The Kanata Lasers were a Junior ice hockey in the Central Canada Hockey League team based in Kanata, Ontario. Following the sale of the franchise in 2020, it relocated to Renfrew, Ontario and was rebranded as the Renfrew Wolves.

Team history The Kanata Valley Lasers began play in the Central Junior Hockey League in 1987-88 when an expansion franchise was granted to Kanata, Ontario, which was then a separate suburb of Ottawa. During their first 15 years as the Valley Lasers, the team never missed the playoffs, had the same head coach, Archie Mulligan, won 2 Art Bogart Cup championships in 1992 and 1997 won the Fred Page Cup in 1997.

In May 2002, the Kanata Sports Club sold the Kanata Valley Lasers to Dynasty Flooring Inc. The new ownership refurbished the team, renamed them the Kanata Stallions, and moved from the Jack Charron Arena to the Kanata Recreation Centre. To date, the Stallions have yet to finish in the top 5 and make the CJHL finals. In fact, in the 2004 playoffs, the Stallions upset the Cumberland Grads in seven games to advance to the semi-finals, but lost to the Nepean Raiders in six games. It was the only time to date that the Stallions made it past the first round of the playoffs. The Stallions missed the playoffs multiple times in recent years.

Kanata named former NHL player Chris Valentine as head coach for 2008-09, but was fired in October after a slow start. He was replaced with Vince Millette. The Stallions broke a CJHL record recently with a 26-game losing streak, breaking the 25 game losing streak held by the 1994-1995 Cumberland Grads.

In April 2010, it was announced that the Kanata Stallions would host the 2012 Fred Page Cup at the Kanata Recreation Centre. In the summer of 2011, head coach Adam Dewan was relieved of his duties. Randy Pierce took over the coaching helm, but was fired in February, leaving Corey Foster to replace him to finish the 2011-12 season. In March 2012, the Stallions missed the playoffs when they failed to win their last key games. Despite this, the Stallions' season was not done- being hosts, the team was given a shot at the Fred Page Cup. Battling against all odds, the Stallions were able to make the semi-finals in the tournament, only to fall to the Bogart Cup Champions and eventual tournament runner-up, the Nepean Raiders.

In Fall 2013, the Kanata Stallions announced they would be rebranded under a new ownership group. On January 5, 2014 the team tweeted that they will officially be rebranded as the Kanata Lasers, changing their Twitter handle and image. The club also announced new uniforms were in the works as part of the rebranding. At the end of the 2013-14 season, it was announced that Adam Dewan would return as head coach in the 2014-15 season.

The Kanata Lasers have been at the talk of relocation (even before the Ottawa Canadians of the CCHL2 moved to the Jack Charron Arena nearby). Kanata's destination for relocation has been Renfrew, Stittsville, and other communities in the Ottawa Valley.

The franchise sold in 2020 and subsequently relocated to Renfrew, Ontario. It debuted as the Renfrew Wolves in the 2021–22 CCHL season.

Season-by-season record Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs1987-88 56 29 24 3 - 260 280 61 5th CJHL1988-89 56 31 24 1 0 263 200 63 5th CJHL1989-90 56 37 14 2 3 305 211 79 3rd CJHL1990-91 53 36 14 1 2 281 213 75 2nd CJHL1991-92 57 43 7 0 7 363 219 93 2nd CJHL Won League1992-93 57 34 16 4 3 347 227 75 2nd CJHL1993-94 57 33 15 5 4 304 259 75 2nd CJHL1994-95 54 23 20 7 4 221 229 57 7th CJHL 1995-96 54 22 27 5 0 247 280 49 3rd Yzerman 1996-97 54 42 9 3 0 261 170 87 1st Robinson Won League, won FPC 1997-98 56 25 18 10 3 255 220 63 3rd Robinson 1998-99 54 30 17 7 0 254 229 67 2nd Yzerman 1999-00 56 25 25 6 0 228 229 56 3rd Yzerman 2000-01 55 32 18 5 0 223 191 72 2nd Yzerman 2001-02 55 26 21 11 0 205 208 63 3rd Yzerman 2002-03 55 18 28 9 4 216 253 49 3rd Yzerman 2003-04 55 21 25 9 0 205 234 51 3rd Yzerman 2004-05 5716 28 6 7 174 222 45 3rd Yzerman 2005-06 57 26 24 3 4 236 233 59 5th in Yzerman DNQ 2006-07 55 22 22 9 2 161 158 55 5th in Yzerman Lost quarter-final2007-08 60 22 32 3 3 185 231 50 8th CJHL 2008-09 60 26 27 - 7 204 235 59 9th CJHLDNQ2009-10 62 15 42 - 5 180 291 35 11th CJHL DNQ2010-11 62 28 28 - 6 202 227 62 7th CCHL Lost quarter-final2011-12 62 24 32 - 6 214 259 54 9th CCHL DNQ2012-13 62 28 29 - 5 192 237 61 9th CCHL DNQ2013-14 62 21 34 - 7 192 260 49 11th CCHL DNQ2014-15 62 10 46 2 4 121 253 26 6th of 6 Yzerman12th of 12 CCHL DNQ2015-16 62 7 54 0 1 115 322 15 5th of 6 Yzerman11th of 12 CCHL DNQ2016-17 62 22 34 3 3 185 249 50 5th of 6 Yzerman11th of 12 CCHL DNQ2017-18 62 31 21 8 1 185 188 71 3rd of 6 Yzerman6th of 12 CCHL Lost quarterfinals 0-4 (Braves)2018-19 62 30 27 3 2 218 206 65 4th of 6 Robinson7th of 12 CCHL Lost quarterfinals 1-4 (Senators)2019-20 62 26 28 8 - 210 229 60 5th of 6 Robinson8th of 12 CCHL Cancelled2020-21 62 26 28 8 - 210 229 60 5th of 6 Robinson8th of 12 CCHL Cancelled

Fred Page Cup Eastern Canada Championships MHL - QAAAJHL - CCHL - Host Round robin play with 2nd vs 3rd in semi-final to advance against 1st in the finals. Year Round Robin Record Standing Semifinal Gold Medal Game 2012 L, Woodstock Slammers 3-4OTW, Nepean Raiders 2-1W, Princeville Titans 7-4 2-1-0 2nd of 4 L, Nepean Raiders 1-6n/a 1997 W, Summerside Western Capitals 6-1?, Brockville Braves ?-??, Longueuil Collège Français ?-? ?-?-? 1st of 4 n/aW, Longueuil Collège Français 6-4Fred Page Cup Champions

Royal Bank Cup CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Dudley Hewitt Champions - Central, Fred Page Champions - Eastern, Western Canada Cup Champions - Western, Western Canada Cup - Runners Up and Host Round robin play with top 4 in semi-final and winners to finals. Year Round Robin Record Standing Semifinal Gold Medal Game 1997 L, Weyburn Red Wings 3-7W, Summerside Western Capitals 7-5W, Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats 5-4W, South Surrey Eagles 7-6 3-1 2nd of 5 L, South Surrey Eagles 2-4n/a

Championships CJHL Bogart Cup Championships: 1992, 1997 Eastern Canadian Fred Page Cup Championships: 1997 CJAHL Royal Bank Cup Championships: None

Notable alumni Shean Donovan Kent Huskins Ryan Jardine Pat Kavanagh Marc Methot Sean O'Donnell Brad Ralph Todd White Jimmy Howard Patrick Sharp Cory Murphy Jack Quinn Ryan Coughlin

References

External links Kanata Lasers webpage