The Carleton Place Canadians are a Junior A

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team based in

Carleton Place, Ontario Carleton Place is a town in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in Lanark County, about west of downtown Ottawa. It is located at the crossroads of Ontario Highway 15, Highway 15 and Ontario Highway 7, Highway 7, halfway between the towns of Perth, Ontario, ...

. The Canadians compete in the

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(CCHL) as a member of the West Division. The team was established in 1969, along with the

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. The Canadians have played their home games at Carleton Place Arena since 1969. The Canadians are owned by Brent Sullivan, which is also the general manager and head coach of the team. The team has twice advanced to the Bogart Cup Finals five times. The Canadians have won four Bogart Cup championships in a row, from the 2013–14 to the 2016–17 season.

History

The Carleton Place Legion Kings began play in 1969 in the Renfrew-Lanark Junior C Hockey League. Soon after, the league folded and the Legion Kings ended up in the Rideau-St. Lawrence Junior B Hockey League in 1971. This league later became the

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. In 2009, it was announced that the team had been granted expansion to the

. Although the CCHL franchise has a different name, the Legion Kings are still considered the forerunner to the Canadians franchise. The Canadians played their first Junior A game on September 11, 2009. At home, the Canadians dropped a 4–1 decision to the

Nepean Raiders The Nepean Raiders (French: Raiders de Nepean) are a Junior A ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. The Raiders compete in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) as a member of the East Division. The team plays its home games at the Nepean S ...

. On September 13, 2009, the Canadians won their first ever CJHL game, defeating the Ottawa Junior Senators 3–2 in a shootout on the road. The 2013–14 season was a landmark season for the Canadians. They shattered both the CCHL's wins and points records en route to their first regular season title, falling one win short of shattering the 1972–73

Pembroke Lumber Kings The Pembroke Lumber Kings (colloquially referred to as the Kings) are a Junior A ice hockey team based in Pembroke, Ontario. The Lumber Kings compete in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) as a member of the West Division. The franchise is on ...

league record for best winning percentage (47–4–4). They won CCHL playoffs by beating the

4–0 and then beating Pembroke in a hard-fought 7-game series. In the final, they won their first CCHL Art Bogart Cup against their division rival smith falls bears in 5 games in 2OT. They went on to win against the St Jerome Panthers 3–1 to win their 1st Fred Page Cup. The Canadians lost in RBC Cup final in a 2ot loss to the

Yorkton Terriers The Yorkton Terriers are a team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) based in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. The team plays their home games in the Westland Insurance Arena, which has a seating capacity of 2,300. The Terriers won th ...

Season-by-season results

Attendance

As of March 9, 2025

Fred Page Cup

Eastern Canada Championships
'' MHL - QAAAJHL - CCHL - Host''
Round robin play with 2nd vs 3rd in semi-final to advance against 1st in the finals.

Royal Bank Cup

CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
'' Dudley Hewitt Champions - Central, Fred Page Champions - Eastern, Western Canada Cup Champions - Western, Western Canada Cup - Runners Up and Host''
Round robin play with top 4 in semi-final and winners to finals.

References

External links

Carleton Place Canadians
{{CCHL, state=expanded Central Canada Hockey League teams Ice hockey teams in Ottawa Carleton Place Ice hockey clubs established in 1969 1969 establishments in Ontario