1. New owners for the Kingston Frontenacs. ‘Well-intentioned’, clearly doesn’t translate to playoff wins. The Springer family have been OHL owners since the late ’90s and the on-ice record speaks for itself. New owners, a return to the Kingston Canadians name & uniforms, a fresh start with real hockey people in charge and long lost … Continue reading Potter’s Hockey Wish List For The Next Decade
Chris Clifford’s Number 29 Banner Raised
The Kingston goalie was the first to score a goal in a CHL game. For many Kingston hockey fans Chris Clifford's goal in January 1986 is the standalone moment from 45-plus years of OHL hockey in the Limestone City. They have yet to raise a championship banner and haven’t played in a Memorial Cup since … Continue reading Chris Clifford’s Number 29 Banner Raised
The Lost Voyageurs. Take The Money & Run
Could someone please explain how the Kingston Voyageurs wound up in Collingwood, Ontario? A resort town of 22,000 on the shores of Georgian Bay, that hasn’t had junior hockey for years and is home to a 70 year old arena? Simple explanation, it’s all about the money. Monday night at Collingwood town council there … Continue reading The Lost Voyageurs. Take The Money & Run
Queen’s Cup: Turning Back The Clock
On the night when the clocks went ahead, we reached back a few decades at the Kingston Memorial Centre. A raucous crowd of 2,800 jammed the nearly 70-year-old rink to watch the tricolour win the Queen's Cup for the first time in 38-years, with a 4-1 win over Guelph. In the final two minutes, the crowd was … Continue reading Queen’s Cup: Turning Back The Clock
Queen’s Hockey: Build them a Rink
It's hard to imagine how much Friday's win over McGill meant to Brett Gibson. An overnight success takes time. Eleven years of hard work building a program, doing it the right way and trusting, in the end, it all pays off. In recent years, CHL players started committing to Queen's and they built an … Continue reading Queen’s Hockey: Build them a Rink
Remembering Dick Trotter
Isn't it something that a man named Trotter would spend most of his life around horse racing? The aptly named Dick Trotter, a longtime broadcaster, passed away on December 27th in Port Perry, Ontario at the age of 79. His passing made me reflect back on a great time in my life; the CKWS newsroom in … Continue reading Remembering Dick Trotter
Red Deer Roadblock
"If if's and but's were candies & nuts, wouldn't it be a Merry Christmas!" - former football great 'Dandy' Don Meredith For the Kingston Frontenacs the Road to Red Deer and this year's Memorial Cup came to a crashing halt in St. Catharines Wednesday night, the best shot they've had in twenty years ended with … Continue reading Red Deer Roadblock
View from the overpriced seats
Anybody still bitching about playoff ticket prices? Not anyone who was there for Friday's epic battle at the KRock Centre. Game Two had something for everyone, the best entertainment for your hockey dollar was right here in Kingston , except there was no storybook ending. 4,700 fans were sitting in those overpriced seats when … Continue reading View from the overpriced seats
Remembering Mike Moffat at the ’82 World Juniors
The World Junior Hockey Championships have become a staple for millions of Canadian hockey fans during the holiday season, as we watch Canada’s best young players battle for gold. Things were much different in 1982, when Canada iced its first true national junior team and a goaltender from Kingston backstopped Canada to a gold medal. … Continue reading Remembering Mike Moffat at the ’82 World Juniors
Big Expectations for Dal Colle
photo by Aaron Bell Michael Dal Colle woke up New Year's day to a new beginning after sleep walking through the first half of the OHL season in Oshawa. If he doesn't know it already, #71 will find out quickly he is Kingston's new white knight; joining a franchise with more playoff baggage than … Continue reading Big Expectations for Dal Colle
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