 The team began play in 1986 as the Blue Jays, though were later renamed the St. Catharines Stompers in 1995.The team left St. Catharines after the 1999 season to become the Queens Kings in 2000.On 4 July 2007, it was reported in the St. Catharines Standard the Stompers were going to return in the summer of 2008.