The Whitewater Kings are a

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junior ice hockey team from

Cobden, Ontario Cobden is a small community in the Township of Whitewater Region, in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. It is located northwest of Ottawa,https://www.distance-cities.com/ca/distance-ottawa-on-to-cobden-on and roughly halfway between Renfrew and ...

. The Kings play in the

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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

Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 The Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior ice hockey league operating in Eastern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by Hockey Eastern Ontario and Hockey Canada and acts as a second tier to the Central Canada Hockey League. The ...

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

for 2021. Prior to the 2017–18 season, the Whitewater Kings were known as the Prescott Flyers that started as a member of the

History

The franchise was formed in 1971 as the Cardinal Broncos from Cardinal, Ontario. In the early 1980s, future

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player Todd Gill started his junior hockey career with the Broncos. In 1983, the Broncos moved to

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and formed the South Grenville Rangers. Finding themselves in the tight Rideau Division of the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League, the Rangers were never able to gain a division title. Very often, in the 2000s, the Rangers were locked out of a playoff berth by their division opponents. In 2005, the Rangers finished 1st in their division with 70 points just to bail out in the first round of the playoffs. In 2006, the Rangers finished 2nd in the Rideau Division with 66 points and made it to the divisional final only to lose. In the summer of 2013, the Rangers were renamed the Prescott Flyers. For the 2015–16 season the EOJHL became affiliated with the

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with a goal to establish a more linear advancement for players. The EOJHL became the

(CCHL2). During the 2017 off-season the Flyers franchise was purchased by Dale McTavish and relocated to Cobden, Ontario, to serve as part of the development system for the Pembroke Lumber Kings of the CCHL.

Season-by-season results

Notable alumni

* Todd Gill

References

External links

*http://whitewaterkings.pointstreaksites.com/view/whitewaterkings/home-page {{DEFAULTSORT:Whitewater Kings Ice hockey teams in Ontario Ice hockey clubs established in 1971 1971 establishments in Ontario