Espanola Kings

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Espanola Kings
City: Espanola, Ontario
League: Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
Founded: 2007
Home Arena: Espanola Regional Recreation Complex Arena
Colors: Yellow, Black, and White
Head Coach: Mike Morrison
General Manager: Dave Blyth

The Espanola Kings are a Tier II junior 'A' ice hockey team based out of Espanola, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League.

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[edit] History

On February 18, 2007, Bob Russell announced the expansion of the Espanola Kings for the 2007-08 season [1]. The announcement corresponded with a pair of games that took place in Espanola between the King Wild and the Richmond Hill Rams franchises. The Kings are owned by the same ownership group as that of the Rams and were named after the 1970s Oak Ridges Kings of the Metro Junior B Hockey League.

The expansion of the Kings makes them the eighth team in the independent GMJHL and one of six 2007 expansion teams.

On September 7, 2007, the Espanola Kings played their first ever game in Elliot Lake, Ontario against the Elliot Lake Bobcats. The Bobcats defeated the Kings 3-2. On September 14, the Kings played their first ever home game. The game was against the South Muskoka Shield, and resulted in a 6-4 victory -- the Kings first ever win.

[edit] Season-by-Season Standings

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results
2007-08 42 15 26 - 1 151 226 31 9th GMJHL

[edit] Playoffs

  • 2008 Lost Bye Round
Temiscaming Royals defeated Espanola Kings 4-games-to-none in bye round

[edit] External links


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