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Sarnia Sting
CitySarnia, Ontario
LeagueOntario Hockey League
ConferenceWestern
DivisionWest
Founded1994 (1994)–95
Home arenaRBC Centre (Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre)
(capacity: 5,300)
ColoursBlack, white and gold
     
General managerCanada Jacques Beaulieu
Head coachCanada Jacques Beaulieu
CaptainCanada Nathan Chiarlitti
AffiliatesSarnia Legionnaires
Strathroy Rockets
Websitewww.sarniasting.com
Franchise history
1969–92Cornwall Royals
1992–94Newmarket Royals
1994–presentSarnia Sting

The Sarnia Sting are a junior ice hockey team based in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. They are one of the 20 teams that make up the Ontario Hockey League. They play out of the RBC Centre (formerly the Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre).[1]

History

Sting vs. Spitfires - January 2012

The franchise was granted in 1969 as one of the inaugural teams of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. At the time, the team was located in Cornwall, Ontario and were known as the Cornwall Royals. During the team's tenure in the QMJHL the Royals won the Memorial Cup in 1972, 1980, and in 1981.

For the 1981–82 season, the team transferred to the Ontario Hockey League. In 1992, the franchise moved again to Newmarket, Ontario to play as the Newmarket Royals.

In 1994, the team was bought by the Ciccarelli brothers and moved to Sarnia, Ontario. Robert Ciccarelli is the team's current president and governor. In 1999–2000 he was voted OHL Executive of the Year.

The move of the OHL franchise also forced the Junior "B" Sarnia Bees to change their name to the Sarnia Steeplejacks.

Championships

The Sarnia Sting are in quest of their first J. Ross Robertson Cup and first Memorial Cup. In 1996–97 was the closest the team came to the OHL Championship, but lost in the quarter-finals to Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 3.[2] The lone title so far came in the 2003–04 season, when the team won the OHL West Division, winning the Bumbacco Trophy,[3] but were later eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

Coaches

List of Coaches

Multiple seasons in parentheses.

  • 1994–95 D.Boyd, R.Brown, M.Hunter
  • 1995–96 Mark Hunter (5)
  • 1996–97 Joe Canale
  • 1997–99 Mark Hunter (5)
  • 1999–2000 Mark Hunter, Rich Brown (3)
  • 2000–01 Rich Brown, Jeff Perry
  • 2001–03 Jeff Perry (4)
  • 2003–04 Jeff Perry, Greg Walters
  • 2004–06 Shawn Camp (2)
  • 2006–2010 Dave MacQueen (4)
  • 2010–2011 Dave MacQueen, Trevor Letowski
  • 2011–present Jacques Beaulieu

Players

Award winners

Bobby Smith Trophy
Scholastic player of the year.

  • 2004–05 Richard Clune
  • 2006–07 Steven Stamkos

CHL Rookie of the Year
CHL Rookie of the Year.

  • 2010–11 Nail Yakupov

Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy
OHL Top Point Scorer.

  • 1995–96 Aaron Brand
  • 1998–99 Peter Sarno

Emms Family Award
OHL Rookie of the Year.

  • 2010–11 Nail Yakupov

F.W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy
Best rookie goalie GAA.

  • 1999–00 Andrew Sim
  • 2002–03 Ryan Munce

Ivan Tennant Memorial Award
Top academic high school player.

  • 2004–05 Matt Pelech

Jack Ferguson Award
First overall draft pick.

  • 1994 Jeff Brown
  • 2006 Steven Stamkos
  • 2010 Alex Galchenyuk

Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy
Top scoring Right Winger.

  • 2008-09 Justin DiBenedetto

Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy
Overage player of the year.

  • 1995–96 Aaron Brand
  • 2008–09 Justin DiBenedetto

OHL Executive of the Year
Top executive in the OHL.

  • 1999–00 Robert Ciccarelli

Retired numbers

None to date. There are currently no retired numbers; however there are banners in honour of Trevor Letowski, Danny Fritsche, and Steven Stamkos who all participated at IIHF World U20 Championships in 1997, 2005, and 2010 respectivly. Banners that were once hung, but have since been taken down, include the ones of Aaron Brand and Peter Sarno who both won OHL scoring titles.

NHL alumni

Current roster

(as of January 5, 2012)

Goaltenders
Number Nationality Player Catches Acquired Hometown
1 United States Brandon Hope L 2010 Canton, Michigan
34 Canada JP Anderson R 2012 Toronto, Ontario
Defencemen
Number Nationality Player Shoots Acquired Hometown
4 United States Craig Duininck R 2011 St. Cloud, Minnesota
5 Canada Nathan Chiarlitti L 2008 Maple, Ontario
7 Canada Jack Kuzmyk R 2010 Bradford, Ontario
9 Canada Mike Dipaolo R 2011 Brantford, Ontario
20 Canada Adrian Robertson L 2012 Mississauga, Ontario
44 Canada Julian Luciani L 2011 Mississauga, Ontario
52 Canada Alex Basso R 2011 Toronto, Ontario
55 United States Connor Murphy R 2011 Dublin, Ohio
77 United States Anthony DeAngelo R 2011 Sewell, New Jersey
Forwards
Number Nationality Player Shoots Acquired Hometown
8 Canada Domenic Alberga L 2011 Vaughan, Ontario
10 Russia Nail Yakupov L 2010 Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan
12 Canada Charles Sarault L 2011 Fournier, Ontario
13 Canada Justice Dundas R 2011 Richmond Hill, Ontario
14 United States Reid Boucher L 2011 East Lansing, Michigan
15 Canada Davis Brown R 2011 Ilderton, Ontario
16 Canada Craig Hottot R 2009 Sombra, Ontario
21 United States Tyler J. Brown L 2012 Westland, Michigan
51 Canada Ryan Spooner L 2012 Kanata, Ontario
74 Canada Nathan Mater R 2011 Watford, Ontario
78 Germany Nickolas Latta R 2010 Petting, Bavaria
79 Sweden Ludvig Rensfeldt R 2011 Gävle, Sweden
93 Canada Brett Thompson R 2011 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
94 United States/Russia Alex Galchenyuk R 2010 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team records

Team records for a single season
Statistic Total Season
Most points 90 2002–03
Least points 39 2005–06, 2009-10
Most wins 41 2002–03
Least wins 16 2004–05
Most goals for 330 1995–96
Least goals for 156 2004-05
Most goals against 321 2010–11
Least goals against 189 1999–2000
Individual player records for a single season
Statistic Player Total Season
Most goals Steven Stamkos 58 2007–08
Most goals (rookie) Nail Yakupov 49 2010–11
Most assists Peter Sarno 93 1998–99
Most points Peter Sarno 130 1998–99
Most points (rookie) Nail Yakupov 101 2010–11
Most points (defenceman) Andy Delmore 78 1996–97
Best GAA (goalie) Greg Hewitt 2.53 1999–2000
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

Yearly results

Regular season

(as of January 19, 2012)

Legend: OT = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss

Season Games Won Lost Tied OT SL Points Pct % Goals
For		 Goals
Against		 Standing
1994–95 66 24 37 5 - - 53 0.402 250 292 3rd Western
1995–96 66 39 23 4 - - 82 0.621 330 276 2nd Western
1996–97 66 35 24 7 - - 77 0.583 286 251 2nd Western
1997–98 66 32 21 13 - - 77 0.583 253 227 3rd Western
1998–99 68 37 25 6 - - 80 0.588 279 216 2nd West
1999–2000 68 33 27 8 - - 74 0.544 211 189 3rd West
2000–01 68 28 31 7 2 - 65 0.463 235 244 3rd West
2001–02 68 27 29 5 7 - 66 0.434 236 260 4th West
2002–03 68 41 19 7 1 - 90 0.654 251 193 2nd West
2003–04 68 37 23 4 4 - 82 0.574 220 210 1st West
2004–05 68 16 41 6 5 - 43 0.316 156 228 5th West
2005–06 68 17 46 - 2 3 39 0.287 197 295 5th West
2006–07 68 34 24 - 5 5 78 0.574 270 241 4th West
2007–08 68 37 29 - 2 0 76 0.559 251 229 3rd West
2008–09 68 35 26 - 4 3 77 0.566 216 210 4th West
2009–10 68 17 46 - 3 2 39 0.287 184 295 5th West
2010–11 68 25 36 - 5 2 57 0.419 243 321 4th West
2011-12 45 23 17 - 1 4 51 0.567 162 150 2nd West

Playoffs

  • 1994–95 Lost to Windsor Spitfires 4 games to 0 in division quarter-finals.
  • 1995–96 Defeated S.S. Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 0 in division quarter-finals.
    Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 2 in quarter-finals.
  • 1996–97 Defeated Windsor Spitfires 4 games to 1 in division quarter-finals.
    Lost to Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 3 in quarter-finals.
  • 1997–98 Lost to Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 1 in division quarter-finals.
  • 1998–99 Lost to London Knights 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 1999–00 Lost to Windsor Spitfires 4 games to 3 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 2000–01 Lost to Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 2001–02 Lost to Erie Otters 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 2002–03 Lost to Guelph Storm 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 2003–04 Lost to Erie Otters 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 2004–05 DNQ
  • 2005–06 DNQ
  • 2006–07 Lost to Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 2007–08 Defeated Windsor Spitfires 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
    Lost to Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 0 in semi-finals.
  • 2008–09 Lost to Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
  • 2009-10 DNQ
  • 2010-11 DNQ

Jerseys and Logos

The original Sarnia Sting jersey (worn from 1994/95 - 1998/99) showed a bee playing hockey with its stinger poised. The team's colours were black, white and silver (insert left). An alternate jersey (worn from 1997/98 - 1998/99) had a yellow background and a bee holding a stick about the Sarnia name on the chest (below).

File:Third jersey ss.gif
1997-1999 alternate jersey

The new jerseys have been used only during the past two seasons. The new road jersey (black) is last years alternate jersey, and the new home jersey (white) is last years away jersey. The away jersey very much resembles the Dallas Stars home jersey.

Arenas

Relocation from Newmarket, Ontario, in 1994, was made on the promise that a new arena would be built in Sarnia. In the meantime the team played their first three seasons at Sarnia Arena located in the downtown area.

File:Rbc center sarnia.jpg
The RBC Center during a Sting game.

In 1997–98 the Sting played their first season at their new home; The Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre (now known as the RBC Centre). It's a more modern facility with private boxes and many other amenities. The new building also hosted the Ontario Hockey League All Star Game in 1999, and the RE/Max Canada-Russia Challenge in 2004.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Hockey_League
  2. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_OHL_season
  3. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_OHL_season
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