The Blind River Beavers are a Junior "A" ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 team from Blind River

Blind River, Ontario

Population trend:* Population in 2006: 3780* Population in 2001: 3969* Population in 1996: 3152 * Population in 1991: 3355-Economy:Its main businesses are tourism, fishing, logging, and uranium refining....

, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League

Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League

The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under the supervision of the Canadian Junior Hockey League, the Northern Ontario Hockey Association, and Hockey Canada. The winner of the NOJHL playoffs competes for the Dudley Hewitt Cup with the winners of the Ontario...

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History

The Beavers first began junior hockey life as the Elliot Lake Vikings of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, purchased by Iain Mills. In 1999, the team's owner picked up his franchise and moved it to Nickel Centre

Nickel Centre, Ontario

Nickel Centre was a town in Ontario, Canada, which existed from 1973 to 2000.It was created as part of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury. On January 1, 2001, the town and the Regional Municipality were dissolved and amalgamated into the city of Greater Sudbury...

. They only played one season in Nickel Centre and again it was not a good one. Again in 2000, the team was moved by Mills and assistant general manager Brent Cooper, but this time to Blind River. They celebrated their franchise's first winning record since 1998-99 during the 2004-05 season.

Season-by-season results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1981-82	42	24	13	5
281	205	53	2nd NOJHL
1982-83	42	26	10	6
272	184	58	2nd NOJHL	Won League
1983-84	40	25	11	4
359	223	54	2nd NOJHL
1984-85	40	12	26	2
199	293	26	5th NOJHL
1985-86	41	18	20	3
287	257	39	4th NOJHL
1986-87	37	11	23	3
211	255	25	3rd NOJHL
1987-88	40	22	14	4
227	219	48	2nd NOJHL	Lost Final
1988-89	40	25	10	5
274	202	55	3rd NOJHL
1989-90	40	19	17	4
259	242	42	3rd NOJHL
1990-91	40	10	30	0
161	330	20	5th NOJHL
1991-92	48	1	47	0
122	708	2	7th NOJHL
1992-93	48	5	43	0
178	471	10	7th NOJHL
1993-94	40	6	33	1
133	331	13	6th NOJHL
1994-95	48	13	30	5
202	306	31	6th NOJHL
1995-96	44	4	37	3
143	299	11	6th NOJHL
1996-97	40	6	33	1
125	223	13	5th NOJHL
1997-98	40	5	34	1
133	290	11	5th NOJHL
1998-99	40	21	17	2
156	130	44	3rd NOJHL
1999-00	40	4	35	1
110	279	9	6th NOJHL
2000-01	40	6	33	1	0	121	317	13	7th NOJHL
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