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Rockland Nationals | |
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Nickname | Nats |
City | Rockland, Ontario, Canada |
League | Central Canada Hockey League |
Division | East Division |
Founded | 1968 |
Home arena | Clarence-Rockland Arena (capacity: 2,500) |
Colours | Red, blue, white |
Owner(s) | Luc Lavictoire |
President | André Chaput |
General manager | Carl Robillard |
Head coach | Justin Pereira |
Captain | Josh O'Connor |
Media | FloSports |
Website | https://www.rocklandnationalsjuniora.com |
Franchise history | |
1968-1973 | Ottawa M&W Rangers |
1973-2005 | Gloucester Rangers |
2005-2008 | Orleans Blues |
2008–2017 | Gloucester Rangers |
2017– | Rockland Nationals |
The Rockland Nationals (French: Le National de Rockland), and colloquially known as the Nats, are a Junior A ice hockey team based in Rockland, Ontario. The Nationals compete in the Central Canada Hockey League as a member of the East Division. Since 2017, the team has played its home games at Clarence-Rockland Arena, originally known as the CIH Arena.
Founded in 1968 as the Ottawa M&W Rangers, they are one of the oldest continuously operating junior ice hockey team worldwide. The current Rockland Nationals began play in 2017–18, after the Gloucester Rangers relocated to Rockland after nearly 50 years in Gloucester.
The franchise dates back to the 1968 expansion Ottawa M.&.W (MacIntosh & Watts) Rangers and made their home in Leitrim in south Ottawa. In 1972, the M&W Rangers became the Gloucester Rangers and played out of the Earl Armstrong Arena. The 1972–73 season was coached by Derek Holmes, and included Mark Aubry as a player. [1] The Rangers won their first Art Bogart Cup as league champions in 1981 by defeating the Pembroke Lumber Kings. The 1995 Centennial Cup (now Royal Bank Cup) was awarded to the City of Gloucester and the Gloucester Rangers. The Rangers, who were up by a goal in the championship game against the Calgary Canucks of the AJHL. The Canucks tied the game in the dying seconds and won the Centennial Cup in overtime. After their last playoff appearance of the 20th century, the Rangers fell on hard times missing the playoffs multiple times.
In 2002, new owners decided to change the colours to Black, Purple, and Silver. The team rebuilt with blockbuster trades with cross-town rivals and defending league champions Ottawa Junior Senators. Unfortunately, the Rangers came close to winning the 2004 league championship by one goal in a sudden death game 7 to Nepean. In October 2004, coaching staff walking out of the organization over disagreements with management and ownership leaving the team with a shortage of players throughout the season through trades and releases. The team was sold to a group of Orleans businessmen in April 2005, who re-branded the team as the Orleans Blues, but couldn't move to Orleans, Ontario because of an inadequate arena, and therefore were forced to change back to the Gloucester Rangers for the 2008-09 season.
In late September 2016, Paul Jennings sold the Gloucester Rangers to a group of partners being André Chaput, André Charlebois & Amélie Lecompte, Jean-Robert Léger and Robert Bourdeau. Paul Jennings purchased the Orleans Blues franchise from Chaput in 2007. The Gloucester Rangers finished the 2016-17 season and relocated to the 2,500-seat Clarence-Rockland Arena to become the Rockland Nationals after playing at the aging Earl Armstrong for nearly 50 years. Nationals games can be heard on flohockey.tv, via the FloSports streaming platform. The team's play-by-play broadcaster is Richard Gauthier, who also serves as the public address announcer for the Ottawa Titans of the Frontier League. Gauthier brings over 40 years of experience in sports media as a play-by-play broadcaster and public address announcer for various sports.
In 2020, the ownership team changed with the sale of André Chaput’s share to Luc Lavictoire.
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season | GP | W | L | OTL | T | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs | |
1968-69 | 40 | 11 | 22 | 7 | - | 145 | 202 | 29 | 5th CJHL | ||
1969-70 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 4 | - | 198 | 108 | 64 | 1st CJHL | Won League | |
1970-71 | 48 | 26 | 12 | 10 | - | 235 | 158 | 62 | 2nd CJHL | Won League | |
1971-72 | 48 | 27 | 20 | 1 | - | 234 | 188 | 55 | 2nd CJHL | ||
1972-73 | 55 | 30 | 20 | 5 | - | 293 | 233 | 65 | 2nd CJHL | ||
1973-74 | 50 | 25 | 19 | 6 | - | 297 | 252 | 56 | 4th CJHL | ||
1974-75 | 50 | 14 | 27 | 9 | - | 241 | 289 | 37 | 5th CJHL | ||
1975-76 | 50 | 26 | 21 | 3 | - | 271 | 203 | 55 | 2nd CJHL | ||
1976-77 | 50 | 24 | 21 | 5 | - | 241 | 231 | 53 | 3rd CJHL | ||
1977-78 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 5 | - | 261 | 204 | 65 | 2nd CJHL | ||
1978-79 | 48 | 23 | 23 | 2 | - | 210 | 235 | 48 | 3rd CJHL | ||
1979-80 | 50 | 33 | 12 | 5 | - | 284 | 187 | 71 | 2nd CJHL | ||
1980-81 | 50 | 28 | 15 | 7 | - | 248 | 191 | 63 | 3rd CJHL | Won League | |
1981-82 | 50 | 11 | 36 | 3 | - | 191 | 266 | 25 | 6th CJHL | ||
1982-83 | 48 | 15 | 28 | 5 | - | 189 | 241 | 35 | 6th CJHL | ||
1983-84 | 53 | 21 | 16 | 6 | - | 233 | 235 | 48 | 6th CJHL | ||
1984-85 | 54 | 18 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 234 | 328 | 39 | 6th CJHL | ||
1985-86 | 60 | 35 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 311 | 247 | 74 | 4th CJHL | ||
1986-87 | 54 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 260 | 248 | 61 | 3rd CJHL | ||
1987-88 | 56 | 25 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 275 | 271 | 54 | 6th CJHL | ||
1988-89 | 55 | 10 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 203 | 316 | 26 | 9th CJHL | ||
1989-90 | 56 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 325 | 281 | 72 | 4th CJHL | ||
1990-91 | 54 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 347 | 276 | 71 | 3rd CJHL | ||
1991-92 | 57 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 233 | 85 | 3rd CJHL | ||
1992-93 | 56 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 308 | 261 | 68 | 5th CJHL | ||
1993-94 | 57 | 37 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 324 | 245 | 78 | 1st CJHL | Won League | |
1994-95 | 55 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 263 | 219 | 69 | 3rd CJHL | ||
1995-96 | 54 | 35 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 249 | 177 | 71 | 3rd in East | ||
1996-97 | 54 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 209 | 221 | 56 | 3rd in East | ||
1997-98 | 56 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 223 | 217 | 64 | 2nd in East | ||
1998-99 | 54 | 7 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 149 | 287 | 5th in East | Did not qualify | |
1999-00 | 55 | 11 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 177 | 307 | 5th in East | Did not qualify | |
2000-01 | 55 | 14 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 192 | 278 | 4th in East | Lost quarter-final 4-1 to Cornwall | |
2001-02 | 55 | 6 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 162 | 331 | 5th in East | Did not qualify | |
2002-03 | 55 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 67 | 246 | 210 | 3rd in East | Lost semi-final 4-3 to Nepean | |
2003-04 | 55 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 188 | 167 | 64 | 4th | Lost final 4-3 to Nepean | |
2004-05 | 57 | 24 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 194 | 204 | 55 | 3rd in East | Lost quarter-final 4-3 to Hawkesbury | |
2005-06 | 57 | 16 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 172 | 262 | 36 | 5th in East | Did not qualify | |
2006-07 | 55 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 184 | 190 | 60 | 2nd in East | Lost quarter-final 4-2 to Nepean | |
2007-08 | 60 | 14 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 188 | 301 | 36 | 10th CJHL | Did not qualify | |
2008-09 | 60 | 26 | 26 | - | 8 | 198 | 247 | 60 | 8th CJHL | Lost quarter-final 4-0 to Nepean | |
2009-10 | 62 | 35 | 21 | - | 6 | 277 | 225 | 76 | 4th CJHL | Lost quarter-final 4-2 to Ottawa | |
2010-11 | 62 | 35 | 25 | - | 2 | 263 | 244 | 72 | 4th CCHL | Lost semi-final 4-0 to Pembroke | |
2011-12 | 62 | 13 | 46 | - | 3 | 186 | 325 | 29 | 12th CCHL | Did not qualify | |
2012-13 | 62 | 19 | 35 | - | 8 | 166 | 246 | 46 | 10th CCHL | Did not qualify | |
2013-14 | 62 | 23 | 32 | - | 7 | 219 | 280 | 53 | 9th CCHL | Did not qualify | |
2014-15 | 62 | 31 | 30 | - | 1 | 199 | 223 | 63 | 3rd of 6 East 9th of 12 CCHL | Won Prelim. Playin, 2-0 (73's) Lost Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Jr. Senators) | |
2015-16 | 62 | 5 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 116 | 305 | 15 | 6th of 6 East 12th of 12 CCHL | Did not qualify | |
2016-17 | 62 | 22 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 141 | 204 | 50 | 4th of 6 East 10th of 12 CCHL | Did not qualify | |
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2017-18 | 62 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 186 | 204 | 62 | 4th of 6 East 8th of 12 CCHL | Lost Quarterfinals 1-4 (Canadians) | |
2018-19 | 62 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 205 | 151 | 85 | 2nd of 6 East 4th of 12 CCHL | Won Quarterfinals, 4-1 (Hawks) Lost Semifinals, 1-4 (Canadians) | |
2019-20 | 62 | 39 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 254 | 183 | 82 | 1st of 6 East 2nd of 12 CCHL | No playoffs (COVID-19) | |
2020-21 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 25 | 8 | NO STANDINGS | No playoffs (COVID-19) | |
2021-22 | 55 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 166 | 188 | 55 | 4th of 6 East 9th of 12 CCHL | Lost Tie-Break Game, 1-0 (Bears) | |
2022-23 | 55 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 172 | 203 | 52 | 5th of 6 East 10th of 12 CCHL | Did not qualify | |
2023-24 | 55 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 202 | 175 | 68 | 3rd of 6 East 4th of 12 CCHL | Won Quarterfinals 4-2 (Wolves) Lost Semifinals 1-4 (Grads) |
Centennial Cup Champions: 1976 (Gloucester Rangers)
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