Penetang Kings

Penetang Kings
City	Penetanguishene, Ontario [1]
League	Provincial Junior Hockey League
Conference	North
Division	Carruthers
Founded	1977 (1977) [1]
Home arena	Penetanguishene Memorial Community Centre
Colours	Purple, Black, and White [2]
General manager	Dale Gignac
Head coach	Scott Simon
Franchise history
1973–1975 [3]	Penetang Hurons [3]
1977–present [1]	Penetang Kings [1]

The Penetang Kings are a junior ice hockey team based in Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada. ^[1] They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) in the Carruthers division in the Ontario Hockey Association. ^[4]

History

The first chapter of current Penetanguishene junior hockey history came in 1973. The Penetang Hurons joined up with the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League, a league recently promoted from the Junior D level. The Hurons lasted only two seasons before folding. ^[3]

In 1977, two years after the demise of the Hurons. The Penetang Kings were created as members of the Georgian Bay Junior C Hockey League. ^[1]

In 1983-84, the Penetang won the Georgian Bay league championship to move into the All-Ontario playdowns. They made it all the way to the Clarence Schmalz Cup finals, where they played against the Niagara Junior C Hockey League champions, the Woodstock Navy-Vets. The Kings brushed them off with a 4-game-sweep to clinch their first ever provincial championship. ^[5] The Kings were led to the Cup by local player and future National Hockey Leaguer Brian McReynolds, who the next year won the Manitoba Centennial Cup National Junior A Championship with the Orillia Travelways of the OHA Junior A Hockey League. ^[6]

In 1994, the Georgian Bay league merged with the Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League to create the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League. ^[1] Although the Kings were rather competitive in the league, success has not come until recently.

The 2005-06 season saw the Kings finish the regular season in first place. In the league quarter-finals, the Kings were placed against the eighth place Midland Flyers and swept them 4-games-to-none. The semi-final was against the sixth seeded Stayner Siskins. The Kings dispatched them 4-games-to-1 to move on to the Georgian Mid-Ontario finals. The Kings were up against the powerhouse Fergus Devils, but it in surprising fashion swept the second seeded Devils 4-games-to-none to win their first ever Georgian Mid-Ontario championship. The Kings found themselves in the All-Ontario playdowns for the first time possibly twenty-two years. Their quarter-final match up was against the Kincardine Bulldogs of the Western Junior C Hockey League. In their hardest challenge yet, they bested the Bulldogs 4-games-to-2. In the semi-finals, the Kings ran into the Central Junior C Hockey League's Port Perry Mojacks. The Kings dispatched the Mojacks 4-games-to-2 to reach their first Clarence Schmalz Cup final in twenty-two years. The Kings were up against a heavily favoured Essex 73's squad. The 73's had torn up the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League and swept the Niagara Junior C Hockey League's Simcoe Storm to reach the final. Penetang's goalie, Dan Earles, took over and post three 1-0 shutouts in a 4-games-to-1 series victory over the 73's. ^[7]

The 2006-07 season was more of a challenge than ever. After coming in second place in the regular season to the Fergus Devils, the Kings again had to face the Midland Flyers in the quarter-finals and again swept them 4-games-to-none. In the semi-final, the Kings were challenged by a tough Alliston Hornets squad. After going up 3-games-to-none in the series, the Hornets battled back to make the series 3-games-to-2 before the Kings finally won a tight game 6 and kill the Hornet surge thanks to 2 late game points. This set up a rematch of the 2006-07 GMO Final. Fergus came out tough, but were beaten in the first two games both in double overtime, both times by a 3-2 score. The Devils came back and won game 3 and game 4 just to have the Kings win game 5 and then game 6 4-3 in overtime. Four of the six games played in the Final were finished in overtime. In the semi-final, the Kings again ran into the Kincardine Bulldogs of the Western Junior C Hockey League. By game 4, the Bulldogs had the Kings against the wall with a 3-games-to-1 series lead. To the Bulldogs dismay, the Kings won game 5 2-1, game 6 3-1, and then game 7 with a crushing 5-0 victory. In the semi-final, the Kings drew the Central Junior C Hockey League's Lakefield Chiefs and in an extremely close series, swept the Chiefs 4-games-to-none to reach the All-Ontario Final for the second straight year. Again, their opponent was the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League's Essex 73's. In the Final, the 73's got the one-up on the Kings in game 1, taking it 4-3. From that point on, with again excellent backstopping from Dan Earles, the Kings dismantled the 73's. They won the next 4 games straight to win the series 4-games-to-1 and clinch their second straight Clarence Schmalz Cup. ^[8]

Season-by-season standings

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1973-74	30	9	17	4	-	138	176	22	6th CJCHL	Lost MO Semi-final
1974-75	31	4	25	2	-	84	191	10	7th CJCHL	Lost MO Semi-final
1975-77	Did Not Participate
1977-78	32	21	8	3	-	262	170	45	1st GBJCHL	Won League, lost CSC QF
1978-79	35	31	3	1	-	255	144	63	1st GBJCHL	Won League, lost CSC SF
1979-80	30	23	7	0	-	--	--	46	1st GBJCHL	Won League, lost CSC QF
1980-81	32	19	9	4	-	211	149	42	4th GBJCHL	Lost quarter-final
1981-82	40	26	11	3	-	--	--	55	2nd GBJCHL	Won League, Bronze in OHA
1982-83	34	20	10	4	-	--	--	44	4th GBJCHL	Won League, lost CSC SF
1983-84	32	24	6	2	-	--	--	50	1st GBJCHL	Won League, won CSC
1984-85	32	19	8	5	-	185	136	43	1st GBJCHL	Lost semi-final
1985-86	32	16	16	0	0	204	175	32	5th GBJCHL	Lost quarter-final
1986-87	32	11	18	2	1	166	221	25	6th GBJCHL	Lost quarter-final
1987-88	30	12	18	0	0	143	159	24	4th GBJCHL	Lost quarter-final
1988-89	36	2	32	2	0	131	259	6	7th GBJCHL	Lost quarter-final
1989-90	36	9	26	1	0	121	219	19	5th GBJCHL	Lost quarter-final
1990-91	30	15	12	2	1	146	124	33	4th GBJCHL	Lost final
1991-92	36	21	14	1	0	--	--	43	4th GBJCHL	Lost quarter-final
1992-93	35	14	20	0	1	--	--	29	5th GBJCHL	Lost semi-final
1993-94	38	17	19	0	2	--	--	36	3rd GBJCHL	Lost semi-final
1994-95	36	27	8	1	-	--	--	55	1st GMOHL	Lost final
1995-96	44	23	20	1	-	217	204	47	5th GMOHL
1996-97	35	17	17	1	-	164	149	35	6th GMOHL
1997-98	36	17	18	1	-	158	177	35	5th GMOHL
1998-99	36	16	18	2	-	178	173	34	5th GMOHL
1999-00	36	13	21	2	-	172	184	28	6th GMOHL
2000-01	36	20	14	1	1	155	138	41	4th GMOHL
2001-02	36	14	19	1	2	144	160	31	7th GMOHL
2002-03	36	17	17	1	1	157	146	36	5th GMOHL	Lost semi-final
2003-04	36	19	11	5	1	159	127	44	4th GMOHL
2004-05	40	23	9	6	2	157	124	54	3rd GMOHL
2005-06	42	28	8	4	2	170	109	62	1st GMOHL	Won League, won CSC
2006-07	42	27	9	3	3	190	127	60	2nd GMOHL	Won League, won CSC
2007-08	42	35	6	0	1	222	91	71	2nd GMOHL	Lost final
2008-09	42	30	10	-	2	194	121	62	2nd GMOHL
2009-10	42	32	8	-	2	206	104	66	2nd GMOHL	Lost final
2010-11	40	21	12	-	7	168	146	49	5th GMOHL
2011-12	40	21	18	-	1	168	152	43	4th GMOHL	Won quarters - 4-0 - (Cougars) Lost semi's - 2-4 - (Hornets)
2012-13	40	21	15	-	4	200	181	46	4th GMOHL	Won quarters - 4-1 - (Shamrocks) Lost semi's - 1-4 - (Hornets)
2013-14	40	30	6	-	4	217	133	64	1st GMOHL	Won quarters - 4-0 - (Flyers) Won semi's - 4-2 - (Cougars) Won League - 4-2 - (Hornets) Lost CSC QF - 2-4 - (Wingham)
2014-15	40	20	15	-	5	141	147	45	4th GMOHL	Won quarters - 4-0 - (Golden Hawks) Lost semi's - 0-4 - (Cougars)
2015-16	40	17	23	2	-	143	164	36	6th of 9 GMOHL	Won quarters - 4-1 - (Flyers) Won semifinals - 4-3 - (Golden Hawks) Lost finals, 0-4 (Hornets)
2016-17	42	17	21	2	-	159	213	36	6th of 8-PJHL Carruthers Div	Won Div Quarters - 4-3 - (Terriers) Lost div semi-final, 1-4 (Hornets)
2017-18	42	21	18	3	-	185	166	45	4th of 8-PJHL Carruthers Div	Won Div Quarters - 4-2 - (Flyers) Lost div semi-final, 2.4 (Siskins)
2018-19	42	20	19	1	2	168	170	43	4th of 8-PJHL Carruthers Div	Won Div Quarters - 4-2 - (Terriers) Won Div Semifinal, 4-0 (Siskins) Lost Div. Finals 0-4 (Hornets)
2019-20	42	20	21	0	1	184	181	41	4th of 8-PJHL Carruthers Div	Won Div Quarters - 4-0 (Golden Hawks) Lost div semi-final, 3-4 (Hornets)
2020-21	Season Lost due too COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	42	20	19	1	2	168	170	43	4th of 8-PJHL Carruthers Div	LOST Div Quarters - 0-4 (Hornets)
2022-23	40	8	26	4	2	110	209	22	9th of 9-PJHL Carruthers Div	Lost Div Quarters - 0-4 (Siskins)
2023-24	42	18	20	1	3	145	167	40	5th of 9-PJHL Carruthers Div	Lost Div Quarters - 0-4 (Cougars)

(*) Standings Incomplete.

• 2000–04 ^[9]
• 2004–present ^[10]

Clarence Schmalz Cup appearances

1984: Penetang Kings defeated Woodstock Navy-Vets 4-games-to-none ^[5]

2006: Penetang Kings defeated Essex 73's 4-games-to-1 ^[5]

2007: Penetang Kings defeated Essex 73's 4-games-to-1 ^[11]

Notable alumni

• Brian McReynolds ^[12]
• Andre Benoit

References

1. Penetang Kings
2. Penetang KINGS :: Junior C Hockey Club Official Website
3. Penetang Hurons
4. GBMOJHL Teams | Georgian Bay Mid-Ontario Junior Hockey League | Junior C | Leagues | Ontario Hockey Association
5. Ontario Hockey Association 2006-2007 Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition by The Ontario Hockey Association (2006)
6. Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Brian McReynolds
7. Home | Ontario Hockey Association
8. Home | Ontario Hockey Association
9. http://www.ohahockey.org/ Provided by GMO League statistician
10. Home | Ontario Hockey Association
11. Home | Ontario Hockey Association
12. Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Brian McReynolds

External links

• Kings Homepage