The Sarnia Sting are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They play out of the Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre (capacity: 5,300) in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. They have been the Sarnia Sting since 1994 when they moved from Newmarket and were known as the Newmarket Royals. The franchise was granted in 1969 as one of the innaugural teams of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. At this time, the team was located in Cornwall, Ontario and were known as the Cornwall Royals. In 1981, the team was more logically aligned to the Ontario Hockey League. In 1992 they moved to Newmarket.
Players of note
Players who played in the NHL as of the 2003-04 NHL season
- Eric Boulton
- Sean Brown
- Andy Delmore
- Dan Fritsche
- Jeff Heerema
- Trevor Letowski
- Owen Nolan
- Ivan Novoseltsev
- Rob Ray
- Peter Sarno
- Jon Sim
- John Slaney
- Mike Van Ryn
