English River Miners

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English River Miners

City	Ear Falls, Ontario, Canada
League	Superior International Junior Hockey League
Founded	2013
Home arena	Ear Falls Arena
Colors	Black, Yellow, and White
General manager	Kevin Kahoot
Head coach	Kevin Kahoot

The English River Miners are an Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Ear Falls, Ontario. The Miners play in Hockey Canada's Superior International Junior Hockey League.

History

In May 2013, the SIJHL announced that the Ear Falls Eagles would be joining the league for the 2013-14 season.^[1]^[2]^[3] Weeks later, it was announced that the team would instead be called the English River Miners to better serve the entire community.^[4]

On September 20, 2013, the Miners played the first game in their franchise's history. Played in Dryden, Ontario against the Dryden Ice Dogs, the Miners would fall 4-2 (empty net goal allowed). Nathan Johnson scored the first goal in team history 6:06 into the first period. Greg Harney played the first ever game in net, making 32 saves in the effort.^[5]

On October 10, 2013, the Miners picked up their first ever franchise victory, on home ice, defeating the Wisconsin Wilderness by a score of 3-1. Devan Vander scored the eventual game winning goal 3:47 into the third period, while Holden Melgoza made 29 saves for the victory.^[6]

Season-by-Season Results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
2013-14	Season begins in September.

Playoffs

2014 To be determined

References

External links

v t e Superior International Junior Hockey League

Current Teams	Dryden Ice Dogs English River Miners Fort Frances Lakers Minnesota Iron Rangers Thunder Bay North Stars Wisconsin Wilderness

Former Teams	Duluth Clydesdales Fort Frances Borderland Thunder Marathon Renegades Minnesota Wilderness Schreiber Diesels Sioux Lookout Flyers Thunder Bay Bearcats Thunder Bay Bulldogs Thunder Bay Wolverines

History	Iron Range Yellow Jackets MSU-Bottineau Lumberjacks Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League Thunder Bay Flyers Thunder Bay Hornets Northwestern Ontario Junior Hockey League Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League

Seasons	2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

CJHL: Dudley Hewitt Cup Royal Bank Cup

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