Kingsville Kings

The Kingsville Kings are a junior ice hockey team based in Kingsville, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the South Division of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). The Kings were founded in 2015 and joined the GMHL to compete in the 2015–16 season. The club plays their home games at Kingsville Arena Complex.
==History==
The Kingsville Kings was announced to the public in summer 2015 with local Tom Schinkelshoek named the team president.http://www.cksn.ca/2015/04/schinkelshoek-named-president-of-kingsville-kings/ The Kings started their first season with a lengthy undefeated streak.http://www.norfolknews.ca/sports-story/6138854-tamaskovic-looking-for-fresh-start-with-vikings/ Their first game took place in Brantford, Ontario, on September 8, 2015, against the Brantford Steelfighters, winning 11–0.http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2015/09/09/steelfighters-open-with-a-loss Jan Pechek and Léon Marty split the first win and shutout in team history, while Alexander Naskov scored the first goal in team history with 7:57 left in the first period.http://wrapper.powerplaystats.com/print_scoresheet.php?game_id=112952 The Kings' first home game was on September 11 against the Toronto Blue Ice Jets, winning 4–3.http://www.yorkregion.com/sports-story/5840321-thornhill-junior-hockey-team-wins-home-opener-over-north-york/ Pechek picked up the team's first home victory in net with 27 saves.http://wrapper.powerplaystats.com/print_scoresheet.php?game_id=112747 Kingsville's streak was snapped after 22 wins by the Komoka Dragons.http://kingsvillekings.com/news/streak-stop.html The Kings finished first in the GMHL's South Division and second place overall with 39 wins, 2 losses, and a forfeit due to weather. Jan Pechek led the GMHL with wins (24) and saves percentage (0.951), while Wes Werner set a league record with a goals against average of 1.20.http://gmhl.net/stats/individual-leaders As a core, the Kings set a league record for lowest recorded goals allowed with 71.
The Kings gained international attention due to a video recorded during a road game against the London Lakers on November 20, 2015. A brawl broke out when a London player struck Kingsville's goalie Jan Pechek. During the fight, a linesman struck a London player and then was attacked by a member of the London Lakers' bench staff.http://www.inquisitr.com/2720736/london-lakers-kingsville-kings-hockey-fight-greater-metro-junior-a-hockey-league-video/http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3405771/Shocking-moment-referee-punches-junior-ice-hockey-player-gets-tackled-team-s-furious-trainer.htmlhttp://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/exclusive-hockey-ref-accused-punching-player-speaks-article-1.2504905
The Kings finished their inaugural season with the South Division's regular season and playoff championships, but eventually lost the GMHL Russell Cup final in seven games to the Tottenham Steam.
==Season-by-season results==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Playoffs 	 	 	
2015–16	42 	39 	3 	0 	314 	71 	78 	1st  South Div. 	Lost Final 	 	 	
2016–17	42 	29 	8 	5 	239 	148 	63 	3rd  South Div. 	Lost Division Semifinals 	 	 	
2017–18	42 	33 	9 	0 	290 	138 	66 	2nd South Div. 	Lost Division Semifinals 	 	 	
2018–19	42 	25 	16 	1 	246 	164 	51 	4th South Div. 	Lost Division Semifinals 	 	 	
2019–20	42 	28 	11 	3 	207 	165 	59 	4th South Div. 	Lost Division Semifinals 	 	 	
2020-21	Unable to get in any games due to local restrictions related to COVID-19 pandemic	Unable to get in any games due to local restrictions related to COVID-19 pandemic	Unable to get in any games due to local restrictions related to COVID-19 pandemic	Unable to get in any games due to local restrictions related to COVID-19 pandemic	Unable to get in any games due to local restrictions related to COVID-19 pandemic	Unable to get in any games due to local restrictions related to COVID-19 pandemic	Unable to get in any games due to local restrictions related to COVID-19 pandemic	Unable to get in any games due to local restrictions related to COVID-19 pandemic	Unable to get in any games due to local restrictions related to COVID-19 pandemic	Unable to get in any games due to local restrictions related to COVID-19 pandemic	Unable to get in any games due to local restrictions related to COVID-19 pandemic	Unable to get in any games due to local restrictions related to COVID-19 pandemic
==League awards==
*2015–16 Top Forward - Ludwig Niederbach
*2015–16 Top Goaltender - Jan Pechek
*2016–17 Top Defensive Forward - Blake Naida
==Championships==
*2015–16 GMHL South Division regular season champions
*2016 GMHL South Division playoff champions
*2016 GMHL playoff finalists
==References==
==External links==
*Official website
Category:Established in 2015
Category:Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League teams