Rayside-Balfour Canadians
| Rayside-Balfour Canadians | |
|---|---|
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| City | Rayside-Balfour, Ontario, Canada |
| League | Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League |
| Division | Eastern |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Home arena | Chelmsford Arena |
| Colours |
Red, Blue, and White |
| Owner(s) | Mike Mooney |
| General manager | Keane Cronn |
| Head coach | Jason Young |
| Affiliates | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 2000-2005 | Sudbury Northern Wolves |
| 2005-2011 | Sudbury Jr. Wolves |
| 2011-2012 | Sudbury Cubs |
| 2012-2015 | Sudbury Nickel Barons |
| 2015-present | Rayside-Balfour Canadians |
The Rayside-Balfour Canadians are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Rayside-Balfour, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.
History
In 2008, the Jr. Wolves were forced to move from Copper Cliff, Ontario to Garson, Ontario due to fire damage to their arena.
The Sudbury Northern Wolves came into the league in 2000, and were present up until they announced an affiliation agreement with the OHL's Wolves mid-way through the 2005-06 season, and this meant the Sudbuury Northern Wolves were re-branded as the Sudbury Jr. Wolves. The team went on to break league records that season. In their first season, the Jr. Wolves won the NOJHL championship over their rivals North Bay Skyhawks. The Jr. Wolves came one goal short of qualifying for the Royal Bank Cup losing to the Fort William North Stars 7-6 in overtime scored by former Sudbury Northern Wolves player Josh Slobodian.
The Sudbury Jr. Wolves would lose the NOJHL finals to the Soo Indians at the conclusion of the 2006-07 season. The following season, the Jr. Wolves defeated the Abitibi Eskimos and moved on to the Dudley-Hewitt Cup in Newmarket, but came back winless. The Sudbury Jr. Wolves last taste of success came in 2010-11 when they went to the NOJHL finals, but lost to the Soo Eagles.
In the summer of 2011, the Jr. Wolves broke their ties with the Sudbury Wolves and elected to change their name to the Cubs. In 2012 the Cubs were sold and changed their name to the Sudbury Nickel Barons and were later awarded the Dudley-Hewitt Cup, but they pulled out and the tournament was awarded to North Bay instead.
In Spring 2015, the Nickel Barons relocated to Rayside-Balfour and became the Rayside-Balfour Canadians and at the same time pulled out of hosting the 2016 Dudley-Hewitt Cup, in which it was allocated to Kirkland Lake.
Season-by-Season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| Sudbury Northern Wolves | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 204 | 172 | 45 | 3rd NOJHL | |
| 2001-02 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 253 | 176 | 55 | 3rd NOJHL | |
| 2002-03 | 48 | 28 | 16 | 4 | - | 260 | 200 | 60 | 4th NOJHL | |
| 2003-04 | 48 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 232 | 168 | 65 | 3rd NOJHL | |
| 2004-05 | 48 | 12 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 159 | 245 | 27 | 8th NOJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| Sudbury Jr. Wolves | ||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 48 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 139 | 73 | 1st NOJHL | Won League |
| 2006-07 | 48 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 207 | 166 | 64 | 2nd NOJHL | Lost Final |
| 2007-08 | 50 | 28 | 17 | - | 5 | 216 | 176 | 84 | 4th NOJHL | Won League |
| 2008-09 | 50 | 20 | 25 | - | 5 | 207 | 238 | 45 | 6th NOJHL | |
| 2009-10 | 50 | 19 | 27 | - | 4 | 186 | 216 | 42 | 6th NOJHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2010-11 | 50 | 30 | 14 | - | 6 | 231 | 89 | 66 | 3rd NOJHL | Lost Final |
| Sudbury Cubs | ||||||||||
| 2011-12 | 50 | 29 | 15 | - | 6 | 283 | 229 | 64 | 3rd NOJHL | |
| Sudbury Nickel Barons | ||||||||||
| 2012-13 | 48 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 186 | 177 | 59 | 3rd NOJHL | |
| 2013-14 | 56 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 170 | 219 | 45 | 6th NOJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2014-15 | 52 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 203 | 179 | 67 | 3rd of 4 West 4th of 9 NOJHL | Lost Div. Semi-final, 2-4 (Wildcats) |
| Rayside Balfour Canadians | ||||||||||
Roster
Goalies
- 30 -- Jessie Morin (New Liskeard, Ontario) Blind River Beavers NOJHL
- 1—Mackenzie Savard (Dowling, Ontario) Nickel City Sons Midget AAA BAR 2013
Defencemen
- 6 -- Ned Simpson (Kitchener, Ontario) Cochrane Crunch NOJHL
- 14-Brett Whitehead ([Sudbury, Ontario]]) Toronto Red Wings Minor Midget AAA
- 18—Yanic Hebert (Hearst, Ontario) Hearst Elans Midget AA
- 22—Logan Lefebrve (Mattawa, Ontario) Nickel City Sons Midget AAA
- 47—Kyle Fransen (Sudbury, Ontario) Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves Midget AAA KIN 2011
- 77—Ryan Mooney (Sudbury, Ontario) Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves Midget AAA SBY 2014
Forwards
- 10—Cayse Ton (New Liskeard, Ontario) New Liskeard Cubs Midget AAA OS 2015
- 12—Gabriel Rheault (New Liskeard, Ontario) New Liskeard Cubs Midget AAA
- 11—Brad Sutton (Sudbury, Ontario) Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves Midget AAA '
- 15—Matt Neault (Lively, Ontario)) Blind River Beavers NOJHL
- 16—Jackson Gunner (Moose Factory, Ontario) Orillia Terriers GMOHL
- 17—Joel Lemay (Garson, Ontario) Gaulois du Collège Antoine-Girouard Midget AAA
- 21—Danny Lepage (Whitefish, Ontario) Hoosac Owls Prep
- 61— Owen Fransen (Sudbury, Ontario) Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves Midget AAA
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