Pictou County Crushers

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The Pictou County Weeks Crushers are a Junior "A" hockey team based in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. They are in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League's Bent Division along with five other Nova Scotia clubs. The Crushers play their home games at Pictou County Wellness Centre.
==History==
The Crushers originated in Halifax. The franchise, under various names in Nova Scotia's capital city, holds the MHL (formerly the MJAHL) record for most championships with 10. As the Halifax Oland Exports, they captured the 2002 Royal Bank Cup on home ice. Due to financial reasons, the team's name was changed to Halifax Team Pepsi for the 2003-2004 campaign.
In the spring of 2004, the Weeks Hockey Organization bought the club, moved it to New Glasgow and renamed it the Pictou County Weeks Crushers. The team's name and logo are tied to its founding sponsor, Weeks Construction.
After struggling to attract fans in Halifax's crowded hockey market, the Crushers soared up the attendance ladder in New Glasgow and are now one of the league's top draws at the gate.
The Crushers hosted the 2005 MJAHL All-Star Game and the 2006 MJAHL Entry Draft.
In April 2008, the Crushers were the Fred Page Cup host team. They shocked everyone as the underdogs defeated the defending FPC champion Pembroke Lumber Kings 4-1 in the championship game. With the victory, the Crushers advanced to their first ever Royal Bank Cup, in Cornwall, Ontario. They went 1-4 at the RBC, losing the semifinal game 3-0 to the Camrose Kodiaks.
The team won their first league championship since moving to New Glasgow(Kent Cup) in 2016.
==Season-by-season record==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	
1972-73	40 	24 	14 	2 	- 	201 	163 	50 	3rd MVJHL 	 	
1973-74	34 	23 	8 	3 	- 	211 	123 	49 	3rd MVJHL 	 	
1974-75	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available
1975-76	32 	14 	16 	2 	- 	175 	192 	30 	5th MVJHL 	 	
1976-77	32 	14 	12 	6 	- 	199 	157 	34 	5th MVJHL 	 	
1977-78	36 	19 	16 	1 	- 	177 	164 	39 	3rd MVJHL 	 	
1978-79	34 	23 	8 	3 	- 	200 	107 	49 	1st MVJHL 	Won League 	
1979-80	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available
1980-81	39 	30 	4 	5 	- 	294 	127 	65 	1st MVJHL 	 	
1981-82	40 	23 	13 	4 	- 	211 	184 	50 	2nd MVJHL 	Won League 	
1982-83	39 	22 	13 	4 	- 	-- 	-- 	48 	2nd MVJHL 	Won League 	
1983-84	40 	30 	6 	4 	- 	358 	183 	64 	1st MVJHL 	Won League 	
1984-85	40 	27 	9 	4 	- 	269 	169 	58 	2nd MVJHL 	 	
1985-86	40 	20 	18 	2 	- 	230 	220 	42 	3rd MVJHL 	 	
1986-87	40 	32 	7 	1 	- 	285 	142 	65 	1st MVJHL 	 	
1987-88	40 	21 	12 	7 	- 	237 	186 	49 	1st MVJHL 	Won League 	
1988-89	40 	20 	12 	8 	- 	271 	201 	48 	2nd MVJHL 	 	
1989-90	40 	25 	12 	3 	- 	313 	181 	53 	2nd MVJHL 	 	
1990-91	39 	25 	8 	6 	- 	219 	157 	56 	2nd MVJHL 	Won League 	
1991-92	46 	34 	7 	5 	- 	304 	154 	73 	1st MJAHL 	Won League 	
1992-93	48 	26 	14 	8 	0 	290 	228 	60 	1st MJAHL 	 	
1993-94	48 	36 	9 	1 	2 	321 	202 	75 	1st MJAHL 	 	
1994-95	48 	23 	20 	3 	2 	216 	188 	51 	4th MJAHL 	 	
1995-96	54 	30 	21 	3 	0 	324 	274 	63 	3rd MJAHL 	Won League 	
1996-97	56 	36 	15 	3 	2 	321 	242 	77 	1st MJAHL 	 	
1997-98	52 	34 	15 	2 	1 	286 	205 	71 	1st MJAHL 	 	
1998-99	48 	31 	15 	2 	- 	231 	161 	65 	2nd MJAHL 	 	
1999-00	52 	38 	8 	4 	2 	296 	178 	82 	1st MJAHL 	Won League 	
2000-01	52 	33 	19 	0 	0 	232 	188 	66 	4th MJAHL 	 	
2001-02	52 	38 	8 	4 	2 	260 	135 	82 	1st MJAHL 	Won League, Won FPC, Won RBC 	
2002-03	52 	15 	35 	2 	0 	164 	248 	34 	9th MJAHL 	 	
2003-04	52 	18 	27 	4 	3 	184 	223 	43 	10th MJAHL 	 	
2004-05	56 	26 	24 	6 	0 	162 	168 	58 	6th MJAHL 	Lost Division Semi-Final 	
2005-06	56 	31 	19 	0 	6 	173 	170 	69 	4th MJAHL 	Lost Division Final 	
2006-07	58 	24 	28 	0 	6 	191 	208 	54 	9th MJAHL 	Lost Division Semi-Final 	
2007-08	58 	35 	21 	- 	2 	246 	180 	72 	5th MJAHL 	Lost Division Final, Won FPC 	
2008-09	54 	25 	23 	- 	6 	154 	177 	56 	8th MJAHL 	Lost Division Semi-Final 	
2009-10	49 	27 	21 	- 	1 	159 	157 	55 	5th MJAHL 	Lost Final 	
2010-11	52 	31 	16 	- 	5 	199 	152 	67 	3rd MHL 	Lost Final 	
2011-12	52 	27 	18 	- 	7 	187 	191 	61 	5th MHL 	Lost Mini Series 	
2012-13	52 	28 	19 	- 	5 	199 	185 	61 	6th MHL 	Lost Division Semi-Final 	
2013-14	52 	35 	12 	- 	5 	204 	137 	75 	3rd MHL 	Lost Division Final 	
2014-15	48 	29 	14 	- 	5 	182 	167 	63 	3rd MHL 	Lost Division Semi-Final 	
2015-16	48 	25 	18 	- 	5 	172 	143 	55 	7th, MJAHL, 3rd South 	Won Kent CupEliminated in Round Robin at Fred Page Cup	
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	SL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	
2016-17	50 	38 	9 	2 	1 	265 	145 	79 	1st MJAHL, 1st South 	L, DSF 3-4, (Ramblers) 	
2017-18	50 	21 	24 	3 	2 	157 	173 	47 	9th MJAHL, 5th South 	Did not qualify 	
2018-19	50 	22 	21 	3 	4 	170 	178 	51 	5th South 	Did not qualify 	
2019-20	52 	29 	21 	2 	- 	174 	159 	60 	3rd South 	Playoffs cancelled before start 	
2020-21	35 	14 	9 	2 	0 	104 	137 	.429 	4th South 	Playoffs suspended 	
2021-22	39 	15 	19 	4 	1 	129 	154 	35 	5th South 	Did not qualify 	
2022-23	52 	23 	29 	0 	0 	210 	216 	46 	4th South 	L, DSF 0-4 (Mariners) 	
2023-24	52 	27 	21 	4 	0 	228 	218 	58 	3rd South 	L, DSF 2-4 (Ramblers) 	
==External links==
*Official Crushers Website
*Official MJAHL Website
Category:Maritime Junior A Hockey League teams
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