Whitewater Kings

{{For|the current team (South Grenville Rangers)|South Grenville Jr C Rangers}}

{{Infobox Pro hockey team

|bg_color = #DE1738

|text_color = #FFFFFF

| team = Whitewater Kings

| logo =Whitewater Kings Logo.jpg

| logosize = 200px

| city = Cobden, Ontario

| league = Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League

| founded = 1971

| arena = Cobden Astrolab

| colours = Red, white
{{color box|#DE1738}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}

| owner = Dale McTavish

| coach = Daryl Faught (2017–18)

| GM = Kevin Ready (2018–19)

| name1 = Cardinal Broncos

| dates1 = 1971–1982

| name2 = South Grenville Rangers

| dates2 = 1983–2013

| name3 = Prescott Flyers

| dates3 = 2013–2017

| name4 = Whitewater Kings

| dates4 = 2017–2023

|}}

The Whitewater Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team from Cobden, Ontario. The Kings play in the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League. Between 2014-15 and the end of the 2019-2020 seasons, the EOJHL and the CCHL set a new agreement in an attempt to create a better player development model. This resulted in the league re-branding itself as the Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 (CCHL2), and shrinking to 16 teams and two divisions. The league reverted to the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League for 2021. Prior to the 2017–18 season, the Whitewater Kings were known as the Prescott Flyers that started as a member of the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League.

History

The franchise was formed in 1971 as the Cardinal Broncos from Cardinal, Ontario. In the early 1980s, future National Hockey League player Todd Gill started his junior hockey career with the Broncos.

In 1983, the Broncos moved to Grenville County, Ontario and formed the South Grenville Rangers. Finding themselves in the tight Rideau Division of the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League, the Rangers were never able to gain a division title. Very often, in the 2000s, the Rangers were locked out of a playoff berth by their division opponents. In 2005, the Rangers finished 1st in their division with 70 points just to bail out in the first round of the playoffs. In 2006, the Rangers finished 2nd in the Rideau Division with 66 points and made it to the divisional final only to lose.

In the summer of 2013, the Rangers were renamed the Prescott Flyers.

For the 2015–16 season the EOJHL became affiliated with the Central Canada Hockey League with a goal to establish a more linear advancement for players. The EOJHL became the Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 (CCHL2).

During the 2017 off-season the Flyers franchise was purchased by Dale McTavish and relocated to Cobden, Ontario, to serve as part of the development system for the Pembroke Lumber Kings of the CCHL.

Season-by-season results

class="wikitable"
align="center" style="color: " bgcolor="" \|Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
align="center" \|1999-00	42	11	29	2 \|
\|139	209	26	4th EO Rideau	Lost Division S-final
align="center" \|2000-01	44	7	33	4 \|
\|108	233	18	5th EO Rideau	DNQ
align="center" \|2001-02	44	9	33	2 \|
\|130	232	21	5th EO Rideau	DNQ
align="center" \|2002-03	44	18	23	2	1	162	209	39	5th EO Rideau	DNQ
align="center" \|2003-04	44	21	19	3	1	189	172	46	4th EO Rideau	Lost Division S-final
align="center" \|2004-05	44	32	6	6	0	231	124	70	1st EO Rideau	Lost Division S-final
align="center" \|2005-06	42	32	8	1	1	264	132	66	2nd EO Rideau	Lost Division Final
align="center" \|2006-07	44	8	33	2	1	148	287	19	5th EO Rideau	DNQ
align="center" \|2007-08	42	20	21	1	0	154	184	41	4th EO Rideau	Lost Preliminary
align="center" \|2008-09	42	11	27	1	3	114	201	26	5th EO Rideau
align="center" \|2009-10	44	10	30	4	0	151	230	24	5th EO Rideau	DNQ
align="center" \|2010-11	46	13	31	0	2	156	244	28	5th EO Rideau	DNQ
align="center" \|2011-12	46	16	27	0	3	154	223	35	4th EO Rideau
align="center" \|2012-13	46	14	29	0	3	146	208	31	5th EO Rideau	DNQ
align="center" style="color: #FF6700" bgcolor="#000000" \|Season	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
align="center" \|2013-14	45	26	19	0	0	159	172	52	2nd EO Rideau	Lost Division Final
align="center" color="grey" \|2014-15	45	33	7	0	4	164	111	70	1st EO Rideau	Won Div. Semi-Final, 4-2 (Rideaus) Won Div. Final, 4-2 (Tikis) Lost Conf. Final, 0-4 (Vikings)
align="center" bgcolor="#E6FFF7" \|2015-16	44	10	28	3	3	132	206	26	7th of 8 Richardson 15th of 16 CCHL2	Did not qualify
align="center" bgcolor="#E6FFF7" \|2016-17	48	12	29	6	1	150	270	31	7th of 8 Richardson 14th of 16 CCHL2	Did not qualify
align="center" bgcolor="red" style="color:#FFFFFF" \|colspan=12 \|Whitewater Kings
align="center" bgcolor="#E6FFF7" \|2017-18	52	26	26	0	0	193	211	52	6th of 8 Richardson 11th of 16 CCHL2	Did not qualify
align="center" bgcolor="#E6FFF7" \|2018-19	44	14	23	4	3	166	293	35	7th of 8 Richardson 11th of 16 CCHL2	Did not qualify
align="center" bgcolor="#E6FFF7" \|2019-20	44	10	29	3	2	166	293	25	7th of 8 Richardson 14th of 16 CCHL2	Did not qualify
align="center" bgcolor="#E6FFF7" \|2020-21	colspan=10 \|Season lost due to covid-19 pandemic
align="center" bgcolor="#E6FFF7" \|2021-22	41	16	19	4	2	166	293	38	6th of 8 Richardson 10th of 16 CCHL2	Won Div. Semi-Quarter, 1-2 (Packers)
align="center" bgcolor="#E6FFF7" \|2022-23	45	5	36	0	1	101	312	11	7th of 8 Richardson 15th of 16 CCHL2	Did not qualify
align="center" bgcolor="#E6FFF7" \|2023-24	colspan=10 \|Whitewater Kings took a Leave of Absence

Notable alumni

Todd Gill{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10536 |title=Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Todd Gill |website=www.legendsofhockey.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127182716/http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10536 |archive-date=2012-01-27}}

References

External links

http://whitewaterkings.pointstreaksites.com/view/whitewaterkings/home-page

Category:Ice hockey teams in Ontario

Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1971

Category:1971 establishments in Ontario