On Saturday 7 February 2026 the RMC Hockey Alumni Association held their 4th Annual RMC Hockey Reunion in Kingston. This year’s reunion took place in conjunction with the 40th Anniversary of the Carr-Harris Cup and celebrated 140 years of hockey at RMC. RMC played in their 1st formal recognized game against Queens University on 10 March 1886 at the Inner Harbour in Kingston. (the Inner Harbour is now the Kingston Marina located directly in front of Kingston City Hall, which is commemorated with a bench and plaque marking the date and place of the game). The Carr-Harris Cup is the annual Causeway Challenge between the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen’s University celebrating the first meeting between the two institutions and the game celebrates the history of the Carr-Harris family in the Kingston area. The Carr-Harris family has a link with both schools.
To kickoff the weekend Alumni who were able, came to support RMC as they faced off against the University of Ottawa Gee Gee’s on Friday night at Constantine Arena. Then on Saturday there was an Alumni game which saw 26 former players and one former student manager, suit up for an Alumni Game on the ice at the Slush Puppy Place. Players represented the graduation years of 1992, 1997, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 and came from BC, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec.
The RMC Hockey Alumni then hosted a pre-game reception and meal at the Warf and Feather in Holiday Inn Waterfront where 95 members of the RMC Hockey Family Alumni attended.
Attendees include:
- 2 Serving Major Generals (both suited up in the Alumni game)
- Senior Attending RMC Alumni – Mr Gerry Stowe
- Senior Attending RMC Hockey Staff Member – Mr Steve Lawless – Team Physio Therapist 1983-2004
- Senior Attending RMC Hockey Alumni – Rob Dargewitcz – Class of 1992
- Junior Attending RMC Hockey Alumni – 4 from the Class of 2025
- Families and supporters of 9 current players coming in from Calgary, St. Albert, Toronto, Perth, Kingston, Midland, Timmins, Coburg, Ottawa
The penultimate event of the weekend was the Carr-Harris Cup game itself. The RMC Hockey Alumni were treated to seats in the VIP Club at Slush Puppy and corralled additional RMC Hockey Alumni who were found on the main concourse forming a loud cheering section. This group was part of 3,628 fans (4th largest crowd in the Carr-Harris Cup series) watch a thoroughly entertaining game between the two schools. RMC highlights included a beautiful between the legs goal from 4th year Issac Pascol (the #1 play of the week in the OUA), a gritty come back from a 3-1 deficit with a power play goal from 2nd Year Fischer O’Brien and a game tying goal late in the third by 4th Year Bruce Coltart. 1st Year goalie Ethan Morrow stood tall making 50 save in the game. Unfortunately, RMC could not get the win as Queen’s notched the winner to take home the Carr-Harris Cup.
As the Paladins get set to wrap up the 2025-26 Hockey Season, the RMC Hockey Alumni is getting ready to welcome the next group of players into the Alumni family as 7 graduating players and the team will be celebrated at the year-end RMC Hockey Awards and Graduation Banquet in April. The RMC Hockey Alumni look forward to supporting that event through ticket sales.
We would like to thank those individuals and families who were able to make it to the festivities in Kingston this weekend to celebrate 140 years of hockey at RMC and the 40th Anniversary of the Carr-Harris Cup. We do hope that those in attendance enjoyed the activities that were put on for the weekend and had opportunities to meet other alumni, families and RMC Hockey supporters. To those who could not make it for various reasons we hope that you can make it out to the next RMC Hockey Alumni Reunion next hockey season.
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