Northern Wildcats
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The Northern Wildcats were a Junior "B" team based out of Longlac, Ontario. They played out of the North of Superior Junior B Hockey League
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. After winning the league championship in 1996 and 1997, the NSHL was created and they jumped ship. They changed their name to the Longlac Merchants for one season and then reverted back to the Wildcats moniker.
After joining the NSHL in 1997, the Longlac Merchants did not enjoy much success. In 1998, the team changed their name to the Northern Wildcats but their statistics continued to dwindle. They folded in 2002, leaving the NSHL with the Wawa Travellers
, Marathon Renegades
, and the Aguasabon River Rats
.
(*) There are no complete stats available for this season.
North of Superior Junior B Hockey League
The North of Superior Junior B Hockey League is a defunct Junior "B" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The league used to be a part of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The league at one point was called the North Shore Junior B Hockey League.-History:The...
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- Northwestern Wildcats 1993 - 1997
- Longlac Merchants 1997 - 1998
- Northern Wildcats 1998 - 2002
History
The Northwestern Wildcats originated in the Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey LeagueThunder Bay Junior B Hockey League
The Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League is a Canadian Junior ice hockey league in Northwestern Ontario, sanctioned by Hockey Northwestern Ontario and Hockey Canada. The Thunder Bay League has produced one Keystone Cup Western Canada Junior "B" champion and five Brewers Cup Western Canada Junior "C"...
. After winning the league championship in 1996 and 1997, the NSHL was created and they jumped ship. They changed their name to the Longlac Merchants for one season and then reverted back to the Wildcats moniker.
After joining the NSHL in 1997, the Longlac Merchants did not enjoy much success. In 1998, the team changed their name to the Northern Wildcats but their statistics continued to dwindle. They folded in 2002, leaving the NSHL with the Wawa Travellers
Wawa Travellers
The Wawa Travellers were a Junior "B" team based out of Wawa, Ontario. They played out of the North of Superior Junior B Hockey League.-History:...
, Marathon Renegades
Marathon Renegades
The Marathon Renegades are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Marathon, Ontario. They are currently members of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.-History:They were members of the North of Superior Junior B Hockey League from 1996 until 2004...
, and the Aguasabon River Rats
Aguasabon River Rats
The Aguasabon River Rats were a Junior "B" ice hockey team based out of Terrace Bay, Ontario. They played out of the North of Superior Junior B Hockey League and the Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League.-History:...
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Season-by-Season results
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
1997-98 | 28 | 10 | 17 | 1 | ||||||
142 | 191 | 21 | 4th NSHL | Lost Semi-final | ||||||
1998-99* | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | ||||||
97 | 163 | 15 | 4th NSHL | |||||||
1999-00 | 24 | 4 | 19 | |||||||
1 | 122 | 273 | 9 | 4th NSHL | ||||||
2000-01 | 24 | 5 | 17 | |||||||
2 | 81 | 204 | 12 | 4th NSHL | ||||||
2001-02 | 24 | 2 | 21 | |||||||
1 | 80 | 171 | 5 | 4th NSHL |
(*) There are no complete stats available for this season.