Cornwall Colts

The Cornwall Colts are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League. Before 1992, they were known as the Massena Americans, and moved to Cornwall in 1992 when the Cornwall Royals were sold and moved away from the city.
==Championship era==
The Cornwall Colts quickly became CJHL powerhouses winning Art Bogart Cups in 1995 and 1996. The 1996 final between the Gloucester Rangers was played at the Cornwall Civic Complex. A sold-out crowd watched the Cornwall Colts defeat the Gloucester Rangers 4-3 in game 7. In 1998, the Cornwall Colts were swept 4 games to 0 by their highway 401 rivals Brockville Braves. Cornwall went on to claim the Art Bogart Cup over the Brockville Braves two years later, and went on to defeat the Halifax Oland Exports to win the Fred Page Cup. Despite going win-less at the Royal Bank Cup in Fort McMurray, Alberta, the entire City of Cornwall stood right behind the Colts every step of the way. The Colts would continue their winning ways in 2000-01 as the Colts whitewashed the Ottawa Jr. Senators 7-0 in game 7 at the legendary Si Miller Arena on Water Street. But, suffered an heart-breaking overtime loss to the St. Jerome Panthers in the final game of the Fred Page Cup. Since losing the finals the following year, the Colts never made the finals to date.
===Fred Page Cup 2003===
The Cornwall Colts and the City of Cornwall was awarded the Fred Page Cup for 2003. The tournament was originally awarded to the Ottawa Junior Senators, but backed out due to arena trouble and accomidations. The tournament was played in the Cornwall Civic Complex, instead of the SI Millar Arena, because it was too small. The tournament was a success, despite that the Colts bowed out in the semi-finals with a double-overtime loss to the Nepean Raiders.
===Royal Bank Cup 2008===
In fall 2005, the City of Cornwall and the Cornwall Colts were awarded Canada's most prestigious Junior A hockey tournament for 2008. The runner-up for the tournament were the Pembroke Lumber Kings. For the 2007-08 season, the Cornwall Colts shifted over to the Cornwall Civic Complex and left the SI Millar Arena for good. The Colts now had the biggest arena in the league, despite that attendance figures were surprisingly low. The Colts finished 6th and lost the quarter-finals. The Colts rested for several weeks and entered the tournament with expectations of winning the Royal Bank Cup. But, a 7-0 loss to the Humboldt Broncos of the SJHL in the opening contest didn't give the Colts a chance of making the finals. The Colts managed to win two games against the Oakville Blades (5-4) and Weeks Crushers (6-1), but lost the semi-finals to the eventual champion Humboldt Broncos.
==Cornwall Civic Complex==
The Cornwall Civic Complex became the permanent home for the Cornwall Colts in 2007. Before, the Colts played their games at the now-demolished Si Miller Arena. The Cornwall Colts played their games at the Cornwall Civic Complex since 1992, but moved into the Si Miller in 1997. The Cornwall Civic Complex was used to host the 2003 and 2015 Fred Page Cup tournaments.
==Season-by-season record==
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Playoffs 	 	
1988-89	56 	14 	41 	1 	0 	208 	337 	29 	8th CJHL 	 	 	
1989-90	56 	14 	36 	3 	3 	217 	355 	34 	9th CJHL 	 	 	
1990-91	53 	15 	33 	2 	3 	225 	331 	35 	7th CJHL 	 	 	
1991-92	57 	16 	38 	2 	1 	269 	362 	35 	7th CJHL 	 	 	
1992-93	57 	33 	15 	4 	5 	343 	304 	75 	3rd CJHL 	 	 	
1993-94	57 	25 	25 	4 	3 	304 	311 	57 	8th CJHL 	 	 	
1994-95	54 	37 	12 	3 	2 	285 	211 	79 	1st CJHL 	Won League 	 	
1995-96	54 	45 	6 	3 	- 	348 	214 	93 	1st CJHL 	Won League 	 	
1996-97	54 	28 	23 	3 	- 	217 	202 	59 	5th CJHL 	 	 	
1997-98	56 	29 	17 	10 	8 	225 	183 	76 	1st Robinson 	 	 	
1998-99	54 	31 	19 	4 	0 	227 	201 	66 	2nd Robinson 	 	 	
1999-00	56 	45 	10 	1 	0 	306 	183 	91 	1st Robinson 	Won League, Won FPC 	 	
2000-01	55 	42 	10 	3 	0 	324 	189 	88 	1st Robinson 	Won League 	 	
2001-02	55 	46 	7 	2 	0 	347 	173 	94 	1st Robinson 	Lost final 	 	
2002-03	55 	31 	13 	11 	1 	275 	194 	74 	2nd Robinson 	Lost quarter-final 	 	
2003-04	55 	33 	16 	3 	3 	256 	173 	72 	2nd Robinson 	Lost semi-final 	 	
2004-05	57 	34 	17 	3 	3 	238 	186 	74 	1st Robinson 	Lost semi-final 	 	
2005-06	57 	26 	24 	3 	4 	236 	233 	59 	3rd in Robinson 	Lost semi-final 	 	
2006-07	55 	15 	32 	5 	3 	154 	215 	38 	4th in Robinson 	Did not Qualify 	 	
2007-08	60 	31 	24 	1 	4 	211 	207 	67 	6th CJHL 	 	 	
2008-09	60 	30 	29 	- 	1 	188 	215 	61 	7th CJHL 	 	 	
2009-10	62 	41 	16 	- 	5 	242 	171 	87 	3rd CJHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2010-11	62 	48 	13 	- 	1 	257 	140 	97 	2nd CCHL 	Lost Final 	 	
2011-12	62 	43 	13 	- 	6 	238 	155 	92 	2nd CCHL 	Lost Final 	 	
2012-13	62 	36 	17 	- 	9 	250 	196 	81 	3rd CCHL 	Won League 	 	
2013-14	62 	30 	22 	- 	10 	180 	190 	70 	6th CCHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
2014-15	62 	38 	18 	- 	10 	211 	170 	82 	4th CCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	SL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Playoffs 	 	
2015-16	62 	30 	27 	4 	1 	208 	193 	65 	6th of 6 Robinson10th of 12 CCHL 	Did Not Qualify 	 	
2016-17	62 	41 	14 	4 	3 	232 	171 	89 	2nd of 6 Robinson2nd of 12 CCHL 	Won Quarterfinals, 4-1 (Bears)Lost Semifinals, 0-4 (Jr. Senators)	 	
2017-18	62 	33 	23 	4 	2 	198 	184 	72 	3rd of 6 Yzerman5th of 12 CCHL 	Lost Quarterfinals, 3-4 (Hawks) 	 	
2018-19	62 	24 	29 	7 	2 	160 	193 	57 	5th Yzerman 	Did not qualify 	 	
2019-20	62 	21 	35 	- 	6 	161 	222 	48 	5th Yzerman 	Did not qualify 	 	
2020-21	League only played training games due to COVID-19 pandemic	League only played training games due to COVID-19 pandemic	League only played training games due to COVID-19 pandemic	League only played training games due to COVID-19 pandemic	League only played training games due to COVID-19 pandemic	League only played training games due to COVID-19 pandemic	League only played training games due to COVID-19 pandemic	League only played training games due to COVID-19 pandemic	League only played training games due to COVID-19 pandemic	League only played training games due to COVID-19 pandemic 	League only played training games due to COVID-19 pandemic	League only played training games due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	55 	14 	33 	3 	5 	135 	210 	36 	5th Yzerman 	Did not qualify 	 	
2022-23	55 	26 	24 	3 	2 	175 	181 	57 	4th Yzerman 	L, QF 1-4 (Senators) 	 	
2023-24	55 	33 	17 	1 	4 	201 	143 	71 	2nd Yzerman 	W, QF 4-1 (Hawks)L, SF 1-4 (Bears) 	 	
== Fred Page Cup ==
Eastern Canada Championships
MHL - QAAAJHL - CCHL - Host
Round robin play with 2nd vs 3rd in semi-final to advance against 1st in the finals.
Year	Round Robin 	Record	Standing	SemiFinal 	Gold Medal Game
2001	W, Coaticook Frontaliers 7-5W, St. Jerome Panthers 4-3W, Antigonish Bulldogs 6-3 	3-0-0 	1st of 4	n/a 	OTL, St. Jerome Panthers 3-4
2000	W, Halifax Oland Exports 7-5OTW, Coaticook Frontaliers 4-3W, Pembroke Lumber Kings 5-2	3-0-0 	1st of 4	n/a 	W, Halifax Oland Exports 6-3Fred Page Cup Champsadvance to Royal Bank Cup
1996	L, Dartmouth Oland Exports 3-6L, Contrecoeur Blackhawks 4-7L, Moncton Beavers 1-4 	0-3-0 	4th of 4	n/a 	n/a
1995	OTW, Moncton Beavers 3-2L, Valleyfield Braves 4-5L, Joliette Nationals ?-? 	1-2-0 	3rd of 4	W, Valleyfield Braves ?-?	L, Joliette Nationals ?-?
==Royal Bank Cup==
CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Dudley Hewitt Champions - Central, Fred Page Champions - Eastern, Western Canada Cup Champions - Western, Western Canada Cup - Runners Up and Host
Round robin play with top 4 in semi-final and winners to finals.
Year	Round Robin 	Record	Standing	Semifinal	Gold Medal Game
2000	L, Fort McMurray Oil Barons 2-5L, Chilliwack Chiefs 2-3OTL, Battlefords North Stars 3-4L, Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats 4-5	0-4 	5th of 5	 	
==Championships==
:CJHL Bogart Cup Championships: 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001
:Eastern Canadian Fred Page Cup Championships: 2000
:CJAHL Royal Bank Cup Championships: None
==Notable alumni==
*Cam Barker
*Andre Binette
*Yann Danis
*Farrand Gillie
*Rosario Joannette
*Chad Kilger
*Frank Mario
*Kent McDonell
*Eric Meloche
*Kevin O'Shea
*Gordon Spence
*Ryan VandenBussche
*Ron Ward
*Jesse Winchester
*Brian Marino
*Alain Quenneville
==External links==
*Cornwall Colts Webpage
Category:Central Junior A Hockey League team
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1992