Kingston Voyageurs

OPJHL team
team_name = Kingston Voyageurs
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division = Ruddock
founded = 1974
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arena = Cataraqui Community Centre
city = Kingston, Ontario
team_colors = Blue, Red, and White
head_coach = Evan Robinson
general_manager = N/A
affiliates = Napanee Raiders
"Greater Kingston Frontenacs"
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dhcs = none
bucklands = none
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schmalz_cup = The Kingston Voyageurs are a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Kingston, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League.

History

The Voyageurs entered the Metro Junior B Hockey League in 1974. The Voyageurs filled the Junior "B" void left when the Kingston Frontenacs jumped from the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League in 1972 to the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and then the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League in 1973 as the Kingston Canadians.

The Voyageurs continued with the league when it became the Metro Junior A Hockey League in 1991 and stuck around until 1995. In 1995, the team jumped to the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. The Vees were bought in the summer of 2006 by their major sponsor Gregg Rosen from KIMCO Steel Sales Ltd., who promtly spent more money to fix up the teams existing dressing room, build an office above the dressing room for the coaching staff and buy the players new equipment and sticks among other things. The Voyageurs will be moving into the new $24.5 million dollar Kingston Multiplex, currently being built on Fortune Crescent, near Highway 401 and Gardiners Road.

Staff

* Owner - Gregg Rosen
* President - Marla-Beth Rosen
* Head Coach - Evan Robinson
* Assistant Coach - Casey Torres
* Assistant Coach - Peter Goulet
* Trainer - Andrew Kemp
* Asst GM - Denis Duchesne
* Asst GM - Mark Emmons
* Treasurer - Roy "Scottie" Martin

eason-by-Season Results

Playoffs

*2002–2003 Defeated Bancroft Hawks 4 games to 1 in first round. Lost to Trenton Sting 4 games to 2 in Semi-Finals
*2003–2004 Defeated Trenton Sting 4 games to 1 in first round. Lost to Wellington Dukes 4 games to 3 in Semi-Finals
*2004–2005 Defeated Cobourg Cougars 4 games to 0 in first round. Lost to Wellington Dukes 4 games to 1 in Semi-Finals
*2005–2006 Defeated Peterborough Stars 4 games to 2 in first round. Lost to Bowmanville Eagles 4 games to 0 in Semi-Finals
*2006–2007 Defeated Peterborough Stars 4 games to 1 in first round. Defeated Bowmanville Eagles 4 games to 1 in Semi-Finals. Lost to Wellington Dukes 4 games to 1 in Conference Finals
*2007–2008 First Round Bye Defeated Port Hope Predators 4 games to 1 in Semi-Finals. Lost to Wellington Dukes 4 games to 0 in Conference Finals

Retired Numbers

* #10 Scott Martin
* #24 Ryan Vince

Alumni - NHL

* Alyn McCauley - (Los Angeles Kings)
* Jay McClement - (St. Louis Blues)
* Kirk Muller - (Montreal Canadiens) - (Stanley Cup Champion 1993)
* Doug Gilmour - (Toronto Maple Leafs) - (Stanley Cup Champion 1989)
* Bob Wren - (Toronto Maple Leafs)
* Mike Smith - (Dallas Stars)
* Nate Robinson - (Boston Bruins)
* Marc Moro - (Toronto Maple Leafs)
* Scott Arniel - (Buffalo Sabres)
* Daniel Cleary - (Detroit Red Wings)
* Brandon Convery - (Toronto Maple Leafs)

Alumni - OHL

* Jordan Mayer - (Mississauga St. Michaels Majors)
* Kaine Geldart - (Plymouth Whalers)
* Andrew Fournier - (Plymouth Whalers)
* Cody St. Jacques - (Guelph Storm)
* Mike Murphy - (Belleville Bulls)
* Jamie Arniel - (Guelph Storm)
* Stephen Miller - (Sudbury Wolves)
* David Edgeworth - (Belleville Bulls)
* Phil Mangan - (Kingston Frontenacs)
* Dany Revell - (Kingston Frontenacs)
* Nick Van Herpt - (Ottawa 67's)
* Ed Van Herpt - (Kingston Frontenacs)
* Brad Hartley - (Ottawa 67's)
* Matt Timmins - (Mississauga Ice Dogs)
* Jon Peters - (Guelph Storm)

External links

* [http://www.kingstonvoyageurs.on.ca/ Vees Webpage]
* [http://www.opjhl.ca/ OPJHL League Website]