# Trenton Sting

The Trenton Sting were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Trenton, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.

## History

In 1981, the Belleville Bobcats of the Metro Junior B Hockey League moved to Trenton. In 1987, the Bobcats moved back to Belleville, but Trenton was granted a Junior C franchise in the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League.
In 1989, the team moved over to the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League that season, in which they stayed until 1995. In 1995, the ownership of the team was granted the rights to a Junior "A" team, and renamed the Sting.
To fill the void in the Junior "C" loop, the Sting created a farm team known as the Brighton Buzz. After two seasons, the Buzz became the Colborne Blackhawks. Two seasons later, the team folded.
The Sting were sold to a private group and changed their name to the Quinte West Pack. After the name change, the Pack played the franchises' worst season since 1996-97. On April 10, 2008, the franchise was renamed the Trenton Hercs.
Effective noon January 8, 2009, the Trenton Hercs folded for the remainder of the 2008-09 season. After 37 games, the Hercs record was 14 wins, 20 losses, and 3 overtime losses. It was confirmed shortly after that the franchise is officially defunct.

## Season-by-season results

| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1987-88 | 32 | 5 | 23 | 4 | - | 131 | 240 | 14 | 10th COJCHL | |
| 1988-89 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 10 | - | 198 | 188 | 46 | 6th COJCHL | |
| 1989-90 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | - | 175 | 143 | 37 | 3rd EOJCHL | |
| 1990-91 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | - | 165 | 145 | 35 | 2nd EOJCHL | |
| 1991-92 | 30 | 13 | 16 | 1 | - | 120 | 138 | 27 | 5th EOJCHL | |
| 1992-93 | 36 | 14 | 21 | 1 | - | 189 | 222 | 29 | 5th EOJCHL | |
| 1993-94 | 36 | 17 | 15 | 4 | - | 176 | 156 | 38 | 5th EOJCHL | |
| 1994-95 | 40 | 7 | 32 | - | 1 | 146 | 271 | 15 | 6th EOJCHL | |
| 1995-96 | 50 | 23 | 23 | 4 | - | 243 | 252 | 50 | 3rd OPJHL-R | |
| 1996-97 | 51 | 16 | 32 | 3 | - | 192 | 278 | 36 | 5th OPJHL-R | |
| 1997-98 | 51 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 237 | 193 | 62 | 2nd OPJHL-R | Lost final |
| 1998-99 | 51 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 265 | 184 | 71 | 2nd OPJHL-E | |
| 1999-00 | 49 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 242 | 179 | 64 | 3rd OPJHL-E | |
| 2000-01 | 49 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 210 | 148 | 65 | 3rd OPJHL-E | Lost semi-final |
| 2001-02 | 49 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 207 | 128 | 70 | 3rd OPJHL-E | |
| 2002-03 | 49 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 235 | 144 | 67 | 2nd OPJHL-E | Lost Conf. Final |
| 2003-04 | 49 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 192 | 190 | 50 | 5th OPJHL-E | |
| 2004-05 | 49 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 184 | 151 | 52 | 6th OPJHL-E | Lost Conf. Semi-final |
| 2005-06 | 49 | 17 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 143 | 196 | 40 | 7th OPJHL-E | Lost Conf. Quarter-final |
| 2006-07 | 49 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 169 | 213 | 40 | 7th OPJHL-E | Lost Conf. QF |
| 2007-08 | 49 | 17 | 30 | - | 2 | 135 | 205 | 36 | 7th OPJHL-E | |
| 2008-09 | 37 | 14 | 20 | - | 3 | 129 | 153 | 31 | 9th OJHL-R | Folded |

### Farm Team

When the Sting jumped from Junior C to Junior A, they formed a team in the area as a feeder, this team quickly fizzled out in four years. From 1995 until 1997 they were known as the Brighton Buzz, from 1997 until 1999 they were known as the Colborne Blackhawks. Their entire existence was in the Empire B Junior C Hockey League.
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results |
| 1995-96 | 42 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 326 | 3 | 6th EBJCHL |
| 1996-97 | 42 | 0 | 41 | 1 | - | 113 | 373 | 1 | 6th EBJCHL |
| 1997-98 | 36 | 9 | 24 | 3 | - | 144 | 241 | 21 | 6th EBJCHL |
| 1998-99 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 128 | 12 | 6th EBJCHL |