Kingston Frontenacs For other teams named Kingston Frontenacs , please see Kingston Frontenacs ( disambiguation ) The Kingston Frontenacs are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League , based in Kingston , Ontario , Canada . The team is coached by Paul McFarland and played home games at the K - Rock Centre , opened in 2008 . Team history predates the OHA , back to 1945 to a team known as the Kingston Victorias . This franchise was founded in the OHA in 1973 – 74 , then known as the Kingston Canadians until 1987 – 88 . The team was briefly known as the Kingston Raiders in 1988 – 89 , and as the Frontenacs ever since . History . The " Frontenacs " name has been long associated with hockey in the Kingston area . Several teams have been known as the Frontenacs . The origin of the name " Frontenacs " comes from Louis de Buade de Frontenac , governor of New France who established Fort Frontenac on the site of present - day Kingston . The area surrounding Kingston is Frontenac County . From 1959 to 1963 there was also a Kingston Frontenacs ( EPHL ) team in the Eastern Professional Hockey League . Before 1945 . The city had a team in the Ontario Hockey Association ( OHA ) Jr . league in the 1910s . NHL Alumni from this team are Alec Connell , Bill Cook , Allan Davidson and Flat Walsh . There was also an Ontario Hockey Association ( OHA ) Sr . League team from the 1910s to 1940s . NHL Alumni from this team are Mickey Blake , Glen Brydson , Bill Cook , Gus Giesebrecht , Doug Stevenson , Charles Stewart , Carl Voss and Flat Walsh . The Kingston Giants lost the Memorial Cup final in 1925 - 26 . 1952 – 1973 . In 1952 , the Kingston Victoria were renamed the Kingston Frontenacs . This team played at the Junior B level , then later at the Juior A level . This Frontenacs team lost in the 1963 Sutherland Cup final to the St . Marys Lincolns , 4 games to 1 . Kingston Canadians . The Kingston Canadians arrival in the Ontario Hockey Association ( OHA ) for the 1973 – 74 season , was a result of the Montreal Junior Canadiens switch to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) in 1972 . During the summer of 1972 , the QMJHL had threatened a lawsuit against the OHA to force the Junior Canadiens to return to the Quebec - based league . To solve the problem , the OHA granted the Junior Canadiens franchise a " one - year suspension " of operations , while team ownership transferred the team and players into the QMJHL , renaming themselves the Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge in the process . The OHA then reactivated the suspended franchise after a one year hiatus , under new ownership and with new players , calling the team the Kingston Canadians . The new Kingston team was essentially an expansion franchise promoted from the OHA ' s Tier II league , that had only common name to share with the old Junior Canadiens . The Tier II Frontenacs originated in the Eastern Junior B Hockey League and date back to at least the early 1940s as the Kingston Victorias . However , in some OHA histories ( such as the annual Media Guide ) the Kingston team is still shown as the legitimate successors of the Junior Canadiens ' legacy . Kingston Raiders . Following a change in ownership the club was renamed Kingston Raiders for one season in 1988 – 89 . Due to ownership problems , the team was sold again following that season . Kingston Frontenacs . In 1989 the new ownership , including Wren Blair and Bob Attersley , renamed the team Kingston Frontenacs after the EPHL team of which they had both been members . The uniforms and logos were revived from the old franchise . The city embraced and welcolmed the new ownership . Wren Blair and Bob Attersley were both hockey legends in their own right . In 1997 Wren Blair would be honoured with the Bill Long Award for distinguished service in the OHL . The club was sold to the Springer family of Kingston in June 1998 , with Doug Springer becoming the Owner and Governor . The Kingston franchise has the second - longest championship drought in the OHL ( second to the Sudbury Wolves by one year ) , and the fourth - longest in the Canadian Hockey League . The lone division title won by the Frontenacs was in the 1994 – 95 season where the team won the OHL East Division . In the 1992 – 93 OHL season , the Frontenacs lost the conference final to Peterborough . Coaches . Larry Mavety coached the Frontenacs for much of the teams history . He originally coached the team in 1988 – 89 , when they were still known as the Kingston Raiders . In 1989 – 90 , the first season the franchise was known as the Frontenacs , he won the Matt Leyden Trophy as the OHL Coach of the Year . Mavety returned to Kingston in 1997 to become the head coach once again , and stayed in that position until midway through the 2002 – 03 season when he stepped down to focus on his general manager duties . After a slow start in the 2007 – 08 season , Mavety once again found himself coaching the Frontenacs , where he remained until November , 2008 when it was announced that Doug Gilmour had signed a 3 - year contract as the team ' s new coach . Concurrently , it was announced that Mavety would stay on as general manager . The franchise have had two coaches go on to the NHL as a head coach , as Dave Allison , who coached Kingston from 1992 – 94 , coached the Ottawa Senators for 25 games in the 1995 – 96 season , while Gary Agnew , who coached the Frontenacs from 1994 – 97 , was an interim head coach for the Columbus Blue Jackets for five games in the 2006 – 07 season . Kingston Canadians ( 1973 – 1988 ) . During the inaugural season of the Kingston Canadians in 1973 – 74 , Jack Bownass was awarded the Matt Leyden Trophy as OHA Coach of the Year . Former NHL defenceman Jim Morrison coached the team from 1975 – 82 , which was the longest stint a coach had when the club was known as the Canadians . List of coaches . " ( Multiple years in parentheses , totals include all incarnations of the Kingston franchise ) " Players . Paul Coffey is the only former member of the Kingston franchise to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame , getting the honour in 2004 . In 1977 – 1978 , Coffey played for the Kingston Canadians , as a late season addition from the North York Rangers . He played 8 regular reason games and 5 playoff games with the Canadians . Honoured numbers . Six numbers have been " honoured " from the Kingston Canadians / Frontenacs . They are not retired and remain in use . ( # 5 Mike O ' Connell , # 7 Tony McKegney , # 10 Brad Rhiness , # 14 Ken Linseman , # 17 David Ling , # 7 Mike Zigomanis , # 88 Keli Corpse ) Team records . < br clear = " all " > Season - by - season results . Regular season . Legend : OTL = Overtime loss , SL = Shoot Out Loss Playoffs . Junior B Era OHL Era Team uniforms and logos . The original uniforms and logos of the OHL Frontenacs were revived from the EPHL franchise , which was affiliated with the Boston Bruins . The logo featured a yellow letter ' K ' with a black outline , surrounded by black spokes leading to a yellow circle border with the name Kingston Frontenacs in black . In 2002 , the team adopted a new logo with a stylized " Count Frontenac " . The jerseys feature a star striping pattern similar to Dallas of the NHL , and a modified version of the former " K " logo is used on the shoulder . In 2007 , the Frontenacs unveiled a 3rd jersey , which will be black , yellow and white , and very similar looking to the Boston Bruins jerseys from the early 1970s . The " K " logo will be used on the front of the jersey . The Frontenacs began wearing these jerseys on February 22 , 2008 , which was the same night that they opened their new arena . In 2008 , The Frontenacs Unveiled a new 3rd jersey which was warn at home between opening night and new years barring 2 games where the black star jersey was warn . The new jersey was a white version of the black alternate which was warn for the second half of the season . In 2009 , The Frontenacs along with all CHL teams unveiled new uniforms using RBK EDGE templates . Arenas . The former home arena of the Frontenacs was the Kingston Memorial Centre , with a seating capacity 3 , 079 seated , and 3 , 300 including standing room . Built in 1950 , its ice size has unique dimensions of 200 ' x 92 ' . The Frontenacs ' final game was played at the Memorial Center on February 15 , 2008 , a 6 – 4 win over the London Knights . Kyle Paige scored the final goal ever at the Memorial Centre . The Kingston Frontenacs began play at their new downtown arena , the K - Rock Centre on February 22 , 2008 , in a 3 – 2 loss to the Belleville Bulls . The Frontenacs won their first game at the K - Rock Centre on February 24 , 2008 defeating the Peterborough Petes by a score of 7 – 4 .