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Cornwall Colts 
City Cornwall, Ontario, Canada League Central Canada Hockey League Division Robinson Founded 1988 Home arena Ed Lumley Arena Colours Blue, Red, and White
General manager Ian MacInnis Head coach Ian MacInnis Franchise history 1988-1990 Massena Turbines 1990-1992 Massena Americans 1992-Present Cornwall Colts The Cornwall Colts are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League. Before 1992, they were known as the Massena Americans, and moved to Cornwall in 1992 when the Cornwall Royals were sold and moved away from the city.
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Championship era
The Cornwall Colts quickly became CJHL powerhouses winning Art Bogart Cups in 1995 and 1996. The 1996 final between the Gloucester Rangers was played at the Cornwall Civic Complex. A sold-out crowd watched the Cornwall Colts defeat the Gloucester Rangers 4-3 in game 7. In 1998, the Cornwall Colts were swept 4 games to 0 by their highway 401 rivals Brockville Braves. Cornwall went on to claim the Art Bogart Cup over the Brockville Braves two years later, and went on to defeat the Halifax Oland Exports to win the Fred Page Cup. Despite going win-less at the Royal Bank Cup in Fort McMurray, Alberta, the entire City of Cornwall stood right behind the Colts every step of the way. The Colts would continue their winning ways in 2000-01 as the Colts whitewashed the Ottawa Jr. Senators 7-0 in game 7 at the legendary Si Miller Arena on Water Street. But, suffered an heart-breaking overtime loss to the St. Jerome Panthers in the final game of the Fred Page Cup. Since losing the finals the following year, the Colts never made the finals to date.
2003 Fred Page Cup
The Cornwall Colts and the City of Cornwall was awarded the Fred Page Cup for 2003. The tournament was originally awarded to the Ottawa Junior Senators, but backed out due to arena trouble and accomidations. The tournament was played in the Cornwall Civic Complex, instead of the SI Millar Arena, because it was too small. The tournament was a success, despite that the Colts bowed out in the semi-finals with a double-overtime loss to the Nepean Raiders.
2008 Royal Bank Cup
In fall 2005, the City of Cornwall and the Cornwall Colts were awarded Canada's most prestigious Junior A hockey tournament for 2008. The runner-up for the tournament were the Pembroke Lumber Kings. For the 2007-08 season, the Cornwall Colts shifted over to the Cornwall Civic Complex and left the SI Millar Arena for good. The Colts now had the biggest arena in the league, despite that attendance figures were surprisingly low. The Colts finished 6th and lost the quarter-finals. The Colts rested for several weeks and entered the tournament with expectations of winning the Royal Bank Cup. But, a 7-0 loss to the Humboldt Broncos of the SJHL in the opening contest didn't give the Colts a chance of making the finals. The Colts managed to win two games against the Oakville Blades (5-4) and Weeks Crushers (6-1), but lost the semi-finals to the eventual champion Humboldt Broncos.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs 1988-89 56 14 41 1 0 208 337 29 8th CJHL 1989-90 56 14 36 3 3 217 355 34 9th CJHL 1990-91 53 15 33 2 3 225 331 35 7th CJHL 1991-92 57 16 38 2 1 269 362 35 7th CJHL 1992-93 57 33 15 4 5 343 304 75 3rd CJHL 1993-94 57 25 25 4 3 304 311 57 8th CJHL 1994-95 54 37 12 3 2 285 211 79 1st CJHL Won League 1995-96 54 45 6 3 - 348 214 93 1st CJHL Won League 1996-97 54 28 23 3 - 217 202 59 5th CJHL 1997-98 56 29 17 10 8 225 183 76 1st Robinson 1998-99 54 31 19 4 0 227 201 66 2nd Robinson 1999-00 56 45 10 1 0 306 183 91 1st Robinson Won League, Won FPC 2000-01 55 42 10 3 0 324 189 88 1st Robinson Won League 2001-02 55 46 7 2 0 347 173 94 1st Robinson Lost final 2002-03 55 31 13 11 1 275 194 74 2nd Robinson Lost quarter-final 2003-04 55 33 16 3 3 256 173 72 2nd Robinson Lost semi-final 2004-05 57 34 17 3 3 238 186 74 1st Robinson Lost semi-final 2005-06 57 26 24 3 4 236 233 59 3rd in Robinson Lost semi-final 2006-07 55 15 32 5 3 154 215 38 4th in Robinson Did not Qualify 2007-08 60 31 24 1 4 211 207 67 6th CJHL 2008-09 60 30 29 - 1 188 215 61 7th CJHL 2009-10 62 41 16 - 5 242 171 87 3rd CJHL Lost Semi-final 2010-11 62 48 13 - 1 257 140 97 2nd CCHL Lost Final Championships
- CJHL Bogart Cup Championships: 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001
- Eastern Canadian Fred Page Cup Championships: 2000
- CJAHL Royal Bank Cup Championships: None
External links
Central Canada Hockey League Teams Brockville Braves · Carleton Place Canadians · Cornwall Colts · Cumberland Grads · Gloucester Rangers · Hawkesbury Hawks · Kanata Stallions · Kemptville 73's · Nepean Raiders · Ottawa Jr. Senators · Pembroke Lumber Kings · Smiths Falls BearsFormer Teams Seasons 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12CJHL: Fred Page Cup · Royal Bank Cup Categories:- Central Junior A Hockey League teams
- Sport in Cornwall, Ontario
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