Blind River Beavers

Blind River Beavers

City	Blind River, Ontario, Canada
League	Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
Division	Western
Founded	1999
Home arena	Blind River Community Centre
Colours	Black, Red, and White
General manager	Dennis Lawrence (2016–17)
Head coach	Kyle Brick (2016–17)
Franchise history
1999–2000	Nickel Centre Barons
2000–2001	Blind River Barons
2001–Present	Blind River Beavers

The Blind River Beavers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Blind River, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL).

History

The Beavers Primary Logo from 2001–2014

The Blind River Beavers had a long history in the International Junior B Hockey League. In 2000, Junior A hockey was brought to Blind River as the Blind River Barons when the franchise moved from Nickel Centre. The team re-branded to the Blind River Beavers in fall 2001. The team has finished as high as 4th on a few occasions and made the playoffs but have failed to advance to the second round as of 2016.

The Blind River Beavers have developed talent for NCAA Division I and Division III schools and being the team responsible for sending more talented players onto the NCAA than any other NOJHL team.

The Beavers introduced a new logo at the start of the 2014–15 season. During that season, the Blind River Beavers set Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League records for fewest wins and points in a season as they went 0-51-1 during the regular season. The previous records were held by the 1991–92 Elliot Lake Vikings, who went 1-47-0 for 2 points. They also failed to win a game during their first round playoff series with the Soo Thunderbirds, losing that series 4-games-to-0.

The team showed considerable improvement during the 2015-16, improving their record to 10-40-0-4. However it was not enough to make the playoffs, as the Beavers finished three points behind Espanola for the final playoff spot in the West Division. The Beavers were led offensively by Max Khull, who had a team high 38 points. At the end of the season, the Beavers hired Soo Thunderbirds assistant Kyle Brick to be their new head coach, and named Dennis Lawrence as their GM.

Season-by-season results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts	Results	Playoffs
Nickel Centre Barons
1999–00	40	4	35	1	—	110	279	9	6th NOJHL
Blind River Barons
2000–01	40	6	33	1	0	121	317	13	7th NOJHL
Blind River Beavers
2001–02	42	3	39	0	0	106	414	6	7th NOJHL
2002–03	48	8	38	2	—	163	357	18	6th NOJHL
2003–04	48	14	31	1	2	172	266	31	7th NOJHL
2004–05	48	27	18	2	1	208	172	57	4th NOJHL	Lost Quarter-final
2005–06	48	13	33	0	2	140	209	28	6th NOJHL	Lost Quarter-final
2006–07	48	26	18	0	4	201	180	56	4th NOJHL	Lost Quarter-final
2007–08	50	25	20	—	5	189	194	74	5th NOJHL	Lost Quarter-Final
2008–09	50	25	21	—	4	188	182	54	5th NOJHL
2009–10	50	29	14	—	7	239	205	65	4th NOJHL	Lost Quarter-final
2010–11	50	25	21	—	4	223	199	54	4th NOJHL	Lost Quarter-final
2011–12	50	8	40	—	2	117	276	18	7th NOJHL	Lost Quarter-final
2012–13	48	13	27	2	6	178	226	34	5th NOJHL
2013–14	56	10	42	0	4	127	281	24	8th NOJHL	Lost Quarter-final
2014–15	52	0	51	0	1	98	366	1	4th of 4, West 9th of 9, NOJHL	Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-4 vs. Soo Thunderbirds
2015–16	54	10	40	0	4	139	326	24	6th of 6, West 11th of 12, NOJHL	Did not qualify

Head coaches

Kyle Brick (2016–present)
Brad Barton (2015–16)
Bart Jarrett
Don Gagnon
Angelo Gallo
Todd Stencill
Doug McEwen
Jim Capy
Al Monforth

Notable alumni

External links

Beavers Webpage

Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League

Current Teams

Former Teams

History

IJBHL
NOJHA

NOHA Junior A
Seasons

NOJHA	1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72

NOJHL	1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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