- Penetang Kings
Hockey team
team = Penetang Kings
logosize = 125px
city =Penetanguishene, Ontario [ [http://www.officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/PenetanguisheneKings.htm Penetang Kings ] ]
league =Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League [ [http://www.ohahockey.org/page/show/15309 GBMOJHL Teams | Georgian Bay Mid-Ontario Junior Hockey League | Junior C | Leagues | Ontario Hockey Association ] ]
founded = 1977 [ [http://www.officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/PenetanguisheneKings.htm Penetang Kings ] ]
arena =Penetanguishene Memorial Community Centre
colours =Purple ,Black , andWhite [ [http://www.penetangkings.ca/ Penetang KINGS :: Junior C Hockey Club Official Website ] ]
coach =Wesley Parent [ [http://www.penetangkings.ca/ Penetang KINGS :: Junior C Hockey Club Official Website ] ]
GM =Larry Cowan [ [http://www.penetangkings.ca/ Penetang KINGS :: Junior C Hockey Club Official Website ] ]
parentclub =
farmclub =
name1 = Penetang Hurons [ [http://www.officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/PenetanguisheneHurons.htm Penetang Hurons ] ]
dates1 = 1973-1975 [ [http://www.officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/PenetanguisheneHurons.htm Penetang Hurons ] ]
name2 = Penetang Kings [ [http://www.officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/PenetanguisheneKings.htm Penetang Kings ] ]
dates2 = 1977-Present [ [http://www.officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/PenetanguisheneKings.htm Penetang Kings ] ]
|The Penetang Kings are a Canadian juniorice hockey team based inPenetanguishene, Ontario ,Canada . [ [http://www.officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/PenetanguisheneKings.htm Penetang Kings ] ] They play in theGeorgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League of theOntario Hockey Association . [ [http://www.ohahockey.org/page/show/15309 GBMOJHL Teams | Georgian Bay Mid-Ontario Junior Hockey League | Junior C | Leagues | Ontario Hockey Association ] ]History
The first chapter of current Penetanguishene junior hockey history came in 1973. The Penetang Hurons joined up with the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League, a league recently promoted from the Junior D level. The Hurons lasted only two seasons before folding. [ [http://www.officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/PenetanguisheneHurons.htm Penetang Hurons ] ]
In 1977, two years after the demise of the Hurons. The Penetang Kings were created as members of the Georgian Bay Junior C Hockey League. [ [http://www.officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/PenetanguisheneKings.htm Penetang Kings ] ]
In 1983-84, the Penetang won the Georgian Bay league championship to move into the All-Ontario playdowns. They made it all the way to the
Clarence Schmalz Cup finals, were they played against theNiagara Junior C Hockey League champions, the Woodstock Navy-Vets. The Kings brushed them off with a 4-game-sweep to clinch their first ever provincial championship. [Ontario Hockey Association 2006-2007 Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition by The Ontario Hockey Association (2006)] The Kings were led to the Cup by local player and futureNational Hockey League rBrian McReynolds , who the next year won the Manitoba Centennial Cup National Junior A Championship with the Orillia Travelways of the OHA Junior A Hockey League. [ [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11092 Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Brian McReynolds ] ]In 1994, the Georgian Bay league merged with the Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League to create the
Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League . [ [http://www.officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/PenetanguisheneKings.htm Penetang Kings ] ] Although the Kings were rather competitive in the league, success has not come until recently.The 2005-06 season saw the Kings finish the regular season in first place. In the league quarter-finals, the Kings were placed against the eighth place
Midland Flyers and swept them 4-games-to-none. The semi-final was against the sixth seededStayner Siskins . The Kings dispatched them 4-games-to-1 to move on to the Georgian Mid-Ontario finals. The Kings were up against the powerhouseFergus Devils , but it in surprising fashion swept the second seeded Devils 4-games-to-none to win their first ever Georgian Mid-Ontario championship. The Kings found themselves in the All-Ontario playdowns for the first time possibly twenty-two years. Their quarter-final match up was against theKincardine Bulldogs of theWestern Junior C Hockey League . In their hardest challenge yet, the bested the Bulldogs 4-games-to-2. In the semi-finals, the Kings ran into theCentral Junior C Hockey League 'sPort Perry Mojacks . The Kings dispatched the Mojacks 4-games-to-2 to reach their firstClarence Schmalz Cup final in twenty-two years. The Kings were up against a heavily favouredEssex 73's squad. The 73's had torn up theGreat Lakes Junior C Hockey League and swept theNiagara Junior C Hockey League 'sSimcoe Storm to reach the final. Penetang's goalie, Dan Earles, took over and post three 1-0 shutouts in a 4-games-to-1 series victory over the 73's. [ [http://www.ohahockey.org/ Home | Ontario Hockey Association ] ]The 2006-07 season was more of a challenge than ever. After coming in second place in the regular season to the
Fergus Devils , the Kings again had to face theMidland Flyers in the quarter-finals and again swept them 4-games-to-none. In the semi-final, the Kings were challenged by a toughAlliston Hornets squad. After going up 3-games-to-none in the series, the Hornets battled back to make the series 3-games-to-2 before the Kings finally won a tight game 6 and kill the Hornet surge thanks to 2 late game points by Tylere Befort. This set up a rematch of the 2006-07 GMO Final. Fergus came out tough, but were beaten in the first two games both in double overtime, both times by a 3-2 score. The Devils came back and won game 3 and game 4 just to have the Kings win game 5 and then game 6 4-3 in overtime. Four of the six games played in the Final were finished in overtime. In the Semi-final, the Kings again ran into theKincardine Bulldogs of theWestern Junior C Hockey League . By game 4, the Bulldogs had the Kings against the wall with a 3-games-to-1 series lead. To the Bulldogs dismay, the Kings won game 5 2-1, game 6 3-1, and then game 7 with a crushing 5-0 victory. In the semi-final, the Kings drew theCentral Junior C Hockey League 'sLakefield Chiefs and in an extremely close series, swept the Chiefs 4-games-to-none to reach the All-Ontario Final for the second straight year. Again, their opponent was theGreat Lakes Junior C Hockey League 'sEssex 73's . In the Final, the 73's got the one-up on the Kings in game 1, taking it 4-3. From that point on, with again excellent backstopping from Dan Earles, the Kings dismantled the 73's. They won the next 4 games straight to win the series 4-games-to-1 and clinch their second straightClarence Schmalz Cup . [ [http://www.ohahockey.org/ Home | Ontario Hockey Association ] ]eason-by-Season Standings
(*) "Standings Incomplete."
*2000-2004 [http://www.ohahockey.org/ Provided by GMO League statistician]
*2004-Present [ [http://www.ohahockey.org/ Home | Ontario Hockey Association ] ]Clarence Schmalz Cup Appearances:"1984": Penetang Kings defeated
Woodstock Navy-Vets "4-games-to-none" [Ontario Hockey Association 2006-2007 Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition by The Ontario Hockey Association (2006)] :"2006": Penetang Kings defeatedEssex 73's "4-games-to-1" [Ontario Hockey Association 2006-2007 Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition by The Ontario Hockey Association (2006)] :"2007": Penetang Kings defeatedEssex 73's "4-games-to-1" [ [http://www.ohahockey.org/ Home | Ontario Hockey Association ] ]Notable Alumni
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Brian McReynolds [ [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11092 Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Brian McReynolds ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.penetangkings.ca/ Kings Homepage]
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