North Shore Knights

The North Shore Knights were a minor professional ice hockey team in the Federal Hockey League based out of Kingsville, Ontario. The Knights played the majority of their home games at the Kingsville Arena Complex as well as a few home games in several other cities in Ontario and Quebec.

North Shore Knights
CityKingsville, Ontario
LeagueFederal Hockey League
Founded2016
Home arenaKingsville Arena Complex
Owner(s)Jack Sports Group
Franchise history
2016–2017St. Clair Shores Fighting Saints
2017–2018North Shore Knights

History

In 2016, St. Clair Shores, Michigan, were granted an FHL expansion team for the 2016–17 season.[1] The team went on to play in neutral site games in Battle Creek, Michigan, and Kingsville, Ontario,[2] due to poor attendance in St. Clair Shores. When the schedule was released for the 2017–18 season, the Fighting Saints were listed with home games in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Témiscaming, Quebec, South River, Ontario, and Kingsville, Ontario.[3] The team was later announced to have relocated to Kingsville as the North Shore Knights.[4] The Fighting Saints' ownership group was headed by Michal Kolarik, who also owns the local Kingsville Kings junior hockey team[5] and many players from the Kings also played on the Fighting Saints prior to the relocation.[2]

Over the course of the season, the team had multiple head coaches in Jiri Micka and Stephen Esau. By December 2017, the Knights would forfeit or attempt to reschedule most of their home games before the team would forfeit all remaining home games after February 11. At the end of March, the Knights released all players and staff.

The FHL commissioner confirmed the Knights would not return for the following season.

Season-by-season records
SeasonGPWLOTLPts[lower-alpha 1]PctGFGAPIMFinishPlayoffs
2017–1844638018.1361032484146th of 7, FHLDid not qualify
  1. 3 points for a Win, 2 points for an Overtime Win, and 1 point for an Overtime Loss

References
  1. Demske, Kristyne E. (April 22, 2016). "Semi-pro hockey coming to St. Clair Shores". CandGNews.com. St. Clair Shores Sentinel. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  2. "Kingsville Goes Pro With The Fighting Saints". Square Sports. April 10, 2017.
  3. "St. Clair Shores Fighting Saints schedule". Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  4. "FIGHTING SAINTS RELOCATE TO KINGSVILLE, ON; BECOME NORTH SHORE KNIGHTS". FHL. July 19, 2017. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  5. "New St. Clair Shores hockey team to unveil name, logo Wednesday". Crain's Detroit Business. May 13, 2016.


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