Sackville Blazers

The Sackville Blazers are an ice hockey team in the Fred Fox Division of the Nova Scotia Junior B Hockey League. They are based in Sackville, Nova Scotia.
==History==
The Sackville Blazers became a reality for the 1982/83 season. (The community previously had a junior C level team that played in the Atlantic Junior C Hockey League.) This came after seven years of hard work to gain entry into Junior hockey for Sackville. Starting with the 1997/98 season, the Blazers have had a continuous run of finishing first overall season after season.
The Sackville Blazers' Maritime dynasty began with the 2002-03 season. After winning the NSJBHL Championship, the Blazers went on to the Don Johnson Cup. After finishing first in the round robin with winds including 7-3 over the St. John's Junior Hockey League's St. John's Jr. Celtics, 6-1 over the Island Junior Hockey League's Sherwood Falcons, and 5-1 over the host Mt. Pearl Jr. Blades, the Blazers received a bye directly into the final. Sackville met Mt. Pearl again and dispatched them 6-4 to win their first Maritime Junior B Championship.
In 2004, the Blazers won their second straight NSJBHL title to move on to the Don Johnson Cup again. Starting off with a 6-2 loss to the Island Junior Hockey League's Kensington Vipers, the Blazers needed to win their final two games to guarantee another shot at the Cup. The Blazers knocked off the St. John's Junior Hockey League's Conception Bay North Jr. Stars and the host Antigonish Bulldogs to clinch a spot in the semi-final. In the semi-final, they again defeated Conception Bay North 7-2 and in the final they avenged their only loss with a 3-2 win over Kensington to win their second straight Don Johnson Cup.
In 2005, the Blazers again won their league championship, their third in consecutive years. They entered the Don Johnson Cup as one of only three teams to have won two consecutive titles (Antigonish Bulldogs and St. John's Jr. 50's begin the other two) with an opportunity to make history. The Blazers kicked off the tournament with a 6-1 romp over the Kensington Vipers and a 10-3 demolishing of the St. John's League's Trinity Placentia Flyers. In their final round robin game, they dropped a win to the host Strait Pirates and lost their bye to the tournament final. In the semi-final, the Blazers again beat Trinity Placentia 4-2 and in the final they avenged their loss to Strait 1-0 to clinch their third consecutive Don Johnson Cup—the only team in history to win three in a row.
In 2012-13, the Blazers would finish the season in second place with a record of 20-12-2. The Blazers would win the Nova Scotia playoffs and move on to the Don Johnson Memorial Cup in Moncton, New Brunswick. The Blazers finished second in the round robin with a record of two wins, a loss, and a regulation tie. The Blazers started the tournament with a 5-4 win over the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League's Fredericton Caps. The next game, the Blazers lost 6-1 to the Island Junior Hockey League's Kensington Vipers. In their third game, the Blazers lost 3-2 in overtime to the St. John's Junior Hockey League's St. John's Jr. Caps. In their final round robin game, Sackville defeated the host Mocton Vito's 4-3. In the semi-final, the Blazers avenged their earlier overtime loss to the St. John's Jr. Caps by defeating them 6-5 in overtime. Sackville would drop the final to the Kensington Vipers in a close 4-3 decision.
==Championships==
League Champions - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2019
Don Johnson Cup Champions - 2004, 
2005, 2006
==Season-by-season record==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	
1982-83	28 	18 	8 	2 	- 	-- 	-- 	38 	1st MLJBHL 	Won League 	
1983-88	Statistics Are Missing	Statistics Are Missing	Statistics Are Missing	Statistics Are Missing	Statistics Are Missing	Statistics Are Missing	Statistics Are Missing	Statistics Are Missing	Statistics Are Missing 	Statistics Are Missing 	Statistics Are Missing
1988-89	29 	26 	3 	0 	0 	-- 	-- 	52 	1st MLJBHL 	 	
1989-90	30 	19 	11 	0 	0 	191 	160 	38 	2nd MLJBHL 	 	
1990-91	30 	16 	12 	2 	0 	168 	152 	34 	2nd MLJBHL 	 	
1991-92	28 	17 	9 	0 	2 	175 	162 	36 	2nd MLJBHL 	 	
1992-93	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
1993-94	30 	14 	13 	3 	- 	172 	178 	31 	3rd NSJBHL 	 	
1994-95	31 	12 	17 	2 	- 	144 	167 	26 	5th NSJBHL 	 	
1995-96	32 	10 	21 	0 	1 	119 	178 	21 	9th NSJBHL 	 	
1996-97	32 	22 	8 	2 	0 	203 	137 	46 	1st NSJBHL 	 	
1997-98	33 	23 	6 	4 	0 	194 	98 	50 	1st NSJBHL 	 	
1998-99	32 	27 	4 	1 	0 	174 	91 	55 	1st NSJBHL 	 	
1999-00	32 	22 	7 	2 	1 	152 	104 	47 	1st NSJBHL 	 	
2000-01	34 	26 	5 	3 	0 	195 	105 	55 	2nd NSJBHL 	 	
2001-02	34 	27 	3 	2 	2 	225 	102 	58 	1st NSJBHL 	 	
2002-03	32 	26 	5 	0 	1 	192 	109 	53 	2nd NSJBHL 	Won League, Won DJC 	
2003-04	32 	26 	5 	0 	1 	192 	109 	53 	1st NSJBHL 	Won League, Won DJC 	
2004-05	32 	25 	5 	2 	0 	193 	96 	52 	1st NSJBHL 	Won League, Won DJC 	
2005-06	34 	31 	2 	1 	0 	198 	100 	63 	1st NSJBHL 	 	
2006-07	34 	21 	10 	1 	2 	130 	114 	45 	2nd NSJHL 	 	
2007-08	34 	16 	18 	0 	0 	117 	118 	32 	7th NSJHL 	 	
2008-09	34 	17 	15 	1 	1 	126 	139 	36 	5th NSJHL 	 	
2009-10	34 	17 	14 	2 	1 	149 	136 	37 	6th NSJHL 	 	
2010-11	34 	14 	19 	- 	1 	133 	154 	29 	5th, Fred Fox Div7th NSJHL 	Did not qualify 	
2011-12	34 	16 	15 	- 	3 	139 	154 	35 	4th, Fred Fox Div6th NSJHL 	Lost Div. Semi-Final, ?-? (Ducks) 	
2012-13	34 	20 	12 	- 	2 	127 	119 	42 	1st, Fred Fox Div2nd NSJHL 	Won Div. Semi-Final, 4-1 (Leafs)Won Div. Finals, 4-3 (Elks)Won LEAGUE Finals, 4-2 (Pirates) 	
2013-14	34 	23 	10 	- 	1 	127 	175 	47 	2nd, Fred Fox Div3 of 11 NSJHL	Won Div. Semi-Final, 4-2 (Ducks)Won Div. Finals, 4-1 (Penguins)Won LEAGUE Finals, 4-3 (Miners)	
2014-15	34 	26 	7 	- 	1 	215 	130 	53 	1st, Fred Fox Div2 of 11 NSJHL	Won Div. Semi-Final, 4-2 (Privateers)Lost Div. Finals, 2-4 (Maple Leafs) 	
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T/OL	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs
2015-16	34	23	8 	3 	- 	- 	71	2nd of 6 Fred Fox3rd of 11 NSJHL 	Won Div Semifinal, 4-1 (Penguins)Lost Div. Finals, 3-4 (Leafs)
2016-17	34	19	12	3 	142	127	57	5th of 6 Fred Fox6th of 11 NSJHL 	did not qualify
2017-18	34	15	16	3 	123	138	33	5th of 6 Fred Fox8th of 11 NSJHL 	did not qualify
2018-19	32	22	9 	1 	155	108	45	2nd of 6 Fred FoxT-3rd of 12 NSJHL 	Won Div Semifinal, 4-1 (Privateers)Won Div. Finals, 4-2 (Penguins) Won League final 4-2 (Pirates) Lost Semifinal DJC
2019-20	32	22	7 	3 	162	101	47	T-1st of 6 Fred FoxT-3rd of 12 NSJHL	Playoffs cancelled before start of Division Final
2020-21	11	9 	2 	0 	62 	27 	18	N/A 	Lost Division Final
2021-22	22	14	7 	1 	87 	64 	29	2nd Fox 	Lost Division Semifinals
2022-23	30	14	13	3 	103	113	31	4th Fox 	Lost Division Semifinals
2023-24	32	17	10	5 	104	101	39	4th Fox 	Lost Division Semifinals
==Don Johnson Cup==
Eastern Canada Jr B Championships
Year	Round Robin 	Record	Standing	Semi-final 	Championship Game
2003	W, St. John's 7-3W, Sherwood 6-1W, Mount Pearl 5-1?, Oromocto ?-? 	4-0-0 	1st of 4	n/a 	W, Mount Pearl 6-4Don Johnson Cup Champions
2004	L, Kensington 2-6W, Conception Bay 9-4W, Antigonish ?-? 	2-1-0 	2nd of 4	W, Conception Bay 7-2 	W, Kensington 3-2Don Johnson Cup Champions
2005	W, Kensington 6-1W, Trinity 10-3L, Strait 3-5 	2-1-0 	2nd of 4	W, Trinity 4-2 	W, Strait 1-0Don Johnson Cup Champions
2013	W, Fredericton 5-4L, Kensington 1-6OTL, St John's 2-3W, Moncton 4-3 	2-1-1 	2nd of 5	OTW, St John's 6-5 	L, Kensington 3-4Cup Finalist
2014	W, Kensington, 8-6L, Casselman, 5-7W, Fredericton 5-2W, Avalon 8-3 	3-1-0 	2nd of 5	OTW, Kensington 6-5 	OTL, Casselman, 2-3Cup Finalist
2019	W, CBR Renegades 4-2L, Moncton Vito's 0-2W, Kensington Vipers 2-3 L, Western Red Wings1-9	2-2-0 	4th of 5	OTL, Western Red Wings 1-0	N/A
==External links==
* Sackville Blazers Jr B Hockey Club
* Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
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Category:Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League teams