Ottawa West Golden Knights
| Ottawa West Golden Knights | |
|---|---|
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| City | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| League | Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 (CCHL2) |
| Division | Martin |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Home arena | Barbara Ann Scott Arena |
| Colours |
Black, white, orange, gold |
| Owner(s) | Steve Sundin |
| General manager | Craig Smith |
| Head coach | Steve Sundin |
| Affiliates |
Rockland Nationals Nepean Raiders Navan Grads |
The Ottawa West Golden Knights are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. They formerly played in the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League. Following the 2014-15 season, in an attempt to create a better player development model, the EOJHL and the CCHL set a new agreement that resulted in the league re-branding itself as the Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 (CCHL2), reduced to 16 teams and two divisions. The Golden Knights are in the Martin Division.
History
From the 2001-02 season to the 2008-09 season, the Golden Knights won five league championships in eight seasons. Their greatest challenge in this period may have been the Westport Rideaus in the 2005-06 playoffs. The Rideaus had the Golden Knights pinned down and against the wall 3 games to 2 in the final series, but the Golden Knights battled back and took the last two nail-biters to win their fourth title. The Golden Knights had a banner year for the 2008-2009 season by winning the D. Arnold Carson trophy for the 6th time in the team's history and its 5th league championship in 8 years. The Knights also captured the 2008 Boxing Day Tournament title.
However, by 2012-2013 the team was in a rebuild year after losing 3 Top defensemen in Neil Clarke, Mitch Fournier and Sebastien Dubus, goaltender Jacob Blair who moved on to the Ottawa 67's, and a top forward in Ben Minkus.
Season-by-season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs | |
| 1999-00 | 42 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 204 | 154 | 58 | 2nd EO Metro | Lost Division Final | |
| 2000-01 | 42 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 169 | 143 | 55 | 5th EO Metro | Lost Division S-final | |
| 2001-02 | 40 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 190 | 122 | 63 | 1st EO Metro | Won League | |
| 2002-03 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 121 | 53 | 1st EO Metro | Won League | |
| 2003-04 | 40 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 214 | 143 | 49 | 3rd EO Metro | Lost Division S-final | |
| 2004-05 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 204 | 116 | 64 | 1st EO Metro | Won League | |
| 2005-06 | 39 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 187 | 124 | 57 | 2nd EO Metro | Won League | |
| 2006-07 | 40 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 141 | 49 | 4th EO Metro | Lost Division S-final | |
| 2007-08 | 40 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 156 | 137 | 44 | 4th EO Metro | Lost Final | |
| 2008-09 | 40 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 212 | 105 | 62 | 1st EO Metro | Won League | |
| 2009-10 | 44 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 207 | 117 | 67 | 1st EO Metro | Lost Division Final | |
| 2010-11 | 42 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 153 | 55 | 2nd EO Metro | Lost Division Final | |
| 2011-12 | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 195 | 150 | 55 | 3rd EO Metro | Lost Division Final | |
| 2012-13 | 42 | 23 | 18 | - | 1 | 177 | 171 | 47 | 4th EO Metro | Lost Division S-Final | |
| 2013-14 | 41 | 28 | 12 | - | 1 | 167 | 135 | 57 | 1st EO Metro | Lost Final | |
| 2014-15 | 40 | 23 | 16 | - | 1 | 159 | 155 | 47 | 1st EO Metro | Won Div. Semi-final, 4-0 (Jets) Lost Div. Finals, 2-4 (Mustangs) | |
| CCHL 2 | |||||||||||
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs | |
| 2015-16 | 44 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 209 | 161 | 56 | 2nd of 8 Martin 4th of 16 CCHL2 | Won Quarterfinal, 2-4 (Jets) Lost Semi-finals 0-4 (Vikings) | |
| 2016-17 | 48 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 265 | 164 | 80 | 1st of 8 Martin Div 1st of 16 CCHL2 | Won Quarterfinals, 4-3 (Beavers) Lost Semifinals, 0-4 (Vikings) | |
| 2017-18 | 52 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 205 | 177 | 63 | 4th of 8 Martin Div 7th of 16 CCHL2 | Lost Div. Qualifying 1-2 (Panthers) | |
2017-18 staff
- Head Coach -Steve Sundin
- General Manager - Craig Smith
- Owner - -Steve Sundin
- Dir. Player Development/Head Scout - Bob Ward
- Assistant Coach - Kevin Groulx
- Assistant Coach - Luciano Pietrantonio
- Video Coach - Brendan Deavy
- Trainer - Seve Janelle
- Equipment Manager - Kristine Moreau
- PA/Pointstreak - Kirk Laymann
2016–17 staff
- Head Coach -Steve Sundin
- General Manager - Craig Smith
- Owner - -Steve Sundin
- Dir. Player Development/Head Scout - Bob Ward
- Assistant Coach - Mike Emmerton
- Assistant Coach - Luciano Pietrantonio
- Assistant Coach - Mike Milito
- Video Coach - Conor Mulligan
- Trainer - Tammy McNamara
- Equipment Manager - Kristine Moreau
- Statistician - Robert Hill