Mount Pearl Jr. Blades
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The Mount Pearl Jr. Blades are a Canadian Junior ice hockey
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...

 club from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador. They are members of the St. John's Junior Hockey League, are a former Junior A team, and won the Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....

 Maritime Junior B championship in 1986.

History

Prior to 1980, junior hockey in St. John's was for the most part a Juvenile-level recreation league. Every year, an all-star team was drafted from the city and named the St. John's Jr. Capitals, after their senior team the St. John's Capitals, to compete against teams from across the province for the Veitch Memorial Trophy
Veitch Memorial Trophy
The Veitch Memorial Trophy is the Junior ice hockey Grand Championship of Newfoundland and Labrador. The trophy is awarded by Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...

 at either the Junior A or B level.

In 1980, the St. John's Junior Hockey League was organized and a legitimate Junior B league was formed. The winner of this league, not an all-star team, would represent the city in provincial and inter-provincial events. On of the founding members of this league was the Mount Pearl Jr. Blades. The Blades take their name from the Mount Pearl Blades
Mount Pearl Blades
The Mount Pearl Blades are a senior ice hockey team based in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador as part of the Avalon East Senior Hockey League....

 Senior Hockey Team.

In 1986, the Blades would win their league, the Provincial Veitch Memorial Trophy
Veitch Memorial Trophy
The Veitch Memorial Trophy is the Junior ice hockey Grand Championship of Newfoundland and Labrador. The trophy is awarded by Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...

, and go on to win the Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....

 as Maritime Junior B Champions in Kensington, Prince Edward Island
Kensington, Prince Edward Island
Kensington is a town located 15 kilometres northeast of Summerside in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada; As of 2001, the population was 1,385....

.

In 1989, the entire league would retract by half and the league, including the Blades, made the jump to Junior A. After two years of the league being overwhelmed at the national level by the champions of other leagues, the league and its teams returned to Junior B.

The Blades would be league champions in 1986, 2003, 2007, and 2009. Their only Veitch Memorial Trophy
Veitch Memorial Trophy
The Veitch Memorial Trophy is the Junior ice hockey Grand Championship of Newfoundland and Labrador. The trophy is awarded by Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...

 as Newfoundland Champions and Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....

 as Atlantic Champions would come in 1986.

Season-by-season record

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1980-81 32 13 14 5
156 160 31 4th SJJHL
1981-82 32 15 15 2
174 157 32 3rd SJJHL Lost Semi-final
1982-83 33 9 19 5
161 248 23 3rd SJJHL Lost Final
1983-84 40 17 18 5
255 269 39 4th SJJHL Lost Semi-final
1984-85 36 23 9 4
215 174 50 2nd SJJHL
1985-86 28 26 0 2
292 104 54 1st SJJHL Won League, Won VMT, Won DJC
1986-87 30 15 11 4
170 148 34 4th SJJHL Lost Semi-final
1987-88 31 6 21 4
148 249 16 4th SJJHL DNQ
1988-89 42 20 20 2
239 238 42 4th SJJHL
1989-90 36 9 23 4
166 212 22 3rd SJJHL
1990-91 34 21 13 0
203 174 42 2nd SJJHL
1991-92 27 5 21 1
95 176 11 4th SJJHL
1992-93 38 11 28 0
161 257 22 4th SJJHL
1993-94 24 12 11 1
171 164 25 3rd SJJHL
1994-95 34 16 17 1
203 155 33 4th SJJHL
1995-96 32 2 29 1
93 235 5 5th SJJHL
1996-97 24 6 17 1
107 153 13 5th SJJHL Withdrew Mid-season
1997-98 Did Not Participate
1998-99 33 11 21 1
148 206 23 7th SJJHL
1999-00 37 20 14 3
197 184 43 3rd SJJHL
2000-01 31 19 6 3 3 181 125 44 2nd SJJHL
2001-02 33 15 14 4
163 141 34 6th SJJHL
2002-03 29 22 5 0 1 163 104 45 1st SJJHL Won League
2003-04 29 13 13 0 3 130 138 29 3rd SJJHL
2004-05 28 19 7 1 1 173 140 40 1st SJJHL
2005-06 29 16 11 2 0 168 130 34 3rd SJJHL
2006-07 29 22 7 0 0 192 106 44 1st SJJHL Won League
2007-08 28 17 8 3 0 140 95 37 1st SJJHL
2008-09 28 18 7 3 0 122 92 39 1st SJJHL Won League
2009-10 28 21 6 1 0 166 107 43 3rd SJJHL
2010-11 28 19 8
1 124 110 39 2nd SJJHL

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The Mount Pearl Jr. Blades are a Canadian Junior ice hockey
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...

 club from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador. They are members of the St. John's Junior Hockey League, are a former Junior A team, and won the Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....

 Maritime Junior B championship in 1986.

History

Prior to 1980, junior hockey in St. John's was for the most part a Juvenile-level recreation league. Every year, an all-star team was drafted from the city and named the St. John's Jr. Capitals, after their senior team the St. John's Capitals, to compete against teams from across the province for the Veitch Memorial Trophy
Veitch Memorial Trophy
The Veitch Memorial Trophy is the Junior ice hockey Grand Championship of Newfoundland and Labrador. The trophy is awarded by Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...

 at either the Junior A or B level.

In 1980, the St. John's Junior Hockey League was organized and a legitimate Junior B league was formed. The winner of this league, not an all-star team, would represent the city in provincial and inter-provincial events. On of the founding members of this league was the Mount Pearl Jr. Blades. The Blades take their name from the Mount Pearl Blades
Mount Pearl Blades
The Mount Pearl Blades are a senior ice hockey team based in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador as part of the Avalon East Senior Hockey League....

 Senior Hockey Team.

In 1986, the Blades would win their league, the Provincial Veitch Memorial Trophy
Veitch Memorial Trophy
The Veitch Memorial Trophy is the Junior ice hockey Grand Championship of Newfoundland and Labrador. The trophy is awarded by Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...

, and go on to win the Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....

 as Maritime Junior B Champions in Kensington, Prince Edward Island
Kensington, Prince Edward Island
Kensington is a town located 15 kilometres northeast of Summerside in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada; As of 2001, the population was 1,385....

.

In 1989, the entire league would retract by half and the league, including the Blades, made the jump to Junior A. After two years of the league being overwhelmed at the national level by the champions of other leagues, the league and its teams returned to Junior B.

The Blades would be league champions in 1986, 2003, 2007, and 2009. Their only Veitch Memorial Trophy
Veitch Memorial Trophy
The Veitch Memorial Trophy is the Junior ice hockey Grand Championship of Newfoundland and Labrador. The trophy is awarded by Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...

 as Newfoundland Champions and Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....

 as Atlantic Champions would come in 1986.

Season-by-season record

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1980-81 32 13 14 5
156 160 31 4th SJJHL
1981-82 32 15 15 2
174 157 32 3rd SJJHL Lost Semi-final
1982-83 33 9 19 5
161 248 23 3rd SJJHL Lost Final
1983-84 40 17 18 5
255 269 39 4th SJJHL Lost Semi-final
1984-85 36 23 9 4
215 174 50 2nd SJJHL
1985-86 28 26 0 2
292 104 54 1st SJJHL Won League, Won VMT, Won DJC
1986-87 30 15 11 4
170 148 34 4th SJJHL Lost Semi-final
1987-88 31 6 21 4
148 249 16 4th SJJHL DNQ
1988-89 42 20 20 2
239 238 42 4th SJJHL
1989-90 36 9 23 4
166 212 22 3rd SJJHL
1990-91 34 21 13 0
203 174 42 2nd SJJHL
1991-92 27 5 21 1
95 176 11 4th SJJHL
1992-93 38 11 28 0
161 257 22 4th SJJHL
1993-94 24 12 11 1
171 164 25 3rd SJJHL
1994-95 34 16 17 1
203 155 33 4th SJJHL
1995-96 32 2 29 1
93 235 5 5th SJJHL
1996-97 24 6 17 1
107 153 13 5th SJJHL Withdrew Mid-season
1997-98 Did Not Participate
1998-99 33 11 21 1
148 206 23 7th SJJHL
1999-00 37 20 14 3
197 184 43 3rd SJJHL
2000-01 31 19 6 3 3 181 125 44 2nd SJJHL
2001-02 33 15 14 4
163 141 34 6th SJJHL
2002-03 29 22 5 0 1 163 104 45 1st SJJHL Won League
2003-04 29 13 13 0 3 130 138 29 3rd SJJHL
2004-05 28 19 7 1 1 173 140 40 1st SJJHL
2005-06 29 16 11 2 0 168 130 34 3rd SJJHL
2006-07 29 22 7 0 0 192 106 44 1st SJJHL Won League
2007-08 28 17 8 3 0 140 95 37 1st SJJHL
2008-09 28 18 7 3 0 122 92 39 1st SJJHL Won League
2009-10 28 21 6 1 0 166 107 43 3rd SJJHL
2010-11 28 19 8
1 124 110 39 2nd SJJHL

External links


The Mount Pearl Jr. Blades are a Canadian Junior ice hockey
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...

 club from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador. They are members of the St. John's Junior Hockey League, are a former Junior A team, and won the Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....

 Maritime Junior B championship in 1986.

History

Prior to 1980, junior hockey in St. John's was for the most part a Juvenile-level recreation league. Every year, an all-star team was drafted from the city and named the St. John's Jr. Capitals, after their senior team the St. John's Capitals, to compete against teams from across the province for the Veitch Memorial Trophy
Veitch Memorial Trophy
The Veitch Memorial Trophy is the Junior ice hockey Grand Championship of Newfoundland and Labrador. The trophy is awarded by Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...

 at either the Junior A or B level.

In 1980, the St. John's Junior Hockey League was organized and a legitimate Junior B league was formed. The winner of this league, not an all-star team, would represent the city in provincial and inter-provincial events. On of the founding members of this league was the Mount Pearl Jr. Blades. The Blades take their name from the Mount Pearl Blades
Mount Pearl Blades
The Mount Pearl Blades are a senior ice hockey team based in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador as part of the Avalon East Senior Hockey League....

 Senior Hockey Team.

In 1986, the Blades would win their league, the Provincial Veitch Memorial Trophy
Veitch Memorial Trophy
The Veitch Memorial Trophy is the Junior ice hockey Grand Championship of Newfoundland and Labrador. The trophy is awarded by Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...

, and go on to win the Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....

 as Maritime Junior B Champions in Kensington, Prince Edward Island
Kensington, Prince Edward Island
Kensington is a town located 15 kilometres northeast of Summerside in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada; As of 2001, the population was 1,385....

.

In 1989, the entire league would retract by half and the league, including the Blades, made the jump to Junior A. After two years of the league being overwhelmed at the national level by the champions of other leagues, the league and its teams returned to Junior B.

The Blades would be league champions in 1986, 2003, 2007, and 2009. Their only Veitch Memorial Trophy
Veitch Memorial Trophy
The Veitch Memorial Trophy is the Junior ice hockey Grand Championship of Newfoundland and Labrador. The trophy is awarded by Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...

 as Newfoundland Champions and Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....

 as Atlantic Champions would come in 1986.

Season-by-season record

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1980-81 32 13 14 5
156 160 31 4th SJJHL
1981-82 32 15 15 2
174 157 32 3rd SJJHL Lost Semi-final
1982-83 33 9 19 5
161 248 23 3rd SJJHL Lost Final
1983-84 40 17 18 5
255 269 39 4th SJJHL Lost Semi-final
1984-85 36 23 9 4
215 174 50 2nd SJJHL
1985-86 28 26 0 2
292 104 54 1st SJJHL Won League, Won VMT, Won DJC
1986-87 30 15 11 4
170 148 34 4th SJJHL Lost Semi-final
1987-88 31 6 21 4
148 249 16 4th SJJHL DNQ
1988-89 42 20 20 2
239 238 42 4th SJJHL
1989-90 36 9 23 4
166 212 22 3rd SJJHL
1990-91 34 21 13 0
203 174 42 2nd SJJHL
1991-92 27 5 21 1
95 176 11 4th SJJHL
1992-93 38 11 28 0
161 257 22 4th SJJHL
1993-94 24 12 11 1
171 164 25 3rd SJJHL
1994-95 34 16 17 1
203 155 33 4th SJJHL
1995-96 32 2 29 1
93 235 5 5th SJJHL
1996-97 24 6 17 1
107 153 13 5th SJJHL Withdrew Mid-season
1997-98 Did Not Participate
1998-99 33 11 21 1
148 206 23 7th SJJHL
1999-00 37 20 14 3
197 184 43 3rd SJJHL
2000-01 31 19 6 3 3 181 125 44 2nd SJJHL
2001-02 33 15 14 4
163 141 34 6th SJJHL
2002-03 29 22 5 0 1 163 104 45 1st SJJHL Won League
2003-04 29 13 13 0 3 130 138 29 3rd SJJHL
2004-05 28 19 7 1 1 173 140 40 1st SJJHL
2005-06 29 16 11 2 0 168 130 34 3rd SJJHL
2006-07 29 22 7 0 0 192 106 44 1st SJJHL Won League
2007-08 28 17 8 3 0 140 95 37 1st SJJHL
2008-09 28 18 7 3 0 122 92 39 1st SJJHL Won League
2009-10 28 21 6 1 0 166 107 43 3rd SJJHL
2010-11 28 19 8
1 124 110 39 2nd SJJHL

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