Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats
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| City: | Rayside-Balfour, Ontario |
| League: | Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League |
| Operated: | 1978-2005 |
| Home Arena: | Rayside-Balfour Community Centre |
| Colours: | Grey, Red, and White |
The Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Rayside-Balfour, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.
- Rayside-Balfour Canadians 1978 - 1995
- Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats 1995 - 2005
[edit] History
A very successful franchise, the Sabrecats won the Dudley Hewitt Cup three times (1997, 2000, and 2002) and a dynastic seven straight McNamara Trophies as NOJHL champions (1996-2002). In 2000, they reached the finals of the Royal Bank Cup, only to lose a heartbreaking 2-1 game to the host Fort McMurray Oil Barons.
The team was granted a one-year leave from the NOJHL in 2005, but in Spring 2006 the NOJHL announced that the Sabrecats will not be returning and have officially folded.
[edit] Season-by-Season Results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1978-79 | 40 | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | -- | -- | 43 | 5th NOJHL | |
| 1979-80 | 40 | 18 | 20 | 2 | - | 197 | 194 | 38 | 4th NOJHL | |
| 1980-81 | 40 | 9 | 26 | 5 | - | 203 | 257 | 23 | 6th NOJHL | |
| 1981-82 | 42 | 14 | 25 | 3 | - | 209 | 273 | 31 | 5th NOJHL | |
| 1982-83 | 42 | 19 | 16 | 7 | - | 275 | 256 | 45 | 3rd NOJHL | |
| 1983-84 | 40 | 36 | 2 | 2 | - | 426 | 165 | 74 | 1st NOJHL | Won League |
| 1984-85 | 40 | 23 | 15 | 2 | - | 349 | 287 | 48 | 3rd NOJHL | |
| 1985-86 | 41 | 22 | 16 | 3 | - | 324 | 274 | 47 | 3rd NOJHL | |
| 1987-88 | 40 | 22 | 15 | 3 | - | 275 | 211 | 47 | 3rd NOJHL | |
| 1988-89 | 40 | 28 | 7 | 5 | - | 289 | 162 | 61 | 1st NOJHL | Lost Final |
| 1989-90 | 40 | 19 | 18 | 3 | - | 222 | 234 | 41 | 4th NOJHL | Lost Final |
| 1990-91 | 40 | 18 | 21 | 1 | - | 206 | 231 | 37 | 3rd NOJHL | Lost Final |
| 1991-92 | 48 | 39 | 7 | 2 | - | 482 | 195 | 80 | 1st NOJHL | Lost Final |
| 1992-93 | 48 | 33 | 13 | 2 | - | 353 | 242 | 68 | 3rd NOJHL | |
| 1993-94 | 40 | 18 | 21 | 1 | - | 220 | 228 | 37 | 5th NOJHL | |
| 1994-95 | 48 | 22 | 26 | 0 | - | 233 | 273 | 44 | 5th NOJHL | |
| 1995-96 | 44 | 37 | 5 | 2 | - | 270 | 129 | 76 | 1st NOJHL | Won League |
| 1996-97 | 40 | 36 | 3 | 1 | - | 296 | 112 | 73 | 1st NOJHL | Won League, Won Dudley Hewitt Cup |
| 1997-98 | 40 | 35 | 3 | 2 | - | 252 | 107 | 72 | 1st NOJHL | Won League |
| 1998-99 | 40 | 32 | 7 | 1 | - | 213 | 106 | 65 | 1st NOJHL | Won League |
| 1999-00 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | - | 315 | 80 | 80 | 1st NOJHL | Won League, Won Dudley Hewitt Cup |
| 2000-01 | 40 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 284 | 101 | 72 | 1st NOJHL | Won League |
| 2001-02 | 42 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 327 | 105 | 75 | 1st NOJHL | Won League, Won Dudley Hewitt Cup |
| 2002-03 | 48 | 30 | 16 | 2 | - | 263 | 178 | 62 | 3rd NOJHL | |
| 2003-04 | 48 | 4 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 97 | 299 | 11 | 8th NOJHL | |
| 2004-05 | 48 | 14 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 147 | 201 | 31 | 7th NOJHL |
| Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League |
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| Current Teams: Abitibi Eskimos | Blind River Beavers | Manitoulin Islanders | North Bay Skyhawks | Soo Indians | Soo Thunderbirds | Sudbury Jr. Wolves
Former Member Teams: Capreol Hawks | Garson Falconbridge Native Sons | Nickel Centre Native Sons | Onaping Falls Huskies | Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats | Rouyn-Noranda Capitales | Soo Michigan Realtors | Thessalon Flyers Moved On: North Bay Trappers | Parry Sound Shamrocks | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Sudbury Wolves Canadian Junior A Hockey League | Fred Page Cup | Royal Bank Cup |
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