Wayne Doucet spent two seasons with the Kingston Franchise and had a storied OHL career with stops in Niagara Falls, Hamilton and Sudbury along the way. In total, Doucet played 249 OHL games and scored 98 goals and 136 assists for 234 career points. Doucet racked up exactly half of those points in a Kingston uniform, with 47 goals and 70 assists coming as a member of the Kingston Raiders and Frontenacs. Doucet was a key contributor to the 1989-90 Frontenacs, finishing second on the team in scoring with 79 points and helping to lead them to a second place finish, one point behind first place Oshawa and winning the fans of Kingston’s hearts back, after back to back last place finishes in the process.

Today Wayne Doucet is a Union electrician, living in London, Ontario with his wife Julie Toffi-Doucet of Kingston and their two boys, 13 year-old Brent and 9-year-old Mark. “I loved Kingston. If I could turn the clock back, I would be 19 again in Kingston in a heartbeat. It was definitely one of the greatest times of my life,” said Doucet.

After leaving the OHL, Doucet played five years in the minor pro leagues, playing for Capital District and Moncton of the American Hockey League and Salt Lake and Phoenix of the International Hockey League and finishing up with the London Wildcats of the Colonial Hockey League. Wayne also played in a handful of NHL exhibition games, including his first game against the mighty Pittsburgh Penguins. “My greatest hockey memory was playing my first game in Pittsburgh against Mario Lemieux in the middle of the Penguins glory days. Just being on the same ice as those guys is a thrill I’ll never forget,” said Doucet.

“My favorite Kingston memory is definitely the entire 89-90 season. The whole year in general was very memorable, especially how the fans of Kingston came back in droves to support the team. The previous year there were a lot of off-ice issues and the fans pretty much stayed away, but they came back that year and really supported us and that, more than anything is what enabled us to accomplish what we did in the regular season,” said Doucet.

“I know that things have been tough the past few seasons in Kingston and I really hope the fans find a way to get out and support this year’s team the same way they did for us, cause they look to be one of the stronger Kingston teams in years and I just know how much it helped us,” said Doucet.

“My favorite junior coach was Larry Mavety, because he showed a lot of respect for the older guys and he just let you go out there and play hard. My favorite Pro coach was Rob Laird, who showed a lot of faith in me and made you feel like what you did for the team, was truly appreciated.”  “One of the best teammates I ever had was Justin Morrison. He always made me laugh and was as tough as nails and would do anything to win. He was all heart and soul,” said Doucet.

“Again my last year of junior in Kingston was just a lot of fun. Everything about it being in Kingston that year was amazing and the support from the fans was tremendous. I’ll never forget it,” said #17 Wayne Doucet

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