Truro Bearcats (junior)

:This article is about the Junior "A" team. For the Allan Cup-winning Senior team, see: Truro Bearcats or for the Junior team from the 1930's, see Truro Bearcats (original junior)
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The Truro Bearcats are a 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.
==History==
The Truro Bearcats were 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. The new Bearcat franchise of 1997 marked the return of junior hockey to Truro and the Bearcats return to the Maritime Junior A Hockey League.
When the Maritime Junior A Hockey League was known as the Metro Valley Junior Hockey League, the Bearcats would win five championships. Three back to back from 1969-70 to 1971-72. The Bearcats would win two more in 1973-74 and 1975-76. In 1977 the league became a Junior "A" league and the Bearcats left the league in 1983. In total the Bearcats have won seven league championships. Five with the former Junior "B" franchise and two with the 1997 franchise.
In 2002 the Truro Bearcats played in 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.
The season of 2008/09 saw the Bearcats take their third Division Championship and third Provincial Championship in five seasons. The Bearcats would be defeated by the Summerside Western Capitals in the league final four games to one.
==Logo and Jersey==
The Truro Bearcats primary logo is large T representing the history of sports in the town. Their secondary logo features a bearcat jumping.
2009-present
This new jersey unveiled in the 2009-10 season features a large T on the front and the design of the Boston Bruins from 1995-2007.
Image:Trurojersey.PNG
1997-2009
The logo is similar to that of the Florida Panthers of the NHL. The Bearcats' old jersey is that of the Buffalo Sabres from 1996/97 - 2005/06.
==Seasons and Franchise Records==
===Season-By-Season results===
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OL/SL	GF 	GA 	P 	Results(Division) 	Results(League) 	Playoffs
1997-98	51	27	18	4 	2 	253	207	60 	2nd Maurice Bent 	4th MJAHL 	Lost Division Final
1998-99	48	31	16	1 	- 	222	154	63 	3rd Maurice Bent 	4th MJAHL 	
1999-00	52	32	17	3 	0 	231	180	67 	3rd Maurice Bent 	4th MJAHL 	
2000-01	52	22	21	7 	2 	202	201	53 	3rd Maurice Bent 	6th MJAHL 	
2001-02	52	28	16	6 	2 	195	155	64 	2nd Maurice Bent 	3rd MJAHL 	
2002-03	52	34	14	2 	2 	211	164	72 	1st Maurice Bent 	2nd MJAHL 	
2003-04	52	33	10	7 	2 	193	146	75 	2nd Maurice Bent 	2nd MJAHL 	
2004-05	56	24	15	12	5 	183	159	65 	2nd Maurice Bent 	4th MJAHL 	Won League, Lost at Fred Page Cup
2005-06	56	28	20	0 	8 	193	166	64 	4th Maurice Bent 	7th MJAHL 	Lost Preliminary
2006-07	58	42	12	0 	4 	257	138	88 	1st Maurice Bent 	1st MJAHL 	Won League, 4th at Fred Page Cup
2007-08	58	37	11	- 	10 	210	138	84 	2nd Maurice Bent 	4th MJAHL 	Lost 1st Round
2008-09	54	36	12	- 	6 	212	127	78 	1st Maurice Bent 	2nd MJAHL 	Lost Final
2009-10	50	37	7 	- 	6 	214	104	80 	1st Maurice Bent 	2nd MJAHL 	Lost Division Final
2011-12	52	29	20	- 	3 	190	155	61 	3rd Maurice Bent 	4th MHL 	Lost Quarter-final
2012-13	52	38	9 	- 	5 	226	124	81 	1st Eastlink 	2nd MHL 	Lost final, Won Fred Page Cup, 5th at Royal Bank Cup
2013-14	52	38	11	- 	3 	243	131	79 	1st Eastlink 	1st MHL 	Won league, 3rd at Fred Page Cup
2014-15	48	25	19	- 	4 	180	154	54 	4th Eastlink 	8th MHL 	Lost League Final
2015-16	48	25	15	- 	8 	134	116	58 	1st South 	4th MHL 	Lost South semifinal
Season 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results (Division)	Results (League)	Playoffs
2016-17	50	35	13	1 	1 	196	154	72 	2nd South 	3rd MJAHL 	League Playoff ChampionsEliminated in Round Robin 2017 FPC
2017-18	50	28	20	1 	1 	150	130	58 	4th South 	6th MJAHL 	L, DSF 3-4, (Mariners)
2018-19	50	24	21	2 	3 	135	158	53 	4th South 	7th MJAHL 	L, DSF 0-4, (Mariners)
2019-20	52	26	18	8 	- 	170	166	60 	4th South 	T-7th MJAHL 	Playoffs cancelled before start
2020-21	32	21	10	1 	0 	125	94 	.672	2nd South 	2nd MJAHL 	Playoffs suspended
2021-22	36	19	15	2 	0 	116	111	40 	3rd South 	7th MJAHL 	W, DSF 4-1 (RamblersW, DF 4-3 (Wildcats)L, F 1-4 (Capitals)
2022-23	52	33	16	1 	2 	214	174	69 	2nd South 	4th MJAHL 	W, DSF 4-2 (Wildcats)L, DF 0-4 (Mariners)
2023-24	52	25	21	4 	2 	212	193	56 	5th South 	9th MJAHL 	Did not qualify
===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
2008-09	Dana Fraser	52	24	36	60 	28
2009-10	Dana Fraser	47	28	63	91 	12
===All-Time leading point getters===
Name 	G 	A 	PTS	Season(s)
Dana Fraser 	69	124	193	2007-2010
Jon Reid 	50	139	189	2006-2009
T.J. Smith 	97	84 	181	2004-2007
David MacBurnie	66	103	169	2003-2007
Derek Fields 	57	108	165	1998-2001
Josh Boulton 	85	79 	164	1997-2000
Glenn Frazee 	76	83 	159	2001-2005
K.C. Brown 	68	88 	156	2005-2009
Stephen Horyl 	56	92 	148	2006-2009
Chris Ivanko 	64	78 	142	2007-2010
Matt Boulton 	61	81 	142	1997-1999
===Franchise Records===
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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 	104 	2009-10 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Most Goals Against 	201 	2000-01 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Franchise Individual Records==
===Player Records===
Records Held By Players 	Records Held By Players	Records Held By Players	Records Held By Players	Records Held By Players	Records Held By Players	Records Held By Players	Records Held By Players	Records Held By Players	Records Held By Players	Records Held By Players
Statistic 	Record Holder 	Total 	Season(s) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Most Career Points 	Dana Fraser 	193 	2007-10 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Most Points (Single Season) 	Dana Fraser 	91 	2009-10 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Most Career Goals 	T.J. Smith 	97 	2004-07 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Most Goals (Single Season) 	T.J. Smith 	41 	2005-06 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Most Career Assists 	Jon Reid 	139 	2006-09 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Most Assists (Single Season) 	Dana Fraser 	63 	2009-10 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Most Career Penalized 	Donald Johnstone 	675 	2000-03 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Most Penalized (Single Season)	Jeremy Cornish 	348 	2002-03 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Player and Staff Awards (Awarded By MJAHL)===
Individual Awards won by Bearcat Players and Staff	Individual Awards won by Bearcat Players and Staff	Individual Awards won by Bearcat Players and Staff
Player 	Award 	Season(s)
Chris Wilcox 	League MVP 	1997-98
Chris Wilcox 	Playoff MVP 	1997-98
Mark Lynk 	Most Sportsmanlike 	1998-99
Josh Boulton 	Most Sportsmanlike 	1999-00
Donald Johnstone 	Academic Achievement Award 	2002-03
Matt Climie/Daniel Turner 	Young/Knickle Trophy (GAA) 	2003-04
Matt Climie 	RBC Player of the Year 	2003-04
Matt Climie 	League MVP 	2003-04
Matt Climie 	Top goaltender 	2003-04
Matt Iorianni 	Playoff MVP 	2004-05
Shawn Evans 	Coach of the Year 	2004-05, 2006-07, 2008-09
Victor Saari/Corey Chipman 	Young/Knickle Trophy (GAA) 	2005-06
Darcy Stewart/Kirk Rafuse 	Young/Knickle Trophy (GAA) 	2006-07
Jon Reid 	Rookie of the Year 	2006-07
Andrew Harmes 	Academic Achievement Award 	2006-07
Zach Sill 	Playoff MVP 	2006-07
Pierre Alexandre Marion/Luke Gallant 	Young/Knickle Trophy (GAA) 	2007-08
Stephen Horyl 	Most Sportsmanlike 	2007-08
Pierre Alexandre Marion 	League MVP 	2007-08
Pierre Alexandre Marion 	Top Goaltender 	2007-08
Richard Gagnon/Kirk Rafuse 	Young/Knickle Trophy (GAA) 	2008-09
Richard Gagnon/Kirk Rafuse/Alex Scola 	Young/Knickle Trophy (GAA) 	2009-10
Kirk Rafuse 	Top Goaltender 	2009-10
Dana Fraser 	Most Sportsmanlike 	2009-10
==Captains==
Name 	Seasons
Bryant Fraser	2001-02
Captain 	2002-03
Jim White 	2003-04
Glenn Frazee 	2004-05
Matt Beaver 	2005-06, 2006-07
Rodi Short 	2007-08
Sam Hounsell 	2008-09
Ben MacAskill	2009-10
==Notable alumni==
The Truro Bearcats have had many players develop and pass through the organization. Many have gone on to play university hockey and major junior hockey. Truro has also had players move on to play in the National Hockey League or American Hockey League.
*David Brine
*Andrew MacDonald (ice hockey)
*Matt Climie
* Franklin MacDonald
* Zach Sill
* Stephen Horyl
*Sidney Crosby
*Mikael_Johansson_(ice_hockey_b._1985)
*Official Bearcats Web Site
*Town Of Truro Web Site
*Official MJAHL Web Site
Category:Maritime Junior A Hockey League teams
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1997