The Ottawa Junior Riders are a Canadian football team based in the Nepean area of Ottawa. The team began operations in 1995 as the Gloucester Redskins, and operated as such until the conclusion of the 1996 QJFL season. With the folding of the CFL's Ottawa Rough Riders, the Gloucester Redskins changed their name to the current Ottawa Junior Riders and changed their colors from burgundy, yellow and white, to the current red, black and white. The organization began competing in the Quebec Junior Football League in 1995, and did so until the end of the 2000 season. In 2001 the Ottawa Junior Riders began play in the Ontario Football Conference of the Canadian Junior Football League. The Ottawa Junior Riders played in the CJFL until the end of the 2005 season, when they returned to the QJFL for the beginning of the 2006 season. Although the team did not garner much success in the OFC/CJFL, they have won 6 Manson Cup QJFL Championships in their 9 years of competition in that league. Since their entry into the QJFL, the Ottawa Junior Riders have developed a great rivalry with the Ottawa Sooners. Both teams welcome a third team to the Ottawa area, the Cumberland Panthers. The Ottawa Junior Riders currently play at the Nepean Sportsplex, but have previously called Frank Clair Stadium at Lansdowne Park their home.
Coaches
Dean Dorsey 1995-1998 Dan Murphy 1999-2002 Andy McEvoy 2003 Luigi Costanzo 2004-2009 Max Palladino 2010-
The following is a list of Players, Coaches and Builders who have been inducted into the Ottawa Junior Riders Hall of Fame. Bob Brazeau - Equipment Manager - Builder Sue Brazeau - General Manager - Builder Dave St-Pierre - Statistician - Builder Teresa Gilchrist - General Manager - Builder Karen Cameron - Trainer - Builder Dean Dorsey - Head Coach - Coach Dan Murphy - Head Coach - Coach Eddie Ghantous - RB - Player Scott Gordon - DB - Player Steve Kasouf - LB - Player Tucker McCabe - QB - Player Devin Murphy - DB - Player Richard Tremblay - WR - Player Curtis McCausland - OL - Player Casey Bergeron - OL - Player Aaron Snow - OL - Player Dexter Ross - DL - Player Joe Costanzo - RB - Player Brandon Mahon - OL/LB - Player
