Komoka Kings

Komoka Kings
City:	Komoka, Ontario
League:	Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
Division:	Western
Founded:	c. 1960
Home Arena:	Middlesex Centre Wellness and Recreation Complex
Colors:	Purple, Yellow, and White
Owner(s):	Roop Chanderdat
General Manager:	Roop Chanderdat
Head Coach:	Rumun Ndur
Affiliates:	London Knights (OHL)
Franchise history
1960-2008:	Petrolia Jets
2008-2017:	Lambton Shores Predators
2017-Present:	Komoka Kings

The Komoka Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Komoka, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. As of the start of the 2017-18 season the team is based out of the Middlesex Centre Wellness and Recreation Complex.

History

In 1968, the Jets joined the Border Cities Junior "B" league. Although not much is known about the league prior to '68, it is thought that the team originated in the "Bluewater Junior "C" Hockey League" by OHA historians. When the BCJCHL became the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League in 1970, the Jets stayed on board. In 1972, the Jets moved up to Western Junior "B", but were sent back to Junior "C" in 1984. In 1989, the Jets came back to the Western "B".

The Petrolia Jets have petitioned the OHA for a permanent move to Forest, Ontario. [1] In late April, the governing body of the Western Ontario Conference of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League approved the move of the Petrolia Jets.[2] Their name was changed to the Lambton Shores Predators, to match the name of the local minor hockey system.[3]

On September 11, 2008, the Predators played their first game. The game was in Sarnia against the Sarnia Legionnaires. Sarnia won 8-5.

Departure from Forest

In May 2017 it was announced that the Lambton Shores Predators were planning on moving out of Forest to move to Komoka, Ontario for the 2017-18 season The move had already been approved by the league and the OHA.  The move received the approval of the Middlesex Centre Wellness and Recreation Complex which was the final hurdle in the moved. Two junior C level teams (Mount Brydges Bulldogs and Lambeth Lancers) were also reportedly interested in moving to Komoka.  The team cited an issue with being able to sign their own players and having to rely on receiving players from the London Nationals and many of those players choosing other towns over Forest.  The team also citing losing many of those players back to London when they developed.  The team announced they would be rebranded as the Komoka Kings for the 2017-18 season.  The Strathroy Rockets and London Nationals opposed the relocation due to territorial issues as Komoka is about 15 minutes from Strathroy.

Season-by-Season Results

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Season	GP	W	L	T	OL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1967-68	24	11	8	5	-	124	111	27	3rd BWJHL	Lost Jr. C Final
1968-69	31	18	9	4	-	150	101	40	4th BCJHL	Lost Junior C Final
1969-70	34	26	8	0	-	180	89	52	1st BCJHL	"B" Champions
1970-71	40	31	8	1	-	384	167	63	1st GLJHL	"B" Champions
1971-72	36	32	3	1	-	288	121	65	1st GLJHL	"B" Champions
1972-73	42	18	16	8	-	217	203	44	3rd WOJHL
1973-74	40	11	25	4	-	156	232	26	4th WOJHL
1974-75	40	19	17	4	-	196	187	42	3rd WOJHL
1975-76	39	21	10	8	-	220	172	50	3rd WOJHL
1976-77	40	16	16	8	-	183	191	40	4th WOJHL
1977-78	40	22	12	6	-	216	161	50	2nd WOJHL
1978-79	42	27	11	4	-	295	199	58	3rd WOJHL
1979-80	41	11	28	2	-	182	259	24	6th WOJHL
1980-81	42	17	19	6	-	214	210	40	6th WOJHL
1981-82	42	15	25	2	-	150	210	32	5th WOJHL
1982-83	42	13	25	4	-	192	231	30	7th WOJHL
1983-84	48	11	36	1	-	200	360	23	8th WOJHL
1984-85	39	19	9	11	-	207	135	49	4th GLJHL
1985-86	40	19	15	6	-	211	181	44	4th GLJHL
1986-87	39	30	6	1	2	242	137	63	1st GLJHL
1987-88	39	26	11	1	1	216	149	54	2nd GLJHL
1988-89	40	30	9	1	0	244	141	61	2nd GLJHL
1989-90	40	14	19	6	1	173	188	35	7th WOJHL
1990-91	48	28	18	1	1	231	179	58	5th WOJHL
1991-92	50	18	25	6	1	196	237	43	4th WOJHL West
1992-93	52	21	24	3	4	-	-	49	4th WOJHL West
1993-94	50	24	22	3	1	253	245	52	4th WOJHL West	Lost Final
1994-95	52	39	11	0	2	324	196	80	1st WOJHL West
1995-96	52	26	20	6	0	225	221	58	3rd WOJHL West
1996-97	52	32	18	2	0	245	188	66	3rd WOJHL West
1997-98	52	23	20	5	4	205	193	55	3rd WOJHL West
1998-99	51	23	26	0	2	221	245	48	4th WOJHL West
1999-00	54	23	25	0	6	191	219	52	7th GOHL
2000-01	54	35	13	2	4	194	132	76	3rd GOHL
2001-02	54	34	16	1	3	228	169	72	4th WOJHL
2002-03	48	28	19	0	1	200	156	57	4th WOJHL	Won League
2003-04	48	30	14	1	3	180	148	64	3rd WOJHL
2004-05	48	12	31	3	2	122	210	29	9th WOJHL
2005-06	48	26	15	2	5	149	149	59	4th WOJHL
2006-07	48	7	37	-	4	139	302	18	9th WOJHL	DNQ
2007-08	48	7	37	-	4	138	303	18	9th GOJHL-W	DNQ
2008-09	52	10	35	-	7	140	268	27	9th GOJHL-W	DNQ
2009-10	50	6	44	-	0	134	338	12	9th GOJHL-W	DNQ
2010-11	51	4	46	-	1	147	415	9	9th GOJHL-W	DNQ
2011-12	51	22	28	-	1	180	212	45	8th GOJHL-W	Lost Conf. QF
2012-13	51	21	24	-	6	172	184	48	8th GOJHL-W	Lost Conf. QF
2013-14	49	6	38	-	5	128	272	17	9th GOJHL-W	DNQ
2014-15	49	14	31	-	4	159	250	32	8th GOJHL-W	Lost Conf QF, 0-4 (Flyers)
2015-16	50	8	38	1	3	151	272	20	9th of 9-W 25th of 26-GOJHL	DNQ
2016-17	50	8	37	0	5	150	290	21	9th of 9-W 26th of 27-GOJHL	DNQ
2017-18	50	12	31	4	3	140	212	31	7th of 9-W 22nd of 26-GOJHL	Lost Conf QF, 0-4 (Flyers)
2018-19	48	20	23	2	3	162	173	45	6th W	Won Conf QF, 4-1 (Maroons) Lost Conf SF, 3-4 (Flyers)
2019-20	50	17	25	1	7	175	229	42	7th W	Lost Conf QF 0-4 (Flyers)
2020-21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	48	22	22	-	4	147	185	48	6th of 9-W 15th of 25-GOJHL	Lost Conf Quarterfinal 1-4 (Maroons)
2022-23	50	11	36	-	3	145	251	25	9th of 9-W 22nd of 25-GOJHL	DNQ
2023-24	50	8	42	-	0	98	237	16	8th of 8-W 22nd of 23-GOJHL	Lost Conf Quarterfinal 1-4 (Nationals)

Notable alumni

• Todd Bidner
• Bobby Gould
• Tim Hrynewich
• Dale Hunter
• Mark Hunter
• Michael Leighton
• John Van Boxmeer
• Pat Verbeek
• Paul Ysebaert
• Steve Mason
• Brian Campbell

External links

• Jets Webpage