Kanata Lasers


The Kanata Lasers was a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League. The Lasers play their home games at The Tom Flood Arena located inside the Kanata Rec Complex in Kanata, Ontario.

Team history

The Kanata Valley Lasers began play in the Central Junior Hockey League in 1987-88 when an expansion franchise was granted to Kanata, Ontario, which was then a separate suburb of Ottawa. During their first 15 years as the Valley Lasers, the team never missed the playoffs, had the same head coach, Archie Mulligan, won 2 Art Bogart Cup championships in 1992 and 1997 won the Fred Page Cup in 1997.
In May 2002, the Kanata Sports Club sold the Kanata Valley Lasers to Dynasty Flooring Inc. The new ownership refurbished the team, renamed them the Kanata Stallions, and moved from the Jack Charron Arena to the Kanata Recreation Centre. To date, the Stallions have yet to finish in the top 5 and make the CJHL finals. In fact, in the 2004 playoffs, the Stallions upset the Cumberland Grads in seven games to advance to the semi-finals, but lost to the Nepean Raiders in six games. It was the only time to date that the Stallions made it past the first round of the playoffs. The Stallions missed the playoffs multiple times in recent years.
Kanata named former NHL player Chris Valentine as head coach for 2008-09, but was fired in October after a slow start. He was replaced with Vince Millette. The Stallions broke a CJHL record recently with a 26-game losing streak, breaking the 25 game losing streak held by the 1994-1995 Cumberland Grads.
In April 2010, it was announced that the Kanata Stallions would host the 2012 Fred Page Cup at the Kanata Recreation Centre. In the summer of 2011, head coach Adam Dewan was relieved of his duties. Randy Pierce took over the coaching helm, but was fired in February, leaving Corey Foster to replace him to finish the 2011-12 season. In March 2012, the Stallions missed the playoffs when they failed to win their last key games. Despite this, the Stallions' season was not done- being hosts, the team was given a shot at the Fred Page Cup. Battling against all odds, the Stallions were able to make the semi-finals in the tournament, only to fall to the Bogart Cup Champions and eventual tournament runner-up, the Nepean Raiders.
In Fall 2013, the Kanata Stallions announced they would be rebranded under a new ownership group. On January 5, 2014 the team tweeted that they will officially be rebranded as the Kanata Lasers, changing their Twitter handle and image. The club also announced new uniforms were in the works as part of the rebranding. At the end of the 2013-14 season, it was announced that Adam Dewan would return as head coach in the 2014-15 season.
The Kanata Lasers have been at the talk of relocation. Kanata's destination for relocation has been Renfrew, Stittsville, and other communities in the Ottawa Valley.
On February 25, 2020 The Central Canada Hockey League approved the sale and transfer of the Kanata Lasers Junior A Hockey Club to new owners, who plan to relocate the team to Renfrew for the 2020-21 season. The new team will be known as the Renfrew Wolves.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
SeasonGP W L T OTLGF GA PointsFinishPlayoffs
1987-885629243-260280615th CJHL
1988-8956312410263200635th CJHL
1989-9056371423305211793rd CJHL
1990-9153361412281213752nd CJHL
1991-925743707363219932nd CJHLWon League
1992-9357341643347227752nd CJHL
1993-9457331554304259752nd CJHL
1994-9554232074221229577th CJHL
1995-9654222750247280493rd Yzerman
1996-975442930261170871st RobinsonWon League, Won FPC
1997-98562518103255220633rd Robinson
1998-9954301770254229672nd Yzerman
1999-0056252560228229563rd Yzerman
2000-0155321850223191722nd Yzerman
2001-02552621110205208633rd Yzerman
2002-0355182894216253493rd Yzerman
2003-0455212590205234513rd Yzerman
2004-0557162867174222453rd Yzerman
2005-0657262434236233595th in YzermanDNQ
2006-0755222292161158555th in YzermanLost Quarter-final
2007-0860223233185231508th CJHL
2008-09602627-7204235599th CJHLDNQ
2009-10621542-51802913511th CJHLDNQ
2010-11622828-6202227627th CCHLLost Quarter-final
2011-12622432-6214259549th CCHLDNQ
2012-13622829-5192237619th CCHLDNQ
2013-14622134-71922604911th CCHLDNQ
2014-1562104624121253266th of 6 Yzerman
12th of 12 CCHL		DNQ
2015-166275401115322155th of 6 Yzerman
11th of 12 CCHL		DNQ
2016-1762223433185249505th of 6 Yzerman
11th of 12 CCHL		DNQ
2017-1862312181185188713rd of 6 Yzerman
6th of 12 CCHL		Lost Quarterfinals 0-4
2018-1962302732218206654th of 6 Robinson
7th of 12 CCHL		Lost Quarterfinals 1-4

Fred Page Cup

Eastern Canada Championships
MHL - QAAAJHL - CCHL - Host
Round robin play with 2nd vs 3rd in semi-final to advance against 1st in the finals.
YearRound RobinRecordStandingSemiFinalGold Medal Game
2012L, Woodstock Slammers 3-4
OTW, Nepean Raiders 2-1
W, Princeville Titans 7-4		2-1-02nd of 4L, Nepean Raiders 1-6n/a
1997W, Summerside Western Capitals 6-1
?, Brockville Braves ?-?
?, Longueuil Collège Français ?-?		?-?-?1st of 4n/aW, Longueuil Collège Français 6-4
Fred Page Cup Champions

Royal Bank Cup

CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Dudley Hewitt Champions - Central, Fred Page Champions - Eastern, Western Canada Cup Champions - Western, Western Canada Cup - Runners Up and Host
Round robin play with top 4 in semi-final and winners to finals.
YearRound RobinRecordStandingSemifinalGold Medal Game
1997L, Weyburn Red Wings 3-7
W, Summerside Western Capitals 7-5
W, Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats 5-4
W, South Surrey Eagles 7-6		3-12nd of 5L, South Surrey Eagles 2-4n/a

Championships

Notable alumni