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The Truro Bearcats are a Junior "A" team based out of Truro, Nova Scotia

Truro, Nova Scotia

-Education:Truro has one high school, Cobequid Educational Centre. Post-secondary options include a campus of the Nova Scotia Community College, as well as the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in the neighboring town of Bible Hill.- Sports :...

. The Bearcats are one of six Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

n teams in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League

Maritime Junior A Hockey League

The Maritime Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. It consists of four teams from New Brunswick and one team from Prince Edward Island, which make up the Roger Meek Division, and six teams from Nova Scotia which make...

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History

The Truro Bearcats were formed in 1997 as a member of the Maritime Jr A Hockey League. The Bearcats have stayed competitive over their franchise history, they have never had a losing record, and have never missed the playoffs. The new Bearcat franchise of 1997 marked the return of junior hockey to Truro and the Bearcats return to the Maritime Junior A Hockey League.

Originally, Truro was a member of the Metro Valley Junior Hockey League. The Bearcats won five championships in the MVJHL. Three back to back from 1969-70 to 1971-72. Truro won two more championships in 1973-74 and 1975-76. In 1977 the MVJHL became a Junior "A" league. The Bearcats later left the league in 1983. Many fans suggest the Bearcats have won seven league championships. Five with the former Junior "B" franchise and two with the 1997 franchise.

In 2002, the Truro Bearcats played in their first Fred Page Cup

Fred Page Cup

The Fred Page Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won by tournament, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The award is given to the winner of a round robin and playoff between the Bogart Cup champions of the Central Junior Hockey League, the Kent Cup champions of the Maritime...

 as the host squad, They made two other appearances as MJAHL champions, one in 2005, at a tournament hosted in Yarmouth

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Yarmouth is a town and fishing port located on the Gulf of Maine in rural southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Yarmouth County. The town is located in the heart of the world's largest lobster fishing grounds and has Canada's highest lobster catch.- History :The townsite may...

 Nova Scotia, and one in 2007 Saint-Jérôme

Saint-Jérôme, Quebec

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 Quebec. The Bearcats have never played in a Fred Page Cup final.

Truro captured their third Division Championship and third Provincial Championship in five seasons in 2008/09. The Bearcats would be defeated by the Summerside Western Capitals

Summerside Western Capitals

The Summerside Western Capitals are a Junior "A" hockey team based out of Summerside, Prince Edward Island. They play out of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. The team currently plays their home games at the Consolidated Credit Union Place, but played at the Cahill Stadium for every other...

 in the league final four games to one.

Logo and jersey

The Truro Bearcats primary logo is large T representing the history of sports in the town. Their secondary logo features a bearcat jumping.

2009-present

This new jersey unveiled in the 2009-10 season features a large T on the front and the design of the Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 from 1995-2007.
1997-2009

The logo is similar to that of the Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers

The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...

 of the NHL. The Bearcats' old jersey is that of the Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres

The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...

 from 1996/97 - 2005/06.

Season-by-season results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL/SOL	GF	GA	P	Results (Division)	Results (League)	Playoffs
1997-98	51	27	18	4	2	253	207	60	2nd Maurice Bent	4th MJAHL	Lost Division Final
1998-99	48	31	16	1
222	154	63	3rd Maurice Bent	4th MJAHL
1999-00	52	32	17	3	0	231	180	67	3rd Maurice Bent	4th MJAHL
2000-01	52	22	21	7	2	202	201	53	3rd Maurice Bent	6th MJAHL
2001-02	52	28	16	6	2	195	155	64	2nd Maurice Bent	3rd MJAHL
2002-03	52	34	14	2	2	211	164	72	1st Maurice Bent	2nd MJAHL
2003-04	52	33	10	7	2	193	146	75	2nd Maurice Bent	2nd MJAHL
2004-05	56	24	15	12	5	183	159	65	2nd Maurice Bent	4th MJAHL	Won League, Lost at Fred Page Cup Fred Page Cup The Fred Page Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won by tournament, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The award is given to the winner of a round robin and playoff between the Bogart Cup champions of the Central Junior Hockey League, the Kent Cup champions of the Maritime...
2005-06	56	28	20	0	8	193	166	64	4th Maurice Bent	7th MJAHL	Lost Preliminary
2006-07	58	42	12	0	4	257	138	88	1st Maurice Bent	1st MJAHL	Won League, 4th at Fred Page Cup Fred Page Cup The Fred Page Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won by tournament, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The award is given to the winner of a round robin and playoff between the Bogart Cup champions of the Central Junior Hockey League, the Kent Cup champions of the Maritime...
2007-08	58	37	11
10	210	138	84	2nd Maurice Bent	4th MJAHL	Lost Quarter-final
2008-09	54	36	12
6	212	127	78	1st Maurice Bent	2nd MJAHL	Lost Final
2009-10	50	37	7
6	214	104	80	1st Maurice Bent	2nd MJAHL	Lost Quarter-final
2010-11	52	30	18
4	166	128	64	2nd Maurice Bent	4th MHL	Lost Quarter-final

Season-by-season leading point getters

Season	Name	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
2005-06	T.J. Smith	52	41	24	65	30
2006-07	T.J. Smith	58	33	46	79	54
2007-08	Jon Reid	56	17	45	62	54
2008-09	Dana Fraser	52	24	36	60	28
2009-10	Dana Fraser	47	28	63	91	12
2010-11	Stephen Horyl	42	23	30	53	14

All-time leading point getters

Name	G	A	PTS	Season(s)
Stephen Horyl	79	121	200	2006-2009, 2010-11
Dana Fraser	69	124	193	2007-2010
Jon Reid	50	139	189	2006-2009
T.J. Smith	97	84	181	2004-2007
David MacBurnie	66	103	169	2003-2007
Derek Fields	57	108	165	1998-2001
Josh Boulton	85	79	164	1997-2000
Glenn Frazee	76	83	159	2001-2005
K.C. Brown	68	88	156	2005-2009
Chris Ivanko	64	78	142	2007-2010
Matt Boulton	61	81	142	1997-1999

Franchise records

Team Records for a single season
Statistic	Total	Season
Most Points	88	2006-07
Most Wins	42	2006-07
Most Goals For	257	2006-07
Least Goals For	183	2004-05
Least Goals Against	104	2009-10
Most Goals Against	201	2000-01

Player records

Records held by players
Statistic	Record holder	Total	Season(s)
Most Career Points	Stephen Horyl	200	2006-09, 2010-11
Most Points (Single Season)	Dana Fraser	91	2007-10
Most Career Goals	T.J. Smith	97	2004-07
Most Goals (Single Season)	T.J. Smith	41	2005-06
Most Career Assists	Jon Reid	139	2006-09
Most Assists (Single Season)	Dana Fraser	63	2009-10
Most Career Penalized	Donald Johnstone	675	2000-03
Most Penalized (Single Season)	Vincent Muller	348	2002-03

Player and staff awards (awarded by MJAHL)

Individual awards won by Bearcat players and staff
Player	Award	Season(s)
Chris Wilcox	League MVP	1997-98
Chris Wilcox	Playoff MVP	1997-98
Mark Lynk	Most Sportsmanlike	1998-99
Josh Boulton	Most Sportsmanlike	1999-00
Donald Johnstone	Academic Achievement Award	2002-03
Matt Climie/Daniel Turner	Young/Knickle Trophy (GAA)	2003-04
Matt Climie	RBC Player of the Year	2003-04
Matt Climie	League MVP	2003-04
Matt Climie	Top goaltender	2003-04
Matt Iorianni	Playoff MVP	2004-05
Shawn Evans	Coach of the Year	2004-05, 2006-07, 2008-09
Victor Saari/Corey Chipman	Young/Knickle Trophy (GAA)	2005-06
Darcy Stewart/Kirk Rafuse	Young/Knickle Trophy (GAA)	2006-07
Jon Reid	Rookie of the Year	2006-07
Andrew Harmes	Academic Achievement Award	2006-07
Zach Sill	Playoff MVP	2006-07
Pierre Alexandre Marion/Luke Gallant	Young/Knickle Trophy (GAA)	2007-08
Stephen Horyl	Most Sportsmanlike	2007-08
Pierre Alexandre Marion	League MVP	2007-08
Pierre Alexandre Marion	Top Goaltender	2007-08
Richard Gagnon/Kirk Rafuse	Young/Knickle Trophy (GAA)	2008-09
Richard Gagnon/Kirk Rafuse/Alex Scola	Young/Knickle Trophy (GAA)	2009-10
Kirk Rafuse	Top Goaltender	2009-10
Dana Fraser	Most Sportsmanlike	2009-10
Kirk Rafuse/Spencer Scott	Young/Knickle Trophy (GAA)	2010-11

Captains

Name	Seasons
Bryant Fraser	2001-02
Joel Isenor	2002-03
Jim White	2003-04
Glenn Frazee	2004-05
Matt Beaver	2005-06, 2006-07
Rodi Short	2007-08
Sam Hounsell	2008-09
Ben MacAskill	2009-10
Evan Watts	2010-11

Notable alumni

The Truro Bearcats have had many players develop and pass through the organization. Many have gone on to play university hockey and major junior hockey. Truro has also had players move on to play in the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

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 or American Hockey League

American Hockey League

The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...

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• Andrew MacDonald
  Andrew MacDonald (ice hockey)
  Andrew MacDonald is a professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with the New York Islanders organization of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
  
  
• Zach Sill
  Zach Sill
  Zach Sill is a Canadian professional ice hockey player from Birch Hill, Nova Scotia who is currently playing for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the American Hockey League....
  
  
• Matt Climie
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• Mark Cody
• David Brine
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• Mikael Johansson
• Franklin MacDonald
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• Rodi Short

External links

• Official Bearcats Web Site
• Official MJAHL Web Site