Recent News Items

January, 24 2012 - Kings to pay tribute to Ben Reinhardt

The Pembroke Lumber Kings are working this week to finalize plans for the official retirement of #8 most recently worn by Arnprior native Ben Reinhardt who last May completed his fifth and final season with the Kings. This Sunday January 29th at 7:00pm, Reinhardt will return to the PMC where a ceremony will take place prior to the Kings taking on rival Brockville in what is the second half of a home and home series in CCHL regular season action. The ceremony will take Kings fans back through five memorable seasons in which Reinhardt played an integral role in the Kings winning an unprecedented five consecutive leagues championships culminating with the historic franchise winning its first ever National Championship at the RBC Cup in Camrose, Alberta. Reinhardt’s list of accomplishments while wearing the red and white is a lengthy one and doesn’t stop with the championships. He was named a league all-star on more than one occasion, was named the league’s top defenseman in 2010 and later that year received the league’s playoff MVP award. In 2009 he had the honour of representing his country as a member of Team Canada East in the World Junior A Challenge. He served as captain of the Lumber Kings in his final two seasons with the Kings. Currently he is attending the University of Alabama at Huntsville on a full scholarship while playing with the UAH Chargers hockey program. His character, leadership and commitment to the Lumber Kings organization and the City of Pembroke is as tough to match as his on ice accomplishments and for those reasons he is most deserving of this high honour. Be sure to come out to the PMC this Sunday to be a part of paying tribute to Ben Reinhardt for his time in Pembroke and see his #8 in the rafters for the first time and also take part in a raffle and silent auction for game worn and new Reinhardt #8 jerseys. Game time is 7:00pm, gates open at 6:00pm and tickets can be purchased at the door.

December, 06 2011 - Swann Boisvert named CCHL Player of the Week

The Central Canada Tier 1 Junior A Hockey League is pleased to announce that the Corporate Hype Player of the Week is Swann Boisvert of the Pembroke Lumber Kings. The Blainville, QC native helped the Lumber Kings go a perfect 3-0 in their games this past week with a road win against the league leading Nepean Raiders and back to back wins over the Smiths Falls Bears. The Pembroke forward notched 5 points (4G, 1A) including 2 game winning goals and leads the Lumber Kings in scoring with 34 points (13G, 21A).

November, 14 2011 - Gonu the shootout hero

TINA PEPLINSKIE tpeplinskie@thedailyobserver.ca The Pembroke Lumber Kings needed a shootout to get past the Nepean Raiders 5-4 Friday night at the Pembroke Memorial Centre. Lucas Gonu scored the game winning goal in the fourth sudden death round of the shootout as Kings' goalie Francis Dupuis stoned Keenan Hodgson on the next shot. Also scoring for Pembroke in the shootout were Travis Meyer and Maxime Lamontagne. Raiders captain Craig Cowie also scored in the shootout. The Kings came out flying in the first period, as Brandon Gagne got the home team on the board just 28 seconds into the game. He was set up by Swann Boisvert and Nathan Siydock. Three minutes later Boisvert got one of his own to make it 2-0 when he controlled the puck and scored on the wraparound. Zach Loesch and Brandon McGuire assisted on the power-play marker. At the eight minute mark of the first, Maxime Lamontagne made it 3-0 when he put the rebound away after Raiders' goalie Matt Zawadzki made a big pad save. Gonu and McGuire picked up the assists. Following the goal, Zawadzki was replaced in goal by Dylan Brind'Amour. Jamie Olivier scored on the power play with five minutes to go in the opening frame to make it 3-1. Assisting on the power-play goal were Shaun Altshuller and Ryan Johnston. Gagne restored the Kings' three-goal lead when he converted a beautiful feed from Boisvert on the two-on-one in the final minute of the first. Pembroke came out flat second and had their lead cut to 4-3 within the first three minutes. Olivier scored his second of the night and Cowie scored 28 seconds later. Cowie added his second of the game midway through the third to pull the Raiders even. In the overtime period, Pembroke had numerous chances to put the game away as they started on the power play, but extra time solved nothing. Three stars: The Molson three stars of the game were Pembroke's Brandon Gagne first, Pembroke's Swann Boisvert second and Nepean's Craig Cowie third. The Travelodge fourth star for hard work and dedication was Pembroke's Ryan Crossan. Tina Peplinskie is a Daily Observer multimedia journalist

November, 14 2011 - Kings Drop One to Hawks in OT

TINA PEPLINSKIE tpeplinskie@thedailyobserver.ca Despite a quick start by the Pembroke Lumber Kings at the PMC Sunday night, they came out on the losing end of a 5-4 overtime decision as they fell the the Hawkesbury Hawks. With the goalie pulled in favour of the extra attacker Francis Landers' goal from the slot pulled the Hawks even 16.9 seconds to go in regulation and forced overtime. Hawkesbury carried the momentum into the extra frame, outshooting the Kings 3-0. Midway through overtime, Stephen Hrehoriak send the Hawks onto the ice in celebration when he walked out from behind the Kings' net and beat Francis Dupuis on the wraparound. The outcome was disappointing for Lumber Kings' assistant coach Scott Mohns, especially considering Pembroke jumped out to a 3-0 lead before the game was eight minutes old. "Because we got the early lead I think they thought it was going to be easy," he said. The Kings downfall was not maintaining the momentum and doing the same things that brought the early success, according to Mohns, and most of all not adapting to the Hawks changing game. "It equates to not getting the puck out and losing control in the neutral zone," Mohns said. "The machine started churning and we couldn't stop it. When the tide changes, it is easier to come from behind than to be the team that is trying to stop it." Brandon Gagne opened the scoring for the Kings 34 seconds into the game when he picked up the rebound and buried it backdoor behind Hawks' starter Carmine Guerriero. Nathan Siydock and Swann Boisvert assisted on the play. Less than four minutes later Maxime Lamontagne fought to bring the puck into the zone, spun around in the faceoff circle and fed a streaking Brandon McGuire, who buried the one-timer, ringing it in off the crossbar to make it 2-0. Sam Gleason also picked up an assist. Boisvert increased the Kings lead to 3-0 after taking a short pass from Gagne, he undressed three Hawks and ripped a shot into the top corner. The goal spelled the end for Guerriero after he allowed three goals on eight shots. He was replaced by Michael Comitini. On a delayed penalty call late in the first, the Hawks controlled the play and Anthony Sanniti's point shot found its way through the crowd to beat Dupuis and get the Hawks on the board. Remi Elie picked up the lone assist. A miscue for the Hawks 7:20 into the second resulted in the Kings regaining a three-goal lead when Lucas Gonu picked up the loose puck in the slot and ripped it into the top corner to make it 4-1.Liam Biard and Zach Loesch assisted. Sebastian Meltzer cut the lead in half when he beat Dupuis glove side with 7 ½ minutes to go in the middle frame. Hawkesbury pulled within one at 12:26 of the third when Elie scored on the rebound. Holden Anderson and Hrehoriak assisted. The Hawks out shot the Kings 36-25. The Kings are on the road Friday night when they travel to Kanata for a 7:30 p.m. contest before hosting the Brockville Braves Sunday night at 7 p.m. Three stars: The Molson three stars of the game were Hawkesbury's Sebastian Meltzer and Remi Elie first and third respectively and Pembroke's Brandon Gagne second. The Travelodge fourth star for hard work and dedication went to Pembroke's Swann Boisvert.

November, 14 2011 - Dalpe and King show well at Prospects Game

Ben Dalpe and Chris King had a good showing at the World Junior 'A' Championships Prospects game over the weekend. The two games played on Saturday and Sunday were crunched between the World Junior 'A" Championship in Langley, British Columbia. The Sheldon Keefe coached Canada East team saw Ben Dalpe collect a goal and an assist as well as Chris King adding one assist in the two games. The whole event saw over 150 scouts from all over North America in attendance. Congrats to Ben, Chris and Sheldon for being apart of a great Hockey Canada event.

November, 07 2011 - Peca builds on record scoring streak

ecachockey.com centraljuniorhockeyleague.ca CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The No. 19 Quinnipiac men's ice hockey team tied Harvard, 2-2, in an ECAC Hockey match-up at Bright Hockey Center in Cambridge, Mass. Quinnipiac goes to 7-3-1 overall and 1-1-1 in ECAC Hockey play with the tie while Harvard moves to 0-1-1 overall and in league play. Jeremy Langlois (Tempe, Ariz.) and Corey Hibbeler (St. Louis, Mo.) both scored for the Bobcats while Scott Zurevinski (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan), Matthew Peca (Petawawa, Ontario), Ben Arnt (Oakland, Minn.) and Loren Barron (Glendora, Calif.) all picked up assists. Goalie Eric Hartzell (White Bear Lake, Minn.) stopped 21 of 23 shots on goal in the game. Langlois found his way back onto the scoresheet with his ninth goal of the year with just under two minutes to play in the first period. Mike Dalhuisen (Nymegen, Holland) knocked the puck loose in the Bobcats' defensive zone and took off down ice. Just below the blue line on the opposite end of the ice, Dalhuisen flipped a back-hand pass to Peca on the right flank. Peca centered a pass to Zurevinski who tipped it back to Langlois for the one-timer and a 1-0 lead. With his eighth assist of the year, Peca runs his team-leading point streak to 10 games, while also extending the longest streak for a first-year player in Quinnipiac history  http://centraljuniorhockeyleague.ca/view/CCHL/news/news_35739

November, 07 2011 - Keefe Selected as Coach for 2011 CJHL Prospects Event

Hockey Canada and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) are proud to announce the Head Coaches for the 2011 CJHL Prospects Events in Langley, BC on November 12th & 13th. Jason McKee of the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Spruce Grove Saints has been appointed as Head Coach of Team West. Team East will be led by Sheldon Keefe of the Central Canada Hockey League’s Pembroke Lumber Kings. For the first time, the CJHL Prospects Event will be held in conjunction with the World Junior A Challenge. The newly-combined event will be a unique opportunity for CJHL stars to showcase their talent on an international stage and will provide CJHL prospects an unprecedented audience of scouts from across North America. The CJHL Prospects Game was created to showcase the top 40 NHL draft eligible players in the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Player selection is a joint initiative of the CJHL and NHL Central Scouting. Sheldon Keefe has led the Pembroke Lumber Kings (CCHL) to five consecutive CCHL Championships and an RBC Cup title in 2011. “It is obviously a great honour to be selected as Head Coach for the CJHL Prospects Games, and it was really unexpected,” said Keefe. “Through my time at the RBC Cup Tournament and by working with Team East for the upcoming World Junior A Challenge, I have learned that Hockey Canada and the CJHL run top-notch events. This will be a premier event at a great facility and a great opportunity for all involved.” Keefe is an ex-NHL player and recognizes the importance of this event for players eligible in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, “This event is a unique opportunity for scouts to view draft eligible players competing against one another, and potentially expand the pool of players they are watching for the upcoming draft. This is a huge chance for the CJHL players to showcase their talent against the talent of players in their age group and get on the radar of NHL scouts.” Jason McKee is the General Manager and Head Coach of the Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL). McKee and the Saints dominated the CJHL Weekly Rankings throughout the 2010-2011 season and captured a second consecutive AJHL league title in 2011. McKee is looking forward to his first experience coaching in the CJHL Prospects Event, “I am very excited for the opportunity to work with elite players at our level. It’s exciting for myself, the players and the hockey community. “ By combining the CJHL Prospects Event with the 2011 World Junior A Challenge, the scouting community will have the unique opportunity to witness over 80 CJHL stars compete in two high-level events. “This is a great avenue for our elite players to showcase their ability on a big stage, especially this year being linked to the World Junior A Challenge,” said McKee. “There will be lots of eyes on our athletes and it is a tremendous opportunity for exposure.” The CJHL Prospects Games feature players from the CJHL's five western leagues competing against the top prospects from the CJHL'S five eastern leagues. The event includes a two-game total goal series between Team East and Team West. Team East and Team West playoff for the President's Cup, which is awarded to the winning team at each CJHL Prospects Game. The 2010 CJHL Prospects Event was held in Dauphin, Manitoba in December 2010. Team East defeated Team West in two consecutive games to capture the President's Cup. 2010 - Game 1: Team East wins 2-1 (SO); Game 2: Team East wins 7-1 in Dauphin, MB 2009 - Game 1: Team West wins 8 - 1; Game 2: Team East wins 2 - 0 in Winkler, MB 2008 - Team East defeated Team West 6-3 in Summerside, PEI 2007 - Team East defeated Team West 5-3 in Winkler, MB 2006 - Team West defeated Team East 6-2 in Vernon, BC 2005 - Team West defeated Team East 5-4 in Yorkton, SK Full-tournament 15-game ticket packages are on sale, including tickets to all 13 games at the 2011 World Junior A Challenge, both CJHL Prospects Games and a free souvenir tournament program, for only $150, as well as single-game tickets and a flex package. CJHL Prospects Game #1 will be played at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday, November 12th @ 4:00PM (PT), Game #2 will take place on Sunday, November 13th at 12:00 PM (PT).  http://centraljuniorhockeyleague.ca/view/CCHL/news/news_35190

October, 17 2011 - Kings lose 3-1 to Nepean

The Pembroke Lumber Kings came up against a hot team Sunday night and weren't able to compete for 60 minutes so they found themselves on the losing end of a 3-1 decision at the Pembroke Memorial Centre. With only three losses to date, the Nepean Raiders lead the Yzerman division with 22 points, and are tied for second place overall with the Carleton Place Canadians. Sunday night's win over the Kings is Nepean's eighth in a row since Sept. 25, including a 4-2 win over Cornwall last Tuesday night to hand the Colts their first loss of the season. "We were beat by a better team," Kings' coach and general manager Sheldon Keefe said matter-of-factly after the game. "I thought we could have played better. They are a hot team and we're a team that's struggling to find our way. We didn't play our best game. We played well, tough and we had our chances." The one positive was holding to Raiders to just three goals. Goalie Francis Dupuis made a number of saves as he stopped 28 of 31 shots Nepean fired his way. Keefe called the Kings play in the first unacceptable as they managed just four shots, although the second was better he is still not pleased with the mistakes. "Our guys know the recipe for success, which is playing as close to perfect defensively and offensively by outworking out opponent," he said. "We're not going to beat a team like this if we're not doing that." The key to success for the Raiders, who were playing their fourth game in six nights, was playing a patient, disciplined game which coach and general manager Peter Goulet felt they accomplished. He felt the Kings took it to them in the second, but that they rebounded in the third. "They really battled in the second and did a good job," he said. Goulet always looks forward to trips to Pembroke as the PMC is his favourite rink in the league to play in. The ride home after Sunday night's game would have been better than most for the coach, however, as it marks the first time the Raiders have won in Pembroke since he joined the team three years ago. "It's nice to finally win up here," he said. In the first it looked like the teams would head to the dressing rooms with a scoreless tie, that is until Ryan Johnston got the Raiders on the board with just 32 seconds remaining on the clock to give Nepean a 1-0 lead. Assisting on the power-play marker were Ryan MacLean and Dalen Hedges. Midway through the second, Kings' goalie Francis Dupuis made a great toe save to maintain the one-goal margin. Four minutes later, MacLean got one of his own when he scored on the rebound after Dupuis made the initial save on Kenneth Neil. Also assisting was Craig Cowie. Travis Meyer scored the Kings' lone goal of the night with less than four minutes to go in the second when he got his stick on Will Seeber's blast from the point on the power play. Swann Boisvert also assisted. Early in the third, Neil rounded out the scoring for the Raiders. MacLean and Mac Weegar picked up the assists. Pembroke applied the pressure late, but they could not get anything past Raiders' goalie Matt Zawadzki. The Kings are on the road Thursday night when they travel to Cornwall to take on the Colts beginning at 7:30 p.m. before hosting Ottawa Friday night at 7:30 p.m. and Kemptville Sunday night at 7 p.m. Three stars: The Molson three stars were Nepean's Kenneth Neil and Ryan MacLean first and second respectively, and Pembroke's Travis Meyer third. Pembroke's Francis Dupuis was named the Travelodge fourth star, which is awarded for hard work and dedication. Out of town scoreboard: In other Central Canada Hockey League action Sunday night, the Cumberland Grads hammered the Gloucester Rangers 7-1, the Careleton Place Canadians took it to the Brockville Braves 7-4 and the Hawkesbury Hawks edged the Kemptville 73's 2-1. Tina Peplinskie is a Daily Observer multimedia journalist

September, 26 2011 - Kings win moves them to .500

Add another win to the Pembroke Lumber Kings' stats. The Tier 1 Central Canada Hockey League team defeated the Gloucester Rangers 4-1 at the Pembroke Memorial Centre Sunday evening in a strong showing for the home crowd. The Kings outshot the Rangers 53-22, including completely dominating them in the third period, allowing only one shot on goal while firing 26 at Gloucester's netminder Jimmy Harrison. His performance prevented the score from being greater than it was, and it earned him recognition as the third star of the game.  .....Click here for article from Daily Observer

September, 07 2011 - Kings Wrap Up Preseason Undefeated

The Pembroke Lumber Kings closed out their exhibition schedule with their second win against this season Fred Page Cup host, Kanata Stallions. The Kings went a perfect 7-0 to finish the preseason with many new faces and different looks in their lineup from game to game. In the 7 games, the Kings outscoring their opponents 39-16 with 14 of those goals coming with the man advantage. The Kings were lead by Brandon Gagne who had 2 goals and 9 assists in 5 games, Jonathan Milley with 9 points in 4 games, and newcomer Ben Dalpe who contributed 7 points in 7 games. Patrice Wren made his presence felt with 7 points in 6 games and Mike Sones, who came over this summer in a trade with Powell River, chipped in 5 goals in 6 games. University of Maine prospect and new King, Swann Boisvert had 3 points in just 3 games and showed a crafty skill set that was noticed by many and will play a huge role in the Kings offense this season. Francis Dupuis and Matt Gagne shared preseason duties in the nets with both having save percentages of .930. Pembroke kicks off the regular season Saturday in the CCHL showcase in Kanata taking on a new look Hawkesbury Hawks team at 4:00PM and again at the Showcase Sunday facing off against league rival Cornwall Colts at 4:00PM to close out the Showcase. The Kings home opener and last years National Championship banner raising ceremony will be September 18th at the PMC beginning at 7:00PM when Carleton Place comes to town. Tickets are available at the door on game day. Don’t miss out on the ceremony and your chance to see the new look Pembroke Lumber Kings.

Items 1 - 10 of 323 News Items News Page 1 of 33 News Pages

Next ->