Napanee Raiders
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| Napanee Raiders | |
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| City: | Napanee, Ontario |
| League: | Empire B Junior C Hockey League |
| Founded: | 1989 |
| Home Arena: | Strathcona Paper Centre |
| Colors: | Black, Red, and White |
| Head Coach: | Andy McGarvey |
| General Manager: | Raymon Lee |
| Previous franchise history | |
| 1970s-1980: | Napanee Kelly Tiremen |
| 1980-1986: | Napanee Warriors |
The Napanee Raiders are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Napanee, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Empire B Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.
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[edit] History
The current Napanee junior hockey team found its genesis in the 1970s as a member of the Quinte-St. Lawrence Junior C Hockey League. The Napanee Kelly Tiremen were members of the Quinte-St. Lawrence league until 1980 when they changed their name to the Napanee Warriors. The league was floundering and in 1986 merged with the more western Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League. The merger left the Napanee Warriors without a local league and forced them to go on hiatus.
After three seasons with no junior hockey, the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League was formed. The Napanee Raiders were its first regular season and playoff champions in 1990.
In 1993, the Napanee Raiders forced the Ontario Hockey Association to take the Far-East upstart league seriously. The Raiders finished first in the regular season with thirty-two wins in thirty-five games played. They won the league playoffs and entered the Clarence Schmalz Cup provincial playdowns. They made it to the provincial final where they faced the Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League's Hanover Barons for Ontario's crown. The Raiders shocked the Barons and came out on top with 4-games-to-2 series win. This marked bother Raiders and the new league's first provincial championship.
The Raiders won the league title again in 1994 and 1995. After the 1995 championship, the league announced that they were changing their name from the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League to the Empire B Junior C Hockey League. The name change was to end confusion between the league and the neighbouring Ottawa District Hockey Association's long running Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League.
In 1995-96, the Napanee Raiders won their fourth straight league championship. Unlike the previous two years, the Raiders made the Clarence Schmalz Cup final like they did in 1993. Their opponents were the Paris Mounties of the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League. Unlike the 1993 finals, their opponents over came the Raiders and defeated them 4-games-to-1.
The 2000-01 season ended up being a good one for the Raiders as they went on to win their sixth league championship.
In 2005-06, the Raiders finished the regular season in first place overall. They received a bye through the league quarter-finals and ended up against the second year Colborne Cobras in the league semi-final. The Raiders proved too much for the Cobras and crushed them 4-games-to-none. In the league final, the Raiders met up with the Amherstview Jets. In a long and tough series, the Raiders prevailed in game 7, winning the series 4-games-to-3. In the provincial semi-final, the Raiders ran into the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League's Port Perry Mojacks. The Mojacks swept the Empire B champions 4-games-to-none.
The 2006-07 season saw the Napanee Raiders slip to third place overall in the regular season standings. The Raiders met the Amherstview Jets in the league semi-final. The Jets were set on avenging the 2006 Finals loss to the Raiders and defeated them 4-games-to-2 to move on to the league final. During the 2006-07 season, the Raiders invited the local Canada World Youth branch along with a large contingent of Peruvians from "La Brigada de Voluntarios Bolivarianos del Peru" to attend the game. The Raiders defeated the Picton Pirates 6-3 in front of their guests.
[edit] Season-by-season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1989-90 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | - | 255 | 100 | 51 | 1st EOJCHL | Won League |
| 1990-91 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | - | 191 | 123 | 45 | 1st EOJCHL | |
| 1991-92 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 3 | - | 192 | 78 | 57 | 1st EOJCHL | |
| 1992-93 | 35 | 32 | 2 | 1 | - | 282 | 97 | 67 | 1st EOJCHL | Won League, Won CSC |
| 1993-94 | 36 | 24 | 9 | 3 | - | 212 | 166 | 51 | 1st EOJCHL | Won League |
| 1994-95 | 40 | 29 | 7 | - | 4 | 264 | 147 | 62 | 1st EOJCHL | Won League |
| 1995-96 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 249 | 164 | 58 | 1st EBJCHL | Won League, Lost CSC Final |
| 1996-97 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 2 | - | 207 | 134 | 64 | 1st EBJCHL | |
| 1997-98 | 36 | 17 | 18 | 1 | - | 144 | 157 | 35 | 4th EBJCHL | |
| 1998-99 | 36 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 142 | 155 | 31 | 3rd EBJCHL | |
| 1999-00 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 136 | 152 | 36 | 2nd EBJCHL | |
| 2000-01 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 176 | 126 | 47 | 1st EBJCHL | Won League |
| 2001-02 | 36 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 149 | 42 | 1st EBJCHL | |
| 2002-03 | 34 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 150 | 191 | 26 | 3rd EBJCHL | |
| 2003-04 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 172 | 147 | 41 | 2nd EBJCHL | |
| 2004-05 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 149 | 127 | 49 | 1st EBJCHL | |
| 2005-06 | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 206 | 112 | 52 | 1st EBJCHL | Won League |
| 2006-07 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 192 | 146 | 47 | 3rd EBJCHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2007-08 | 40 | 28 | 8 | - | 4 | 253 | 156 | 60 | 2nd EBJCHL |
[edit] Clarence Schmalz Cup Appearances
- 1993: Napanee Raiders defeated Hanover Barons 4-games-to-2
- 1996: Paris Mounties defeated Napanee Raiders 4-games-to-1
