Brockville Braves

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Brockville Braves
City: Brockville, Ontario
League: Central Junior A Hockey League
Division: Yzerman
Founded: 1963
Home Arena: Brockville Memorial Center
Colors: Red, Black, and White
Head Coach: Todd Gill
General Manager: Todd Gill
Franchise history
1963-1975: Brockville Braves
1975-1977: Brockville Warriors
1977-1980: Brockville Braves
1980-1981: Rockland Remparts
1981-present: Brockville Braves

The Brockville Braves are a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Brockville, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Junior A Hockey League.

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[edit] History

Founded in 1963, the Braves are the second oldest team that has never ceased operation in CJHL history -- second only to Pembroke. In the 1979, the teams was the focus of national attention when they were left homeless due to their arena collapsing. This did not stop the Braves though, playing their home games out of Cardinal and Rockland, Ontario, the Braves did not miss a beat.

It took until 1986 for the Brockville Braves to win a CJHL championships. They clinched the Bogart Cup on a late April night, defeating their arch-nemesis Pembroke Lumber Kings 8-7 in the finals. Braves' goalie Jacques Breault was the hero, as with 22 seconds to go in the game, turned away a penalty shot by the league's all-time leading scorers Luc Chabot. Although losing to Orillia, Ontario in the Ontario playdowns, the team was a memorable one. Notable members of this team were all-time Braves leading scorer Larry Mitchell, Breault, Paul Duford, Tim Dubas, Dan Nummikoski, Steve Rachwal, Chad Badawey and Rob White.

Since that championship, the team has experienced more bad times than good. The late 80's and early 90's were not good to the Braves, who failed to make the playoffs multiple times.

In 1997, times began to change for the better again. The Braves were given the duty of hosting the Fred Page Cup, the Eastern Canadian Junior "A" championship. This allowed for their team to compete in the event and give them the experience they needed for the next season. The Braves regained their league title in 1998, bringing the club around full circle.

[edit] Season-by-Season Record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
1969-70 40 22 13 5 - 180 156 49 2nd CJHL
1970-71 48 16 29 3 - 174 244 35 4th CJHL
1971-72 48 24 22 2 - 198 181 50 3rd CJHL
1972-73 55 26 27 2 - 273 290 54 3rd CJHL
1973-74 50 16 29 5 - 234 322 37 5th CJHL
1974-75 50 10 36 4 - 218 329 24 6th CJHL
1975-76 50 17 23 10 - 204 212 44 4th CJHL
1976-85 Central Jr. A Standings Not Available
1985-86 55 41 11 3 - - - 85 1st CJHL
1986-87 52 16 33 3 - 213 309 39 7th CJHL
1987-88 56 35 18 3 - 335 224 75 3rd CJHL
1988-89 56 37 14 0 5 322 230 79 2nd CJHL
1989-95 Central Jr. A Standings Not Available
1995-96 56 25 27 2 0 249 247 52 2nd in Yzerman
1996-97 53 28 18 7 0 234 206 63 3rd in Yzerman
1997-98 56 36 11 9 3 283 222 84 1st in Yzerman
1998-99 54 39 11 4 0 294 190 82 1st in Yzerman
1999-00 56 39 12 5 0 285 221 83 1st in Yzerman
2000-01 55 9 43 3 0 167 295 22 5th in Yzerman
2001-02 55 12 35 11 0 213 302 35 5th in Yzerman
2002-03 55 21 27 7 0 226 274 50 2nd in Yzerman
2003-04 55 27 21 6 1 223 219 61 5th
2004-05 57 34 13 8 2 214 162 78 3rd in Yzerman
2005-06 59 29 22 5 3 213 201 66 3rd in Yzerman Lost Quarter-finals
2006-07 55 28 20 6 1 201 190 63 2nd in Yzerman Lost Quarter-finals
2007-08 60 38 18 3 1 270 196 80 3rd CJHL

[edit] Championships

CJHL Bogart Cup Championships: 1978, 1998
Eastern Canadian Fred Page Cup Championships: 1998
CJAHL Royal Bank Cup Championships: None

[edit] Notable Alumni

[edit] External links


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