Sarnia Sting
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| City: | Sarnia, Ontario | |
| League: | Ontario Hockey League | |
| Conference: | Western | |
| Division: | West | |
| Founded: | 1994-1995 | |
| Home Arena: | Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre | |
| Colours: | Black, White & Gold | |
| Head Coach: | Dave MacQueen | |
| General Manager: | Alan Millar | |
The Sarnia Sting are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They play out of the Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre (capacity: 5,300) in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
Franchise Identities:
- Cornwall Royals 1969-1992
- Newmarket Royals 1992-1994
- Sarnia Sting 1994-Present
Contents
History
The franchise was granted in 1969 as one of the inaugural teams of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. At the time, the team was located in Cornwall, Ontario and were known as the Cornwall Royals. During the team's tenure in the QMJHL the Royals won the Memorial Cup in 1972, 1980, and in 1981.For the 1981 - 1982 season, the team transferred to the Ontario Hockey League. In 1992, the franchise moved again to Newmarket, Ontario to play as the Newmarket Royals.
In 1994, the team was bought by the Ciccarelli brothers and moved to Sarnia, Ontario. Robert Ciccarelli is team's current president and governor. In 1999-2000 he was voted OHL Executive of the Year.
The move of the OHL franchise also forced the Junior "B" Sarnia Bees to change their name to the Steeplejacks.
Championships
The Sarnia Sting are in quest of their first J. Ross Robertson Cup and first Memorial Cup. In 1996-1997 was the closest the team came to the OHL Championship, but lost in the quarter-finals to Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 3. The lone title so far, was in 2003-2004 when the team won the OHL West Division, winning the Bumbacco Trophy.Coaches
- List of Coaches
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Players
Award winners
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Bobby Smith Trophy Scholastic player of the year.
OHL Top Point Scorer.
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Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy Overage player of the year.
Best rookie goals against average.
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Ivan Tennant Memorial Award Top academic high school player.
First overall draft pick.
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Retired numbers
None to date. Numbers are honoured with a banner for Aaron Brand and Peter Sarno have both won OHL scoring titles, and Trevor Letowski and Danny Fritsche were chosen to the World Junior teams.NHL Alumni
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Yearly Results
Regular Season
Legend:T = Tie (1994-2005), SL = Shoot Out Loss (2005-06 onward), OTL = Overtime Loss
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | T/SL | OTL | Points | Pct % | Goals For | Goals Against | Standing |
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| 1994-95 | 66 | 24 | 37 | 5 | - | 53 | 0.402 | 250 | 292 | 3rd Western |
| 1995-96 | 66 | 39 | 23 | 4 | - | 82 | 0.621 | 330 | 276 | 2nd Western |
| 1996-97 | 66 | 35 | 24 | 7 | - | 77 | 0.583 | 286 | 251 | 2nd Western |
| 1997-98 | 66 | 32 | 21 | 13 | - | 77 | 0.583 | 253 | 227 | 3rd Western |
| 1998-99 | 68 | 37 | 25 | 6 | - | 80 | 0.588 | 279 | 216 | 2nd West |
| 1999-00 | 68 | 33 | 27 | 8 | - | 74 | 0.544 | 211 | 189 | 3rd West |
| 2000-01 | 68 | 28 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 65 | 0.463 | 235 | 244 | 3rd West |
| 2001-02 | 68 | 27 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 66 | 0.434 | 236 | 260 | 4th West |
| 2002-03 | 68 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 90 | 0.654 | 251 | 193 | 2nd West |
| 2003-04 | 68 | 37 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 82 | 0.574 | 220 | 210 | 1st West |
| 2004-05 | 68 | 16 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 0.316 | 156 | 228 | 5th West |
| 2005-06 | 68 | 17 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 0.287 | 197 | 295 | 5th West |
Playoffs
- 1994-1995 Lost to Windsor Spitfires 4 games to 0 in division quarter-finals.
- 1995-1996 Defeated S.S. Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 0 in division quarter-finals.
Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 2 in quarter-finals. - 1996-1997 Defeated Windsor Spitfires 4 games to 1 in division quarter-finals.
Lost to Kitchener Rangers Petes 4 games to 3 in quarter-finals. - 1997-1998 Lost to Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 1 in division quarter-finals.
- 1998-1999 Lost to London Knights 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
- 1999-2000 Lost to Windsor Spitfires 4 games to 3 in conference quarter-finals.
- 2000-2001 Lost to Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
- 2001-2002 Lost to Erie Otters 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
- 2002-2003 Lost to Guelph Storm 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
- 2003-2004 Lost to Erie Otters 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
- 2004-2005 Out of playoffs.
- 2005-2006 Out of playoffs.
Team uniforms & logos
The sting have also used a third jersey that has a yellow background and a bee holding a stick about the Sarnia name on the chest (inset right).
Arenas
The Sarnia Sting played their first three seasons at the Sarnia Arena located in the downtown area. The Sting relocated from Newmarket, ON on the promise that a new arena would be built near the outskirts of town at Lambton College.- [Sarnia Arena] - The OHL Arena & Travel Guide
- [Sarnia Sports & Entertainment Centre] - The OHL Arena & Travel Guide
External links
- [www.sarniasting.com] Official site
- [Booster Club] Sarnia Sting Booster Club
- [Ontario Hockey League] Official web site
- [Canadian Hockey League] Official web site
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