Carleton Place Canadians

The Carleton Place Canadians are a Junior A ice hockey team based in Carleton Place, Ontario.^[1] The Canadians compete in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) as a member of the Robinson Division, which is the west division in the league. The team was established in 1969, along with the Kemptville Comets, when they were both part of the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League (EOJBHL). The Canadians have played their home games at the Carleton Place Arena since 1969, which coincides when their arena was built the same year.^[2] The Canadians are owned by Brent Sullivan, who purchased the club in 2021 from Jason and Jody Clarke.^[3]

Carleton Place Canadians
Division	Robinson
Founded	1969
History	Carleton Place Legion Kings 1969–2009 (EOJHL) Carleton Place Canadians 2009–present (CCHL)
Home arena	Carleton Place Arena
City	Carleton Place, Ontario
Team colors	Royal blue, gold, white
Media	FloSports
Owner	Brent Sullivan
General manager	Brent Sullivan
Head coach	Cole Burton
Official website	www.cpcanadians.com

The team has advanced to the Bogart Cup Final seven times in 15 seasons, winning the Bogart Cup four times in a row from 2014 to 2017.^[4][5] The Canadians, along with the Pembroke Lumber Kings, are the two CCHL franchises to have broken the most league records during a season, and own the all-time league record for finishing with the most points during a season with 110, in 2013–14 and 2017–18.^[6]

The original Carleton Place Legion Kings logo

History

The team was founded in 1969 as the Carleton Place Legion Kings in the Renfrew-Lanark Junior C Hockey League. Soon after, the league folded and the Legion Kings ended up in the Rideau-St. Lawrence Junior B Hockey League in 1971. This league later became the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League. In 2009, it was announced that the team had been granted expansion to the Central Junior A Hockey League (now Central Canada Hockey League). Although the CCHL franchise has a different name, the Legion Kings are still considered the forerunner to the Canadians franchise.^[7]

The Canadians played their first Junior A game on September 11, 2009. At home, the Canadians dropped a 4–1 decision to the Nepean Raiders. On September 13, 2009, the Canadians won their first ever CJHL game, defeating the Ottawa Jr. Senators 3–2 in the shootout on the road.

The 2013–14 season was a landmark season for the Canadians. They shattered both the CCHL's wins and points records en route to their first regular season title, falling one win short of shattering the 1972–73 Pembroke Lumber Kings league record for best winning percentage (47–4–4). They won CCHL playoffs by beating their rival Kemptville 73's 4–0 and then beating Pembroke in a hard-fought best-of-7 series. In the final, they won their first ever Bogart Cup against division rival Smiths Falls Bears in five games. They went on to win against the St-Jerôme Panthers 3–1 to win their first Fred Page Cup. The Canadians lost the Centennial Cup Final in a double-overtime loss to the Yorkton Terriers. In the 2014 playoffs, the Canadians played nine home games with seven full houses, and a total attendance of 7,011 for an average of 779, the highest in team history.^[8] Standing room capacity crowds of 1,100 fans attended both Game 1 and 5 of the Bogart Cup Final round, which represents more than 400 people than the listed capacity.^[9][10]

Season-by-season record

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1981–82	40	18	15	7	-	227	209	43	2nd in EO NEast
1982–83	32	13	25	4	-	207	271	30	6th in EO Valley
1983–84	Statistics Not Available
1984–85	36	14	20	2	-	160	232	30	4th in EO Valley
1985–86	36	14	19	3	-	198	220	31	4th in EO NWest
1986–87	39	12	26	1	0	181	257	25	6th in EO Valley
1987–99	Statistics Not Available
1999–00	40	21	16	3	3	174	167	50	2nd in EO Valley	Lost Division Semi-Final
2000–01	45	26	20	2	1	171	153	55	3rd in EO Valley	Lost Semi-Final
2001–02	40	13	25	2	2	139	167	30	6th in EO Valley	Lost Preliminary
2002–03	40	19	18	3	2	176	168	43	3rd in EO Valley	Lost Preliminary
2003–04	40	18	19	3	2	153	162	41	3rd in EO Valley	Lost Preliminary
2004–05	40	14	20	5	1	144	185	34	4th in EO Valley	Lost Division Final
2005–06	40	19	17	2	2	166	151	42	3rd in EO Valley	Lost Division Semi-Final
2006–07	40	13	20	5	2	159	204	33	5th in EO Valley	Lost Division Final
2007–08	39	25	10	3	1	176	135	54	1st in EO Valley	Lost Conference Final
2008–09	40	28	6	4	2	201	116	62	1st in EO Valley	Lost Conference Final
2009–10	62	25	35	-	2	196	234	52	9th in CJHL	Did not qualify
2010–11	62	32	26	-	4	206	202	68	5th in CCHL	Lost quarter-finals 4–2 to Gloucester Rangers
2011–12	62	41	18	-	3	265	180	85	4th in CCHL	Lost quarter-finals 4–0 to Hawkesbury Hawks
2012–13	62	40	19	-	3	248	164	83	1st of 6 in Robinson 2nd of 12 in CCHL	Won quarter-finals 4–1 over Smiths Falls Bears Lost semi-finals 4–3 to Cornwall Colts
2013–14	62	54	6	-	2	293	149	110	1st of 6 in Robinson 1st of 12 CCHL	Won quarter-finals 4–0 over Kemptville 73's Won semi-finals 4–3 over Pembroke Lumber Kings Won Bogart Cup Final 4–1 over Smiths Falls Bears
2014–15	62	49	10	-	3	245	131	101	1st of 6 in Robinson 1st of 12 in CCHL	Won quarter-finals 4–0 over Nepean Raiders Won semi-finals 4–2 over Cornwall Colts Won Bogart Cup Final 4–1 over Pembroke Lumber Kings
2015–16	62	43	16	2	1	247	178	89	1st of 6 in Robinson 1st of 12 in CCHL	Won quarter-finals 4–1 over Pembroke Lumber Kings Won semi-finals 4–0 over Brockville Braves Won Bogart Cup Final 4–3 over Ottawa Jr. Senators
2016–17	62	50	12	0	0	252	135	100	1st of 6 in Robinson 1st of 12 in CCHL	Won quarter-finals 4–1 over Nepean Raiders Won semi-finals 4–2 over Kemptville 73's Won Bogart Cup Final 4–1 over Ottawa Jr. Senators
2017–18	62	53	5	1	3	257	105	110	1st of 6 in Robinson 1st of 12 in CCHL	Won quarter-finals 4–1 over Rockland Nationals Won semi-finals 4–0 over Hawkesbury Hawks Lost Bogart Cup Final 4–1 to Ottawa Jr. Senators
2018–19	62	44	11	3	4	236	140	95	1st of 6 in Robinson 1st of 12 in CCHL	Won quarter-finals 4–0 over Navan Grads Won semi-finals 4–1 over Rockland Nationals Lost Bogart Cup Final 4–1 to Ottawa Jr. Senators
2019–20	62	42	7	4	2	263	139	104	1st of 6 in Robinson 1st of 12 in CCHL	Playoffs canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22	5	18	32	2	3	166	215	41	6th of 6 in Robinson 12th of 12 in CCHL	Did not qualify
2022–23	55	31	20	2	2	210	183	66	3rd of 6 in Robinson 6th of 12 in CCHL	Lost quarter-finals 4–1 to Smiths Falls Bears
2023–24	55	28	24	3	0	175	191	59	3rd of 6 in Robinson 7th of 12 in CCHL	Lost quarter-finals 4–1 to Smiths Falls Bears
2024–25	55	36	15	1	3	203	149	76	1st of 6 in Robinson 2nd of 12 in CCHL	Won quarter-finals 4–0 over Kemptville 73's Won semi-finals 4–3 over Navan Grads Lost Bogart Cup Final 4–0 to Rockland Nationals

Fred Page Cup

Eastern Canada Championships
MHL - QAAAJHL - CCHL - Host
Round robin play with 2nd vs 3rd in semi-final to advance against 1st in the finals.

Year	Round Robin	Record	Standing	Semi-finals	Gold Medal Game
2014	W, St. Jerome Panthers 6-4 W, Granby Inouk 4-2 L, Cornwall Colts 3-6	3-0-0	1st of 4	n/a	W, St. Jerome Panthers 3-1 Fred Page Cup Champions advance to Royal Bank Cup
2015	W, Dieppe Commandos 3-1 W, Longueuil Collège Français 4-2 W, Truro Bearcats 2-1	2-1-0	1st of 4	n/a	W, Dieppe Commandos 3-1 Fred Page Cup Champions advance to Royal Bank Cup
2016	W, Woodstock Slammers 5-2 W, Pictou County Crushers 3-1 W, Longueuil Collège Français 6-3	3-0-0	1st of 4	n/a	W, Woodstock Slammers 4-2 Fred Page Cup Champions advance to Royal Bank Cup
2017	SOL, Longueuil Collège Français 1-2 SOL, Terrebonne Cobras 7-8 W, Truro Bearcats 3-1	1-0-2	3rd of 4	W, Longueuil Collège Français 2-0	L, Terrebonne Cobras 2-5
2018	L, Longueuil College Francais 1-2 L, Ottawa Jr. Senators 2-3 L, Edmundston Blizzard 3-5	0-3-0	4th of 4	did not qualify for playoffs

Royal Bank Cup

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.

Year	Round Robin	Record W-OTW-OTL-L	Standing	Semi-finals	Gold Medal Game
2014	W, Vernon Vipers 3-2 OTL, Dauphin Kings 3-4 W, Toronto Patriots 4-2 L, Yorkton Terriers 1-3	2-0-1-1	4th of 5	W, Dauphin Kings 5-3	OTL, Yorkton Terriers 3-4
2015	W, Soo Thunderbirds 4-0 W, Portage Terriers 3-0 L, Penticton Vees 3-4 OTL, Melfort Mustangs 3-4	2-0-1-1	3rd of 5	2OTW, Penticton Vees 2-1	L, Portage Terriers 2-5
2016	L, Trenton Golden Hawks 1-3 OTL, Lloydminster Bandits 3-4 L, West Kelowna Warriors 1-4 L, Brooks Bandits 4-5	0-0-1-3	5th of 5	did not qualify for playoff round