Trenton Sting

The Trenton Sting were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Trenton, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.

Trenton Sting
City	Trenton, Ontario, Canada
League	Ontario Junior Hockey League Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League Eastern Junior B Hockey League
Operated	1987-2009
Home arena	Trenton Community Gardens
Colours	Yellow, Black, and White
Affiliate	Campbellford Rebels (EBJCHL)
Franchise history
1987-1995	Trenton Golden Hawks
1995-2007	Trenton Sting
2007-2008	Quinte West Pack
2008-2009	Trenton Hercs

History

In 1981, the Belleville Bobcats of the Metro Junior B Hockey League moved to Trenton. In 1987, the Bobcats moved back to Belleville, but Trenton was granted a Junior C franchise in the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League.

In 1989, the team moved over to the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League that season, in which they stayed until 1995. In 1995, the ownership of the team was granted the rights to a Junior "A" team, and renamed the Sting.

Hercs logo

To fill the void in the Junior "C" loop, the Sting created a farm team known as the Brighton Buzz. After two seasons, the Buzz became the Colborne Blackhawks. Two seasons later, the team folded.

Pack logo

The Sting were sold to a private group and changed their name to the Quinte West Pack. After the name change, the Pack played the franchises' worst season since 1996-97. On April 10, 2008, the franchise was renamed the Trenton Hercs.

Effective noon January 8, 2009, the Trenton Hercs folded for the remainder of the 2008-09 season. After 37 games, the Hercs record was 14 wins, 20 losses, and 3 overtime losses. It was confirmed shortly after that the franchise is officially defunct.

Season-by-season results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1987-88	32	5	23	4	-	131	240	14	10th COJCHL
1988-89	40	18	12	10	-	198	188	46	6th COJCHL
1989-90	30	18	11	1	-	175	143	37	3rd EOJCHL
1990-91	30	16	11	3	-	165	145	35	2nd EOJCHL
1991-92	30	13	16	1	-	120	138	27	5th EOJCHL
1992-93	36	14	21	1	-	189	222	29	5th EOJCHL
1993-94	36	17	15	4	-	176	156	38	5th EOJCHL
1994-95	40	7	32	-	1	146	271	15	6th EOJCHL
1995-96	50	23	23	4	-	243	252	50	3rd OPJHL-R
1996-97	51	16	32	3	-	192	278	36	5th OPJHL-R
1997-98	51	28	17	6	0	237	193	62	2nd OPJHL-R	Lost final
1998-99	51	33	13	3	2	265	184	71	2nd OPJHL-E
1999-00	49	30	15	3	1	242	179	64	3rd OPJHL-E
2000-01	49	29	13	4	3	210	148	65	3rd OPJHL-E	Lost semi-final
2001-02	49	32	11	5	1	207	128	70	3rd OPJHL-E
2002-03	49	32	14	2	1	235	144	67	2nd OPJHL-E	Lost Conf. Final
2003-04	49	22	21	1	5	192	190	50	5th OPJHL-E
2004-05	49	23	20	4	2	184	151	52	6th OPJHL-E	Lost Conf. Semi-final
2005-06	49	17	26	4	2	143	196	40	7th OPJHL-E	Lost Conf. Quarter-final
2006-07	49	17	26	2	4	169	213	40	7th OPJHL-E	Lost Conf. QF
2007-08	49	17	30	-	2	135	205	36	7th OPJHL-E
2008-09	37	14	20	-	3	129	153	31	9th OJHL-R	Folded

Farm Team

Brighton Buzz
City	Brighton, Ontario, Canada (1995-1997) Colborne, Ontario, Canada (1997-1999)
League	Empire B Junior C Hockey League
Operated	1995-1999
Affiliate	Trenton Sting (OPJHL)
Franchise history
1995-1997	Brighton Buzz
1997-1999	Colborne Blackhawks

When the Sting jumped from Junior C to Junior A, they formed a team in the area as a feeder, this team quickly fizzled out in four years. From 1995 until 1997 they were known as the Brighton Buzz, from 1997 until 1999 they were known as the Colborne Blackhawks. Their entire existence was in the Empire B Junior C Hockey League.

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1995-96	42	1	42	1	0	96	326	3	6th EBJCHL
1996-97	42	0	41	1	-	113	373	1	6th EBJCHL
1997-98	36	9	24	3	-	144	241	21	6th EBJCHL
1998-99	20	6	14	0	0	61	128	12	6th EBJCHL

External links

• Hercs Webpage

Notable alumni

• Corey Ignas - UHL (Flint Generals) (Knoxville Speed)
• Kurtis McLean - AHL (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins) NHL (Pittsburgh Penguins) (New York Islanders)
• Mat Goody - AHL (Providence Bruins) SPHL (Richmond Renegades)
• Drew MacIntyre - AHL (Manitoba Moose) (Drafted by Detroit Red Wings - 4th Rnd in 2001 NHL Entry Draft)
• Kevin Baker - AHL (Toronto Marlies) (Milwaukee Admirals) (Saint John Flames) (Lowell Lock Monsters) ECHL (Texas Wildcatters) (Drafted by Los Angeles Kings - 7th Rnd in 1999 NHL Entry Draft) OHL (Belleville Bulls)
• Anthony Tapper - OHL (Toronto St. Michael's Majors)(Mississauga St. Michael's Majors)
• Dustin Walsh - OHL (Ottawa 67's)