The Kingston Canadian Major Junior "A" Hockey Club joined the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) in the spring of 1973, when the franchise was moved from Montreal.

In 1998, the Franchise was valued above the two million dollar mark. Wren Blair started the process to sell the Frontenacs to a fifth generation Kingston family. Doug and Michael Springer were to purchase twenty percent of the shares each year until August 2002 and retain Blair as the managing partner.

The 1997-98 year issued in one of the all-time favorite individuals to wear a Kingston franchise uniform, Michael Zigomanis and the return of Larry Mavety to the Limestone City. Zigomanis would compile an impressive 74 points in his rookie campaign, in which Kingston finished third in its division. At the trade deadline, Mavety added some depth and the team was poised to make a run at the league championship. Unfortunately the hockey gods did not look favouravble upon the Frontenacs as they were defeated in the second round by London.

The 1998-99 season saw the Fronts fight tooth and nail to make the eighth and final playoff spot, but the late season push left nothing left in the tank, as they lost in five games to the Barrie Colts.

The 1999-2000 saw the team as another team of destiny. With strong goaltending provided by Andrew Raycroft and returning forwards Mike Zigomanis and Sean Avery, the team early in the season was ranked as high as 5th in the entire Canadian Hockey League consisting of 54 teams. This time unfortunately injuries decimated the team, losing Avery and Zigomanis at the end of the season and Raycroft recovering from his ailments. The team finished fifth in the Conference and was ousted by the Sudbury Wolves, a team consisting of nine future NHLers in a very tough and hard fought five game series. The season was not a complete loss, as Andrew Raycroft became the first goaltender in 52 years to win the Red Tilson award for League MVP. Mike Zigomanis was also recognized with the William Hanley trophy for the “Most Gentlemanly Player” in the league.

On August 1, 2000, it was announced that the Springer family had taken over 60 per cent ownership of the Club. Doug Springer immediately announced that Larry Mavety, “the fourth winningest coach in Canadian junior hockey”, who was starting his 19th OHL season, would have 100 per cent control of the franchise.

The 2000-2001 season saw the Frontenacs finish with a .500 record and finish in the 8th and final play-off spot. The team was swept in four games by the Belleville Bulls. In February of 2001, the team introduced a “third sweater” with Count Frontenac as its new logo and adopted this replacing the Circle K.

Both the 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 saw the Club miss the play-offs. In 2001-2002 the team tied for the last play-off spot and played a one game play-off in North Bay. They lost and were eliminated from the post season. Larry Mavety however became just the fourth coach in junior hockey history with 600 wins.

The following season was one for change. Big change. One year earlier Mavety enjoyed his 600 victory, one year later he stepped down as coach. In mid season, Assistant Coach Greg Bignell took his place. Once again however, the hockey gods frowned upon the franchise with the team missing the play-offs, losing six consecutive games at the end of the season.

The summer of 2003 saw the hiring of Wolfe Island’s Jim Hulton. In his first year behind the Frontenac’s bench, Hulton guided the team to a second place finish in the division, missing first place by one point. Ranked fifth in the Conference, the franchise returned to the play-offs but lost in five games to the Barrie Colts.

In 2004 Paul Coffey became the only Kingston Canadian inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame to date. In 1977-1978 Paul was a late season addition from the North York Rangers. He played 8 regular reason games with the Canadians and 5 playoffs games the same season.

The 2005-2006 season had the Frontenacs soar to the 80 point barrier for only the sixth time in franchise history, finishing the year with a solid 81 points. The team, led by Chris Stewart who was taken by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in the first round, finished the season in fourth in the Conference, but lost a very tough and hard fought six game series to the Sudbury Wolves, after star goaltender Dany Taylor was injured late in the series.

The 2006-2007 season began with high expectations for the hockey club, with a number of offensive forces returning from the previous season. Bobby Hughes, Chris Stewart, Peder Skinner and Cory Emmerton each finished the regular season with over 60 points and over a point per game, with Hughes just finishing shy of the 100 point plateau. The Frontenacs finished with 69 points, just one shy of their rivals, the Oshawa Generals. The two teams would meet in the first round with Oshawa having home ice advantage. The team would catch a few breaks and the Generals took full advantage, eliminating the Frontenacs in the first round of the playoffs.

The club saw new beginnings in the 2007-2008 season, while closing the book on the historical building they called home since the franchise’s inception: The Kingston Memorial Centre. David Ling was the first Frontenacs player to have his name honoured by the club as his banner was raised to the rafters of the Memorial Centre on opening name against the Belleville Bulls. His three year stint with the club saw him earn 275 points.

It would be like days old on February 15, 2008 when the Kingston Frontenacs played their final game at the Memorial Centre in front of a packed house, defeating the red hot London Knights by a score of 6-4. Kyle Paige will forever be known as the last Ontario Hockey League player to score a goal in the barn as his shot found the empty net in the dying seconds of the game. That game saw former players from the Canadians, Raiders and Frontenacs make one final visit.

From there, the Frontenacs would move just blocks from their former home into the brand new K-Rock Centre. The February 22, 2008 grand opening provided the team and the community as a whole with a state of the art facility, that will become a ‘second home’ for many individuals in the years to come. The opening ceremonies before the game saw former Fronts’ of old “pass the torch” to begin a new era of Kingston Frontenacs hockey. The largest crowd to ever witness an indoor hockey game in Kingston was entertained throughout the entire evening, despite the Belleville Bulls attempt to spoil the party, beating the Fronts by a close score of 3-2. Andris Dzerins would make history, scoring the first Frontenacs goal in the K-Rock Centre.

The season would end sooner than later for the Frontenacs after missing the post-season. A strong record in the first seven home games in the new facility provided a lot of optimism heading into the next season, with a number of key bodies set to return.

The 2008/2009 season started on the wrong foot for the Frontenacs, putting them in a hole in which they would be unable to fully recover. The experience gained by the young squad in the first half led to a strong turnaround to finish the season. Midway through the season, hometown hero and Toronto Maple Leafs star Doug Gilmour was appointed as the new head coach of the Frontenacs squad. His hard hitting, physical style of hockey was evident on the bench as the team quickly adapted to his style of play. His first ever game as a head coach was successful as the Frontenacs defeated the Belleville Bulls in overtime.

The Frontenacs quickly showed the rest of the league that despite their slow start, they could compete against the best in the league. The team stunned both the high-powered London Knights and Brampton Battalion with 3-2 and 5-4 victories respectively.

Rookie forward, Ethan Werek had a strong campaign finishing with 64 points, tying him for 11th overall in rookie point totals in a single season.

The season ended with a disappointing result again as the Fronts missed the post-season for the second consecutive season. The team finished as one of the youngest squads in the Ontario Hockey League.

The 2009-10 season begin with optimism, after back to back years of missing the playoffs. Second overall pick Alan Quine, joined a core group of players that included the likes of Erik Gudbranson, Ethan Werek, Taylor Doherty and Nathan Moon. The club also swung a deal to acquire Dallas Stars second round pick Tyler Beskorowany to protect the net. The Fronts would go on to post a 33-30-2-3 record for 71 points and a second place finish in the East Division and fourth in the conference, setting up a first round playoff series with the defending Eastern Conference Champion Brampton Battalion and their star forward Cody Hodgson.

The Fronts fell behind 2-0 in the series, after being out-scored 9-3 in the first two games, but the boys in black and gold, roared back winning the next two games before losing a heart-breaker in overtime of game five, with Hodgson scoring the winner. The Fronts showed a ton of resilience, as they clawed out a hard fought 2-1 victory in Game Six to force a seventh and deciding game back on home ice. The city of Kingston came out in droves to support the Fronts in Game 7, but before a capacity crowd, the Fronts fell just short, losing out in seven games.

The 2010-11 season begins with high hopes of competing for an Eastern Conference title, as the Fronts acquired Memorial Cup winning goaltender Philipp Grubauer in the summer, to go along with strong core that includes Ethan Werek, Alan Quine, Nathan Moon, Taylor Doherty and Florida Panthers 3rd Overall pick Erik Gudbranson.