11 Facts About Nepean Raiders

1.

Nepean Raiders are a Junior ice hockey team from Nepean, Ontario, Canada.

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2.

The town of Nepean was granted expansion after the Cornwall Royals and the Hull Hawks left the CJHL for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

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3.

The Nepean Raiders started their operations in the Valley division of the Junior "B" League in 1966, switching over to the Central Junior Hockey League in 1972.

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4.

Nepean Raiders made the finals multiple times between 1972 and 1981.

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5.

The Art Bogart Cup final was an easy task for the Nepean Raiders winning the series in 5 games against the Ottawa Junior Senators.

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6.

At the Fred Page Cup in Cornwall, the Nepean Raiders finished 3rd and knocked off the hosts Cornwall Colts in the semi-finals, and lost the final to the Lennoxville Cougars.

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7.

Nepean Raiders dropped the first 2 games to the Valleyfield Braves and the Saint-Eustache Gladiateurs.

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8.

However, the Nepean Raiders re-matched against the Hawkesbury Hawks, but lost the series in 6 games.

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9.

The Nepean Raiders went through three coaches and lost the first quarter-finals series for the first time since 2000.

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10.

Nepean Raiders came under new ownership over the summer with Arnie Vered and Brian Altshuller.

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11.

Nepean Raiders finished 1st overall, and lost the finals to Pembroke in 5 games.

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