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The Truro Bearcats are a Tier-II Junior "A" team based out of Truro, Nova Scotia. The Bearcats are one of six Nova Scotian teams in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League.
[edit] History
The Truro Bearcats were first formed in 1997 as a member of the Maritime Jr A Hockey League. The Bearcats have stayed competitive over their franchise history, they have never had a losing record, and have never missed the playoffs.
In 2002 the Truro Bearcats played in their their first Fred Page Cup as the host squad, They made two other appearances as MJAHL champions, one in 2005, at a tournament hosted in [Yarmouth] Nova Scotia, and one in 2007 [Saint-Jérôme] Quebec. The Bearcats have never played in a Fred Page Cup final.
[edit] Logo and Jersey
The Truro Bearcats logo is a bearcat jumping under the team script. The logo is similar to that of the Florida Panthers of the NHL. When the logo is used on the jersey the script is removed and the jumping bearcat remains. The Bearcats' current jersey is that of the Buffalo Sabres from 1996/97 - 2005/06.
[edit] Season-by-Season Record
| Season |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
OTL |
GF |
GA |
P |
Results |
Playoffs |
| 1998-99 |
48 |
31 |
16 |
1 |
- |
222 |
154 |
63 |
4th MJAHL |
|
| 1999-00 |
52 |
32 |
17 |
3 |
0 |
231 |
180 |
67 |
4th MJAHL |
|
| 2000-01 |
52 |
22 |
21 |
7 |
2 |
202 |
201 |
53 |
6th MJAHL |
|
| 2001-02 |
52 |
28 |
16 |
6 |
2 |
195 |
155 |
64 |
3rd MJAHL |
|
| 2002-03 |
52 |
34 |
14 |
2 |
2 |
211 |
164 |
72 |
2nd MJAHL |
|
| 2003-04 |
52 |
33 |
10 |
7 |
2 |
193 |
146 |
75 |
2nd MJAHL |
|
| 2004-05 |
56 |
24 |
15 |
12 |
5 |
183 |
159 |
65 |
4th MJAHL |
Won League, lost Fred Page Cup |
| 2005-06 |
56 |
28 |
20 |
0 |
8 |
193 |
166 |
64 |
7th MJAHL |
Lost Preliminary |
| 2006-07 |
58 |
42 |
12 |
0 |
4 |
257 |
138 |
88 |
1st MJAHL |
Won League, 4th at Fred Page Cup |
| 2007-08 |
58 |
37 |
11 |
- |
10 |
210 |
138 |
84 |
4th MJAHL |
Lost in first round |
[edit] Season by Season leading point getters
| Season |
Name |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
PIM |
| 2005-06 |
T.J. Smith |
52 |
41 |
24 |
65 |
30 |
| 2006-07 |
T.J. Smith |
58 |
33 |
46 |
79 |
54 |
| 2007-08 |
Jon Reid |
56 |
17 |
45 |
62 |
54 |
[edit] Team records
| Team Records for a single season |
| Statistic |
Total |
Season |
| Most Points |
88 |
2006-07 |
| Most Wins |
42 |
2006-07 |
| Most Goals For |
257 |
2006-07 |
| Least Goals For |
183 |
2004-05 |
| Least Goals Against |
138 |
2006-07, 2007-08 |
| Most Goals Against |
201 |
2000-01 |
[edit] Player awards
| Individual Awards won by Bearcat Players |
| Player |
Award |
Season |
| Chris Wilcox |
League MVP (Season) |
1997-98 |
| Chris Wilcox |
Playoff MVP |
1997-98 |
| Mark Lynk |
Most Sportsmanlike |
1998-99 |
| Josh Boulton |
Most Sportsmanlike |
1999-00 |
| Donald Johnstone |
Royal Bank Athletic and Academic Achievement Award |
2002-03 |
| Matt Climie/Daniel Turner |
Young/Knickle Trophy (Duo with best goals against average) |
2003-04 |
| Matt Climie |
Royal Bank Player of the Year |
2003-04 |
| Matt Climie |
League MVP(Season) |
2003-04 |
| Matt Climie |
Top goaltender |
2003-04 |
| Matt Iorianni/Corey Chipman |
Young/Knickle Trophy (Duo with best goals against average) |
2004-05 |
| Matt Iorianni |
Playoff MVP |
2004-05 |
| Shawn Evans |
Coach of the Year |
2004-05, 2006-07 |
| Victor Saari/Corey Chipman |
Young/Knickle Trophy (Duo with best goals against average) |
2005-06 |
| Darcy Stewart/Kirk Rafuse |
Young/Knickle Trophy (Duo with best goals against average) |
2006-07 |
| Jon Reid |
Rookie of the Year |
2006-07 |
| Andrew Harmes |
Royal Bank Athletic and Academic Achievement Award |
2006-07 |
| Zach Sill |
Playoff MVP |
2006-07 |
| Pierre Alexandre Marion/Luke Gallant |
Young/Knickle Trophy (Duo with best goals against average) |
2007-08 |
| Stephen Horyl |
Most Sportsmanlike |
2007-08 |
| Pierre Alexandre Marion |
League MVP (season) |
2007-08 |
| Pierre Alexandre Marion |
Top Goaltender |
2007-08 |
[edit] Notable Alumni
[edit] See also
