Kemptville 73's

The Kemptville Comets were founded in 1969 as a franchise of the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League (EOJBHL). In 1973, the club was rebranded as the Kemptville 73's.^[1]

In the 1996–97 season, the 73's went undefeated in the regular season, with a record of 38–0–4, and won the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League championship.^[1] In 2012, the 1996–97 Kemptville 73's were inducted into the Kemptville and District Sports Hall of Fame.^[2]

On 14 September 2007, the 73's played their inaugural home opener against the Nepean Raiders. Anthony Scarpino scored the 73's first ever Junior A goal in the first period. Alex Beaudry started the historic game in net. On September 23, 2007, the 73's won their first CJHL game by defeating the Kanata Stallions at home by a score of 4–2.^[1]

In 2017, the 73's former club owners Lisa and Ron Tugnutt sold the 73's franchise to Jason York, Joe Jefferies and Paul LeBreux.^[3]

Since 2018, the team has made a tradition of playing an annual Family Day Game on a Sunday afternoon in February, due to the fact that most of their home games are played on Wednesdays. This became the 73's most popular game in the regular season beside the playoffs, attracting over 800 people during the annual contest, and peaking at 1,350 fans in the 2023 edition.^[4]