Trenton Sting

The Trenton Sting were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Trenton, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.
==History==
The Trenton Golden Hawks were founded in 1968 as members of the Eastern Junior B Hockey League. They filled the gap left when the Trenton Flyers and the Trenton Apple Kings were in the league in the early 1960s.
In the 1980s, the Golden Hawks played in the Central Junior C Hockey League. For a short time, Trenton was also home to the Trenton Bobcats, relocated from and eventually back to Belleville, Ontario.
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	13th OPJHL 	
1996-97	51	16	32	3 	- 	192	278	36	17th OPJHL 	
1997-98	51	28	17	6 	0 	237	193	62	8th OPJHL 	Lost Final
1998-99	51	33	13	3 	2 	265	184	71	8th OPJHL 	
1999-00	49	30	15	3 	1 	242	179	64	11th OPJHL 	
2000-01	49	29	13	4 	3 	210	148	65	8th OPJHL 	Lost Semi-final
2001-02	49	32	11	5 	1 	207	128	70	9th OPJHL 	
2002-03	49	32	14	2 	1 	235	144	67	9th OPJHL 	Lost Conf. Final
2003-04	49	22	21	1 	5 	192	190	50	19th OPJHL 	
2004-05	49	23	20	4 	2 	184	151	52	20th OPJHL 	Lost Conf. Semi-final
2005-06	49	17	26	4 	2 	143	196	40	25th OPJHL 	Lost Conf. Quarter-final
2006-07	49	17	26	2 	4 	169	213	40	22nd OPJHL 	Lost Conf. QF
2007-08	49	17	30	- 	2 	135	205	36	26th OPJHL 	
2008-09	37	14	20	- 	3 	129	153	31	9th OJ-Rud 	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 Colbourne Blackhawks. Their entire existence was in the Empire B Junior C Hockey League.
Season 	GP	W	L 	T	OTL	GF 		GA	P 	Results 	Playoffs
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	
==External links==
*Hercs Webpage
==Notable alumni==
*Corey Ignas - UHL (Flint Generals) (Knoxville Speed)
*Kurtis McLean - AHL (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins) NHL (Pittsburgh Penguins) (New York Islanders)
*Mat Goody - AHL (Providence Bruins) SPHL (Richmond Renegades)
*Drew MacIntyre - AHL (Manitoba Moose) (Drafted by Detroit Red Wings - 4th Rnd in 2001 NHL Entry Draft)
*Kevin Baker - AHL (Toronto Marlies) (Milwaukee Admirals) (Saint John Falmes) (Lowell Lock Monsters) ECHL (Texas Wildcatters) (Drafted by Los Angeles Kings - 7th Rnd in 1999 NHL Entry Draft) OHL (Belleville Bulls)
*Anthony Tapper - OHL (Toronto St. Michael's Majors)(Mississauga St. Michaels Majors)
*Dustin Walsh - OHL (Ottawa 67's)
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League teams