The Ottawa West Golden Knights are a

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team based in Ottawa,

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. Between 2014-15 and the end of the 2019-2020 seasons, the EOJHL and the CCHL set a new agreement in an attempt to create a better player development model. This resulted in the league re-branding itself as the

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(CCHL2), and shrinking to 16 teams and two divisions. The league reverted to the

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for 2021. The Golden Knights are in the Martin Division.

History

From the 2001-02 season to the 2008-09 season, the Golden Knights won five league championships in eight seasons. Their greatest challenge in this period may have been the

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in the 2005-06 playoffs. The Rideaus had the Golden Knights pinned down and against the wall 3 games to 2 in the final series, but the Golden Knights battled back and took the last two nail-biters to win their fourth title. The Golden Knights had a banner year for the 2008-2009 season by winning the D. Arnold Carson trophy for the 6th time in the team's history and its 5th league championship in 8 years. The Knights also captured the 2008 Boxing Day Tournament title. However, by 2012-2013 the team was in a rebuild year after losing 3 Top defensemen in Neil Clarke, Mitch Fournier and Sebastien Dubus, goaltender Jacob Blair who moved on to the

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, and a top forward in Ben Minkus.

Season-by-season results

2017-18 staff

*Head Coach -Steve Sundin *General Manager - Craig Smith *Owner - -Steve Sundin *Dir. Player Development/Head Scout - Bob Ward *Assistant Coach - Kevin Groulx *Assistant Coach - Luciano Pietrantonio *Video Coach - Brendan Deavy *Trainer - Seve Janelle *Equipment Manager - Kristine Moreau *PA/Pointstreak - Kirk Laymann

2016–17 staff

*Head Coach -Steve Sundin *General Manager - Craig Smith *Owner - -Steve Sundin *Dir. Player Development/Head Scout - Bob Ward *Assistant Coach - Mike Emmerton *Assistant Coach - Luciano Pietrantonio *Assistant Coach - Mike Milito *Video Coach - Conor Mulligan *Trainer - Tammy McNamara *Equipment Manager - Kristine Moreau *Statistician - Robert Hill

Notable alumni

* Luke Richardson * Paul Byron * Eric O'Dell *

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External links

Golden Knights Webpage
* CCHL2 Webpage {{EOJBHL Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League teams Wes Ice hockey clubs established in 1973