The Penetang Kings are a junior ice hockey team based in Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) in the Carruthers division in the Ontario Hockey Association.GBMOJHL Teams | Georgian Bay Mid-Ontario Junior Hockey League | Junior C | Leagues | Ontario Hockey Association
History The first chapter of current Penetanguishene junior hockey history came in 1973. The Penetang Hurons joined up with the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League, a league recently promoted from the Junior D level. The Hurons lasted only two seasons before folding.
In 1977, two years after the demise of the Hurons. The Penetang Kings were created as members of the Georgian Bay Junior C Hockey League.
In 1983-84, the Penetang won the Georgian Bay league championship to move into the All-Ontario playdowns. They made it all the way to the Clarence Schmalz Cup finals, where they played against the Niagara Junior C Hockey League champions, the Woodstock Navy-Vets. The Kings brushed them off with a 4-game-sweep to clinch their first ever provincial championship.Ontario Hockey Association 2006-2007 Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition by The Ontario Hockey Association (2006) The Kings were led to the Cup by local player and future National Hockey Leaguer Brian McReynolds, who the next year won the Manitoba Centennial Cup National Junior A Championship with the Orillia Travelways of the OHA Junior A Hockey League.Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Brian McReynolds
In 1994, the Georgian Bay league merged with the Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League to create the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League. Although the Kings were rather competitive in the league, success has not come until recently.
The 2005-06 season saw the Kings finish the regular season in first place. In the league quarter-finals, the Kings were placed against the eighth place Midland Flyers and swept them 4-games-to-none. The semi-final was against the sixth seeded Stayner Siskins. The Kings dispatched them 4-games-to-1 to move on to the Georgian Mid-Ontario finals. The Kings were up against the powerhouse Fergus Devils, but it in surprising fashion swept the second seeded Devils 4-games-to-none to win their first ever Georgian Mid-Ontario championship. The Kings found themselves in the All-Ontario playdowns for the first time possibly twenty-two years. Their quarter-final match up was against the Kincardine Bulldogs of the Western Junior C Hockey League. In their hardest challenge yet, they bested the Bulldogs 4-games-to-2. In the semi-finals, the Kings ran into the Central Junior C Hockey League's Port Perry Mojacks. The Kings dispatched the Mojacks 4-games-to-2 to reach their first Clarence Schmalz Cup final in twenty-two years. The Kings were up against a heavily favoured Essex 73's squad. The 73's had torn up the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League and swept the Niagara Junior C Hockey League's Simcoe Storm to reach the final. Penetang's goalie, Dan Earles, took over and post three 1-0 shutouts in a 4-games-to-1 series victory over the 73's.Home | Ontario Hockey Association
The 2006-07 season was more of a challenge than ever. After coming in second place in the regular season to the Fergus Devils, the Kings again had to face the Midland Flyers in the quarter-finals and again swept them 4-games-to-none. In the semi-final, the Kings were challenged by a tough Alliston Hornets squad. After going up 3-games-to-none in the series, the Hornets battled back to make the series 3-games-to-2 before the Kings finally won a tight game 6 and kill the Hornet surge thanks to 2 late game points. This set up a rematch of the 2006-07 GMO Final. Fergus came out tough, but were beaten in the first two games both in double overtime, both times by a 3-2 score. The Devils came back and won game 3 and game 4 just to have the Kings win game 5 and then game 6 4-3 in overtime. Four of the six games played in the Final were finished in overtime. In the semi-final, the Kings again ran into the Kincardine Bulldogs of the Western Junior C Hockey League. By game 4, the Bulldogs had the Kings against the wall with a 3-games-to-1 series lead. To the Bulldogs dismay, the Kings won game 5 2-1, game 6 3-1, and then game 7 with a crushing 5-0 victory. In the semi-final, the Kings drew the Central Junior C Hockey League's Lakefield Chiefs and in an extremely close series, swept the Chiefs 4-games-to-none to reach the All-Ontario Final for the second straight year. Again, their opponent was the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League's Essex 73's. In the Final, the 73's got the one-up on the Kings in game 1, taking it 4-3. From that point on, with again excellent backstopping from Dan Earles, the Kings dismantled the 73's. They won the next 4 games straight to win the series 4-games-to-1 and clinch their second straight Clarence Schmalz Cup.Home | Ontario Hockey Association
Season-by-season standings Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs1973-74 30 9 17 4 - 138 176 22 6th CJCHL Lost MO Semi-final1974-75 31 4 25 2 - 84 191 10 7th CJCHL Lost MO Semi-final1975-77 Did Not Participate1977-78 32 21 8 3 - 262 170 45 1st GBJCHL Won League, lost CSC QF1978-79 35 31 3 1 - 255 144 63 1st GBJCHL Won League, lost CSC SF1979-80 30 23 7 0 - -- -- 46 1st GBJCHL Won League, lost CSC QF1980-81 32 19 9 4 - 211 149 42 4th GBJCHL Lost quarter-final1981-82 40 26 11 3 - -- -- 55 2nd GBJCHL Won League, Bronze in OHA1982-83 34 20 10 4 - -- -- 44 4th GBJCHL Won League, lost CSC SF1983-84 32 24 6 2 - -- -- 50 1st GBJCHL Won quarter-final 4-1 (Siskins)Won semi-final 4-0 (Centennials)Won League4-1 (Shamrocks)Won CSC quarter-final 4-1 (Hornets))Won CSC semi-final 4-3 (Eagles)Won CSC final 4-0 (Navy Vets) 1984-85 32 19 8 5 - 185 136 43 1st GBJCHL Won quarter-final 4-0 (80's)Lost semi-final 3-4 (77's)1985-86 32 16 16 0 0 204 175 32 5th GBJCHL Lost quarter-final 2-4 (Bruins)1986-87 32 11 18 2 1 166 221 25 6th GBJCHL Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Blair McCann)1987-88 30 12 18 0 0 143 159 24 4th GBJCHL Lost quarter-final 0-3 (77's)1988-89 36 2 32 2 0 131 259 6 7th GBJCHL Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Blair McCann)1989-90 36 9 26 1 0 121 219 19 5th GBJCHL Lost quarter-final 1-4 (Siskins)1990-91 30 15 12 2 1 146 124 33 4th GBJCHL Won quarter-final 4-1 (Bruins)Won semi-final 4-1 (Siskins)Lost final 0-4 (Brewers)1991-92 36 21 14 1 0 -- -- 43 4th GBJCHL Lost quarter-final 1-4 (Bruins)1992-93 35 14 20 0 1 -- -- 29 5th GBJCHL Won quarter-final 3-1 (Centennials)Lost semi-final 1-4 (Siskins)1993-94 38 17 19 0 2 -- -- 36 3rd GBJCHL Lost semi-final 1-4 (Bruins)1994-95 36 27 8 1 - -- -- 55 1st GMOHL Won quarter-final 4-2 (Flyers)Won semi-final 4-3 (Bulls)Lost final 0-4 (Devils)1995-96 44 23 20 1 - 217 204 47 5th GMOHL Won quarter-final 3-2 (Shamrocks)Won semi-final 3-1 (Hornets)Lost final 0-4 (Siskins)1996-97 35 17 17 1 - 164 149 35 6th GMOHL Lost quarter-final 0-3 (Cubs)1997-98 36 17 18 1 - 158 177 35 5th GMOHL Won quarter-final 3-0 (Thunder)Won semi-final 4-1 (Shamrocks)Lost final 0-4 (Bulls)1998-99 36 16 18 2 - 178 173 34 5th GMOHL Lost quarter-final 3-4 (Bulls)1999-00 36 13 21 2 - 172 184 28 6th GMOHL Lost quarter-final 2-4 (Bulls)2000-01 36 20 14 1 1 155 138 41 4th GMOHLWon quarter-final 4-1 (Bulls)Lost semi-final 3-4 (Siskins)2001-02 36 14 19 1 2 144 160 31 7th GMOHLWon quarter-final 4-3 (Hornets)Lost semi-final 0-4 (Siskins)2002-03 36 17 17 1 1 157 146 36 5th GMOHL Won quarter-final 4-3 (Bulls)Lost semi-final 2-4 (Siskins)2003-04 36 19 11 5 1 159 127 44 4th GMOHLWon quarter-final 4-1 (Devils)Lost semi-final 0-4 (Siskins)2004-05 40 23 9 6 2 157 124 54 3rd GMOHLWon quarter-final 4-2 (Siskins)Won semi-final 4-2 (Devils)Lost final 0-4 (Shamrocks)2005-06 42 28 8 4 2 170 109 62 1st GMOHL Won quarter-final 4-0 (Flyers)Won semi-final 4-1 (Siskins)Won League 4-0 (Devils)Won CSC quarter-final 4-2 (Bulldogs)Won CSC semi-final 4-2 (Mojacks)Won CSC final 4-1 (73's)2006-07 42 27 9 3 3 190 127 60 2nd GMOHL Won quarter-final 4-0 (Flyers)Won semi-final 4-2 (Hornets)Won League 4-2 (Devils)Won CSC quarter-final 4-3 (Bulldogs)Won CSC semi-final 4-0 (Chiefs)Won CSC final 4-1 (73's)2007-08 42 35 6 0 1 222 91 71 2nd GMOHL Won quarter-final 4-0 (Cougars)Won semi-final 4-2 (Devils)Lost final 1-4 (Hornets) 2008-09 42 30 10 - 2 194 121 62 2nd GMOHLWon quarter-final 4-0 (Flyers)Won semi-final 4-2 (Shamrocks)Lost final 2-4 (Hornets) 2009-10 42 32 8 - 2 206 104 66 2nd GMOHLWon quarter-final 4-0 (Cougars)Won semi-final 4-3 (Siskins)Lost final 3-4 (Hornets) 2010-11 40 21 12 - 7 168 146 49 5th GMOHL Won quarter-final 4-2 (Flyers)Lost semi-final 0-4 (Hornets)2011-12 40 21 18 - 1 168 152 43 4th GMOHL Won quarters - 4-0 - (Cougars)Lost semi's - 2-4 - (Hornets)2012-13 40 21 15 - 4 200 181 46 4th GMOHL Won quarters - 4-1 - (Shamrocks)Lost semi's - 1-4 - (Hornets)2013-14 40 30 6 - 4 217 133 64 1st GMOHL Won quarters - 4-0 - (Flyers)Won semi's - 4-2 - (Cougars)Won League - 4-2 - (Hornets) Lost CSC QF - 2-4 - (Wingham)2014-15 40 20 15 - 5 141 147 45 4th GMOHL Won quarters - 4-0 - (Golden Hawks)Lost semi's - 0-4 - (Cougars)2015-16 40 17 23 2 - 143 164 36 6th of 9 GMOHL Won quarters - 4-1 - (Flyers)Won semifinals - 4-3 - (Golden Hawks)Lost finals, 0-4 (Hornets)2016-17 42 17 21 2 - 159 213 36 6th of 8-PJHLCarruthers Div Won Div Quarters - 4-3 - (Terriers)Lost div semi-final, 1-4 (Hornets)2017-18 42 21 18 3 - 185 166 45 4th of 8-PJHLCarruthers Div Won Div Quarters - 4-2 - (Flyers)Lost div semi-final, 2.4 (Siskins)2018-19 42 20 19 1 2 168 170 43 4th of 8-PJHLCarruthers Div Won Div Quarters - 4-2 - (Terriers)Won Div Semifinal, 4-0 (Siskins)Lost Div. Finals 0-4 (Hornets)2019-20 42 20 21 0 1 184 181 41 4th of 8-PJHLCarruthers Div Won Div Quarters - 4-0 (Golden Hawks)Lost div semi-final, 3-4 (Hornets)2020-21 Season Lost due too COVID-19 pandemic2021-22 42 20 19 1 2 168 170 43 4th of 8-PJHLCarruthers Div LOST Div Quarters - 0-4 (Hornets)2022-23 40 8 26 4 2 110 209 22 9th of 9-PJHLCarruthers Div Lost Div Quarters - 0-4 (Siskins)2023-24 42 18 20 1 3 145 167 40 5th of 9-PJHLCarruthers Div Lost Div Quarters - 0-4 (Cougars)2024-25 42 17 20 4 1 150 169 39 4th of 8 Carruthers Div 9th of 18 North Conf 41 of 63 PJHL Won Div Quarters - 4-3 (Otters)Lost Div semi final, 0-4 (Hornets)2025-26 42 24 13 4 1 148 111 53 4th of 8 Carruthers Div 8th of 15 North Conf 27 of 61 PJHL Lost Div Quarters - 3-4 (Flyers) (*) Standings Incomplete. 2000–04http://www.ohahockey.org/ Provided by GMO League statistician 2004–presentHome | Ontario Hockey Association
Clarence Schmalz Cup appearances 1984: Penetang Kings defeated Woodstock Navy-Vets 4-games-to-none 2006: Penetang Kings defeated Essex 73's 4-games-to-1 2007: Penetang Kings defeated Essex 73's 4-games-to-1Home | Ontario Hockey Association
Notable alumni Brian McReynoldsLegends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Brian McReynolds Andre Benoit
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