Thunder Bay Bearcats
Encyclopedia
The Thunder Bay Bearcats are a Junior "A" ice hockey
team from Thunder Bay
, Ontario
, Canada
. They are a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League
.
as the K&A First Nations Featherman Hawks. After one season they moved to Nipigon and became Nipigon Featherman Hawks. The next season they moved back to Thunder Bay and became the K&A First Nations Golden Hawks.
In 2006, the team was bought and renamed the Thunder Bay Bearcats. The Bearcats moniker was a prominent team name in the region in the 1950s.
In 2008, the Bearcats absorbed the Thunder Bay Bulldogs
to resurrect and improve the city's Thunder Bay Kings Midget AAA program.
In May 2009, the Bearcats did not attend the league's AGM and it soon came out that the team was disbanding. It is not known whether or not the leave is permanent.
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...
team from Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay
-In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario...
, Ontario
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, Canada
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. They are a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League
Superior International Junior Hockey League
The Superior International Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under the supervision of the Canadian Junior Hockey League and Hockey Canada. The winner of the SIJHL playoffs competes for the Dudley Hewitt Cup with the winners of the Ontario Junior Hockey League and the Northern...
.
History
The team was founded in 2001 with the Superior International Junior Hockey LeagueSuperior International Junior Hockey League
The Superior International Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under the supervision of the Canadian Junior Hockey League and Hockey Canada. The winner of the SIJHL playoffs competes for the Dudley Hewitt Cup with the winners of the Ontario Junior Hockey League and the Northern...
as the K&A First Nations Featherman Hawks. After one season they moved to Nipigon and became Nipigon Featherman Hawks. The next season they moved back to Thunder Bay and became the K&A First Nations Golden Hawks.
In 2006, the team was bought and renamed the Thunder Bay Bearcats. The Bearcats moniker was a prominent team name in the region in the 1950s.
In 2008, the Bearcats absorbed the Thunder Bay Bulldogs
Thunder Bay Bulldogs
The Thunder Bay Bulldogs were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from the Port Arthur section of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.-History:...
to resurrect and improve the city's Thunder Bay Kings Midget AAA program.
In May 2009, the Bearcats did not attend the league's AGM and it soon came out that the team was disbanding. It is not known whether or not the leave is permanent.
Season-by-Season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 2001-02 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 219 | 157 | 62 | 2nd SIJHL | |
| 2002-03 | 52 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 173 | 312 | 27 | 5th SIJHL | |
| 2003-04 | 48 | 4 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 129 | 282 | 13 | 5th SIJHL | |
| 2004-05 | 48 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 142 | 202 | 36 | 4th SIJHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2005-06 | 52 | 14 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 202 | 270 | 32 | 4th SIJHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2006-07 | 50 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 250 | 201 | 62 | 3rd SIJHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2007-08 | 50 | 33 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 213 | 147 | 67 | 3rd SIJHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2008-09 | 50 | 33 | 11 | |||||||
| 6 | 221 | 142 | 72 | 2nd SIJHL | Lost Final |
Playoffs
- 2002 Lost Semi-final
- Dryden Ice DogsDryden Ice DogsThe Dryden Ice Dogs are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Dryden, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.-History:...
defeated Nipigon Featherman Hawks 4-games-to-none- 2003 DNQ
- 2004 DNQ
- 2005 Lost Semi-final
- Fort William North StarsFort William North StarsThe Thunder Bay North Stars are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.-History:...
defeated K&A Golden Hawks 4-games-to-none- 2006 Lost Semi-final
- Fort William North StarsFort William North StarsThe Thunder Bay North Stars are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.-History:...
defeated K&A Golden Hawks 4-games-to-none- 2007 Lost Semi-final
- Schreiber DieselsSchreiber DieselsThe Schreiber Diesels were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Schreiber, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.-History:The Schreiber Diesels were coached by Bobby Spadoni, a life long resident of the area...
defeated Thunder Bay Bearcats 4-games-to-2- 2008 Lost Semi-final
- Thunder Bay Bearcats defeated Thunder Bay BulldogsThunder Bay BulldogsThe Thunder Bay Bulldogs were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from the Port Arthur section of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.-History:...
3-games-to-none - Fort William North StarsFort William North StarsThe Thunder Bay North Stars are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.-History:...
defeated Thunder Bay Bearcats 4-games-to-1- 2009 Lost Final
- Thunder Bay Bearcats defeated Fort Frances Jr. SabresFort Frances Jr. SabresThe Fort Frances Lakers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Superior International Junior Hockey League.-Jr. Sabres:...
4-games-to-1 - Fort William North StarsFort William North StarsThe Thunder Bay North Stars are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.-History:...
defeated Thunder Bay Bearcats 4-games-to-1