East Hants Penguins

East Hants Penguins are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from East Hants, Nova Scotia.  The Penguins play in the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League and are the 2007 Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B Champions. The team plays in Lantz, Nova Scotia at the East Hants Sportsplex, 1076 Highway #2.
==History==
The East Hants Jr. Penguins won the Don Johnson Cup (Atlantic Championships) on April 15th 2007.
==Previous teams==
The Penguins were founded in 2000, but East Hants has a history that dates back decades in junior hockey.
The Penguins were one of the original members of the Metro Valley Junior League from 1967.  They won the league in 1969. The Penguins played on until 1977 when they left the league due to budgeting issues playing at the junior A level.
The next Penguins transferred from the Cole Harbour Colts in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League in 1998. They played for two seasons before moving to become the Dartmouth DQ Blizzard.
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.
==Leagues teams played in==
*Metro Valley Junior Hockey League, 1967-1977
*Mainland Junior B Hockey League, 1984-1990
*Maritime Junior A Hockey League, 1995-2000
*Nova Scotia Junior B Hockey League, 2000-2006
*Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League, 2004-2006
*Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League, 2006-2008; 2009-Present
==Season-by-season record==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	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, ElksLost 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 	Leave of Absence
2009-10	34 	10 	18 	3 	3 	107 	169 	26 	5th of 5 Fred Fox9th of 10 NSJHL	failed to qualify 	
2010-11	34 	17 	14 	- 	3 	133 	163 	37 	3rd of 6 Fred Fox5th of 11 NSJHL	Lost Div. SemiFinal 1-4, Ducks 	
2011-12	34 	24 	8 	- 	2 	159 	126 	50 	2nd of 6 Fred Fox2nd of 11 NSJHL	Won Div. SemiFinal ?-?, RoyalsWon Div. Finals 4-1, Ducks,Won League Finals 4-0, BulldogsWon League	
2012-13	34 	11 	20 	- 	3 	102 	146 	25 	6th of 6 Fred Fox9th of 11 NSJHL	failed to qualify 	
2013-14	34 	18 	13 	- 	3 	135 	135 	39 	4th of 6 Fred Fox5th of 11 NSJHL	Won Div. SemiFinal 4-2, LeafsLost Div. Finals 1-4, Blazers 	
2014-15	34 	21 	10 	- 	3 	176 	129 	45 	3rd of 6 Fred Fox5th of 11 NSJHL	Lost Div. SemiFinal 3-4, Leafs 	
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T/OL/SL	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs
2015-16	34	18	14	2 	- 	- 	52	3rd of 6 Fred Fox5th of 11 NSJHL 	Lost Div. SemiFinal 1-4, (Blazers)
2016-17	34	20	13	1 	163	142	57	4th of 6 Fred Fox5th of 11 NSJHL 	Lost Div. SemiFinal 3-4, (Maple Leafs)
2017-18	34	26	6 	2 	203	133	54	1st of 6 Fred FoxT-1st of 11 NSJHL 	Won Div. SemiFinal 4-1, (Maple Leafs)Won Div.Final 4-1, (Colts)Lost Final 0-4, (Miners)
2018-19	32	23	5 	4 	201	98 	50	1st of 6 Fred Fox2nd of 12 NSJHL 	Won Div. SemiFinal 4-0, (Colts)Lost Div.Final 2-4 (Blazers)
2019-20	32	23	8 	1 	179	123	47	T-1st of 6 Fred FoxT-3rd of 12 NSJHL	Playoffs cancelled before start of Division Final
2020-21	14	8 	5 	1 	49 	41 	17	N/A 	Won Div Semifinal 4-1, (Privateers)Won Div Final 4-2, (Blazers)Final series with Kameron Jr. Miners tied 1-1 when cancelled
2021-22	17	10	7 	0 	79 	59 	20	3rd Fox 	Lost Final
2022-23	30	20	7 	3 	146	109	43	2nd Fox 	Lost Division Semifinals
2023-24	32	22	8 	2 	133	92 	46	3rd Fox 	Lost Division Semifinals
==Don Johnson Cup==
Eastern Canada Jr B Championships
Year	Round Robin 	Record	Standing	SemiFinal 	Bronze Medal Game	Gold Medal Game
2007	W, Cumberland Blues 7-2W, Central Cataracts 11-2W, Madawaska (Quebec) 12-4W,OT, Kensington Vipers 6-5	4-0-0 	1st of 5	W, CentralCataracts 8-3 	n/a 	W, Cumberland Blues 2-0Don Johnson CupChampions
2012	W, mount Pearl Blades, 9-0W, Moncton Vitos, 5-2W,OT, Kensington Vipers 2-3L, St, Johns Caps 2-3 	3-1-0 	2nd of 5	W, KensingtonVipers 1-2 	n/a 	L, Moncton Vitos, 1-2
2018	OL, Kameron Jr. Miners 5-4L, Western Red Wings 8-6OW, Moncton Vito's 4-3OL, Mt Pearl Jr. Blades 5-4 	1-1-2 	4th of 5	L, Kameron Jr. Miners 5-2	n/a 	n/a
==External links==
*East Hants Junior Penguins Official Site
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