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The Pictou County Weeks Crushers are a Junior "A" hockey team based in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
New Glasgow is a town in Pictou County, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into Pictou Harbour, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait....

. They are in the Maritime Junior Hockey League's Bent Division along with five other Nova Scotia clubs. The Crushers play their home games at John Brother MacDonald Stadium.

History

The Crushers originated in Halifax. The franchise, under various names in Nova Scotia's capital city, holds the MHL (formerly the MJAHL) record for most championships with 10. As the Halifax Oland Exports, they captured the 2002 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...

 on home ice. Due to financial reasons, the team's name was changed to Halifax Team Pepsi for the 2003-2004 campaign.

In the spring of 2004, the Weeks Hockey Organization bought the club, moved it to New Glasgow and renamed it the Pictou County Weeks Crushers. The team's name and logo are tied to its founding sponsor, Weeks Construction.

After struggling to attract fans in Halifax's crowded hockey market, the Crushers soared up the attendance ladder in New Glasgow and are now one of the league's top draws at the gate.

The Crushers hosted the 2005 MJAHL All-Star Game and the 2006 MJAHL Entry Draft.

In April 2008, the Crushers were the 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...

 host team. They shocked everyone as the underdogs defeated the defending FPC champion 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...

 4-1 in the championship game. With the victory, the Crushers advanced to their first ever 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...

, in Cornwall, Ontario. They went 1-4 at the RBC, losing the semifinal game 3-0 to the Camrose Kodiaks
Camrose Kodiaks
The Camrose Kodiaks are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Camrose, Alberta, Canada at the Edgeworth Centre's Encana Arena, capacity 2500+....

.

Season-by-season record

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1972-73 40 24 14 2
201 163 50 3rd MVJHL
1973-74 34 23 8 3
211 123 49 3rd MVJHL
1974-75 Statistics Not Available
1975-76 32 14 16 2
175 192 30 5th MVJHL
1976-77 32 14 12 6
199 157 34 5th MVJHL
1977-78 36 19 16 1
177 164 39 3rd MVJHL
1978-79 34 23 8 3
200 107 49 1st MVJHL Won League
1979-80 Statistics Not Available
1980-81 39 30 4 5
294 127 65 1st MVJHL
1981-82 40 23 13 4
211 184 50 2nd MVJHL Won League
1982-83 39 22 13 4
48 2nd MVJHL Won League
1983-84 40 30 6 4
358 183 64 1st MVJHL Won League
1984-85 40 27 9 4
269 169 58 2nd MVJHL
1985-86 40 20 18 2
230 220 42 3rd MVJHL
1986-87 40 32 7 1
285 142 65 1st MVJHL
1987-88 40 21 12 7
237 186 49 1st MVJHL Won League
1988-89 40 20 12 8
271 201 48 2nd MVJHL
1989-90 40 25 12 3
313 181 53 2nd MVJHL
1990-91 39 25 8 6
219 157 56 2nd MVJHL Won League
1991-92 46 34 7 5
304 154 73 1st MJAHL Won League
1992-93 48 26 14 8 0 290 228 60 1st MJAHL
1993-94 48 36 9 1 2 321 202 75 1st MJAHL
1994-95 48 23 20 3 2 216 188 51 4th MJAHL
1995-96 54 30 21 3 0 324 274 63 3rd MJAHL Won League
1996-97 56 36 15 3 2 321 242 77 1st MJAHL
1997-98 52 34 15 2 1 286 205 71 1st MJAHL
1998-99 48 31 15 2
231 161 65 2nd MJAHL
1999-00 52 38 8 4 2 296 178 82 1st MJAHL Won League
2000-01 52 33 19 0 0 232 188 66 4th MJAHL
2001-02 52 38 8 4 2 260 135 82 1st MJAHL Won League, Won FPC
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...

, Won RBC
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...

2002-03 52 15 35 2 0 164 248 34 9th MJAHL
2003-04 52 18 27 4 3 184 223 43 10th MJAHL
2004-05 56 26 24 6 0 162 168 58 6th MJAHL Lost Division Semi-Final
2005-06 56 31 19 0 6 173 170 69 4th MJAHL Lost Division Final
2006-07 58 24 28 0 6 191 208 54 9th MJAHL Lost Division Semi-Final
2007-08 58 35 21
2 246 180 72 5th MJAHL Lost Division Final, Won FPC
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...

2008-09 54 25 23
6 154 177 56 8th MJAHL Lost Division Semi-Final
2009-10 49 27 21
1 159 157 55 5th MJAHL Lost Final
2010-11 52 31 16
5 199 152 67 3rd MHL Lost Final

External links


See also





The Pictou County Weeks Crushers are a Junior "A" hockey team based in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
New Glasgow is a town in Pictou County, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into Pictou Harbour, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait....

. They are in the Maritime Junior Hockey League's Bent Division along with five other Nova Scotia clubs. The Crushers play their home games at John Brother MacDonald Stadium.

History

The Crushers originated in Halifax. The franchise, under various names in Nova Scotia's capital city, holds the MHL (formerly the MJAHL) record for most championships with 10. As the Halifax Oland Exports, they captured the 2002 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...

 on home ice. Due to financial reasons, the team's name was changed to Halifax Team Pepsi for the 2003-2004 campaign.

In the spring of 2004, the Weeks Hockey Organization bought the club, moved it to New Glasgow and renamed it the Pictou County Weeks Crushers. The team's name and logo are tied to its founding sponsor, Weeks Construction.

After struggling to attract fans in Halifax's crowded hockey market, the Crushers soared up the attendance ladder in New Glasgow and are now one of the league's top draws at the gate.

The Crushers hosted the 2005 MJAHL All-Star Game and the 2006 MJAHL Entry Draft.

In April 2008, the Crushers were the 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...

 host team. They shocked everyone as the underdogs defeated the defending FPC champion 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...

 4-1 in the championship game. With the victory, the Crushers advanced to their first ever 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...

, in Cornwall, Ontario. They went 1-4 at the RBC, losing the semifinal game 3-0 to the Camrose Kodiaks
Camrose Kodiaks
The Camrose Kodiaks are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Camrose, Alberta, Canada at the Edgeworth Centre's Encana Arena, capacity 2500+....

.

Season-by-season record

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1972-73 40 24 14 2
201 163 50 3rd MVJHL
1973-74 34 23 8 3
211 123 49 3rd MVJHL
1974-75 Statistics Not Available
1975-76 32 14 16 2
175 192 30 5th MVJHL
1976-77 32 14 12 6
199 157 34 5th MVJHL
1977-78 36 19 16 1
177 164 39 3rd MVJHL
1978-79 34 23 8 3
200 107 49 1st MVJHL Won League
1979-80 Statistics Not Available
1980-81 39 30 4 5
294 127 65 1st MVJHL
1981-82 40 23 13 4
211 184 50 2nd MVJHL Won League
1982-83 39 22 13 4
48 2nd MVJHL Won League
1983-84 40 30 6 4
358 183 64 1st MVJHL Won League
1984-85 40 27 9 4
269 169 58 2nd MVJHL
1985-86 40 20 18 2
230 220 42 3rd MVJHL
1986-87 40 32 7 1
285 142 65 1st MVJHL
1987-88 40 21 12 7
237 186 49 1st MVJHL Won League
1988-89 40 20 12 8
271 201 48 2nd MVJHL
1989-90 40 25 12 3
313 181 53 2nd MVJHL
1990-91 39 25 8 6
219 157 56 2nd MVJHL Won League
1991-92 46 34 7 5
304 154 73 1st MJAHL Won League
1992-93 48 26 14 8 0 290 228 60 1st MJAHL
1993-94 48 36 9 1 2 321 202 75 1st MJAHL
1994-95 48 23 20 3 2 216 188 51 4th MJAHL
1995-96 54 30 21 3 0 324 274 63 3rd MJAHL Won League
1996-97 56 36 15 3 2 321 242 77 1st MJAHL
1997-98 52 34 15 2 1 286 205 71 1st MJAHL
1998-99 48 31 15 2
231 161 65 2nd MJAHL
1999-00 52 38 8 4 2 296 178 82 1st MJAHL Won League
2000-01 52 33 19 0 0 232 188 66 4th MJAHL
2001-02 52 38 8 4 2 260 135 82 1st MJAHL Won League, Won FPC
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...

, Won RBC
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...

2002-03 52 15 35 2 0 164 248 34 9th MJAHL
2003-04 52 18 27 4 3 184 223 43 10th MJAHL
2004-05 56 26 24 6 0 162 168 58 6th MJAHL Lost Division Semi-Final
2005-06 56 31 19 0 6 173 170 69 4th MJAHL Lost Division Final
2006-07 58 24 28 0 6 191 208 54 9th MJAHL Lost Division Semi-Final
2007-08 58 35 21
2 246 180 72 5th MJAHL Lost Division Final, Won FPC
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...

2008-09 54 25 23
6 154 177 56 8th MJAHL Lost Division Semi-Final
2009-10 49 27 21
1 159 157 55 5th MJAHL Lost Final
2010-11 52 31 16
5 199 152 67 3rd MHL Lost Final

External links


See also





The Pictou County Weeks Crushers are a Junior "A" hockey team based in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
New Glasgow is a town in Pictou County, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into Pictou Harbour, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait....

. They are in the Maritime Junior Hockey League's Bent Division along with five other Nova Scotia clubs. The Crushers play their home games at John Brother MacDonald Stadium.

History

The Crushers originated in Halifax. The franchise, under various names in Nova Scotia's capital city, holds the MHL (formerly the MJAHL) record for most championships with 10. As the Halifax Oland Exports, they captured the 2002 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...

 on home ice. Due to financial reasons, the team's name was changed to Halifax Team Pepsi for the 2003-2004 campaign.

In the spring of 2004, the Weeks Hockey Organization bought the club, moved it to New Glasgow and renamed it the Pictou County Weeks Crushers. The team's name and logo are tied to its founding sponsor, Weeks Construction.

After struggling to attract fans in Halifax's crowded hockey market, the Crushers soared up the attendance ladder in New Glasgow and are now one of the league's top draws at the gate.

The Crushers hosted the 2005 MJAHL All-Star Game and the 2006 MJAHL Entry Draft.

In April 2008, the Crushers were the 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...

 host team. They shocked everyone as the underdogs defeated the defending FPC champion 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...

 4-1 in the championship game. With the victory, the Crushers advanced to their first ever 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...

, in Cornwall, Ontario. They went 1-4 at the RBC, losing the semifinal game 3-0 to the Camrose Kodiaks
Camrose Kodiaks
The Camrose Kodiaks are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Camrose, Alberta, Canada at the Edgeworth Centre's Encana Arena, capacity 2500+....

.

Season-by-season record

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1972-73 40 24 14 2
201 163 50 3rd MVJHL
1973-74 34 23 8 3
211 123 49 3rd MVJHL
1974-75 Statistics Not Available
1975-76 32 14 16 2
175 192 30 5th MVJHL
1976-77 32 14 12 6
199 157 34 5th MVJHL
1977-78 36 19 16 1
177 164 39 3rd MVJHL
1978-79 34 23 8 3
200 107 49 1st MVJHL Won League
1979-80 Statistics Not Available
1980-81 39 30 4 5
294 127 65 1st MVJHL
1981-82 40 23 13 4
211 184 50 2nd MVJHL Won League
1982-83 39 22 13 4
48 2nd MVJHL Won League
1983-84 40 30 6 4
358 183 64 1st MVJHL Won League
1984-85 40 27 9 4
269 169 58 2nd MVJHL
1985-86 40 20 18 2
230 220 42 3rd MVJHL
1986-87 40 32 7 1
285 142 65 1st MVJHL
1987-88 40 21 12 7
237 186 49 1st MVJHL Won League
1988-89 40 20 12 8
271 201 48 2nd MVJHL
1989-90 40 25 12 3
313 181 53 2nd MVJHL
1990-91 39 25 8 6
219 157 56 2nd MVJHL Won League
1991-92 46 34 7 5
304 154 73 1st MJAHL Won League
1992-93 48 26 14 8 0 290 228 60 1st MJAHL
1993-94 48 36 9 1 2 321 202 75 1st MJAHL
1994-95 48 23 20 3 2 216 188 51 4th MJAHL
1995-96 54 30 21 3 0 324 274 63 3rd MJAHL Won League
1996-97 56 36 15 3 2 321 242 77 1st MJAHL
1997-98 52 34 15 2 1 286 205 71 1st MJAHL
1998-99 48 31 15 2
231 161 65 2nd MJAHL
1999-00 52 38 8 4 2 296 178 82 1st MJAHL Won League
2000-01 52 33 19 0 0 232 188 66 4th MJAHL
2001-02 52 38 8 4 2 260 135 82 1st MJAHL Won League, Won FPC
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...

, Won RBC
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...

2002-03 52 15 35 2 0 164 248 34 9th MJAHL
2003-04 52 18 27 4 3 184 223 43 10th MJAHL
2004-05 56 26 24 6 0 162 168 58 6th MJAHL Lost Division Semi-Final
2005-06 56 31 19 0 6 173 170 69 4th MJAHL Lost Division Final
2006-07 58 24 28 0 6 191 208 54 9th MJAHL Lost Division Semi-Final
2007-08 58 35 21
2 246 180 72 5th MJAHL Lost Division Final, Won FPC
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...

2008-09 54 25 23
6 154 177 56 8th MJAHL Lost Division Semi-Final
2009-10 49 27 21
1 159 157 55 5th MJAHL Lost Final
2010-11 52 31 16
5 199 152 67 3rd MHL Lost Final

External links


See also




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