The Sarnia Sting are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They play out of the Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre (capacity: 5,300) in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
The franchise was granted in 1969 as one of the inaugural teams of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. At the time, the team was located in Cornwall, Ontario and were known as the Cornwall Royals. During the team's tenure in the QMJHL the Royals won the Memorial Cu...
more
The Sarnia Sting are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They play out of the Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre (capacity: 5,300) in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
The franchise was granted in 1969 as one of the inaugural teams of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. At the time, the team was located in Cornwall, Ontario and were known as the Cornwall Royals. During the team's tenure in the QMJHL the Royals won the Memorial Cup in 1972, 1980, and in 1981.
For the 1981–82 season, the team transferred to the Ontario Hockey League. In 1992, the franchise moved again to Newmarket, Ontario to play as the Newmarket Royals.
In 1994, the team was bought by the Ciccarelli brothers and moved to Sarnia, Ontario. Robert Ciccarelli is team's current president and governor. In 1999–2000 he was voted OHL Executive of the Year.
The move of the OHL franchise also forced the Junior "B" Sarnia Bees to change their name to the Steeplejacks.
The Sarnia Sting are in quest of their first...
less
