The Edmundston Blizzard are a
junior ice hockey
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team from
Edmundston
Edmundston is a city in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.
On 1 January 2023, Edmundston will expanded, annexing the village of Rivière-Verte and parts of the local service districts of the parish of Saint-Jacques and the parish of Sai ...
,
New Brunswick
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, Canada. They play in the
Maritime Junior Hockey League
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.
History
The Moncton Hawks were
New Brunswick Junior Hockey League
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History
Possibly founded in 1969 ...
Junior A champions in 1981, 1982, and 1983.
In 1983, the Moncton Hawks abandoned the faltering
New Brunswick Junior Hockey League
The New Brunswick Junior Hockey League (NBJHL) was a Canadian Junior ice hockey league in the province of New Brunswick. The NBJHL was in competition for the Callaghan Cup and Centennial Cup as a Junior A league.
History
Possibly founded in 1969 ...
and joined the Metro Valley Junior Hockey League which until then was a
Nova Scotia
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Most of the population are native Eng ...
-based league.
In the summer of 2008, the Moncton Beavers moved to neighbouring Dieppe and became the Commandos. The Commandos played host to the 2009
Fred Page Cup
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.
The Commandos lost their first game after moving to Dieppe on September 13, 2008 2-1 to the
Yarmouth Mariners
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.
On November 2, 2016 it was announced that Dieppe could not support a Jr. A team and that the franchise would be relocating to the city of
Edmundston, New Brunswick
Edmundston is a city in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.
On 1 January 2023, Edmundston will expanded, annexing the village of Rivière-Verte and parts of the local service districts of the parish of Saint-Jacques and the parish of Sai ...
for the start of the 2017-18 season. On February 8, 2017 it was announced that they would become the Edmundston Blizzard, beginning at season end.
In their first season in Edmundston, the Blizzard won the divisional season championship, finished first overall and won the league playoffs.
Season-by-season record
Fred Page Cup
Eastern Canada Championships
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MHL -
QAAAJHL -
CCHL - Host''
Round robin play with 2nd vs 3rd in semi-final to advance against 1st in the finals.
Notable alumni
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Ryan Clowe
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Sid Veysey
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*
Don Wheldon
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Whelden was killed on June 3, 198 ...
See also
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List of ice hockey teams in New Brunswick
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References
External links
Blizzard homepage
{{New Brunswick Sports
Maritime Junior Hockey League teams
Ice hockey teams in New Brunswick
Edmundston
1959 establishments in New Brunswick
Ice hockey clubs established in 1959