The Nickel Centre Native Sons were a Junior "A" ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 team from Garson, Ontario

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. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League

Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League

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Nickel Centre Native Sons 1976 - 1986

Nickel Centre Power Trains 1986 - 1987

History

The Native Sons originated in the NOHA Jr. B League. In their time in the league, Nickel Centre won two McNamara Cups as league champions, 1979 and 1987. In 1987, the team did something that no other NOJHL team was able to do. After winning the NOJHL, the Power Trains took on the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League

Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League

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 Champion Owen Sound Greys

Owen Sound Greys

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 for the right to play the for the Dudley Hewitt Cup

Dudley Hewitt Cup

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. Nickel Centre pulled off a massive upset and beat the Grey 4-games-to-2. In 8 years, the NOJHL and Old OPJHL competed for the Ontario Hockey Association

Ontario Hockey Association

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 title 7 times, and 1987 was the only ever time the NOJHL won. The next season, the Old OPJHL disbanded and left the NOJHL to battle it out with Thunder Bay for Ontario's seed in the Centennial Cup

Royal Bank Cup

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. The Pembroke Lumber Kings

Pembroke Lumber Kings

The Pembroke Lumber Kings are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League and are the longest running and winningest team in CJHL history as well as 2011 Royal Bank Cup National Junior A Champions...

 of the Central Junior A Hockey League

Central Junior A Hockey League

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ended up winning the Dudley to earn the birth into the National Championship.

Season-by-Season results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1978-79	40	22	13	5
49	2nd NOJHL	Won League
1979-80	40	24	13	3
278	212	51	3rd NOJHL
1980-81	40	17	15	8
243	223	42	3rd NOJHL
1981-82	42	23	16	3
224	212	49	3rd NOJHL
1982-83	42	15	21	6
233	279	36	5th NOJHL
1983-84	40	18	20	2
254	299	38	4th NOJHL
1984-85
Did Not Play
1985-86	41	13	26	2
209	343	28	5th NOJHL
1986-87	38	21	14	2
285	230	44	2nd NOJHL	Won League