Cumberland Bandits

The Cumberland Bandits are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in 
Cumberland, Ontario, Canada. They play in the National Capital Junior Hockey League.
==History==
In 2008, the ownership of the Casselman Stars and the town of Casselman were awarded a franchise within the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League. As a result, they sold their interests in the Casselman Stars to Claude Pothier from Navan. As of 2008, the team will be known as the Cumberland Bandits and will play their home game out of Ray Friel in Orleans. In 2010 Claude Pothier sold the franchise to the Bedard family.
The Bandits have grown to include the Junior C team, 9 AAA Spring Hockey Clubs, 1 Richcraft Sensplex league Men's Team as well as a Men's Fastball team in the BMFL. The Bandits Philantropic efforts are unmatched in Junior Hockey. For such a small organisation to raise more that $65k for various charities and families is truly a great feat for the community.
:Casselman Stars 1986 - 1998
:Casselman-Cambridge Stars 1998 - 2000
:Casselman Stars 2000 - 2008
:Cumberland Bandits 2008-Present
==History==
Founded in 1986, the Stars won the Cameron Trophy six times as the Ottawa District Hockey Association's top Junior C club. The first time was in 1989, and then again in 1993. In 1997, the Stars set up a dynasty: winning in 1998, 1999, and 2000.
The 2004-05 season was great for the Stars. After finishing first in the league with 28 wins in 36 games, the Stars defeated the Rockland Nationals 4-games-to-none in the league semi-final and then their rivals, the Embrun Panthers, 4-games-to-1 to win their sixth crown.
In the 2005-06 season, the Stars again finished in first place with 27 wins in 36 games. In the semi-final they defeated the Saint-Isidore Eagles 4-games-to-1 and then were upset by the Embrun Panthers in the final 4-games-to-3.
After a disappointing 2006-07 season, in which the Stars finished seventh place overall, they were swept 4-games-to-none in the league quarter-final by the East Ottawa Thunder.
In 2007, the Stars ownership attempted to fill the void left in the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League by the Junior "A" expansion of the Kemptville 73's. When the Casselman franchise could not be put together fast enough, the Stars program was suspended for the 2007-08 Eastern Junior C season.
In 2008, the ownership of the Casselman Stars and the town of Casselman were awarded a franchise within the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League. As a result, they sold their interests in the Casselman Stars to Claude Pothier from Navan. As of 2008, the team will be known as the Cumberland Bandits and will play their home game out of Ray Friel in Orleans. The new EOJBHL Casselman Vikings is owned by the previous owners of the Casselman Stars, but the Stars franchise is continues through the Cumberland Bandits.
==Season-by-Season Record==
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Playoffs 	
2004-05	36 	28 	6 	0 	2 	181 	99 	58 	1st EOJCHL 	Won League 	
2005-06	36 	27 	7 	- 	2 	194 	123 	56 	1st EOJCHL 	Lost Final 	
2006-07	34 	14 	18 	- 	2 	128 	148 	30 	7th EOJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	
2007-08	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate
2008-09	34 	21 	10 	- 	3 	216 	158 	45 	2nd EOJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	
2009-10	34 	19 	14 	- 	1 	137 	130 	39 	3rd EOJCHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	
2010-11	34 	19 	12 	- 	3 	146 	120 	41 	3rd NCJHL 	Lost Semi-final 	
2011-12	32 	21 	10 	- 	1 	133 	104 	43 	2nd NCJHL 	Lost Semi-final 	
2012-13	34 	24 	6 	- 	4 	143 	101 	52 	2nd NCJHL 	Won League 	
2013-14	32 	14 	15 	- 	3 	105 	122 	31 	5th NCJHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	
2014-15	32 	14 	12 	- 	6 	132 	135 	34 	6th NCJHL 	Won Quarter-final - 4-3 - (Cougars)Lost Semi-final, 0-4 (Panthers)	
2015-16	34 	17 	16 	- 	1 	145 	137 	35 	4th of 5 North7th of 10 NCJHL	Lost Div Semifinal - 1-4 - (Vikings) 	
2016-17	32 	16 	16 	- 	- 	144 	129 	32 	6th of 9 NCJHL 	Lost Quarterfinal - 2-4 - (Rockets) 	
2017-18	33 	20 	12 	1 	- 	167 	139 	41 	5th of 12 NCJHL 	Lost Quarterfinal, 3-4 - (Eagles) 	
==Awards==
Award 	Year	Player
Best Defenceman 	2015	Matt Hamelin
 	2012	Kentt Coburn
Best Defensive Forward 	2014	Remi Leclerc
Playoff MVP 	2013	Benoit Harris
Regular Season MVP 	2009	Andrew Newell
Most Sportsmanlike Player	2012	Simon Forgues
 	2011	Benoit Harris
Coach(es) of the Year 	2013	Richard Julien & Coaching Staff
 	2009	Richard Julien
Executive(s) of the Year 	2011	Executive Staff
 	2009	Claude Pothier
==Team honours==
Honor 	Year
League Champions 	2013
Regular Season Champions	2009 (East Division)
==External links==
*Bandits Homepage
Category:Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League
Category:Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams