Cupar Canucks

The Cupar Canucks are a Senior level team from Cupar, Saskatchewan. The team is based out of the Cupar Memorial Rink.
==History==
Hockey in Cupar began with the first recorded meeting on December 28, 1906, and on January 1, 1907, the first practice was held on a 44’ x 100’ open air rink.
Senior teams at this time consisted of seven players on the ice at one time, with no substitutions. If a player was hurt, the opposition dropped a player and the game continued.
In January, 1907, the Kirkella Branch Hockey League was formed with teams from Fort Qu’Appelle, Balcarres, Lipton, Strasbourg and the Cupar Cubs forming the West Division. In that first season, Cupar won the west division final, but lost the McDonald Trophy to Esterhazy, the eastern division champions in the league finals.
It is noted that also during the 1907 season, the Cupar team travelled by train and played exhibition games against teams from Saskatoon, Moose Jaw and Regina.
The team played in the Saskatchewan Hockey League in 1908-09.
In September, 1910, discussion began on a new enclosed arena. The four thousand dollars needed to build this rink was financed by T.J. Shore, and work began. On Christmas Day, 1911, the rink was opened.
The war years (1914-1918) wreaked havoc on the Senior Clubs, and to help keep the club going, many younger players were part of the team. It was during this time that Eddie and Aubrey Shore started to make their mark.
By 1920, hockey had evolved to six man game, with one or two substitutions allowed. For the 1920- 1921 season, Cupar played in the North Qu’Appelle League which consisted of teams from Abernethy, Lipton and Cupar.
In March, 1922, Cupar defeated Moose Jaw to become Southern Provincial Champions, but eventually lost the Henderson Cup to Melville for the Provincial Championship.
In 1926, again Cupar was a member of the Kirkella Branch Hockey League. Cupar lost to Lipton in the league final.
In the 30’s and 40’s, there was greater emphasis placed on Minor Hockey. In 1930, Bert Hillborn formed a junior team. Inspite of this, Cupar managed to ice a Senior team every year playing exhibition games against teams from Balcarres, Dysart, Lipton, Markinch, Quinton, Southey and the Souix Indians from Fort Qu’Appelle .
In 1954, with the efforts of Bill Findlay, a new skating and curling rink was built. It was this year the Senior Club known then as the Cubs, joined the Last Mountain Hockey League. The first game in the new rink was played in January, 1955 against Govan.
The Right Angle Hockey League was formed in the fall of 1962. Cupar joined the R.A.H.L. the following season (1963) and was a member until 1985, when the league folded. In the 1985-86 season, Cupar was accepted into the Highway Hockey League and continues to play in the league today.
In 1990, the “Cuplex”, the present day arena was opened becoming the new home of the current senior team, the Cupar Canucks. The first game in the Cuplex was played on December 21, 1990 against Southey.
In 2001, the Senior team hosted a Cubs/Canucks reunion. Over 250 current and ex players including Eddie Shore Jr. attended the event with the highlight of the evening being the renaming of the Cupar Sports Grounds "Shore Recreation Park".
January 31, 2006 marked the one hundredth anniversary of Senior Hockey in Cupar. The organization celebrated this historic moment on January 6, 2007, by wearing 1920 replica uniforms in a league game against the team's arch rival, the Southey Marlins. A pre-game ceremony took place where local and provincial dignitaries addressed the crowd. Ninety seven year old Brock Turner of Cupar dropped the ceremonial puck. After the game a social and an auction of the game worn jersey's was enjoyed by all who were in attendance.
Much has transpired since the first meeting in 1906. Senior Hockey in Cupar has survived many trials and tribulations over the years and as we look forward to the future, we also
remember and take pride in our historic past!
===Season-by-season record===
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OL = Overtime Losses, SL = Shootout Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season 	League 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	Pts 	GF 	GA 	Finish 	Playoffs 	
Cupar Cubs 	Cupar Cubs 	Cupar Cubs 	Cupar Cubs 	Cupar Cubs 	Cupar Cubs 	Cupar Cubs 	Cupar Cubs 	Cupar Cubs 	Cupar Cubs 	Cupar Cubs 	Cupar Cubs 	
1960-61 	LMHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1961-62 	QVHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1962-63 	QVHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1963-64 	RAHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1964-65 	RAHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1965-66 	RAHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1966-67 	RAHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1967-68 	RAHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1968-69 	RAHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1969-70 	RAHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cupar Canucks	Cupar Canucks 	Cupar Canucks 	Cupar Canucks 	Cupar Canucks 	Cupar Canucks 	Cupar Canucks 	Cupar Canucks 	Cupar Canucks 	Cupar Canucks 	Cupar Canucks 	Cupar Canucks 	
1970-71 	RAHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1971-72 	RAHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1972-73 	RAHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1973-74 	RAHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1974-75 	RAHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1975-76 	RAHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1979-80 	RAHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1980-81 	RAHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1981-82 	RAHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1982-83 	RAHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1983-84 	RAHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1985-86 	HHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1986-87 	HHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1987-88 	HHL 	24 	15 	8 	1 	0 	31 	148 	122 	2nd 	? 	
1988-89 	HHL 	24 	14 	9 	1 	0 	29 	153 	126 	3rd 	? 	
1989-90 	HHL 	24 	4 	19 	1 	0 	9 	104 	211 	7th 	Did not qualify 	
1990-91 	HHL 	24 	10 	13 	1 	0 	21 	125 	157 	5th 	Did not qualify 	
1991-92 	HHL 	28 	22 	5 	0 	1 	45 	220 	149 	2nd 	Lost Final 	
1992-93 	HHL 	24 	16 	7 	0 	1 	33 	191 	144 	2nd 	Lost Final 	
1993-94 	HHL 	24 	15 	9 	0 	0 	30 	189 	134 	4th 	Lost Semifinals 	
1994-95 	HHL 	25 	16 	7 	1 	1 	34 	158 	131 	2nd 	Won Championship 	
1995-96 	HHL 	24 	21 	3 	0 	0 	42 	185 	114 	1st 	Won Championship 	
1996-97 	HHL 	24 	20 	3 	0 	1 	41 	161 	129 	1st 	Lost Final 	
1997-98 	HHL 	24 	10 	13 	0 	1 	21 	116 	138 	4th 	Lost Semifinals 	
1998-99 	HHL 	24 	6 	17 	0 	1 	13 	125 	179 	7th 	Did not qualify 	
1999-00 	HHL 	24 	18 	5 	0 	1 	37 	168 	89 	1st 	Lost Semifinals 	
2000-01 	HHL 	24 	14 	8 	0 	2 	30 	132 	114 	4th 	Lost Semifinals 	
2001-02 	HHL 	24 	13 	9 	2 	0 	28 	105 	89 	3rd 	Lost Quarterfinals 	
2002-03 	HHL 	24 	17 	5 	0 	2 	36 	158 	100 	1st 	Lost Final 	
2003-04 	HHL 	24 	14 	10 	0 	0 	28 	139 	135 	3rd 	Lost Semifinals 	
2004-05 	HHL 	24 	14 	10 	0 	0 	28 	135 	123 	4th 	Lost Quarterfinals 	
2005-06 	HHL 	20 	12 	4 	1 	3 	28 	123 	91 	3rd 	Lost Semifinals 	
2006-07 	HHL 	20 	19 	1 	0 	0 	38 	138 	81 	1st 	Lost Semifinals 	
2007-08 	HHL 	20 	6 	12 	0 	2 	14 	94 	121 	7th 	Did not qualify 	
2008-09 	HHL 	20 	7 	12 	0 	1 	15 	85 	111 	8th 	Did not qualify 	
2009-10 	HHL 	20 	9 	7 	- 	4 	22 	107 	89 	5th 	Lost Quarterfinals 	
2010-11 	HHL 	18 	9 	7 	- 	2 	20 	107 	105 	T-4th 	Lost Quarterfinals 	
2011-12 	HHL 	20 	13 	4 	- 	3 	29 	82 	63 	2nd 	Lost Quarterfinals 	
2012-13 	HHL 	20 	17 	2 	- 	1 	35 	128 	72 	1st 	Won Championship 	
2013-14 	HHL 	20 	14 	5 	- 	1 	29 	- 	- 	3rd 	? 	
2014-15 	HHL 	18 	5 	10 	- 	3 	13 	62 	86 	5th 	Lost Quarterfinals 	
2015-16 	HHL 	18 	3 	14 	- 	1 	7 	55 	113 	6th 	Lost Quarterfinals 	
2016-17 	HHL 	17 	6 	11 	- 	0 	12 	66 	102 	5th 	Lost Quarterfinals 	
2017-18 	HHL 	18 	11 	6 	- 	1 	23 	96 	74 	3rd 	Lost Quarterfinals 	
2018-19 	HHL 	20 	6 	12 	- 	2 	14 	85 	105 	5th 	Lost Quarterfinals 	
2019-20 	On Hiatus 	On Hiatus 	On Hiatus 	On Hiatus 	On Hiatus 	On Hiatus 	On Hiatus 	On Hiatus 	On Hiatus 	On Hiatus 	On Hiatus 	On Hiatus
2020-21 	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22 	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic	On Hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic
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