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| City: | Colborne, Ontario |
| League: | Empire B Junior C Hockey League |
| Founded: | 2004 |
| Home Arena: | Keeler Centre |
| Colors: | Navy Blue, Maroon, and White |
| Head Coach: | Jim Watson |
| General Manager: | John Muir |
| Parent club(s): | Cobourg Cougars |
The Colborne Cobras are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Colborne, Ontario, Canada. History Formed in 1989 as the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League the league had to change its name in 1995 to avoid ongoing confusion with the neighbouring Ottawa District Navy blue is a dark shade of the Color Blue. Navy blue got its name from the dark blue (contrasted with white worn by officers in the Royal Navy since Maroon is a dark Brownish Red Color. The first recorded use of Maroon as a color name in English was in 1789. White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye Jim Watson (born June 28, 1943 in Malartic, Quebec) is a former professional Ice hockey defenceman. The Cobourg Cougars are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from Cobourg, Ontario, Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of Ice hockey competition for players generally between the ages of 16 and 20 years old Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page They play in the Empire B Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association. History Formed in 1989 as the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League the league had to change its name in 1995 to avoid ongoing confusion with the neighbouring Ottawa District The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level Ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario.
History
In 1995, the Trenton Sting made the jump from the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League to the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. The Trenton Hercs are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from Trenton, Ontario, Canada. In their wake, they formed a feeder team that was to be known as the Brighton Buzz. The Junior C league changed its name to the Empire B Junior C Hockey League just prior to the 1995-96 season to avoid confusion with the Ottawa District Hockey Association's Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League. History Formed in 1989 as the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League the league had to change its name in 1995 to avoid ongoing confusion with the neighbouring Ottawa District The Ottawa District Hockey Association is the governing body of a variety of Ice hockey Junior leagues and a minor hockey system based out of the Greater Ottawa The Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" Ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ottawa District Hockey After two seasons, in 1997 the Brighton Buzz moved and became the Colborne Blackhawks. The Blackhawks folded mid-season in 1999. The Sting's feeder team had been an utter disaster as it had only won 16 games in 140 contests over four seasons.
In 2004, Junior hockey came back to the Town of Colborne. The Empire B league expanded and formed the Colborne Cobras. Their first season was all about survival as the team finished in dead last.
The 2005-06 season saw the Cobras show some staying power with thirteen wins, despite a fifth place finish. They made the playoffs, and in the league quarter-final the Cobras drew the Picton Pirates. The Picton Pirates are a Canadian Junior Ice hockey team based in Picton, Ontario, Canada. The Cobras defeated the Pirates 3-games-to-2 to win the team's first ever playoff series. In the league semi-final, the Cobras were swamped by the eventual champion Napanee Raiders 4-games-to-none. The Napanee Raiders are a Canadian Junior Ice hockey team based in Napanee, Ontario, Canada.
The 2006-07 season was a breakout season for the Colborne Cobras. With thirty-two wins in thirty-nine games, the Cobras finished in first place overall in the regular season. In the league semi-final, the Cobras drew the fourth seeded Campbellford Rebels. The Campbellford Rebels are a Canadian Junior Ice hockey team based in Campbellford, Ontario, Canada. The Cobras dispatched the Rebels with a 4-games-to-none sweep. In the team's first ever league final, the Cobras found themselves up against the Amherstview Jets. The Amherstview Jets are a Canadian Junior Ice hockey team based in Amherstview, Ontario, Canada. After a long and hard fought battle, the Jets had enough fuel left to win game 7 and the series 4-games-to-3.
Season-by-Season Results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 2004-05 | 34 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 167 | 10 | 6th EBJCHL | |
| 2005-06 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 156 | 26 | 5th EBJCHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2006-07 | 39 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 201 | 117 | 65 | 1st EBJCHL | Lost Final |
| 2007-08 | 40 | 16 | 21 | - | 3 | 165 | 222 | 35 | 4th EBJCHL |
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