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.
19-673: 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
38-775: A Junior A ice hockey team based in Rockland, Ontario . The Nationals compete in the Central Canada Hockey League as a member of the East Division. Since 2017, the team has played its home games at Clarence-Rockland Arena , originally known as the CIH Arena. Founded in 1968 as the Ottawa M&;W Rangers, they are one of the oldest continuously operating junior ice hockey team worldwide. The current Rockland Nationals began play in 2017–18, after
57-763: A player. The Rangers won their first Art Bogart Cup as league champions in 1981 by defeating the Pembroke Lumber Kings. The 1995 Centennial Cup (now Royal Bank Cup) was awarded to the City of Gloucester and the Gloucester Rangers. The Rangers, who were up by a goal in the championship game against the Calgary Canucks of the AJHL. The Canucks tied the game in the dying seconds and won the Centennial Cup in overtime. After their last playoff appearance of
76-699: The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board . Anglophone Catholic public schools are operated by the Ottawa Catholic School Board . French secular public schools are operated by the Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario (CÉPEO). The Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE), formerly known as the Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française du Centre-Est (CECLFCE), operates
95-755: The Si Miller Arena on Water Street. But, suffered a heart-breaking overtime loss to the St. Jerome Panthers in the final game of the 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 accommodations. The tournament was played in the Cornwall Civic Complex, instead of
114-464: The 2008-09 season. In late September 2016, Paul Jennings sold the Gloucester Rangers to a group of partners being André Chaput, André Charlebois & Amélie Lecompte, Jean-Robert Léger and Robert Bourdeau. Paul Jennings purchased the Orleans Blues franchise from Chaput in 2007. The Gloucester Rangers finished the 2016-17 season and relocated to the 2,000-seat Clarence-Rockland Arena to become
133-517: The 20th century, the Rangers fell on hard times missing the playoffs multiple times. In 2002, new owners decided to change the colours to Black, Purple, and Silver. The team rebuilt with blockbuster trades with cross-town rivals and defending league champions Ottawa Junior Senators . Unfortunately, the Rangers came close to winning the 2004 league championship by one goal in a sudden death game 7 to Nepean. In October 2004, coaching staff walking out of
152-856: 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
171-544: The Cornwall Colts shifted over to the Cornwall Civic Complex and left the Si Miller 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
190-648: The Gloucester Rangers relocated to Rockland after nearly 50 years in Gloucester . The franchise dates back to the 1968 expansion Ottawa M.&.W (MacIntosh & Watts) Rangers and made their home in Leitrim in south Ottawa. In 1972, the M&;W Rangers became the Gloucester Rangers and played out of the Earl Armstrong Arena. The 1972–73 season was coached by Derek Holmes , and included Mark Aubry as
209-729: The Rockland Nationals after playing at the aging Earl Armstrong for nearly 50 years. Nationals games can be heard on flohockey.tv , via the FloSports streaming platform. The team's play-by-play broadcaster is Richard Gauthier, who also serves as the public address announcer for the Ottawa Titans of the Frontier League . Gauthier brings over 40 years of experience in sports media as a play-by-play broadcaster and public address announcer for various sports. In 2020,
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#1732787746162228-607: 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. 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,
247-626: The SJHL in the opening contest wasn't the start they were looking for. The Colts managed to win the next two games against the Oakville Blades (5-4) and Weeks Crushers (6-1), but lost in the semi-finals to the eventual champion Humboldt Broncos . The Colts did very well. Captain Darcy Findlay received the RBC most valuable player award for the tournament. The Cornwall Civic Complex became
266-688: The area was incorporated as Gloucester Township , named after Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh . Over the years, parts of Gloucester Township were annexed by the expanding city of Ottawa. Gloucester was incorporated as a city in 1981 and became part of the amalgamated city of Ottawa in 2001. 1872—1962: Bank Street in Billings Bridge 1962—1996: Bank Street in Leitrim 1996—2001: Telesat Court in Pineview Anglophone secular public schools are operated by
285-458: The finals. CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Dudley Hewitt Champions - Central , Fred Page Champions - Eastern , Western Canada Cup Champions - Western , Western Canada Cup - Runners Up and Host Round robin play with top 4 in semi-final and winners to finals. Gloucester Rangers The Rockland Nationals (French: Le National de Rockland ), and colloquially known as the Nats , are
304-468: The organization over disagreements with management and ownership leaving the team with a shortage of players throughout the season through trades and releases. The team was sold to a group of Orleans businessmen in April 2005, who re-branded the team as the Orleans Blues, but couldn't move to Orleans, Ontario because of an inadequate arena, and therefore were forced to change back to the Gloucester Rangers for
323-477: The ownership team changed with the sale of André Chaput’s share to Luc Lavictoire. Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Centennial Cup Champions: 1976 (Gloucester Rangers) Gloucester, Ontario Gloucester ( / ˈ ɡ l ɒ s t ər / GLOST -ər ) is a former municipality and now geographic area of Ottawa , Ontario , Canada. Located east of Ottawa's inner core, it
342-657: The permanent home for the Cornwall Colts in 2007. Before, the Colts played their games at the now-demolished SI Miller Arena. The Cornwall Colts played their games at the Cornwall Civic Complex since 1992, but moved into the SI Miller in 1997. The Cornwall Civic Complex was used to host the 2003 and 2015 Fred Page Cup tournaments. Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Eastern Canada Championships MHL - QAAAJHL - CCHL - Host Round robin play with 2nd vs 3rd in semi-final to advance against 1st in
361-622: Was an independent city until amalgamated with the Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton in 2001 to become the new city of Ottawa. The population of Gloucester is about 150,012 people (2021 Census). Gloucester, originally known as Township B, was established in 1792. The first settler in the township was Braddish Billings in what is now the Billings Bridge area of Ottawa. In 1800, the township became part of Russell County , and later Carleton County in 1838. In 1850,
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