The Trenton Sting were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Trenton, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.
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.
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.
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 Playoffs1987-88 32 5 23 4 - 131 240 14 10th COJCHL1988-89 40 18 12 10 - 198 188 46 6th COJCHL1989-90 30 18 11 1 - 175 143 37 3rd EOJCHL1990-91 30 16 11 3 - 165 145 35 2nd EOJCHL1991-92 30 13 16 1 - 120 138 27 5th EOJCHL1992-93 36 14 21 1 - 189 222 29 5th EOJCHL1993-94 36 17 15 4 - 176 156 38 5th EOJCHL1994-95 40 7 32 - 1 146 271 15 6th EOJCHL1995-96 50 23 23 4 - 243 252 50 3rd OPJHL-R1996-97 51 16 32 3 - 192 278 36 5th OPJHL-R1997-98 51 28 17 6 0 237 193 62 2nd OPJHL-R Lost final1998-99 51 33 13 3 2 265 184 71 2nd OPJHL-E1999-00 49 30 15 3 1 242 179 64 3rd OPJHL-E2000-01 49 29 13 4 3 210 148 65 3rd OPJHL-E Lost semi-final2001-02 49 32 11 5 1 207 128 70 3rd OPJHL-E2002-03 49 32 14 2 1 235 144 67 2nd OPJHL-E Lost Conf. Final2003-04 49 22 21 1 5 192 190 50 5th OPJHL-E2004-05 49 23 20 4 2 184 151 52 6th OPJHL-E Lost Conf. Semi-final2005-06 49 17 26 4 2 143 196 40 7th OPJHL-E Lost Conf. Quarter-final2006-07 49 17 26 2 4 169 213 40 7th OPJHL-E Lost Conf. QF2007-08 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
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 Playoffs1995-96 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
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)
External links Hercs Webpage