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The Rockland Nationals are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Rockland, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League. The Rockland Nationals began play in 2017–18, after the Gloucester Rangers relocated to Rockland after nearly 50 years in Gloucester.
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| Rockland Nationals | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Nats |
| City | Rockland, Ontario, Canada |
| League | Central Canada Hockey League |
| Division | Yzerman |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Home arena | Clarence-Rockland Arena (capacity: 3,600) |
| Colours | Blue, red, white |
| Owner(s) | Luc Lavictoire |
| President | André Chaput |
| General manager | Carl Robillard |
| Head coach | Justin Pereira |
| Captain |  Josh O'Connor |
| Media | FloSports |
| Website | https://www.rocklandnationalsjuniora.com |
| Franchise history | |
| 1968-1973 | Ottawa M&W Rangers |
| 1973-2005 | Gloucester Rangers |
| 2005-2008 | Orleans Blues |
| 2008–2017 | Gloucester Rangers |
| 2017– | Rockland Nationals |
The franchise dates back to the 1968 expansion Ottawa M.&.W (MacIntosh & Watts) Rangers and made their home in Leitrim in south Ottawa. In 1972, the M&W Rangers became the Gloucester Rangers and played out of the Earl Armstrong Arena. The 1972–73 season was coached by Derek Holmes, and included Mark Aubry as a player.[1] The Rangers won their first Art Bogart Cup as league champions in 1981 by defeating the Pembroke Lumber Kings. The 1995 Centennial Cup (now Royal Bank Cup) was awarded to the City of Gloucester and the Gloucester Rangers. The Rangers, who were up by a goal in the championship game against the Calgary Canucks of the AJHL. The Canucks tied the game in the dying seconds and won the Centennial Cup in overtime. After their last playoff appearance of the 20th century, the Rangers fell on hard times missing the playoffs multiple times.
In 2002, new owners decided to change the colours to Black, Purple, and Silver. The team rebuilt with blockbuster trades with cross-town rivals and defending league champions Ottawa Junior Senators. Unfortunately, the Rangers came close to winning the 2004 league championship by one goal in a sudden death game 7 to Nepean. In October 2004, coaching staff walking out of the organization over disagreements with management and ownership leaving the team with a shortage of players throughout the season through trades and releases. The team was sold to a group of Orleans businessmen in April 2005, who re-branded the team as the Orleans Blues, but couldn't move to Orleans, Ontario because of an inadequate arena, and therefore were forced to change back to the Gloucester Rangers for the 2008-09 season.
In late September 2016, Paul Jennings sold the Gloucester Rangers to a group of partners being André Chaput, André Charlebois & Amélie Lecompte, Jean-Robert Léger and Robert Bourdeau. Paul Jennings purchased the Orleans Blues franchise from Chaput in 2007. The Gloucester Rangers finished the 2016-17 season and relocated to the 3,600-seat Clarence-Rockland Arena to become the Rockland Nationals after playing at the aging Earl Armstrong for nearly 50 years. Nationals games can be heard on flohockey.tv, via the FloSports streaming platform. The team's play-by-play broadcaster is Richard Gauthier, who currently serves as the public address announcer for the Ottawa Titans of the Frontier League. Gauthier brings over 40 years of experience in sports media, as announcer and broadcaster.
In 2020, the ownership team changed with the sale of André Chaput’s share to Luc Lavictoire.
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | T | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs | |
| 1968-69 | 40 | 11 | 22 | 7 | - | 145 | 202 | 29 | 5th CJHL | ||
| 1969-70 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 4 | - | 198 | 108 | 64 | 1st CJHL | Won League | |
| 1970-71 | 48 | 26 | 12 | 10 | - | 235 | 158 | 62 | 2nd CJHL | Won League | |
| 1971-72 | 48 | 27 | 20 | 1 | - | 234 | 188 | 55 | 2nd CJHL | ||
| 1972-73 | 55 | 30 | 20 | 5 | - | 293 | 233 | 65 | 2nd CJHL | ||
| 1973-74 | 50 | 25 | 19 | 6 | - | 297 | 252 | 56 | 4th CJHL | ||
| 1974-75 | 50 | 14 | 27 | 9 | - | 241 | 289 | 37 | 5th CJHL | ||
| 1975-76 | 50 | 26 | 21 | 3 | - | 271 | 203 | 55 | 2nd CJHL | ||
| 1976-77 | 50 | 24 | 21 | 5 | - | 241 | 231 | 53 | 3rd CJHL | ||
| 1977-78 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 5 | - | 261 | 204 | 65 | 2nd CJHL | ||
| 1978-79 | 48 | 23 | 23 | 2 | - | 210 | 235 | 48 | 3rd CJHL | ||
| 1979-80 | 50 | 33 | 12 | 5 | - | 284 | 187 | 71 | 2nd CJHL | ||
| 1980-81 | 50 | 28 | 15 | 7 | - | 248 | 191 | 63 | 3rd CJHL | Won League | |
| 1981-82 | 50 | 11 | 36 | 3 | - | 191 | 266 | 25 | 6th CJHL | ||
| 1982-83 | 48 | 15 | 28 | 5 | - | 189 | 241 | 35 | 6th CJHL | ||
| 1983-84 | 53 | 21 | 16 | 6 | - | 233 | 235 | 48 | 6th CJHL | ||
| 1984-85 | 54 | 18 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 234 | 328 | 39 | 6th CJHL | ||
| 1985-86 | 60 | 35 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 311 | 247 | 74 | 4th CJHL | ||
| 1986-87 | 54 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 260 | 248 | 61 | 3rd CJHL | ||
| 1987-88 | 56 | 25 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 275 | 271 | 54 | 6th CJHL | ||
| 1988-89 | 55 | 10 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 203 | 316 | 26 | 9th CJHL | ||
| 1989-90 | 56 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 325 | 281 | 72 | 4th CJHL | ||
| 1990-91 | 54 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 347 | 276 | 71 | 3rd CJHL | ||
| 1991-92 | 57 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 233 | 85 | 3rd CJHL | ||
| 1992-93 | 56 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 308 | 261 | 68 | 5th CJHL | ||
| 1993-94 | 57 | 37 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 324 | 245 | 78 | 1st CJHL | Won League | |
| 1994-95 | 55 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 263 | 219 | 69 | 3rd CJHL | ||
| 1995-96 | 54 | 35 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 249 | 177 | 71 | 3rd in Robinson | ||
| 1996-97 | 54 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 209 | 221 | 56 | 3rd in Yzerman | ||
| 1997-98 | 56 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 223 | 217 | 64 | 2nd in Robinson | ||
| 1998-99 | 54 | 7 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 149 | 287 | 5th in Robinson | Out of Playoffs | |
| 1999-00 | 55 | 11 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 177 | 307 | 5th in Robinson | Out of Playoffs | |
| 2000-01 | 55 | 14 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 192 | 278 | 4th in Robinson | Lost quarter-final 4-1 to Cornwall | |
| 2001-02 | 55 | 6 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 162 | 331 | 5th in Robinson | Out of Playoffs | |
| 2002-03 | 55 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 67 | 246 | 210 | 3rd in Robinson | Lost semi-final 4-3 to Nepean | |
| 2003-04 | 55 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 188 | 167 | 64 | 4th | Lost final 4-3 to Nepean | |
| 2004-05 | 57 | 24 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 194 | 204 | 55 | 3rd in Robinson | Lost quarter-final 4-3 to Hawkesbury | |
| 2005-06 | 57 | 16 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 172 | 262 | 36 | 5th in Robinson | DNQ | |
| 2006-07 | 55 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 184 | 190 | 60 | 2nd in Robinson | Lost quarter-final 4-2 to Nepean | |
| 2007-08 | 60 | 14 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 188 | 301 | 36 | 10th CJHL | DNQ | |
| 2008-09 | 60 | 26 | 26 | - | 8 | 198 | 247 | 60 | 8th CJHL | Lost quarter-final 4-0 to Nepean | |
| 2009-10 | 62 | 35 | 21 | - | 6 | 277 | 225 | 76 | 4th CJHL | Lost quarter-final 4-2 to Ottawa | |
| 2010-11 | 62 | 35 | 25 | - | 2 | 263 | 244 | 72 | 4th CCHL | Lost semi-final 4-0 to Pembroke | |
| 2011-12 | 62 | 13 | 46 | - | 3 | 186 | 325 | 29 | 12th CCHL | DNQ | |
| 2012-13 | 62 | 19 | 35 | - | 8 | 166 | 246 | 46 | 10th CCHL | DNQ | |
| 2013-14 | 62 | 23 | 32 | - | 7 | 219 | 280 | 53 | 9th CCHL | DNQ | |
| 2014-15 | 62 | 31 | 30 | - | 1 | 199 | 223 | 63 | 3rd of 6 Yzerman 9th of 12 CCHL | Won Prelim. Playin, 2-0 (73's) Lost Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Jr. Senators) | |
| 2015-16 | 62 | 5 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 116 | 305 | 15 | 6th of 6 Yzerman 12th of 12 CCHL | DNQ | |
| 2016-17 | 62 | 22 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 141 | 204 | 50 | 4th of 6 Yzerman 10th of 12 CCHL | DNQ | |
| Rockland Nationals - CCHL | |||||||||||
| 2017-18 | 62 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 186 | 204 | 62 | 4th of 6 Yzerman 8th of 12 CCHL | Lost Quarterfinals 1-4 (Canadians) | |
| 2018-19 | 62 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 205 | 151 | 85 | 2nd of 6 Yzerman 4th of 12 CCHL |
Won Quarterfinals, 4-1 (Hawks) Lost Semifinals, 1-4 (Canadians) | |
| 2019-20 | 62 | 39 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 254 | 183 | 82 | 1st of 6 Yzerman 2nd of 12 CCHL |
NO PLAYOFFS (COVID-19) | |
| 2020-21 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 25 | 8 | NO STANDINGS | NO PLAYOFFS (COVID-19) | |
| 2021-22 | 55 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 166 | 188 | 55 | 4th of 6 Yzerman 9th of 12 CCHL |
Lost Tie-Break Game, 1-0 (Bears) | |
| 2022-23 | 55 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 172 | 203 | 52 | 5th of 6 Yzerman 10th of 12 CCHL |
DNQ | |
| 2023-24 | 55 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 202 | 175 | 68 | 3rd of 6 Yzerman 4th of 12 CCHL | Won Quarterfinals 4-2 (Wolves) Lost Semifinals 1-4 (Grads) | |
- CJHL Bogart Cup Championships: 1970, 1971, 1981, 1994 (Gloucester Rangers)
Centennial Cup Champions 1976 (Rockland Nationals]
- Eastern Canadian Fred Page Cup Championships: None
- CJAHL Royal Bank Cup Championships: None
- Mark Aubry
- John Barrett
- Dan Boyle
- Josh Bower
- Todd Charlesworth
- Mathieu Dandenault
- P.C. Drouin
- Blake Dunlop
- Jerome Dupont
- Robert Esche
- Todd Flichel
- Mark Fraser
- Garry Galley
- Steve Guenette
- Derek Holmes
- Mitch Lamoureux
- Gary Laskoski
- Claude Loiselle
- Larry Robinson
- Moe Robinson
- Andre Savage
- Larry Trader
- Bob Warner
- Steve Washburn
- Sean Whyte
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