Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats
CityRayside-Balfour, Ontario
LeagueNorthern Ontario Junior Hockey League
Operated1962 (1962)-2005
Home arenaRayside-Balfour Community Centre
ColoursGrey, Blue, and White
Franchise history
1962-1969Garson Falconbridge Native Sons
1969-1973Chelmsford Canadiens
1973-1995Rayside-Balfour Canadians
1995-2005Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats
Championships
Playoff championships7: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

The Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Rayside-Balfour, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.

History

A very successful franchise, the Sabrecats won the Dudley Hewitt Cup three times (1997, 2000, and 2002) and a dynastic seven straight McNamara Trophies as NOJHL champions (1996–2002). In 2000, they reached the finals of the Royal Bank Cup, only to lose a heartbreaking 2–1 game to the host Fort McMurray Oil Barons. While still playing for the Sabrecats, goaltender Sébastien Laplante was selected in the 9th round (277th overall) by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

The team was granted a one-year leave from the NOJHL in 2005, but in Spring 2006 the NOJHL announced that the Sabrecats will not be returning and have officially folded.

Season-by-season results

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1962-633822151-208175454th NOJHALost semi-final
1963-644013261-141202275th NOJHADNQ
1964-654020200-185213404th NOJHAWon league
1965-66404360-14833785th NOJHADNQ
1966-674021190-225222424th NOJHALost semi-final
1967-684024151-179157492nd NOJHALost semi-final
1968-694822251-167163453rd NOJHALost semi-final
1969-70488391-176385175th NOJHADNQ
1970-714819254-218269423rd NOJHALost semi-final
1971-725222282-216265463rd NOJHALost semi-final
1972-734221156-----483rd NOHA Jr. BLost semi-final
1973-74403073-----631st NOHA Jr. BWon league, won NOHA
1974-75NOHA Jr. BLost semi-final
1975-764th NOHA Jr. BLost semi-final
1976-776th NOHA Jr. BDNQ
1977-78206th NOHA Jr. BDNQ
1978-794020173-----435th NOJHL
1979-804018202-197194384th NOJHL
1980-81409265-203257236th NOJHL
1981-824214253-209273315th NOJHL
1982-834219167-275256453rd NOJHL
1983-84403622-426165741st NOJHLWon league
1984-854023152-349287483rd NOJHL
1985-864122163-324274473rd NOJHL
1986-87Did not participate
1987-884022153-275211473rd NOJHLLost final
1988-89402875-289162611st NOJHLLost final
1989-904019183-222234414th NOJHLLost final
1990-914018211-206231373rd NOJHLLost final
1991-92483972-482195801st NOJHLLost final
1992-934833132-353242683rd NOJHL
1993-944018211-220228375th NOJHL
1994-954822260-233273445th NOJHL
1995-96443752-270129761st NOJHLWon league
1996-97403631-296112731st NOJHLWon league, won Dudley Hewitt Cup
1997-98403532-252107721st NOJHLWon league
1998-99403271-213106651st NOJHLWon league
1999-00404000-31580801st NOJHLWon league, won Dudley Hewitt Cup
2000-014035302284101721st NOJHLWon league
2001-024237401327105751st NOJHLWon league, won Dudley Hewitt Cup
2002-034830162-263178623rd NOJHL
2003-04484412197299118th NOJHL
2004-0548143140147201317th NOJHLLost quarter-final

Past coaches

  • Larry Bédard[1]

References

  1. "Home". hockeydb.com.


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