Ottawa Valley Lightning
The Ottawa Valley Lightning are a junior C ice hockey team in the National Capital Junior Hockey League of Hockey Eastern Ontario. As of the 2018–19 season, the team is inactive.
| Ottawa Valley Lightning | |
|---|---|
| League | National Capital Junior Hockey League |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Colours | Blue, white, green |
| General manager | Mario Therrien |
| Head coach | Yann Neveu |
| Franchise history | |
| 1998–2010 | Maxville Mustangs |
| 2010–2017 | Papineauville Vikings |
| 2017–2018 | Papineau Vikings |
| Possibly 2019 | Ottawa Valley Lightning |
History
The Maxville Mustangs were founded in 1998. In 2010, the Mustangs were sold to investors in Papineauville, Quebec, and became the Vikings. In 2016, the Vikings won their second consecutive NCJHL championship with a seventh game victory over the Embrun Panthers for the second consecutive year.[1] After the 2016–17 season, the team announced that they were moving to St-André-Avellin, Quebec and play out of that local arena. As part of the relocation, the team also changed their name to Papineau Vikings. In 2018, the Vikings won their third championship in four years by defeating the North Dundas Rockets in seven games.[2]
The franchise was sold in May 2018 and planned to relocated to Stittsville, Ontario, and rebranded as the Valley Golden Kings. However, they subsequently announced the team would be the Ottawa Valley Lightning and but did not name a home location. On 25 July 2018, the NCJHL announced the franchise would sit out the 2018–19 season entirely.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | 36 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 246 | 11 | 7th EOJCHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2005–06 | 36 | 10 | 22 | — | 4 | 151 | 211 | 24 | 6th EOJCHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2006–07 | 34 | 18 | 12 | — | 4 | 170 | 151 | 40 | 4th EOJCHL | Lost Division Semi-final |
| 2007–08 | 36 | 11 | 23 | — | 2 | 120 | 185 | 24 | 6th EOJCHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2008–09 | 34 | 14 | 19 | — | 1 | 160 | 191 | 29 | 6th EOJCHL | Lost Division Semi-final |
| 2009–10 | 34 | 13 | 17 | — | 4 | 142 | 171 | 30 | 6th EOJCHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2010–11 | 34 | 11 | 20 | — | 3 | 104 | 148 | 25 | 7th NCJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2011–12 | 32 | 8 | 24 | — | 0 | 95 | 149 | 16 | 9th NCJHL | Folded |
| 2012–13 | 34 | 17 | 15 | — | 2 | 132 | 122 | 36 | 4th NCJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2013–14 | 32 | 26 | 5 | — | 1 | 173 | 106 | 53 | 1st NCJHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2014–15 | 32 | 23 | 6 | — | 3 | 191 | 116 | 49 | 2nd NCJHL | Won Quarter-finals, 4–1 (Rockets) Won Semi-finals, 4–1 (Eagles) Won Finals, 4–3 (Panthers) |
| 2015–16 | 34 | 25 | 7 | — | 2 | 180 | 104 | 52 | 1st of 5, North 2nd of 10, NCJHL | Won Div. Semi-finals, 4–1 (Bandits) Won Div. Finals, 4–0 (Volants) Won Finals, 4–3 (Panthers) |
| 2016–17 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 0 | — | 163 | 105 | 40 | 2nd of 9, NCJHL | Lost Quarter-finals, 3–4 (Volants) |
| 2017–18 | 33 | 25 | 8 | — | — | 203 | 85 | 50 | 1st of 12, NCJHL | Won Quarter-finals, 4–0 (Rangers) Won Div. Semi-finals, 4–2 (Castors) Won League Finals, 4–3 (Rockets) |
Individual player awards
| Season | Name | Award |
| 2017-18 | Jacob Osborne | Top Scorer |
| 2012-13 | Benoit Lavigne | Rookie of the Year |
| Kevin Mallette | Best Goaltender | |
| Maxime Roussel | Best Defensive Forward | |
| 2008-09 | Adam Larivière | Best Defensive Forward |
| 2007-08 | Adam Larivière | Most Improved Player |
| 2006-07 | Shane O’Brien | Top Scorer |
| Shane O’Brien | Regular Season MVP | |
| Trevor Jacquard | Coach of the Year | |
| Ian Henderson | Executive of the Year | |
| 2005-06 | Steven Stewart | Most Improved Player |
| Ian Henderson | Executive of the Year | |
| 2003-04 | Shane O’Brien | Rookie of the Year |
| 2001-02 | Nick Adam | Rookie of the Year |
Mustangs individual records
Players
- Most Goals - Game
- 5 - Steven Knapp (Feb 13/09 vs. East Ottawa Thunder)
- Most Goals – Season
- 35 - Shane O'Brien(2006–2007)
- Most Goals - Career
- 87 - Shawn Borris (2005–2009)
- Most Assists - Game
- 8 - Shane O'Brien (Feb 6/06)
- Most Assists - Season
- 51 - Shane O'Brien (2006–2007)
- Most Assists - Career
- 129 - Shane O'Brien (2004–2007)
- Most Games - Career
- 161 - Jonathan Bray (2001–2004)
- Most Penalty Minutes – Season
- 229 - Ted Lachance( 2002–2003)
- Most Penalty Minutes - Career
- 575 - Andrew Michaud (2004–2007)
- Most Points – Season
- 86 - Shane O'Brien (2006–07)
- Most Points - Career
- 199 - Shane O'Brien (2004–2007)
Goalies
- Most Assists by a goalie - Season
- 2 - Dan Desnoyer (2002–2003)
- Most Games played by a goalie - Season
- 32 - Joel Morrissey(2006–2007)
- Most Games played by a goalie - Career
- 66 - Joel Morrissey (2005–2008)
Players
- Most Goals - Career
- 11 - Shawn Borris (2005–2009)
- Most Goals - Season
- 4 - Grant Mitchell (2008–2009)
- 4 - Richard Mulligan (2008–2009)
- Most Assists - Career
- 10 - Adam Lariviere (2005–2009)
- 10 - Shane O'Brien (2004–2007)
- Most Assists - Season
- 6 - Adam Lariviere (2008–2009)
- 6 - Ryan Brady-Gratton (2008–2009)
- 6 - Steven Knapp (2008–2009)
- Most Career Games
- 21 - Jonathan Bray (2001–2004)
- Most Career Points
- 17 - Shawn Borris (2005–2009)
Goalies
- Most Career Games
- 12 - Dan Desnoyer
Leading scorer in a season by year
- 2008 - Shawn Borris(71)
- 2007 - Shawn Borris(40)
- 2006 - Shane O'Brien(86)
- 2005 - Shane O'Brien(50)
- 2004 - Jonathan Bray(30)
- 2003 - Jonathan Bray & Shane O'Brien(36)
- 2002 - Jonathan Bray(34)
- 2001 - Nick Adam(41)
- 2000 - Pat Berlinguette(28)
- 1999 - Brad McMillan(38)
References
- "Les Vikings de Papineauville Remportent". info07.com. 3 April 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- "Rockets, Vikings split weekend, NCJHL championship heads to Game 7". Nation Valley News. 1 April 2018.