Glace Bay Jr. Miners
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The Glace Bay Jr. Miners are a Canadian Junior ice hockey
club from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
. They are members of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
and are 1989 and 1997 Don Johnson Cup
Maritime Junior B champions and 1976 and 1977 Eastern League Junior A Champions. The team was located in Sydney, Nova Scotia
up until 2005.
In the 1970s, the Millionaires joined the Eastern Junior B Hockey League. In 1975, the league became the Eastern Junior A Hockey League
. The Millionaires won the league in 1976 by defeating the Glace Bay Miners 4-games-to-1 and the New Waterford Jets 4-games-to-none in the final. They moved on to the Eastern Canada Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy semi-final where they lost 4-games-to-1 to the Island Junior Hockey League
's Charlottetown Colonels
.
The Millionaires repeated as champions in 1977 defeating the New Waterford Jets 4-games-to-none and then the Glace Bay Miners 4-games-to-2 in the final. In the Eastern Canada Junior A quarter-final, the Millionaires defeated the Newfoundland Champion
Corner Brook Jr. Royals 4-games-to-none. In the semi-final, the Mills ran into PEI's Charlottetown Generals
and were themselves swept 4-games-to-none from the playoffs.
In the 1980s, the Millionaires dropped down to Junior B in the Northumberland Junior B Hockey League. They were league and Provincial Junior B Champions in 1988, 1989, and 1990. In the 1989, at the Maritime Junior B Don Johnson Cup
, the Millionaires would win their first Maritime Junior B Championship. In 1992, their league merged with the Mainland Junior B Hockey League and Mills became the Cape Breton Jr. Mills.
In 1996, the Mills became the Cape Breton Alpines. They would win the 1997 league title and move on to the Maritime Junior B Championship, the Don Johnson Cup
, where they went undefeated, beating the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
's Richibucto Bears
7-5, the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
's Windsor Royals
5-4 in double overtime, and the Island Junior Hockey League
's Sherwood-Parkdale Kings 8-4. In the final, the Alpines faced Windsor again, clinching their second Maritime Jr. B Championship with a 5-2 win at their home rink.
They would win another league title in 2000, but lost the Don Johnson Cup
final to New Brunswick
's Woodstock Slammers
4-1.
In 2005, with a sponsorship from Molson Breweries, the team moved to Whitney Pier, Nova Scotia and became the Whitney Pier Canadians. In 2007, they moved to Dominion, Nova Scotia
and became the Cape Breton Canadians.
In the summer of 2010, the Canadians were moved to Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
, Sydney's territorial rival, and renamed after their old nemesis the Glace Bay Jr. Miners.
The Glace Bay Jr. Miners are a Canadian Junior ice hockey
club from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
. They are members of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
and are 1989 and 1997 Don Johnson Cup
Maritime Junior B champions and 1976 and 1977 Eastern League Junior A Champions. The team was located in Sydney, Nova Scotia
up until 2005.
In the 1970s, the Millionaires joined the Eastern Junior B Hockey League. In 1975, the league became the Eastern Junior A Hockey League
. The Millionaires won the league in 1976 by defeating the Glace Bay Miners 4-games-to-1 and the New Waterford Jets 4-games-to-none in the final. They moved on to the Eastern Canada Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy semi-final where they lost 4-games-to-1 to the Island Junior Hockey League
's Charlottetown Colonels
.
The Millionaires repeated as champions in 1977 defeating the New Waterford Jets 4-games-to-none and then the Glace Bay Miners 4-games-to-2 in the final. In the Eastern Canada Junior A quarter-final, the Millionaires defeated the Newfoundland Champion
Corner Brook Jr. Royals 4-games-to-none. In the semi-final, the Mills ran into PEI's Charlottetown Generals
and were themselves swept 4-games-to-none from the playoffs.
In the 1980s, the Millionaires dropped down to Junior B in the Northumberland Junior B Hockey League. They were league and Provincial Junior B Champions in 1988, 1989, and 1990. In the 1989, at the Maritime Junior B Don Johnson Cup
, the Millionaires would win their first Maritime Junior B Championship. In 1992, their league merged with the Mainland Junior B Hockey League and Mills became the Cape Breton Jr. Mills.
In 1996, the Mills became the Cape Breton Alpines. They would win the 1997 league title and move on to the Maritime Junior B Championship, the Don Johnson Cup
, where they went undefeated, beating the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
's Richibucto Bears
7-5, the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
's Windsor Royals
5-4 in double overtime, and the Island Junior Hockey League
's Sherwood-Parkdale Kings 8-4. In the final, the Alpines faced Windsor again, clinching their second Maritime Jr. B Championship with a 5-2 win at their home rink.
They would win another league title in 2000, but lost the Don Johnson Cup
final to New Brunswick
's Woodstock Slammers
4-1.
In 2005, with a sponsorship from Molson Breweries, the team moved to Whitney Pier, Nova Scotia and became the Whitney Pier Canadians. In 2007, they moved to Dominion, Nova Scotia
and became the Cape Breton Canadians.
In the summer of 2010, the Canadians were moved to Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
, Sydney's territorial rival, and renamed after their old nemesis the Glace Bay Jr. Miners.
The Glace Bay Jr. Miners are a Canadian Junior ice hockey
club from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
. They are members of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
and are 1989 and 1997 Don Johnson Cup
Maritime Junior B champions and 1976 and 1977 Eastern League Junior A Champions. The team was located in Sydney, Nova Scotia
up until 2005.
In the 1970s, the Millionaires joined the Eastern Junior B Hockey League. In 1975, the league became the Eastern Junior A Hockey League
. The Millionaires won the league in 1976 by defeating the Glace Bay Miners 4-games-to-1 and the New Waterford Jets 4-games-to-none in the final. They moved on to the Eastern Canada Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy semi-final where they lost 4-games-to-1 to the Island Junior Hockey League
's Charlottetown Colonels
.
The Millionaires repeated as champions in 1977 defeating the New Waterford Jets 4-games-to-none and then the Glace Bay Miners 4-games-to-2 in the final. In the Eastern Canada Junior A quarter-final, the Millionaires defeated the Newfoundland Champion
Corner Brook Jr. Royals 4-games-to-none. In the semi-final, the Mills ran into PEI's Charlottetown Generals
and were themselves swept 4-games-to-none from the playoffs.
In the 1980s, the Millionaires dropped down to Junior B in the Northumberland Junior B Hockey League. They were league and Provincial Junior B Champions in 1988, 1989, and 1990. In the 1989, at the Maritime Junior B Don Johnson Cup
, the Millionaires would win their first Maritime Junior B Championship. In 1992, their league merged with the Mainland Junior B Hockey League and Mills became the Cape Breton Jr. Mills.
In 1996, the Mills became the Cape Breton Alpines. They would win the 1997 league title and move on to the Maritime Junior B Championship, the Don Johnson Cup
, where they went undefeated, beating the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
's Richibucto Bears
7-5, the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
's Windsor Royals
5-4 in double overtime, and the Island Junior Hockey League
's Sherwood-Parkdale Kings 8-4. In the final, the Alpines faced Windsor again, clinching their second Maritime Jr. B Championship with a 5-2 win at their home rink.
They would win another league title in 2000, but lost the Don Johnson Cup
final to New Brunswick
's Woodstock Slammers
4-1.
In 2005, with a sponsorship from Molson Breweries, the team moved to Whitney Pier, Nova Scotia and became the Whitney Pier Canadians. In 2007, they moved to Dominion, Nova Scotia
and became the Cape Breton Canadians.
In the summer of 2010, the Canadians were moved to Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
, Sydney's territorial rival, and renamed after their old nemesis the Glace Bay Jr. Miners.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
club from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Glace Bay is a community in the eastern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It forms part of the general area referred to as Industrial Cape Breton....
. They are members of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
The Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Nova Scotia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the Nova Scotia playoffs competes for the Don Johnson Cup, the Atlantic Junior "B" Crown.-History:The Mainland Junior B Hockey League was formed in 1980 by Al...
and are 1989 and 1997 Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....
Maritime Junior B champions and 1976 and 1977 Eastern League Junior A Champions. The team was located in Sydney, Nova Scotia
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Sydney is a Canadian urban community in the province of Nova Scotia. It is situated on the east coast of Cape Breton Island and is administratively part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality....
up until 2005.
History
First observed in the 1932-33 Cape Breton Junior Hockey League, the Sydney Millionaires would win their league title in 1933, 1951, 1964, and 1965. In the 1950s they dabbled with other names like the "Steel Kings" and the "Bombers" as their sponsors changed, but they always came back to the Millionaires.In the 1970s, the Millionaires joined the Eastern Junior B Hockey League. In 1975, the league became the Eastern Junior A Hockey League
Eastern Junior A Hockey League
The Eastern Junior A Hockey League was a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey league from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Eastern Junior A Hockey League was in competition for the Manitoba Centennial Cup, the National Junior A Championship from 1975 until 1978.-History:In the mid-1970s,...
. The Millionaires won the league in 1976 by defeating the Glace Bay Miners 4-games-to-1 and the New Waterford Jets 4-games-to-none in the final. They moved on to the Eastern Canada Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy semi-final where they lost 4-games-to-1 to the Island Junior Hockey League
Island Junior Hockey League
The Island Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada.-History:Since being founded in 1996, the IJHL has been strictly a Junior "B" League—one tier below the Maritime Junior A Hockey League and two tiers below the Quebec Major...
's Charlottetown Colonels
Charlottetown Abbies
The Charlottetown Abbies were a Junior "A" team based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. They played in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. Their home rink was the MacLauchlan Arena on the campus of UPEI.-History:...
.
The Millionaires repeated as champions in 1977 defeating the New Waterford Jets 4-games-to-none and then the Glace Bay Miners 4-games-to-2 in the final. In the Eastern Canada Junior A quarter-final, the Millionaires defeated the Newfoundland Champion
Newfoundland Junior A Hockey League
The Newfoundland Junior A Hockey League was a Canadian Junior ice hockey league in the province of Newfoundland. The NJAHL was in competition for the Callaghan Cup and the Canadian National Junior A Championship, the Centennial Cup.-History:...
Corner Brook Jr. Royals 4-games-to-none. In the semi-final, the Mills ran into PEI's Charlottetown Generals
Charlottetown Abbies
The Charlottetown Abbies were a Junior "A" team based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. They played in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. Their home rink was the MacLauchlan Arena on the campus of UPEI.-History:...
and were themselves swept 4-games-to-none from the playoffs.
In the 1980s, the Millionaires dropped down to Junior B in the Northumberland Junior B Hockey League. They were league and Provincial Junior B Champions in 1988, 1989, and 1990. In the 1989, at the Maritime Junior B Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....
, the Millionaires would win their first Maritime Junior B Championship. In 1992, their league merged with the Mainland Junior B Hockey League and Mills became the Cape Breton Jr. Mills.
In 1996, the Mills became the Cape Breton Alpines. They would win the 1997 league title and move on to the Maritime Junior B Championship, the Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....
, where they went undefeated, beating the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
The New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League is a Canadian Junior ice hockey league in the Province of New Brunswick. The NBJBHL is a member of Hockey New Brunswick and competes for the Don Johnson Cup at the interprovincial level. The league was founded in 2009.-History:In 2003, the original New...
's Richibucto Bears
Richibucto Bears
Richibucto Bears were a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Richibucto, New Brunswick. The Bears played in the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League and New Brunswick Junior C Hockey League and were the 1999 Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B Champions....
7-5, the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
The Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Nova Scotia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the Nova Scotia playoffs competes for the Don Johnson Cup, the Atlantic Junior "B" Crown.-History:The Mainland Junior B Hockey League was formed in 1980 by Al...
's Windsor Royals
Windsor Royals (ice hockey)
The Windsor Royals are a Canadian Junior ice hockey club from Windsor, Nova Scotia. They are members of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League and are 1998, 2001, and 2008 Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B champions.-History:...
5-4 in double overtime, and the Island Junior Hockey League
Island Junior Hockey League
The Island Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada.-History:Since being founded in 1996, the IJHL has been strictly a Junior "B" League—one tier below the Maritime Junior A Hockey League and two tiers below the Quebec Major...
's Sherwood-Parkdale Kings 8-4. In the final, the Alpines faced Windsor again, clinching their second Maritime Jr. B Championship with a 5-2 win at their home rink.
They would win another league title in 2000, but lost the Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....
final to New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
's Woodstock Slammers
Woodstock Slammers
The Woodstock Slammers are a Junior "A" team based out of Woodstock, New Brunswick. They play out of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. The team plays their home games at the Carleton Civic Centre.-History:...
4-1.
In 2005, with a sponsorship from Molson Breweries, the team moved to Whitney Pier, Nova Scotia and became the Whitney Pier Canadians. In 2007, they moved to Dominion, Nova Scotia
Dominion, Nova Scotia
Dominion is a community in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.It is located immediately west of the larger centre of Glace Bay....
and became the Cape Breton Canadians.
In the summer of 2010, the Canadians were moved to Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Glace Bay is a community in the eastern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It forms part of the general area referred to as Industrial Cape Breton....
, Sydney's territorial rival, and renamed after their old nemesis the Glace Bay Jr. Miners.
Season-by-season record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs | |
| 1950-51 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 133 | 75 | 30 | 1st CBJHL | Won League, Lost Provincial | |||||||
| 1951-52 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | |||||||
| 112 | 84 | 29 | 2nd CBJHL | Lost Final | |||||||
| 1952-53 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | |||||||
| 104 | 115 | 23 | 2nd CBJHL | Lost Final | |||||||
| 1953-55 | Statistics Not Available | ||||||||||
| 1955-56 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| 131 | 92 | 29 | 1st CBJHL | Lost Final | |||||||
| 1956-75 | Statistics Not Available | ||||||||||
| 1975-76 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 0 | |||||||
| 249 | 187 | 44 | 1st EJAHL | Won League | |||||||
| 1976-77 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 3 | |||||||
| 55 | 1st EJAHL | Won League | |||||||||
| 1977-78 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 1 | |||||||
| 29 | 3rd EJAHL | Lost Semi-final | |||||||||
| 1978-79 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 0 | |||||||
| 28 | 3rd EJAHL | Lost Semi-final | |||||||||
| 1979-80 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 3 | |||||||
| 35 | 2nd EJAHL | Lost Semi-final | |||||||||
| 1980-85 | Statistics Not Available | ||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 30 | 3 | 26 | 1 | |||||||
| 123 | 241 | 7 | 4th NJBHL | ||||||||
| 1986-92 | Statistics Not Available | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 126 | 24 | 3rd NSJBHL | ||
| 1993-94 | 27 | 12 | 14 | ||||||||
| 1 | 149 | 140 | 25 | 4th NSJBHL | |||||||
| 1994-95 | 32 | 14 | 14 | ||||||||
| 4 | 156 | 177 | 32 | 3rd NSJBHL | |||||||
| 1995-96 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 178 | 140 | 40 | 4th NSJBHL | ||
| 1996-97 | 31 | 21 | 7 | ||||||||
| 3 | 202 | 117 | 45 | 3rd NSJBHL | Won League, Won DJC | ||||||
| 1997-98 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 152 | 126 | 34 | 4th NSJBHL | ||
| 1998-99 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 113 | 43 | 2nd NSJBHL | ||
| 1999-00 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 113 | 46 | 2nd NSJBHL | Won League | |
| 2000-01 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 212 | 107 | 48 | 4th NSJBHL | ||
| 2001-02 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 172 | 125 | 48 | 4th NSJBHL | ||
| 2002-03 | 32 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 87 | 58 | 1st NSJBHL | ||
| 2003-04 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 143 | 97 | 45 | 3rd NSJBHL | ||
| 2004-05 | 32 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 120 | 157 | 26 | 7th NSJBHL | ||
| 2005-06 | 34 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 134 | 236 | 16 | 9th NSJBHL | ||
| 2006-07 | Did Not Pariticipate | ||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 33 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 248 | 8 | 10th NSJHL | ||
| 2008-09 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 158 | 32 | 8th NSJHL | ||
| 2009-10 | 34 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 216 | 10 | 10th NSJHL | ||
| 2010-11 | 34 | 10 | 20 | ||||||||
| 4 | 108 | 191 | 24 | 9th NSJHL | |||||||
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The Glace Bay Jr. Miners are a Canadian Junior ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
club from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Glace Bay is a community in the eastern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It forms part of the general area referred to as Industrial Cape Breton....
. They are members of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
The Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Nova Scotia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the Nova Scotia playoffs competes for the Don Johnson Cup, the Atlantic Junior "B" Crown.-History:The Mainland Junior B Hockey League was formed in 1980 by Al...
and are 1989 and 1997 Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....
Maritime Junior B champions and 1976 and 1977 Eastern League Junior A Champions. The team was located in Sydney, Nova Scotia
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Sydney is a Canadian urban community in the province of Nova Scotia. It is situated on the east coast of Cape Breton Island and is administratively part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality....
up until 2005.
History
First observed in the 1932-33 Cape Breton Junior Hockey League, the Sydney Millionaires would win their league title in 1933, 1951, 1964, and 1965. In the 1950s they dabbled with other names like the "Steel Kings" and the "Bombers" as their sponsors changed, but they always came back to the Millionaires.In the 1970s, the Millionaires joined the Eastern Junior B Hockey League. In 1975, the league became the Eastern Junior A Hockey League
Eastern Junior A Hockey League
The Eastern Junior A Hockey League was a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey league from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Eastern Junior A Hockey League was in competition for the Manitoba Centennial Cup, the National Junior A Championship from 1975 until 1978.-History:In the mid-1970s,...
. The Millionaires won the league in 1976 by defeating the Glace Bay Miners 4-games-to-1 and the New Waterford Jets 4-games-to-none in the final. They moved on to the Eastern Canada Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy semi-final where they lost 4-games-to-1 to the Island Junior Hockey League
Island Junior Hockey League
The Island Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada.-History:Since being founded in 1996, the IJHL has been strictly a Junior "B" League—one tier below the Maritime Junior A Hockey League and two tiers below the Quebec Major...
's Charlottetown Colonels
Charlottetown Abbies
The Charlottetown Abbies were a Junior "A" team based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. They played in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. Their home rink was the MacLauchlan Arena on the campus of UPEI.-History:...
.
The Millionaires repeated as champions in 1977 defeating the New Waterford Jets 4-games-to-none and then the Glace Bay Miners 4-games-to-2 in the final. In the Eastern Canada Junior A quarter-final, the Millionaires defeated the Newfoundland Champion
Newfoundland Junior A Hockey League
The Newfoundland Junior A Hockey League was a Canadian Junior ice hockey league in the province of Newfoundland. The NJAHL was in competition for the Callaghan Cup and the Canadian National Junior A Championship, the Centennial Cup.-History:...
Corner Brook Jr. Royals 4-games-to-none. In the semi-final, the Mills ran into PEI's Charlottetown Generals
Charlottetown Abbies
The Charlottetown Abbies were a Junior "A" team based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. They played in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. Their home rink was the MacLauchlan Arena on the campus of UPEI.-History:...
and were themselves swept 4-games-to-none from the playoffs.
In the 1980s, the Millionaires dropped down to Junior B in the Northumberland Junior B Hockey League. They were league and Provincial Junior B Champions in 1988, 1989, and 1990. In the 1989, at the Maritime Junior B Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....
, the Millionaires would win their first Maritime Junior B Championship. In 1992, their league merged with the Mainland Junior B Hockey League and Mills became the Cape Breton Jr. Mills.
In 1996, the Mills became the Cape Breton Alpines. They would win the 1997 league title and move on to the Maritime Junior B Championship, the Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....
, where they went undefeated, beating the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
The New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League is a Canadian Junior ice hockey league in the Province of New Brunswick. The NBJBHL is a member of Hockey New Brunswick and competes for the Don Johnson Cup at the interprovincial level. The league was founded in 2009.-History:In 2003, the original New...
's Richibucto Bears
Richibucto Bears
Richibucto Bears were a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Richibucto, New Brunswick. The Bears played in the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League and New Brunswick Junior C Hockey League and were the 1999 Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B Champions....
7-5, the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
The Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Nova Scotia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the Nova Scotia playoffs competes for the Don Johnson Cup, the Atlantic Junior "B" Crown.-History:The Mainland Junior B Hockey League was formed in 1980 by Al...
's Windsor Royals
Windsor Royals (ice hockey)
The Windsor Royals are a Canadian Junior ice hockey club from Windsor, Nova Scotia. They are members of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League and are 1998, 2001, and 2008 Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B champions.-History:...
5-4 in double overtime, and the Island Junior Hockey League
Island Junior Hockey League
The Island Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada.-History:Since being founded in 1996, the IJHL has been strictly a Junior "B" League—one tier below the Maritime Junior A Hockey League and two tiers below the Quebec Major...
's Sherwood-Parkdale Kings 8-4. In the final, the Alpines faced Windsor again, clinching their second Maritime Jr. B Championship with a 5-2 win at their home rink.
They would win another league title in 2000, but lost the Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....
final to New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
's Woodstock Slammers
Woodstock Slammers
The Woodstock Slammers are a Junior "A" team based out of Woodstock, New Brunswick. They play out of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. The team plays their home games at the Carleton Civic Centre.-History:...
4-1.
In 2005, with a sponsorship from Molson Breweries, the team moved to Whitney Pier, Nova Scotia and became the Whitney Pier Canadians. In 2007, they moved to Dominion, Nova Scotia
Dominion, Nova Scotia
Dominion is a community in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.It is located immediately west of the larger centre of Glace Bay....
and became the Cape Breton Canadians.
In the summer of 2010, the Canadians were moved to Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Glace Bay is a community in the eastern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It forms part of the general area referred to as Industrial Cape Breton....
, Sydney's territorial rival, and renamed after their old nemesis the Glace Bay Jr. Miners.
Season-by-season record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs | |
| 1950-51 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 133 | 75 | 30 | 1st CBJHL | Won League, Lost Provincial | |||||||
| 1951-52 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | |||||||
| 112 | 84 | 29 | 2nd CBJHL | Lost Final | |||||||
| 1952-53 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | |||||||
| 104 | 115 | 23 | 2nd CBJHL | Lost Final | |||||||
| 1953-55 | Statistics Not Available | ||||||||||
| 1955-56 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| 131 | 92 | 29 | 1st CBJHL | Lost Final | |||||||
| 1956-75 | Statistics Not Available | ||||||||||
| 1975-76 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 0 | |||||||
| 249 | 187 | 44 | 1st EJAHL | Won League | |||||||
| 1976-77 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 3 | |||||||
| 55 | 1st EJAHL | Won League | |||||||||
| 1977-78 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 1 | |||||||
| 29 | 3rd EJAHL | Lost Semi-final | |||||||||
| 1978-79 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 0 | |||||||
| 28 | 3rd EJAHL | Lost Semi-final | |||||||||
| 1979-80 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 3 | |||||||
| 35 | 2nd EJAHL | Lost Semi-final | |||||||||
| 1980-85 | Statistics Not Available | ||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 30 | 3 | 26 | 1 | |||||||
| 123 | 241 | 7 | 4th NJBHL | ||||||||
| 1986-92 | Statistics Not Available | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 126 | 24 | 3rd NSJBHL | ||
| 1993-94 | 27 | 12 | 14 | ||||||||
| 1 | 149 | 140 | 25 | 4th NSJBHL | |||||||
| 1994-95 | 32 | 14 | 14 | ||||||||
| 4 | 156 | 177 | 32 | 3rd NSJBHL | |||||||
| 1995-96 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 178 | 140 | 40 | 4th NSJBHL | ||
| 1996-97 | 31 | 21 | 7 | ||||||||
| 3 | 202 | 117 | 45 | 3rd NSJBHL | Won League, Won DJC | ||||||
| 1997-98 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 152 | 126 | 34 | 4th NSJBHL | ||
| 1998-99 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 113 | 43 | 2nd NSJBHL | ||
| 1999-00 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 113 | 46 | 2nd NSJBHL | Won League | |
| 2000-01 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 212 | 107 | 48 | 4th NSJBHL | ||
| 2001-02 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 172 | 125 | 48 | 4th NSJBHL | ||
| 2002-03 | 32 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 87 | 58 | 1st NSJBHL | ||
| 2003-04 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 143 | 97 | 45 | 3rd NSJBHL | ||
| 2004-05 | 32 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 120 | 157 | 26 | 7th NSJBHL | ||
| 2005-06 | 34 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 134 | 236 | 16 | 9th NSJBHL | ||
| 2006-07 | Did Not Pariticipate | ||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 33 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 248 | 8 | 10th NSJHL | ||
| 2008-09 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 158 | 32 | 8th NSJHL | ||
| 2009-10 | 34 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 216 | 10 | 10th NSJHL | ||
| 2010-11 | 34 | 10 | 20 | ||||||||
| 4 | 108 | 191 | 24 | 9th NSJHL | |||||||
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The Glace Bay Jr. Miners are a Canadian Junior ice hockey
Ice hockey
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club from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
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. They are members of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
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and are 1989 and 1997 Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
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Maritime Junior B champions and 1976 and 1977 Eastern League Junior A Champions. The team was located in Sydney, Nova Scotia
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Sydney is a Canadian urban community in the province of Nova Scotia. It is situated on the east coast of Cape Breton Island and is administratively part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality....
up until 2005.
History
First observed in the 1932-33 Cape Breton Junior Hockey League, the Sydney Millionaires would win their league title in 1933, 1951, 1964, and 1965. In the 1950s they dabbled with other names like the "Steel Kings" and the "Bombers" as their sponsors changed, but they always came back to the Millionaires.In the 1970s, the Millionaires joined the Eastern Junior B Hockey League. In 1975, the league became the Eastern Junior A Hockey League
Eastern Junior A Hockey League
The Eastern Junior A Hockey League was a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey league from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Eastern Junior A Hockey League was in competition for the Manitoba Centennial Cup, the National Junior A Championship from 1975 until 1978.-History:In the mid-1970s,...
. The Millionaires won the league in 1976 by defeating the Glace Bay Miners 4-games-to-1 and the New Waterford Jets 4-games-to-none in the final. They moved on to the Eastern Canada Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy semi-final where they lost 4-games-to-1 to the Island Junior Hockey League
Island Junior Hockey League
The Island Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada.-History:Since being founded in 1996, the IJHL has been strictly a Junior "B" League—one tier below the Maritime Junior A Hockey League and two tiers below the Quebec Major...
's Charlottetown Colonels
Charlottetown Abbies
The Charlottetown Abbies were a Junior "A" team based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. They played in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. Their home rink was the MacLauchlan Arena on the campus of UPEI.-History:...
.
The Millionaires repeated as champions in 1977 defeating the New Waterford Jets 4-games-to-none and then the Glace Bay Miners 4-games-to-2 in the final. In the Eastern Canada Junior A quarter-final, the Millionaires defeated the Newfoundland Champion
Newfoundland Junior A Hockey League
The Newfoundland Junior A Hockey League was a Canadian Junior ice hockey league in the province of Newfoundland. The NJAHL was in competition for the Callaghan Cup and the Canadian National Junior A Championship, the Centennial Cup.-History:...
Corner Brook Jr. Royals 4-games-to-none. In the semi-final, the Mills ran into PEI's Charlottetown Generals
Charlottetown Abbies
The Charlottetown Abbies were a Junior "A" team based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. They played in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. Their home rink was the MacLauchlan Arena on the campus of UPEI.-History:...
and were themselves swept 4-games-to-none from the playoffs.
In the 1980s, the Millionaires dropped down to Junior B in the Northumberland Junior B Hockey League. They were league and Provincial Junior B Champions in 1988, 1989, and 1990. In the 1989, at the Maritime Junior B Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....
, the Millionaires would win their first Maritime Junior B Championship. In 1992, their league merged with the Mainland Junior B Hockey League and Mills became the Cape Breton Jr. Mills.
In 1996, the Mills became the Cape Breton Alpines. They would win the 1997 league title and move on to the Maritime Junior B Championship, the Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....
, where they went undefeated, beating the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
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's Richibucto Bears
Richibucto Bears
Richibucto Bears were a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Richibucto, New Brunswick. The Bears played in the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League and New Brunswick Junior C Hockey League and were the 1999 Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B Champions....
7-5, the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
The Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Nova Scotia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the Nova Scotia playoffs competes for the Don Johnson Cup, the Atlantic Junior "B" Crown.-History:The Mainland Junior B Hockey League was formed in 1980 by Al...
's Windsor Royals
Windsor Royals (ice hockey)
The Windsor Royals are a Canadian Junior ice hockey club from Windsor, Nova Scotia. They are members of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League and are 1998, 2001, and 2008 Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B champions.-History:...
5-4 in double overtime, and the Island Junior Hockey League
Island Junior Hockey League
The Island Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada.-History:Since being founded in 1996, the IJHL has been strictly a Junior "B" League—one tier below the Maritime Junior A Hockey League and two tiers below the Quebec Major...
's Sherwood-Parkdale Kings 8-4. In the final, the Alpines faced Windsor again, clinching their second Maritime Jr. B Championship with a 5-2 win at their home rink.
They would win another league title in 2000, but lost the Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....
final to New Brunswick
New Brunswick
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's Woodstock Slammers
Woodstock Slammers
The Woodstock Slammers are a Junior "A" team based out of Woodstock, New Brunswick. They play out of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. The team plays their home games at the Carleton Civic Centre.-History:...
4-1.
In 2005, with a sponsorship from Molson Breweries, the team moved to Whitney Pier, Nova Scotia and became the Whitney Pier Canadians. In 2007, they moved to Dominion, Nova Scotia
Dominion, Nova Scotia
Dominion is a community in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.It is located immediately west of the larger centre of Glace Bay....
and became the Cape Breton Canadians.
In the summer of 2010, the Canadians were moved to Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Glace Bay is a community in the eastern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It forms part of the general area referred to as Industrial Cape Breton....
, Sydney's territorial rival, and renamed after their old nemesis the Glace Bay Jr. Miners.
Season-by-season record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs | |
| 1950-51 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 133 | 75 | 30 | 1st CBJHL | Won League, Lost Provincial | |||||||
| 1951-52 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | |||||||
| 112 | 84 | 29 | 2nd CBJHL | Lost Final | |||||||
| 1952-53 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | |||||||
| 104 | 115 | 23 | 2nd CBJHL | Lost Final | |||||||
| 1953-55 | Statistics Not Available | ||||||||||
| 1955-56 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| 131 | 92 | 29 | 1st CBJHL | Lost Final | |||||||
| 1956-75 | Statistics Not Available | ||||||||||
| 1975-76 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 0 | |||||||
| 249 | 187 | 44 | 1st EJAHL | Won League | |||||||
| 1976-77 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 3 | |||||||
| 55 | 1st EJAHL | Won League | |||||||||
| 1977-78 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 1 | |||||||
| 29 | 3rd EJAHL | Lost Semi-final | |||||||||
| 1978-79 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 0 | |||||||
| 28 | 3rd EJAHL | Lost Semi-final | |||||||||
| 1979-80 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 3 | |||||||
| 35 | 2nd EJAHL | Lost Semi-final | |||||||||
| 1980-85 | Statistics Not Available | ||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 30 | 3 | 26 | 1 | |||||||
| 123 | 241 | 7 | 4th NJBHL | ||||||||
| 1986-92 | Statistics Not Available | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 126 | 24 | 3rd NSJBHL | ||
| 1993-94 | 27 | 12 | 14 | ||||||||
| 1 | 149 | 140 | 25 | 4th NSJBHL | |||||||
| 1994-95 | 32 | 14 | 14 | ||||||||
| 4 | 156 | 177 | 32 | 3rd NSJBHL | |||||||
| 1995-96 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 178 | 140 | 40 | 4th NSJBHL | ||
| 1996-97 | 31 | 21 | 7 | ||||||||
| 3 | 202 | 117 | 45 | 3rd NSJBHL | Won League, Won DJC | ||||||
| 1997-98 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 152 | 126 | 34 | 4th NSJBHL | ||
| 1998-99 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 113 | 43 | 2nd NSJBHL | ||
| 1999-00 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 113 | 46 | 2nd NSJBHL | Won League | |
| 2000-01 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 212 | 107 | 48 | 4th NSJBHL | ||
| 2001-02 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 172 | 125 | 48 | 4th NSJBHL | ||
| 2002-03 | 32 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 87 | 58 | 1st NSJBHL | ||
| 2003-04 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 143 | 97 | 45 | 3rd NSJBHL | ||
| 2004-05 | 32 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 120 | 157 | 26 | 7th NSJBHL | ||
| 2005-06 | 34 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 134 | 236 | 16 | 9th NSJBHL | ||
| 2006-07 | Did Not Pariticipate | ||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 33 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 248 | 8 | 10th NSJHL | ||
| 2008-09 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 158 | 32 | 8th NSJHL | ||
| 2009-10 | 34 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 216 | 10 | 10th NSJHL | ||
| 2010-11 | 34 | 10 | 20 | ||||||||
| 4 | 108 | 191 | 24 | 9th NSJHL | |||||||