The Cornwall Colts are a Junior ice hockey team based in Cornwall, Ontario. The Colts compete in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) as a member of the East (Yzerman) Division. The team plays its home games at the Cornwall Civic Complex, an arena which was previously the home of five different hockey franchises, such was the Cornwall Royals, Cornwall Aces, Cornwall Comets, the Cornwall River Kings as well as the Cornwall Nationals. They are the first Junior A hockey team in Cornwall; the others were either major junior or minor professional teams.
Founded in 1988, the Colts were known as the Massena Americans, and moved to Cornwall in 1992 when the Cornwall Royals were sold and moved away from the city.
Championship era The Cornwall Colts quickly became CJHL powerhouses winning Art Bogart Cups in 1995 and 1996. The 1996 final between the Gloucester Rangers was played at the Cornwall Civic Complex. A sold-out crowd of over 4,000 people watched the Cornwall Colts defeat the Gloucester Rangers 4–3 in Game 7. In 1998, the Cornwall Colts were swept 4 games to 0 by the Brockville Braves. Cornwall went on to claim the Art Bogart Cup over the Brockville Braves two years later, and went on to defeat the Halifax Oland Exports to win the Fred Page Cup. Despite going win-less at the Royal Bank Cup in Fort McMurray, Alberta, the entire City of Cornwall stood right behind the Colts every step of the way. The Colts would continue their winning ways in 2000–01 as the Colts whitewashed the Ottawa Junior Senators 7–0 in Game 7 at the Si Miller Arena on Water Street. But, suffered a heart-breaking overtime loss to the St. Jerome Panthers in the final game of the Fred Page Cup.
2003 Fred Page Cup The Cornwall Colts and the City of Cornwall was awarded the Fred Page Cup for 2003. The tournament was originally awarded to the Ottawa Junior Senators, but backed out due to arena trouble and accommodations. The tournament was played in the Cornwall Civic Complex, instead of the SI Millar Arena, because it was too small. The tournament was a success, despite that the Colts bowed out in the semi-finals with a double-overtime loss to the Nepean Raiders.
2008 Royal Bank Cup In fall 2005, the City of Cornwall and the Cornwall Colts were awarded Canada's most prestigious Junior A hockey tournament for 2008. The runner-up for the tournament were the Pembroke Lumber Kings. For the 2007–08 season, the Cornwall Colts shifted over to the Cornwall Civic Complex and left the Si Miller Arena for good. The Colts now had the biggest arena in the league, despite that attendance figures were surprisingly low. The Colts finished 6th and lost the quarter-finals. The Colts rested for several weeks and entered the tournament with expectations of winning the Royal Bank Cup. But, a 7–0 loss to the Humboldt Broncos of the SJHL in the opening contest wasn't the start they were looking for. The Colts managed to win the next two games against the Oakville Blades (5-4) and Weeks Crushers (6-1), but lost in the semi-finals to the eventual champion Humboldt Broncos. Captain Darcy Findlay received the RBC most valuable player award for the tournament.
Arena The Ed Lumley Arena in the Cornwall Civic Complex became the permanent home for the Cornwall Colts in 2007. Before, the Colts played their home games at the now-demolished Si Miller Arena. The Cornwall Colts played their games at the Cornwall Civic Complex since 1992, but moved into the Si Miller in 1997. The Cornwall Civic Complex was used to host the 2003 and 2015 Fred Page Cup tournaments. In 2025 Colts' home games were played at the Benson Centre during renovations of the Ed Lumley Arena.
Season-by-season record Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs1988-89 56 14 41 1 0 208 337 29 8th CJHL1989-90 56 14 36 3 3 217 355 34 9th CJHL1990-91 53 15 33 2 3 225 331 35 7th CJHL1991-92 57 16 38 2 1 269 362 35 7th CJHL1992-93 57 33 15 4 5 343 304 75 3rd CJHL1993-94 57 25 25 4 3 304 311 57 8th CJHL1994-95 54 37 12 3 2 285 211 79 1st CJHL Won League1995-96 54 45 6 3 - 348 214 93 1st CJHL Won League1996-97 54 28 23 3 - 217 202 59 5th CJHL 1997-98 56 29 17 10 8 225 183 76 1st CJHL-R 1998-99 5431 19 4 0 227 201 66 2nd CJHL-R 1999-00 56 45 10 1 0 306 183 91 1st CJHL-R Won League, won FPC 2000-01 55 42 10 3 0 324 189 88 1st CJHL-R Won League 2001-02 55 46 7 2 0 347 173 94 1st CJHL-R Lost final 2002-03 55 31 13 11 1 275 194 74 2nd CJHL-R Lost quarter-final 2003-04 55 33 16 3 3 256 173 72 2nd CJHL-R Lost semi-final 2004-05 57 34 17 3 3 238 186 74 1st CJHL-R Lost semi-final 2005-06 57 26 24 3 4 236 233 59 3rd CJHL-R Lost semi-final 2006-07 55 15 32 5 3 154 215 38 4th CJHL-R Did not Qualify2007-08 60 31 24 1 4 211 207 67 6th CJHL 2008-09 60 30 29 - 1 188 215 61 7th CJHL2009-10 62 41 16 - 5 242 171 87 3rd CJHL Lost semi-final2010-11 62 48 13 - 1 257 140 97 2nd CCHL Lost final2011-12 62 43 13 - 6 238 155 92 2nd CCHL Lost final2012-13 62 36 17 - 9 250 196 81 3rd CCHL Won League2013-14 62 30 22 - 10 180 190 70 6th CCHL Lost quarter-final2014-15 62 38 18 - 10 211 170 82 4th CCHL Lost semi-final2015-16 62 30 27 4 1 208 193 65 6th of 6 in East10th of 12 CCHL Did not qualify2016-17 62 41 14 4 3 232 171 89 2nd of 6 in East2nd of 12 CCHL Won quarterfinals, 4-1 (Bears)Lost semifinals, 0-4 (Junior Senators)2017-18 62 33 23 4 2 193 183 72 3rd of 6 in East5th of 12 CCHL Lost quarterfinals, 3-4 (Hawks)2018-19 62 24 29 7 2 160 193 57 5th of 6 in East9th of 12 CCHL Did not qualify2019-20 62 21 35 6 - 161 222 48 5th of 6 in East11th of 12 CCHL Did not qualify2020-21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions2021-22 55 14 33 3 5 135 210 36 5th of 6 in East11th of 12 CCHL Did not qualify2022-23 55 26 24 3 2 175 181 57 4th of 6 in East8th of 12 CCHL Lost quarterfinals, 1-4 (Junior Senators)2023-24 55 33 17 1 4 201 143 71 2nd of 6 in East3rd of 12 CCHL Won quarterfinals, 4-1 (Hawks)Lost semifinals, 1-4 (Bears)2024-25 55 26 24 2 3 156 196 57 3rd of 6 Yzerman8th of 12 CCHL Lost quarterfinals, 0-4 (Nationals)2025-2655232921175216494th of 6 Yzerman9th of 12 CCHLDid not qualify
Attendance As of March 15, 2025 SeasonGamesTotalAverage2006–073129,0479372007–083124,1187782008–093125,7618312009–103130,1949742010–113135,3711,1412011–123130,5049842012–133120,9226752013–143124,3977872014–153131,1241,0042015–163130,3809802016–173130,5669862017–182926,2859062018–192926,0198972019–202415,1406312020–21DID NOT PLAY DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC2021–22266,2142392022–23257,9003162023–242619,6797572024–252712,564465
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. Year Round Robin Record Standing Semifinal Gold Medal Game 2013 L, Summerside Western Capitals 0-1L, Truro Bearcats 2-6W, Longueuil Collège Français 5-4 1-2-0 3rd of 4 OTL, Summerside Western Capitals 0-1n/a 2003 * W, Charlottetown Abbies 3-2L, Lennoxville Cougars 0-5W, Nepean Raiders 2-1 2-1-0 2nd of 4 L, Nepean Raiders 2-3n/a 2001 W, Coaticook Frontaliers 7-5W, St. Jerome Panthers 4-3W, Antigonish Bulldogs 6-3 3-0-0 1st of 4 n/aOTL, St. Jerome Panthers 3-4 2000 W, Halifax Oland Exports 7-5OTW, Coaticook Frontaliers 4-3W, Pembroke Lumber Kings 5-2 3-0-0 1st of 4 n/aW, Halifax Oland Exports 6-3Fred Page Cup Champsadvance to Royal Bank Cup 1996 L, Dartmouth Oland Exports 3-6L, Contrecoeur Blackhawks 4-7L, Moncton Beavers 1-4 0-3-0 4th of 4 n/an/a 1995 OTW, Moncton Beavers 3-2L, Valleyfield Braves 4-5L, Joliette Nationals ?-? 1-2-0 3rd of 4 W, Valleyfield Braves ?-?L, Joliette Nationals ?-? * 2003 Tournament Host
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. Year Round Robin Record Standing Semifinal Gold Medal Game 2000 L, Fort McMurray Oil Barons 2-5L, Chilliwack Chiefs 2-3OTL, Battlefords North Stars 3-4L, Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats 4-5 0-4 5th of 5
Championships CJHL Bogart Cup Championships: 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2013 Eastern Canadian Fred Page Cup Championships: 2000 CJAHL Royal Bank Cup Championships: None
Notable alumni
Cam Barker Yann Danis Chad Kilger Kent McDonell Eric Meloche Jesse Winchester (ice hockey)
References
External links Cornwall Colts Webpage