Official team photo of the Kingston Combines junior team that went to the 1926 Memorial Cup Final. Another junior hockey season ended quietly in Kingston this week, as the Frontenacs with what many consider to be the nucleus of a good young team, were dispatched in four straight games by a much better Ottawa 67’s … Continue reading A Century Later: Kingston Waits For A Memorial Cup

In the early years of the franchise in the 1970’s, the Kingston Canadians had some epic playoff battles with the Ottawa 67’s. But you have to go back 45 years to find the last time these two rivals met in the post season. The 1980-81 Kingston Canadians had one of the most feared power plays … Continue reading 1981 OHL Playoffs: 45 Years Ago Bernie Nicholls led the Kingston Canadians to upset playoff win over Ottawa 67’s.

Kingston was a hotbed for fastball in the 1970’s and Ron Cordukes was consistently one this area’s top pitchers. Cordukes learned how to pitch growing up on the family farm located off Highway 38 on Cordukes Road, he had four sisters who would take turns catching, wearing out an old glove between chores on most … Continue reading Remembering Ron Cordukes: Won multiple Circle Fastball League championships in the 1970’s.

In 1981 led by Paul Stothart - Queen's won the OUAA Championship and earned a berth the CIAU National Finals Queen's Gaels won the OUAA title in 1980-81, its first Ontario title in 67 years This past weekend the Queen’s men’s hockey team advanced to the CIS University Cup National Finals in Halifax with a … Continue reading Forty-Five Years Ago In 1981 The Queen’s Men’s Hockey Gaels Won the Ontario Championship. Ending A 67 Year Drought.

The former Kingston Canadian played 9-seasons in Rochester and was a Calder Cup Champion. The AHL’s Rochester Americans will honour the memory of Scott Metcalfe when they host the Laval Rocket Friday night Feb 27th. Metcalfe, who died suddenly in June, 2025 at age 58, spent 9 years of his 14-year pro career in Rochester … Continue reading Amerks To Honour Former Fan Favourite Scott Metcalfe.

Fifty-five years ago, the Kingston Young Nats Bennett's Foods Peewee all-star team was the best team in North America. Coached by Dr. Gerry Wagar and led by two future NHL’ers, Rick Paterson and Ken Linseman, they won the North American Silver Stick Tournament in Port Huron, Michigan in January, 1971. Paterson owns four Stanley Cup … Continue reading Rick Paterson anchored the Kingston Bennett’s Foods Young Nats Peewee team that won the North American Silver Stick in 1971. Paterson went on to earn four Stanley Cup rings.

On a team full of future Hall of Fame players like Gretzky, Messier, Kurri and Coffey, it was Kingston’s Ken Linseman that scored Edmonton’s Stanley Cup winning goal to give the Oilers dynasty its first Cup win in 1984 - defeating the four-time defending champion New York Islanders. Linseman, a little older than most of … Continue reading Ken Linseman: Made a career out of big game moments. Including a Stanley Cup winning goal for Edmonton.

It was 45 years ago that Kingston hosted the Ontario Hockey League All Star game at the Memorial Centre. In February 1981, the Kingston Canadians had four players named to the Leyden Division All-Star team; Mike Moffat, Rik Wilson, Neil Belland and Bernie Nicholls. For Wilson and Nicholls it was their second straight all-star appearance. … Continue reading Looking Back At The 1981 OHL All-Star Game In Kingston: Remembering Rik Wilson and former NHL goalie Roger Crozier

Kingston’s Kirk Muller celebrated his 18th birthday in Sarajevo at the 1984 Winter Olympics. Muller scored two goals in an 8-1 romp over Austria, two days earlier he became Canada’s youngest player to play Olympic hockey as a 17-year-old debuting in the tournament when Canada beat the defending gold medalists Team USA with a 4-2 … Continue reading Kingston’s Kirk Muller: The Youngest Player To Represent Canada In Olympic Hockey. At age 17 Muller played in the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo.

Dan Aykroyd welcomes Bobby Orr to Kingston and Queen's Richardson Stadium for the Kirk Muller/ Scott Arniel Celebrity Softball Classic in July, 1992. Orr was the biggest attraction of the day, he received the loudest ovation and hit a homerun into the right field bleachers late in the game, in the football stadium reconfigured for … Continue reading Star Studded Lineup For Celebrity Softball Classic in Kingston in 1992. Kirk Muller, Scott Arniel & Friends