplete Div. Semis 1-1 (Vikings)
2020-21Season lost to covid
2021-22423370220098681st of 8 Martin Div
1st of 16 EOJHL
Won Div. Semis 3-1 (Canadians)
Lost Div Semi 2-4 (Vikings)
2022-2342241611170141504th of 8 Martin Div
8th of 16 EOJHL
Lost Div. Quarters 0-2 (Canadians)
2023-244436701209102731st of 7 Martin Div
1st of 14 EOJHL
Won Div. Semis 4-1 (Panthers)
Lost Div Finals, 2-4 (Vikings)

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