Editing Kingston, Ontario (section)

==Sports==
[[File:Y.M.C.A. Building, Kingston, Ontario.jpg|thumb|Postcard of the Y.M.C.A. Building in Kingston {{Circa|1908}}]]
{{See also|Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame|Hayabusa Fightwear}}

===Hockey===
Kingston lays claim to being the birthplace of [[ice hockey]], though this is contested. Support for this is found in a journal entry of a British Army officer in Kingston in 1843. He wrote ''"Began to skate this year, improved quickly and had great fun at hockey on the ice."''<ref name="queens">{{cite web|title=Hockey night in Kingston |url=http://www.queensjournal.ca/article.php?point=vol133/issue11/features/lead1 |access-date=June 21, 2006 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Kingston is also home to the oldest continuing hockey rivalry in the world by virtue of a game played in 1886 on the frozen Kingston harbour between Queen's University and the Royal Military College of Canada. To mark this event, the city hosts an annual game between the two institutions, played on a cleared patch of frozen lake with both teams wearing period-correct uniforms and using rules from that era. The two schools also contest the annual Carr-Harris Cup, named for [[Lorne Carr-Harris]], under modern competitive conditions to commemorate and continue their rivalry.

The [[Memorial Cup]], which serves as the annual championship event for the [[Canadian Hockey League]], began in 1919 on the initiative of Kingstonian [[James T. Sutherland]]. The first championship was held in Kingston. Sutherland, a member of the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]], also helped establish the annual exhibition game between the Royal Military College of Canada and the [[United States Military Academy]] (West Point) in 1923.

Kingston is represented in the [[Ontario Hockey League]] (OHL) by the [[Kingston Frontenacs]]. Kingston had a team in the [[Ontario Junior Hockey League]] (OJHL), the [[Kingston Voyageurs]] but ceased after the 2018–19 season.

The [[International Hockey Hall of Fame]], was established in September 1943 with a building constructed in 1965. The original building was near the [[Kingston Memorial Centre]] (which was opened in 1950), but has since been relocated to Kingston's west end at the Invista Centre. The International Hockey Hall of Fame, founded by the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) and the [[Canadian Amateur Hockey Association]], is the oldest sports hall of fame in Canada.<ref>Original Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum, [http://www.originalhockeyhalloffame.com/about/ "About the Hall"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129053203/http://www.originalhockeyhalloffame.com/about/ |date=November 29, 2014 }}, "Original Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum"</ref> The museum's collection is home to various items that pay homage to Kingston's role in the history of hockey in Canada. These include: the original square hockey puck from the first Queens University vs. the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) game in 1886, hockey's oldest sweater worn by a Queen's student in 1894, and Canada's first Olympic gold medal from 1924, among others.<ref>Original Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum, [http://www.originalhockeyhalloffame.com/exhibits/top-10-artifacts.html "The Top 10 Artifacts in the Museum"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129053201/http://www.originalhockeyhalloffame.com/exhibits/top-10-artifacts.html |date=November 29, 2014 }}, "Original Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum"</ref>

Slush Puppie Place, in the downtown core, opened in February 2008, and serves as home ice for the Frontenacs. The Voyageurs played at the Invista Centre in the city's west end.

===Sailing===
[[File:Royal Military College of Canada Robotic Sailboat.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Royal Military College of Canada]] [[robot]]ic sailboat]]

The city is known for its fresh-water sailing, and hosted the [[Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics|sailing events]] for the [[1976 Summer Olympics]]. CORK – [[Canadian Olympic-training Regatta, Kingston]] – now hosted by CORK/Sail Kingston Inc. is still held every August. Since 1972, Kingston has hosted more than 40<ref>{{cite web |url=http://k7waterfront.org/Topic/ListOfMajorRegattasInKingston |title=List of Major Regattas in Kingston – Kingston, Ontario waterfront |publisher=K7waterfront.org |access-date=March 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215235934/http://k7waterfront.org/Topic/ListOfMajorRegattasInKingston |archive-date=December 15, 2010 }}</ref> World and Olympic sailing championships. Kingston is listed by a panel of experts among the best yacht racing venues in the US,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/news/04/racingsites-us/ |title=Scuttlebutt News Center: Best Racing Venues in the US |publisher=Sailingscuttlebutt.com |date=June 16, 2004 |access-date=March 2, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220013413/http://sailingscuttlebutt.com/news/04/racingsites%2Dus/ |archive-date=December 20, 2010 }}</ref> even though Kingston is in Canada.

Kingston sits amid excellent cruising and boating territory, with easy access to Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River, and the Thousand Islands, including the [[St. Lawrence Islands National Park]].

Kingston is also home to the youth sail training ship called the ''[[St. Lawrence II]]''.

During the summers, the RMC campus in Kingston plays host to a [[Royal Canadian Sea Cadets]] camp called HMCS ''Ontario'', which provides sail training along with much other training to youth from across Canada. The [[Kingston Yacht Club]] in downtown Kingston has a learn to sail program for both children and adults.

===Diving===
Kingston is known for fresh-water [[wreck diving]]. [[List of shipwrecks of Canada#Ontario|Kingston's shipwrecks]] are well preserved by its cool, fresh water, and the recent [[zebra mussel]] invasion has caused a dramatic improvement in water clarity that has enhanced the quality of diving in the area.

===Lawn bowling===
The Kingston Lawn Bowling Club has been at its location on Napier Street since 1932, although the sport's beginnings in Kingston have been traced back to 1914.<ref>[https://kingstonlawnbowlingclub.weebly.com/about-us.html Kingston Lawn Bowling Club – About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514141551/http://kingstonlawnbowlingclub.weebly.com/about-us.html |date=May 14, 2016 }} Retrieved November 22, 2018</ref> While the club offers a variety of recreational opportunities, a number of its members have gone on to compete successfully at the provincial level and beyond. Most notable of these was Dick Edney, who was inducted into the Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.<ref>[https://kdshf.ca/inductees/richard-edney/ Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125074116/https://kdshf.ca/inductees/richard-edney/ |date=November 25, 2018 }} Retrieved November 24, 2018</ref>

===Golf===
The Kingston area has eight golf courses, two of which are entirely public.<ref>[http://www.ontgolf.ca/city.php?city=kingston OnGolf.ca – Kingston Golf Courses – Ontario Canada] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104223737/http://www.ontgolf.ca/city.php?city=kingston |date=January 4, 2011 }} Retrieved March 2, 2011</ref> The Kingston Golf Club, established in 1884, was a founding member of the [[Golf Canada|Royal Canadian Golf Association]] in 1895; however, this club ceased operating in the mid-1920s. The first winner of the [[Canadian Amateur Championship]] that same year was Kingstonian Thomas Harley, a Scottish immigrant carpenter. Richard H. (Dick) Green, who immigrated to the area from England in the late 1920s, was the longtime club professional for nearly 40 years at [[Cataraqui Golf and Country Club]] (founded in 1917 and redesigned by [[Stanley Thompson]] in 1930). Green also helped design several courses in eastern Ontario, including Smiths Falls (1949), Glen Lawrence (1955), Rideau Lakes (1961), Amherstview (1971), Garrison (1971), Evergreen (1972), Belle Park Fairways (1975), Rivendell (1979), and Colonnade (1984). [[Matt McQuillan]], a professional player on the [[PGA Tour]] for the 2011 and 2012 seasons, was born and raised in Kingston, and developed his game at the [[Garrison Golf and Curling Club]]. McQuillan won the 2005 Telus [[Edmonton]] Open on the [[Canadian Professional Golf Tour]].

===Curling===
Three curling clubs are in the Kingston area: the Cataraqui Golf & Country Club, Garrison Golf & Curling Club, and the [[Royal Kingston Curling Club]].<ref>[http://www.curlingrink.ca/city.php?city=kingston CurlingRink.ca – Kingston Curling Clubs and Rinks – Kingston, Ontario] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706174549/http://www.curlingrink.ca/city.php?city=kingston |date=July 6, 2011 }} Retrieved March 2, 2011</ref> The Royal Kingston Curling Club (RKCC) was founded in 1820, and was granted Royal patronage in 1993. In 2006, the RKCC moved to a new facility at 130 Days Road, to make way for the construction of a new complex at Queen's University, the Queen's Centre.

Kingston has a history of hosting major curling competitions.  In 2020, Kingston hosted the Tim Hortons Brier, the national men's curling championship. Kingston previously hosted the Brier in 1957.  In 2013, Kingston hosted the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the national women's curling championship.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thewhig.com/news/local-news/its-official-brier-coming-to-kingston-in-2020 |title=The Kingston Whig-Standard – November 1, 2018 |access-date=November 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106092823/https://www.thewhig.com/news/local-news/its-official-brier-coming-to-kingston-in-2020 |archive-date=November 6, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Rugby===
The Kingston Panthers Rugby Football Club (KPRFC) was founded in 1959, and from that moment onward has established a reputation as a strong community player. KPRFC is a non-profit organization answering directly to the Eastern Ontario Rugby Union (EORU), the [[Ontario Rugby Union]] (ORU), and [[Rugby Canada]] (RC). The Kingston Panthers R.F.C, recently celebrated their fortieth anniversary with an EORU championship in the Division 1 championship game at [[Twin Elm Rugby Park]] in [[Ottawa]], Ontario.

===Football===
The earliest known incarnation of an organized football team in Kingston is the [[Kingston Granites]] which played in the predecessor league to the [[Canadian Football League]], the [[Ontario Rugby Football Union]], (ORFU). The team played for four seasons between 1898 and 1901 winning 1 ORFU title in 1899 defeating the [[Ottawa Rough Riders]] 8–0. Kingston also hosted the [[10th Grey Cup]] on December 2, 1922. The Limestone Grenadiers now represent Kingston and the surrounding area in the OVFL. The Club franchise catchment area draws players from Frontenac, Hastings, Lanark, Leeds, Lennox and Prince Edward counties. League play runs from late May through August. The Junior and Varsity teams' main schedule pits the Grenadiers against eastern Ontario opponents and cross-over games with western Ontario teams leading to a provincial title championship game.
Many notable football people, CFL, NFL players, coaches and personalities have been associated with Kingston including:

===Volleyball===

The Kingston Volleyball Club (KVC) was founded in 2015. It is a non-profit organization, a member of the [[Ontario Volleyball Association]] (OVA), [[Volleyball Canada]] (VC). The club relies on [[fundraising]] in order to operate.

===Soccer===
Kingston had a soccer presence in 2011 when [[Kingston FC]] represented the city in the [[Canadian Soccer League]]'s second division.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Koreen |first=Mike |date=13 September 2011 |title=New team gearing up for tryouts and home game |work=[[The Kingston Whig-Standard]] |pages=18}}</ref> In 2012, the club was promoted to the league's first division and competed in the league until 2015.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Petrick |first=Stephen |date=8 October 2015 |title=Kingston FC chairman hopes to bring pro soccer to Belleville For Evaluation Only |work=Quinte EMC |pages=B15}}</ref> Their greatest success occurred in 2013, when the club won the divisional title and finished as runners-up in the [[Canadian Soccer League championship final|playoff championship final]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":02">{{Cite news |date=4 November 2013 |title=Waterloo ends Kingston FC's run |work=[[Kingston Whig Standard]]}}</ref>

After Kingston left the CSL, the city was represented in [[League1 Ontario]] by [[Kingston Clippers]] with both a men’s and women’s side.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7430596 |title=Pitch for pro soccer team, stadium in Kingston met with both support and opposition |access-date=January 29, 2025  }}</ref> The Clippers played their final season in the league in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 28, 2017 |title=League 1 kicks off Ontario soccer season, offering a chance to rise up the ranks |url=https://cfjctoday.com/2017/04/28/league-1-kicks-off-ontario-soccer-season-offering-a-chance-to-rise-up-the-ranks/ |work=[[CFJC-TV]]}}</ref>