Kemptville 73's

The Kemptville 73's are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team based in Kemptville, Ontario. They play in the Central Canada Hockey League of the Ottawa District Hockey Association.

Kemptville 73's
City	Kemptville, Ontario, Canada
League	Central Canada Hockey League
Division	Robinson
Founded	1969
Home arena	North Grenville Municipal Centre
Colours	red, black, and white
Owner(s)	Jason York, Joe Jefferies and Paul LeBreux (2017-current)
General manager	Terry Nichols (2012-current)
Head coach	Jason York (2019-current)
Franchise history
1969–1973	Kemptville Comets
1973–Present	Kemptville 73's

History

The team was founded in 1969 as the Kemptville Comets, changing their name in 1973 to coincide with that year.^[1]

In the 1996–97 season, the 73's achieved an undefeated season with a win–loss–tie record of 38-0-4 en route to the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League championship. They repeated the championship victory in 1999.^[1]

The team moved up from the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League to the Central Junior A Hockey League in 2007. On September 14, 2007, the Kemptville 73's played their first ever Junior "A" hockey game. At home, the 73's took on the Nepean Raiders but lost the game 5–2. Anthony Scarpino scored the 73's first ever Junior "A" goal with forty-six seconds left in the first period. Alex Beaudry started the historic game in net.

On September 23, 2007, the 73's won their first ever Junior "A" hockey game by defeating the Kanata Stallions, at home, by a score of 4–2.

Currently, the team carries a member of the community who has been involved with the program since its inception in 1969. John Guy, a local legend, has been involved with the 73s as the equipment manager. John is known and loved by many in the community for his involvement and comical antics.

On April 8, 2008, Mark Nasca become the first 73 in history to commit to a Division I school when he signed with the Colgate University Raiders for the 2008–2009 season.

On December 23, 2008, Rob Capellupo was announced as head United States Scout for bringing in players. He was also announced as the teams physical and psychological doctor.

On June 26, 2009, Calvin de Haan was drafted 12th overall by the New York Islanders. de Haan is a former "73".^[2]

On June 23, 2012, Vancouver Canucks drafted former 73 Ben Hutton 147th overall.

During the summer of 2017 the 73's changed ownership from Ron and Lisa Tugnutt to Jason York, Joe Jefferies and Paul LeBreux.

Season-by-season results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1999-00	45	32	10	3	-	218	127	68	1st EO StLawr	Lost final
2000-01	45	30	13	2	-	217	138	62	1st EO StLawr	Lost final
2001-02	45	19	24	2	-	194	182	43	4th EO StLawr	Lost Division S-final
2002-03	45	21	15	4	5	210	197	51	3rd EO StLawr	Lost Division Final
2003-04	45	30	13	2	0	228	137	62	3rd EO StLawr	Lost Division S-final
2004-05	45	28	13	3	1	223	166	60	1st EO StLawr	Lost Division Final
2005-06	45	31	12	0	2	293	196	64	1st EO StLawr	Lost Division Final
2006-07	40	21	15	2	2	217	179	46	4th EO StLawr	Lost division semi-final
2007-08	60	15	39	2	4	164	260	36	9th CJHL	DNQ
2008-09	60	15	38	-	7	126	225	37	10th CJHL	DNQ
2009-10	62	27	29	-	6	191	214	60	8th CJHL	Lost quarter-final
2010-11	62	22	33	-	7	157	225	51	10th CCHL	DNQ
2011-12	62	13	44	-	5	164	299	31	11th CCHL	DNQ
2012-13	62	15	44	-	3	152	295	33	12th CCHL	DNQ
2013-14	62	26	30	-	6	210	232	58	8th CCHL	Lost quarter-final
2014-15	62	26	25	6	5	225	223	63	6th of 6 Robinson 9th of 12 CCHL	Did not qualify
2015-16	62	36	23	2	1	224	179	75	5th of 6 Robinson 7th of 12 CCHL	Lost quarterfinals, 1-4 (Jr. Senators)
2016-17	62	33	25	2	2	216	188	70	4th of 6 Robinson 5th of 12 CCHL	Won quarterfinals, 4-2 (Hawks) Lost semifinals 2-4 (Canadians)
2017-18	62	18	40	2	2	159	267	40	6th of 6 Robinson 11th of 12 CCHL	Did not qualify for playoffs
2018-19	62	21	34	5	2	176	227	49	6th of 6 Robinson 11th of 12 CCHL	Did not qualify for playoffs
2019-20	62	26	31	-	5	204	229	59	4th of 6 Robinson 9th of 12 CCHL	Did not qualify for playoffs
2020-21	Season cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic restrictions
2021-22	55	29	18	5	3	198	171	66	3rd of 6 Robinson 5th of 12 CCHL	Won quarterfinals, 4-2 (Hawks) Lost semifinals 2-4 (Canadians)
2022-23	55	25	24	5	1	199	206	56	5th of 6 Robinson 9th of 12 CCHL	Did not qualify for playoffs
2023-24	55	25	26	1	3	160	170	54	5th of 6 Robinson 9th of 12 CCHL	Did not qualify for playoffs

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Notable alumni

• Calvin de Haan
• Ben Hutton

References

1. "History". Kemptville 73's. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020.
2. "2009 NHL Entry Draft". HockeyDB.com. Retrieved February 26, 2022.

External links

• 73's Webpage
• EOJHL Webpage
• CJHL Webpage