Pembroke Lumber Kings

Pembroke Lumber Kings
Pembroke Lumber Kings
City	Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
League	Central Canada Hockey League
Division	Yzerman
Founded	1964
Operated	1964–79,; 1980–present
Home arena	Pembroke Memorial Centre
Colours	Red and White ;
Owner(s)	Alex Armstrong
General manager	Alex Armstrong
Head coach	Alex Armstrong

Last updated May 03, 2024

The Pembroke Lumber Kings are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League and are the winningest team in CCHL (formerly CJHL) history as well as 2011 Royal Bank Cup National Junior A Champions.

History

The Pembroke Lumber Kings are the oldest member of the CCHL, having begun operations in 1961. However, in 1979–80 the Lumber Kings were suspended for one season^{[ why? ]} and replaced with the Pembroke Royals. The Pembroke Lumber Kings were approved to rejoin the league for 1980–81.

The Pembroke Lumber Kings won a total of 14 Art Bogart Cup league championships between 1973 and 2011. Six of those championships came in the 1980s when the Kings were coached by Jim Farelli. Farelli coached 420 games for the Kings, the most of any coach in Lumber Kings history. His teams advanced to the Art Bogart Cup championship series eight consecutive years, winning six titles. This included three consecutive championships from 1987 to 1989, tying the record for longest streak set by the Cornwall Royals (1966–1968).

The Kings had previously won three Art Bogart Cups in the 1970s. The 1972–73 team was coached by Mac MacLean and made it to the Centennial Cup Canadian Junior A Final, losing 4 games to 1 to the Portage la Prairie Terriers. Under coach Bryan Murray the Kings won consecutive titles in 1977 and 1978. The 1977 team made it to the Centennial Cup Final, losing to the Prince Albert Raiders. Murray was fired by the Lumber Kings after the 1978 season. Three years later he was starting a long NHL coaching/general manager career as coach of the Washington Capitals.

The Lumber Kings broke their own (shared) league record by winning five consecutive Art Bogart Cup championships from 2007 to 2011, appearing in five Fred Page Cup tournaments for the Eastern Canada Junior A championships (2006 as hosts), winning in 2007 and 2011, and finishing as finalists in 2006, 2008, and 2010. In 2011, the Pembroke Lumber Kings became only the second team since the 1976 Rockland Nationals to win the National Junior A championship. The team was led by owner, coach and general manager Sheldon Keefe, who had purchased the Kings in June 2006.^[1]

Keefe announced on May 29, 2013, that he had sold the Pembroke Lumber Kings to former Calgary Flames player (9 games) and Eganville native Dale McTavish.^[2] With Keefe no longer in charge of ownership, general management and coaching duties, the Lumber Kings' success began to fade away, despite making the league finals in 2015, losing to Carleton Place; and failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in 13 years in 2017.

The team was sold to Alex Armstrong in June 2019.

Three books have been written about the history of the Pembroke Lumber Kings, two by author Harold Garton which primarily cover senior hockey in Pembroke until senior hockey ended in the early 1960s, and one by Jamie Bramburger which covers both junior and senior Lumber Kings hockey from 1905 to 2018. Garton's books are called Hockey Town Canada and Hockey Town Canada: The Golden Years; Bramburger's book is titled Go Kings Go! A Century of Pembroke Lumber Kings Hockey. Sheldon Keefe wrote the afterword for Bramburger's book.^{[ citation needed ]}

Notable alumni

Dainius Zubrus, (1995–96) played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals, Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, and San Jose Sharks from 1996 to 2016.
Mike Eastwood, (1984–85) played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins from 1992 to 2004.
Peter White, (1986–88) played for the Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, and Chicago Blackhawks from 1993 to 2004.
Eric Selleck (2005–06) played for the Florida Panthers and is currently a member of the Arizona Coyotes organization playing for the Tucson Roadrunners.
Dmytro Yakushyn (1995–96) played for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2 games in 1999–2000
Joe Reekie (1981–82) played for the Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals, and Chicago Blackhawks from 1985 to 2002.
Dale McTavish (1988–89) played for the Calgary Flames in 1996–97 (9 games) and last played pro hockey for SaiPa and Blues of the Liiga from 1997 to 2000 and again in 2010–2011 season.
- His son, Mason McTavish, also a Lumber Kings alum (2018–19), was selected 3rd overall in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Ducks.
P.J. Stock (1992–93) played for New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, and Boston Bruins from 1997 to 2004.
Matthew Peca played for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators.
Tim Young (1972–73) played for the Minnesota North Stars, Winnipeg Jets and Philadelphia Flyers.

Retired numbers

8 – Ben Reinhardt (2006–11), winner of five CCHL championships, two Fred Page Cup championships, and one Royal Bank Cup championship.
11 – Gale Linton (1971–72), killed in a car accident while reporting to training camp on October 1, 1972.
16 – Larry Mick (1963–66), drafted by the Minnesota North Stars 13th overall in the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft.

Season by season record

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

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Playoff Results
1958–59	16	10	6	0	---	--	--	20	3rd IPJHL	Won League
1959–60	20	13	7	0	---	122	93	26	3rd IPJHL	Lost final
1960–61	19	13	4	2	---	104	66	28	1st IPJHL	Won League
1961–62	30	16	8	4	---	--	--	36	3rd OHDJHL	Lost final
1962–63	32	20	10	2	---	180	128	42	3rd OHDJHL	Lost semi-final
1963–64	32	22	8	2	---	--	--	46	2nd OHDJHL	Lost final
1964–65	35	17	12	6	---	171	146	40	4th CJHL	Lost quarter-final
1965–66	36	27	9	0	---	203	175	54	3rd CJHL	Lost semi-final
1966–67	50	18	24	8	---	179	234	44	4th CJHL	Lost semi-final
1967–68	39	15	18	6	---	158	174	36	4th CJHL	Lost semi-final
1968–69	40	13	23	4	---	146	149	30	3rd CJHL	Lost final
1969–70	40	13	21	6	---	136	176	32	3rd CJHL
1970–71	48	13	34	1	---	164	254	27	5th CJHL
1971–72	48	20	26	2	---	206	220	42	4th CJHL
1972–73	55	47	4	4	---	368	183	98	1st CJHL	Won League, won HDMT
1973–74	50	26	20	4	---	235	215	56	3rd CJHL
1974–75	50	28	13	9	---	280	215	65	1st CJHL	Lost semi-final
1975–76	50	16	28	6	---	209	310	38	6th CJHL
1976–77	50	28	17	5	---	282	223	61	2nd CJHL	Won League, won HDMT
1977–78	48	31	13	4	---	284	220	66	1st CJHL	Won League
1978–79	48	21	23	4	---	254	262	46	4th CJHL
1979–80	Franchise Suspended
1980–81	50	13	32	5	---	185	219	31	5th CJHL
1981–82	50	25	20	5	---	259	190	55	3rd CJHL	Won League
1982–83	48	29	16	3	---	237	164	61	2nd CJHL
1983–84	54	25	20	9	---	348	295	59	4th CJHL	Won League
1984–85	54	38	13	1	2	355	213	79	1st CJHL	Won League
1985–86	60	42	15	1	2	376	238	78*	2nd CJHL
1986–87	54	39	10	1	4	323	179	83	1st CJHL
1987–88	56	42	10	2	2	395	217	88	2nd CJHL
1988–89	56	39	12	1	4	319	195	83	1st CJHL
1989–90	56	21	28	4	3	218	280	49	5th CJHL
1990–91	54	26	24	1	3	220	221	56	6th CJHL
1991–92	57	30	24	1	2	291	274	63	5th CJHL
1992–93	57	29	21	3	4	285	264	65	7th CJHL
1993–94	57	30	21	3	3	293	292	66	6th CJHL
1994–95	53	26	19	5	3	290	272	60	4th CJHL
1995–96	54	18	29	7	0	237	290	43	4th in Yzerman
1996–97	53	22	24	7	0	166	197	51	5th in Robinson
1997–98	56	14	34	8	3	215	255	39	5th in Yzerman
1998–99	54	20	31	3	0	202	242	43	5th in Yzerman
1999–00	56	23	28	5	0	244	255	51	5th in Yzerman
2000–01	55	33	17	5	0	261	184	73	1st in Yzerman
2001–02	55	27	19	10	0	236	207	64	2nd in Yzerman
2002–03	55	16	33	6	2	228	265	40	4th in Yzerman	Did not Qualify
2003–04	55	23	28	3	1	217	242	50	4th in Yzerman	Did not Qualify
2004–05	57	37	14	5	1	236	169	80	2nd in Yzerman	Lost semi-finals
2005–06	59	50	7	1	1	320	116	102	1st in Yzerman	Lost semi-finals, Hosted FPC
2006–07	55	41	10	2	2	261	133	86	1st in Yzerman	Won League, won FPC
2007–08	60	46	11	2	1	281	138	95	1st CJHL	Won League
Season	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Playoff Results
2008–09	60	43	13	4	3	248	145	90	2nd CJHL	Won League
2009–10	62	52	9	1	0	288	144	105	2nd CJHL	Won League
2010–11	62	51	9	2	2	300	142	104	1st CCHL	Won League, won FPC, won RBC
2011–12	62	32	24	6	2	184	177	70	6th CCHL	Lost semi-final
2012–13	62	38	20	4	3	235	185	80	5th CCHL	Lost quarter-final
2013–14	62	37	19	6	4	229	184	80	4th CCHL	Lost semi-final
2014–15	62	42	13	4	3	266	174	91	2nd of 6 Yzerman 3 of 12 CCHL	Won quarterfinal 4-1 (Braves) Won semifinal 4-3 (Jr. Senators) Lost finals 1-4 (Canadians)
2015–16	62	34	23	4	1	197	163	73	3rd of 6 Yzerman 8th of 12 CCHL	Lost quarterfinal 1-4 (Canadians)
2016–17	62	22	38	2	0	165	220	46	6th of 6 Yzerman 12th of 12 CCHL	Did not qualify
2017–18	62	32	25	4	1	213	223	69	4th of 6 Yzerman 7th of 12 CCHL	Lost quarterfinal 2-4 (Jr. Senators)
2018-2019	62	27	34	1	0	188	232	55	5th of 6 Robinson 10th of 12 CCHL	Did not qualify
2019-2020	62	32	27	2	1	187	215	67	4th of 6 Robinson 7th of 12 CCHL	Playoffs suspended Covid-19
2020-2021
2021-2022	55	30	21	2	2	167	159	64	4th of 6 Robinson 6th of 12 CCHL	Lost in quarterfinal ()
2022-2023	55	10	40	2	3	132	248	25	6th of 6 Robinson 12th of 12 CCHL	missed playoffs
2023-2024	55	24	24	5	2	146	179	55	4th of 6 Robinson 8th of 12 CCHL	Lost Quarterfinal 2-4 (Navan Grads)

(*) denotes the removal of 9 points from Pembroke's totals by the CJHL for disciplinary reasons.
The Lumber Kings lost their franchise prior to the start of the 1979-80 season for failing to remain in good standing with the league.^[3]

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.

Year	Round Robin	Record	Standing	Semifinal	Gold Medal Game
1999	?, Restigouche River Rats ?-? ?, Coaticook Frontaliers ?-? ?, Kanata Valley Lasers ?-?	?-?-?	?? of 4	n/a	W, Restigouche River Rats 4-1 Fred Page Cup Champions advance to Royal Bank Cup
2000 *	W, Coaticook Frontaliers 6-1 L, Halifax Oland Exports 6-8 L, Cornwall Colts 2-5	1-2-0	3rd of 4	L, Halifax Oland Exports 4-8	n/a
2006 *	W, Joliette Action 8-1 OTW, Woodstock Slammers 4-3 W, Hawkesbury Hawks 5-1	3-0-0	1st of 4	n/a	L, Joliette Action 2-4
2007	OTW, St. Jerome Panthers 2-1 W, Joliette Action 4-1 L, Truro Bearcats 5-1	2-1-0	1st of 4	n/a	W, St. Jerome Panthers 5-2 Fred Page Cup Champions advance to Royal Bank Cup
2008	W, Weeks Crushers 2-1 OTW, Yarmouth Mariners 3-2 L, College Champain Cougars 1-2	2-1-0	1st of 4	n/a	L, Weeks Crushers 1-4
2009	L, Summerside Western Capitals 3-4 L, Dieppe Commandos 1-3 W, Sherbrooke Cougars 5-2	1-2-0	3rd of 4	L, Summerside Western Capitals 1-4	n/a
2010	OTW, Terrebonne Cobras 6-5 L, Brockville Braves 1-2 W, Woodstock Slammers 7-4	2-1-0	2nd of 4	W, Terrebonne Cobras 6-4	L, Brockville Braves 1-5
2011	W, Longueuil Collège Français 11-3 W, Summerside Western Capitals 9-5 L, Terrebonne Cobras 5-6	2-1-0	1st of 4	n/a	W, Longueuil Collège Français 6-3 Fred Page Cup Champions advance to Royal Bank Cup

* 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.

Year	Round Robin	Record	Standing	Semifinal	Gold Medal Game
2007	L, Prince George Spruce Kings 2-5 W, Aurora Tigers 5-3 L, Camrose Kodiaks 0-3 W, Selkirk Steelers 4-2	2-2	4th of 5	OTL, Aurora Tigers 2-3	na
2011	L, Portage Terriers 2-5 W, Wellington Dukes 5-2 L, Camrose Kodiaks 1-2 L, Vernon Vipers 3-5	1-3	3rd of 5	W, Camrose Kodiaks 4-2	W, Vernon Vipers 2-0 Royal Bank Cup Champions

* Tournament Host

Championships

CJHL Art Bogart Cup Championships: 1973, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Central Canadian Dudley Hewitt Cup Championships: 1973, 1977, 1987, 1988

Eastern Canadian Fred Page Cup Championships: 2007, 2011

CJAHL Royal Bank Cup Championships: 2011

Preceded by Vernon Vipers	Royal Bank Cup Champions 2011	Succeeded by Penticton Vees

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References

↑ Peplinskie, Tina (June 7, 2006). "Abrams leaves Lumber Kings, Sheldon Keefe will coach team". Pembroke Daily Observer.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ "Pembroke Lumber Kings sold to Dale McTavish". Pembroke Daily Observer. May 29, 2013.
↑ Gallagher, Danny (January 21, 1980), "More strife brewing on Pembroke hockey scene", The Ottawa Journal, p. 19, retrieved September 11, 2014

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[Keefe-1] Peplinskie, Tina (June 7, 2006). "Abrams leaves Lumber Kings, Sheldon Keefe will coach team". Pembroke Daily Observer.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[2] "Pembroke Lumber Kings sold to Dale McTavish". Pembroke Daily Observer. May 29, 2013.

[3] Gallagher, Danny (January 21, 1980), "More strife brewing on Pembroke hockey scene", The Ottawa Journal, p. 19, retrieved September 11, 2014

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v t e Central Canada Hockey League
Robinson Division	Brockville Braves Carleton Place Canadians Kemptville 73's Pembroke Lumber Kings Renfrew Wolves Smiths Falls Bears
Yzerman Division	Cornwall Colts Hawkesbury Hawks Navan Grads Nepean Raiders Ottawa Jr. Senators Rockland Nationals
Former teams	Arnprior Packers Cornwall Royals Gatineau Actionaires Hull Hawks Kanata Lasers
Seasons	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013-14 2014-15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
CJHL: Central Canada Cup Challenge Fred Page Cup Royal Bank Cup