The Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats were a Junior "A" 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...

 team from Rayside-Balfour

Rayside-Balfour, Ontario

Rayside-Balfour was a town in Ontario, Canada, which existed from 1973 to 2000.It was created as part of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury...

, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

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. This defunct hockey team was 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

A very successful franchise, the Sabrecats won the Dudley Hewitt Cup

Dudley Hewitt Cup

The Dudley Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won by tournaments conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The trophy was first awarded in 1979. The winner of the Dudley Hewitt Cup competes at the 2011 Royal Bank Cup.-History:...

 three times (1997, 2000, and 2002) and a dynastic seven straight McNamara Trophies as NOJHL champions (1996-2002). In 2000, they reached the finals of the Royal Bank Cup

Royal Bank Cup

The Royal Bank Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion. The winner of the tournament wins the Royal Bank Cup...

, only to lose a heartbreaking 2-1 game to the host Fort McMurray Oil Barons

Fort McMurray Oil Barons

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The team was granted a one-year leave from the NOJHL in 2005, but in Spring 2006 the NOJHL announced that the Sabrecats will not be returning and have officially folded.

Season-by-season results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1962-63	38	22	15	1
208	175	45	4th NOJHL	Lost Semi-final
1963-64	40	13	26	1
141	202	27	5th NOJHL	DNQ
1964-65	40	20	20	0
185	213	40	4th NOJHL	Won League
1965-66	40	4	36	0
148	337	8	5th NOJHL	DNQ
1966-67	40	21	19	0
225	222	42	4th NOJHL	Lost Semi-final
1967-68	40	24	15	1
179	157	49	2nd NOJHL	Lost Semi-final
1968-69	48	22	25	1
167	163	45	3rd NOJHL	Lost Semi-final
1969-70	48	8	39	1
176	385	17	5th NOJHL	DNQ
1970-71	48	19	25	4
218	269	42	3rd NOJHL	Lost Semi-final
1971-72	52	22	28	2
216	265	46	3rd NOJHL	Lost Semi-final
1972-78	NOHA Jr. B Standings Not Available
1978-79	40	20	17	3
43	5th NOJHL
1979-80	40	18	20	2
197	194	38	4th NOJHL
1980-81	40	9	26	5
203	257	23	6th NOJHL
1981-82	42	14	25	3
209	273	31	5th NOJHL
1982-83	42	19	16	7
275	256	45	3rd NOJHL
1983-84	40	36	2	2
426	165	74	1st NOJHL	Won League
1984-85	40	23	15	2
349	287	48	3rd NOJHL
1985-86	41	22	16	3
324	274	47	3rd NOJHL
1986-87	Did Not Participate
1987-88	40	22	15	3
275	211	47	3rd NOJHL	Lost Final
1988-89	40	28	7	5
289	162	61	1st NOJHL	Lost Final
1989-90	40	19	18	3
222	234	41	4th NOJHL	Lost Final
1990-91	40	18	21	1
206	231	37	3rd NOJHL	Lost Final
1991-92	48	39	7	2
482	195	80	1st NOJHL	Lost Final
1992-93	48	33	13	2
353	242	68	3rd NOJHL
1993-94	40	18	21	1
220	228	37	5th NOJHL
1994-95	48	22	26	0
233	273	44	5th NOJHL
1995-96	44	37	5	2
270	129	76	1st NOJHL	Won League
1996-97	40	36	3	1
296	112	73	1st NOJHL	Won League, Won Dudley Hewitt Cup Dudley Hewitt Cup The Dudley Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won by tournaments conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The trophy was first awarded in 1979. The winner of the Dudley Hewitt Cup competes at the 2011 Royal Bank Cup.-History:...
1997-98	40	35	3	2
252	107	72	1st NOJHL	Won League
1998-99	40	32	7	1
213	106	65	1st NOJHL	Won League
1999-00	40	40	0	0
315	80	80	1st NOJHL	Won League, Won Dudley Hewitt Cup Dudley Hewitt Cup The Dudley Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won by tournaments conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The trophy was first awarded in 1979. The winner of the Dudley Hewitt Cup competes at the 2011 Royal Bank Cup.-History:...
2000-01	40	35	3	0	2	284	101	72	1st NOJHL	Won League
2001-02	42	37	4	0	1	327	105	75	1st NOJHL	Won League, Won Dudley Hewitt Cup Dudley Hewitt Cup The Dudley Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won by tournaments conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The trophy was first awarded in 1979. The winner of the Dudley Hewitt Cup competes at the 2011 Royal Bank Cup.-History:...
2002-03	48	30	16	2
263	178	62	3rd NOJHL
2003-04	48	4	41	2	1	97	299	11	8th NOJHL
2004-05	48	14	31	4	0	147	201	31	7th NOJHL	Lost Quarter-final