# East Hants Penguins

The East Hants Penguins are a Junior ice hockey team from East Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Penguins play in the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League and are the 2007 Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B Champions.

## History

The Penguins were founded in 2000, but East Hants has a history that dates back decades in junior hockey.
In 2007, the Penguins won their first league title and went on to the Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B Championships. They defeated the host Cumberland County Blues 7–2, Central West Junior Hockey League's Central Jr. Cataracts 11–2, New Brunswick's Madawaska 506 who played in Quebec all season 12–4, and the Island Junior Hockey League's Kensington Vipers 6–5 in overtime to finish first in the tournament round robin with a 4–0–0 record. In the semi-final, the Penguins again crushed Central 8–3 and in the final they defeated Cumberland County 2–0 to win their first and only Don Johnson Cup.
In 2011–12, the Penguins finished second place in the regular season with a 24–8–2 record. They would go on to win the league playoff championship. At the 2012 Don Johnson Cup in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, the Penguins would finish the round robin with a record of three wins and one loss. The Penguins started the tournament with a 9–0 drubbing of the St. John's Junior Hockey League's Mount Pearl Jr. Blades. Next, the Penguins beat the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League's Moncton Vito's 5–2. In the third game, the Penguins would win 3–2 in overtime to remain perfect, beating the Island Junior Hockey League's Kensington Vipers. In the final game of the round robin, the Penguins would face the also undefeated host St. John's Jr. Caps. The Jr. Caps won the game 3–2. In the semi-finals, the Penguins defeated the Kensington Vipers again 2–1. The Moncton Vito's upset the St. John's Jr. Caps in the other semi-final and were set to play the Penguins in the final. The final went to overtime and the Vito's prevailed with a 2–1 victory.

## Season-by-season record

| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 2000–01 | 35 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 119 | 213 | 14 | 9th NSJBHL | |
| 2001–02 | 34 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 170 | 20 | 9th NSJBHL | |
| 2002–03 | 32 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 125 | 133 | 26 | 6th NSJBHL | |
| 2003–04 | 32 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 96 | 145 | 22 | 6th NSJBHL | |
| 2004–05 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 120 | 20 | 8th NSJBHL | |
| 2005–06 | 34 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 214 | 12 | 10th NSJBHL | |
| 2006–07 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 225 | 122 | 60 | 1st NSJHL | Won League |
| 2007–08 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 124 | 46 | 2nd NSJHL | Won Quarterfinals 4–0, Elks Lost Semifinals 1–4, Royals |
| 2008–09 | Leave of Absence | Leave of Absence | Leave of Absence | Leave of Absence | Leave of Absence | Leave of Absence | Leave of Absence | Leave of Absence | Leave of Absence | Leave of Absence |
| 2009–10 | 34 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 107 | 169 | 26 | 5th of 5 Fred Fox 9th of 10 NSJHL | failed to qualify |
| 2010–11 | 34 | 17 | 14 | - | 3 | 133 | 163 | 37 | 3rd of 6 Fred Fox 5th of 11 NSJHL | Lost Div. Semifinal 1–4, Ducks |
| 2011–12 | 34 | 24 | 8 | - | 2 | 159 | 126 | 50 | 2nd of 6 Fred Fox 2nd of 11 NSJHL | Won Div. Semifinal ?-?, Royals Won Div. Finals 4–1, Ducks, Won League Finals 4–0, Bulldogs Won League |
| 2012–13 | 34 | 11 | 20 | - | 3 | 102 | 146 | 25 | 6th of 6 Fred Fox 9th of 11 NSJHL | failed to qualify |
| 2013–14 | 34 | 18 | 13 | - | 3 | 135 | 135 | 39 | 4th of 6 Fred Fox 5th of 11 NSJHL | Won Div. Semifinal 4–2, Leafs Lost Div. Finals 1–4, Blazers |
| 2014–15 | 34 | 21 | 10 | - | 3 | 176 | 129 | 45 | 3rd of 6 Fred Fox 5th of 11 NSJHL | Lost Div. Semifinal 3–4, Leafs |
| Season | GP | W | OTW SOW | T/OTL | L | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 2015–16 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 14 | - | - | 52 | 3rd of 6 Fred Fox 5th of 11 NSJHL | Lost Div. Semifinal 1–4, (Blazers) |
| 2016–17 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 163 | 142 | 57 | 4th of 6 Fred Fox 5th of 11 NSJHL | Lost Div. Semifinal 3–4, (Maple Leafs) |
| 2017–18 | 34 | 26 | - | 2 | 6 | 203 | 133 | 54 | 1st of 6 Fred Fox 1st of 11 NSJHL | Won Div. Semifinal 4–1, (Maple Leafs) Won Div. Final, 4–1 (Colts) Lost League Finals 0–4 (Jr. Miners) advance to Don Johnson as Jr. Miners are Host |
| 2018–19 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 201 | 98 | 50 | 1st of 6 Fred Fox 2nd of 12 NSJHL | Won Div. Semifinal 4–0, (Colts) Lost Div. Final, 2–4 (Blazers) |
| 2019–20 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 179 | 123 | 47 | 1st of 6 Fred Fox 3rd of 12 NSJHL | Won Div. Semifinal -–-, (Colts) Playoffs halted due to covid |
| 2020–21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | Season lost to COVID-19 pandemic | Season lost to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021–22 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 59 | 20 | 4th of 6 Fred Fox 7th of 12 NSJHL | Won Div. Semifinal 3–0, (Elks) Won Div. Final, 4-1 (Colts) L League Finals, 2-4 (Bulldogs) |
| 2022–23 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 146 | 109 | 43 | 2nd of 6 Fred Fox 4th of 12 NSJHL | Lost Div. Semifinal 3–4, (Privateers) |
| 2023–24 | 32 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 92 | 46 | 3rd of 6 Fred Fox 4th of 12 NSJHL | Won Div. Semifinal 4-3, (Lumberjacks) |
| 2024–25 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 84 | 52 | 1st of 6 Fred Fox 2nd of 112 NSJHL | Lost Div. Semifinal 1-4, (Lumberjacks) |

## Don Johnson Cup

Eastern Canada Jr B Championships
| Year | Round Robin | Record | Standing | Semifinal | Bronze Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
| 2007 | W, Cumberland Blues 7–2 W, Central Cataracts 11–2 W, Madawaska (Que) 12–4 W, OT, Kensington Vipers 6–5 | 4–0–0 | 1st of 5 | W, Central Cataracts 8–3 | n/a | W, Cumberland Blues 2–0 Don Johnson Cup Champions |
| 2012 | W, Mount Pearl Blades, 9–0 W, Moncton Vitos, 5–2 OTW, Kensington Vipers 2–3 L, St, Johns Caps 2–3 | 3–1–0 | 2nd of 5 | W, Kensington Vipers 1–2 | n/a | L, Moncton Vitos, 1–2 |
| 2018 | OTL, Kameron Jr. Miners, 4–5 L, Western Red Wings, 6–8 OTW, Moncton Vitos, 4–3 OTL, Mount Pearl Jr. Blades, 3–4 | 1–1–2 | 4th of 5 | L, Kameron Jr. Miners, 2–5 | n/a | n/a |