Brockville Braves
| Brockville Braves | |
|---|---|
| Division | Robinson |
| Founded | 1963 |
| History | Brockville Braves 1963–1973 Brockville Warriors 1973–1974 Brockville Braves 1974–present |
| Home arena | Brockville Memorial Civic Centre |
| City | Brockville, Ontario |
| Team colors | Red, white, black |
| Media | FloSports |
| Owner | Dustin Traylen Hani Greiss |
| General manager | Martin Lee |
| Head coach | Martin Lee |
| Captain | Kayden Buller |
| Official website | braves |
The Brockville Braves are a Junior A ice hockey team based in Brockville. The Braves compete in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) as a member of the Robinson Division, which is the west division in the league. The Braves have won two Bogart Cup championships since their founding in 1963. They are the first expansion team after the league's "Original Six" Cornwall Royals, Hawkesbury Braves, Hull Hawks, Ottawa Primrose, Pembroke Lumber Kings and Smiths Falls Bears. Since the 1981–82 season, the team has played its home games at the Brockville Memorial Civic Centre, which they used to share with the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League's Brockville Tikis; both teams previously played at the original now-demolished Brockville Memorial Civic Centre.
The Braves' original owner was Jim Shields, who established the team with a connection to the Chicago Blackhawks organization, using their same logo and team jersey. Later owners included former NHL player Todd Gill, and currently Dustin Traylen since the 2014–15 season. Such NHLers as Larry Robinson and Wayne Simmonds amongst other famous players, have both played for the Braves in their youth career.