The Northern Wildcats were a Junior "B" team based out of Longlac, Ontario. They played out of the North of Superior Junior B Hockey League

North of Superior Junior B Hockey League

The North of Superior Junior B Hockey League is a defunct Junior "B" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The league used to be a part of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The league at one point was called the North Shore Junior B Hockey League.-History:The...

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Northwestern Wildcats 1993 - 1997

Longlac Merchants 1997 - 1998

Northern Wildcats 1998 - 2002

History

The Northwestern Wildcats originated in the Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League

Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League

The Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League is a Canadian Junior ice hockey league in Northwestern Ontario, sanctioned by Hockey Northwestern Ontario and Hockey Canada. The Thunder Bay League has produced one Keystone Cup Western Canada Junior "B" champion and five Brewers Cup Western Canada Junior "C"...

. After winning the league championship in 1996 and 1997, the NSHL was created and they jumped ship. They changed their name to the Longlac Merchants for one season and then reverted back to the Wildcats moniker.

After joining the NSHL in 1997, the Longlac Merchants did not enjoy much success. In 1998, the team changed their name to the Northern Wildcats but their statistics continued to dwindle. They folded in 2002, leaving the NSHL with the Wawa Travellers

Wawa Travellers

The Wawa Travellers were a Junior "B" team based out of Wawa, Ontario. They played out of the North of Superior Junior B Hockey League.-History:...

, Marathon Renegades

Marathon Renegades

The Marathon Renegades are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Marathon, Ontario. They are currently members of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.-History:They were members of the North of Superior Junior B Hockey League from 1996 until 2004...

, and the Aguasabon River Rats

Aguasabon River Rats

The Aguasabon River Rats were a Junior "B" ice hockey team based out of Terrace Bay, Ontario. They played out of the North of Superior Junior B Hockey League and the Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League.-History:...

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Season-by-Season results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1997-98	28	10	17	1
142	191	21	4th NSHL	Lost Semi-final
1998-99*	22	7	14	1
97	163	15	4th NSHL
1999-00	24	4	19
1	122	273	9	4th NSHL
2000-01	24	5	17
2	81	204	12	4th NSHL
2001-02	24	2	21
1	80	171	5	4th NSHL

(*) There are no complete stats available for this season.