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The Metro Marauders are a junior A hockey franchise based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth founded in 1750, is a community and planning area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes after the large number of lakes located in the city.On April 1, 1996, the provincial...

. They play their home games at the Dartmouth Sportsplex
Dartmouth Sportsplex
The Dartmouth Sportsplex is an arena located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It has been home to various junior, senior and minor & high school hockey teams. It co-hosted the 2004 World Women's Hockey Championships with the nearby Halifax Metro Centre. It also hosts occasional trade shows and...

. The team is a member of the Maritime Hockey League
Maritime Hockey League
The Maritime Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. It consists of four teams from New Brunswick and one team from Prince Edward Island, which make up the Roger Meek Division, and six teams from Nova Scotia which make...

 and plays in the Bent Division.

History

The Bulldogs were founded in 1967 as members of the Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Junior B Hockey League. After two seasons the league became the Northumberland Junior B Hockey League. In 1974, the Bulldogs became a founding member of what 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,...

, but returned to the Northumberland League in 1975. The Bulldogs would win league titles and provincial titles in 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1985. They would also win 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....

 as Atlantic Junior B Champions in 1983 and 1984, the first team to ever win the Cup back-to-back. In 1987 they jumped to the Metro Valley Junior A League, which became the MJAHL in 1991.

The Marauders were known as the "Antigonish Bulldogs" for 40 years. After it was decided that operating in Antigonish, Nova Scotia was no longer viable, the franchise was sold to a Metro Halifax group and then relocated to that city in the summer of 2008. The team's nickname, then, as "Halifax Lions" was announced on August 22, 2008. The name is a tribute to the successful Halifax Lions teams of the 1980s.

In 2010, the team was relocated to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth founded in 1750, is a community and planning area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes after the large number of lakes located in the city.On April 1, 1996, the provincial...

 and renamed again as the Metro Marauders.

Season-by-season record

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1967-68 18 7 10 1
15 2nd APCJBHL Lost Final
1968-69 Statistics Not Available
1969-70 24 13 9 2
103 92 28 3rd NJBHL Lost Semi-final
1970-71 30 14 13 3
31 3rd NJBHL Lost Semi-final
1971-82 Statistics Not Available
1982-83 24 16 7 1
33 1st NJBHL Won League, Won DJC
1983-85 Statistics Not Available
1985-86 30 19 9 2
147 119 40 2nd NJBHL
1986-87 40 11 21 8
171 222 30 4th MVJHL
1987-88 40 21 16 3
202 171 45 3rd MVJHL
1988-89 40 20 13 7
209 186 47 3rd MVJHL
1989-90 38 24 12 2
230 181 50 3rd MVJHL
1990-91 40 21 12 7
210 172 49 3rd MVJHL
1991-92 46 25 14 7
256 195 57 2nd MJAHL
1992-93 48 23 16 7 2 235 179 55 3rd MJAHL Won League
1993-94 48 32 13 2 1 273 177 67 2nd MJAHL Won League
1994-95 48 27 14 7 0 215 202 61 2nd MJAHL
1995-96 54 32 19 2 1 288 231 67 2nd MJAHL
1996-97 56 30 21 3 2 287 264 65 4th MJAHL
1997-98 51 19 25 3 4 229 244 45 7th MJAHL
1998-99 48 29 16 3
241 149 64 3rd MJAHL
1999-00 52 34 12 5 1 273 181 74 3rd MJAHL
2000-01 52 33 16 2 1 260 187 69 2nd MJAHL Won League
2001-02 52 4 41 4 3 123 296 15 10th MJAHL
2002-03 52 24 27 1 0 210 226 49 7th MJAHL
2003-04 52 20 25 3 4 166 206 47 7th MJAHL
2004-05 56 23 25 5 3 200 216 54 8th MJAHL
2005-06 56 30 22 0 4 196 182 65 5th MJAHL Lost in division semi-final
2006-07 58 28 21 0 9 218 229 65 7th MJAHL Lost in division quarter-Final
2007-08 58 6 48
4 105 299 16 12th MJAHL
2008-09 54 10 39
5 159 288 25 10th MJAHL
2009-10 50 22 24
4 178 199 48 6th MJAHL Lost Quarter-final
2010-11 52 27 21
4 173 177 58 7th MHL Lost Mini Series

See also


The Metro Marauders are a junior A hockey franchise based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth founded in 1750, is a community and planning area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes after the large number of lakes located in the city.On April 1, 1996, the provincial...

. They play their home games at the Dartmouth Sportsplex
Dartmouth Sportsplex
The Dartmouth Sportsplex is an arena located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It has been home to various junior, senior and minor & high school hockey teams. It co-hosted the 2004 World Women's Hockey Championships with the nearby Halifax Metro Centre. It also hosts occasional trade shows and...

. The team is a member of the Maritime Hockey League
Maritime Hockey League
The Maritime Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. It consists of four teams from New Brunswick and one team from Prince Edward Island, which make up the Roger Meek Division, and six teams from Nova Scotia which make...

 and plays in the Bent Division.

History

The Bulldogs were founded in 1967 as members of the Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Junior B Hockey League. After two seasons the league became the Northumberland Junior B Hockey League. In 1974, the Bulldogs became a founding member of what 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,...

, but returned to the Northumberland League in 1975. The Bulldogs would win league titles and provincial titles in 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1985. They would also win 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....

 as Atlantic Junior B Champions in 1983 and 1984, the first team to ever win the Cup back-to-back. In 1987 they jumped to the Metro Valley Junior A League, which became the MJAHL in 1991.

The Marauders were known as the "Antigonish Bulldogs" for 40 years. After it was decided that operating in Antigonish, Nova Scotia was no longer viable, the franchise was sold to a Metro Halifax group and then relocated to that city in the summer of 2008. The team's nickname, then, as "Halifax Lions" was announced on August 22, 2008. The name is a tribute to the successful Halifax Lions teams of the 1980s.

In 2010, the team was relocated to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth founded in 1750, is a community and planning area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes after the large number of lakes located in the city.On April 1, 1996, the provincial...

 and renamed again as the Metro Marauders.

Season-by-season record

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1967-68 18 7 10 1
15 2nd APCJBHL Lost Final
1968-69 Statistics Not Available
1969-70 24 13 9 2
103 92 28 3rd NJBHL Lost Semi-final
1970-71 30 14 13 3
31 3rd NJBHL Lost Semi-final
1971-82 Statistics Not Available
1982-83 24 16 7 1
33 1st NJBHL Won League, Won DJC
1983-85 Statistics Not Available
1985-86 30 19 9 2
147 119 40 2nd NJBHL
1986-87 40 11 21 8
171 222 30 4th MVJHL
1987-88 40 21 16 3
202 171 45 3rd MVJHL
1988-89 40 20 13 7
209 186 47 3rd MVJHL
1989-90 38 24 12 2
230 181 50 3rd MVJHL
1990-91 40 21 12 7
210 172 49 3rd MVJHL
1991-92 46 25 14 7
256 195 57 2nd MJAHL
1992-93 48 23 16 7 2 235 179 55 3rd MJAHL Won League
1993-94 48 32 13 2 1 273 177 67 2nd MJAHL Won League
1994-95 48 27 14 7 0 215 202 61 2nd MJAHL
1995-96 54 32 19 2 1 288 231 67 2nd MJAHL
1996-97 56 30 21 3 2 287 264 65 4th MJAHL
1997-98 51 19 25 3 4 229 244 45 7th MJAHL
1998-99 48 29 16 3
241 149 64 3rd MJAHL
1999-00 52 34 12 5 1 273 181 74 3rd MJAHL
2000-01 52 33 16 2 1 260 187 69 2nd MJAHL Won League
2001-02 52 4 41 4 3 123 296 15 10th MJAHL
2002-03 52 24 27 1 0 210 226 49 7th MJAHL
2003-04 52 20 25 3 4 166 206 47 7th MJAHL
2004-05 56 23 25 5 3 200 216 54 8th MJAHL
2005-06 56 30 22 0 4 196 182 65 5th MJAHL Lost in division semi-final
2006-07 58 28 21 0 9 218 229 65 7th MJAHL Lost in division quarter-Final
2007-08 58 6 48
4 105 299 16 12th MJAHL
2008-09 54 10 39
5 159 288 25 10th MJAHL
2009-10 50 22 24
4 178 199 48 6th MJAHL Lost Quarter-final
2010-11 52 27 21
4 173 177 58 7th MHL Lost Mini Series

See also


The Metro Marauders are a junior A hockey franchise based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth founded in 1750, is a community and planning area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes after the large number of lakes located in the city.On April 1, 1996, the provincial...

. They play their home games at the Dartmouth Sportsplex
Dartmouth Sportsplex
The Dartmouth Sportsplex is an arena located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It has been home to various junior, senior and minor & high school hockey teams. It co-hosted the 2004 World Women's Hockey Championships with the nearby Halifax Metro Centre. It also hosts occasional trade shows and...

. The team is a member of the Maritime Hockey League
Maritime Hockey League
The Maritime Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. It consists of four teams from New Brunswick and one team from Prince Edward Island, which make up the Roger Meek Division, and six teams from Nova Scotia which make...

 and plays in the Bent Division.

History

The Bulldogs were founded in 1967 as members of the Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Junior B Hockey League. After two seasons the league became the Northumberland Junior B Hockey League. In 1974, the Bulldogs became a founding member of what 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,...

, but returned to the Northumberland League in 1975. The Bulldogs would win league titles and provincial titles in 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1985. They would also win 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....

 as Atlantic Junior B Champions in 1983 and 1984, the first team to ever win the Cup back-to-back. In 1987 they jumped to the Metro Valley Junior A League, which became the MJAHL in 1991.

The Marauders were known as the "Antigonish Bulldogs" for 40 years. After it was decided that operating in Antigonish, Nova Scotia was no longer viable, the franchise was sold to a Metro Halifax group and then relocated to that city in the summer of 2008. The team's nickname, then, as "Halifax Lions" was announced on August 22, 2008. The name is a tribute to the successful Halifax Lions teams of the 1980s.

In 2010, the team was relocated to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth founded in 1750, is a community and planning area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes after the large number of lakes located in the city.On April 1, 1996, the provincial...

 and renamed again as the Metro Marauders.

Season-by-season record

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1967-68 18 7 10 1
15 2nd APCJBHL Lost Final
1968-69 Statistics Not Available
1969-70 24 13 9 2
103 92 28 3rd NJBHL Lost Semi-final
1970-71 30 14 13 3
31 3rd NJBHL Lost Semi-final
1971-82 Statistics Not Available
1982-83 24 16 7 1
33 1st NJBHL Won League, Won DJC
1983-85 Statistics Not Available
1985-86 30 19 9 2
147 119 40 2nd NJBHL
1986-87 40 11 21 8
171 222 30 4th MVJHL
1987-88 40 21 16 3
202 171 45 3rd MVJHL
1988-89 40 20 13 7
209 186 47 3rd MVJHL
1989-90 38 24 12 2
230 181 50 3rd MVJHL
1990-91 40 21 12 7
210 172 49 3rd MVJHL
1991-92 46 25 14 7
256 195 57 2nd MJAHL
1992-93 48 23 16 7 2 235 179 55 3rd MJAHL Won League
1993-94 48 32 13 2 1 273 177 67 2nd MJAHL Won League
1994-95 48 27 14 7 0 215 202 61 2nd MJAHL
1995-96 54 32 19 2 1 288 231 67 2nd MJAHL
1996-97 56 30 21 3 2 287 264 65 4th MJAHL
1997-98 51 19 25 3 4 229 244 45 7th MJAHL
1998-99 48 29 16 3
241 149 64 3rd MJAHL
1999-00 52 34 12 5 1 273 181 74 3rd MJAHL
2000-01 52 33 16 2 1 260 187 69 2nd MJAHL Won League
2001-02 52 4 41 4 3 123 296 15 10th MJAHL
2002-03 52 24 27 1 0 210 226 49 7th MJAHL
2003-04 52 20 25 3 4 166 206 47 7th MJAHL
2004-05 56 23 25 5 3 200 216 54 8th MJAHL
2005-06 56 30 22 0 4 196 182 65 5th MJAHL Lost in division semi-final
2006-07 58 28 21 0 9 218 229 65 7th MJAHL Lost in division quarter-Final
2007-08 58 6 48
4 105 299 16 12th MJAHL
2008-09 54 10 39
5 159 288 25 10th MJAHL
2009-10 50 22 24
4 178 199 48 6th MJAHL Lost Quarter-final
2010-11 52 27 21
4 173 177 58 7th MHL Lost Mini Series

See also

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