Kingston Canadians
City	Kingston, Ontario
League	Ontario Hockey League
Conference	Leyden
Founded	1973-1974
Home Arena	Kingston Memorial Centre
Capacity	3,079
Ice Size	200' x 92'
Colours	Red, White and Blue

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Team History

The team began play in 1973 when the inactive Montreal Jr. Canadiens franchise was revived and moved to Kingston as the Kingston Canadians, to play in the OHA. (The original Montreal Jr. Canadiens franchise are now the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, playing in the QMJHL). The Kingston Canadians used the same colour scheme for uniforms as the Montreal Canadiens. The Kingston logo replaced the Montreal "H" for les Habitantswith the letter "K" for Kingston. The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are a major junior hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. ... The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French: la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English, LHJMQ in French) is one of the three Major Junior A Tier I hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. ...

Some sources show the name as "Kingston Canadiens", but the english "Canadians" is correct. The team used the uniforms and logo (modified) of the NHL Montreal Canadiens. The Montreal Canadiens are the oldest established National Hockey League franchise, and one of the most successful in all of North American sports history. ...

The team played from 1973 to 1980 in the OHA, then from 1980 to 1988 in the OHL. The Kingston Canadians franchise was sold following the 1987-88 season, and the new owner renamed the team Kingston Raiders.

Notable Events

• In 1985-1986 season, Chris Clifford is the OHL first goalie to score a goal.
• 28 game losing streak in 1987-1988, the final seaon of the Canadians
• A brawl during pre-game skate before a game with the Toronto Marlboros, in which Kingston forward Mike Maurice skated into the Marlboro end of the ice to get one of the nets. From then on, the OHL made the policy of having on ice officials present before the visiting team is allowed on the ice was put into effect.

Coaches

Jim Morrison coached the Canadians for almost half the team's tenure in the OHA & OHL. He is an NHL veteran defenceman of 704 games, as well as being a player coach in the AHL with the Baltimore Clippers.

Four other Canadians coaches also played in the NHL. They are, Jack Bownass, Rod Graham, Fred O'Donnell & Jim Dorey.

List of Coaches

(Multiple years in parentheses)

Players

Retired Numbers

NONE. Four numbers have been "honoured" from the Kingston Canadians, although not retired and still in circulation. (#5 Mike O'Connell, #7 Tony McKegney, #10 Brad Rhiness, #14 Ken Linseman)

NHL Alumni

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Stats

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, PCT = winning percentage, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Kingston Memorial Centre

The home arena of the Canadians was the Kingston Memorial Centre with a seating capacity 3,079 seated, and 3,300 including standing room. The Kingston Memorial Centre (originally the Kingston Community War Memorial Arena) is a 3,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Kingston, Ontario Canada. ... Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, either in terms of the space available, or in terms of limitations set by law. ...

External links

• The OHL Arena & Travel Guide - Kingston Memorial Centre

Defunct OHA / OHL Teams
List of Teams : Branford Alexanders | Cornwall Royals | Detroit Ambassadors | Detroit Jr. Red Wings | Detroit Whalers | Hamilton Dukes | Galt Blackhawks | Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters | Guelph Platers | Hamilton Fincups | Hamilton Red Wings | Hamilton Steelhawks | Kingston Canadians | Kingston Raiders | Kitchener Green Shirts | Montreal Jr. Canadiens | Newmarket Royals | Niagara Falls Flyers | Niagara Falls Thunder | North Bay Centennials | Owen Sound Platers | St. Catharines Black Hawks | St. Catharines Fincups | St. Catharines Tee Pees | Toronto Marlboros
CHL: | Memorial Cup | OHL | QMJHL | WHL