1970-71 New Brunswick season

This was the 1970-71 ice hockey season in New Brunswick:

Leagues

Miramichi Valley League

1. Chatham Ironmen 11-5-0-22 88:66
2. Newcastle Schooners 8-7-1-17 80:79
3. CFB Chatham Golden Hawks 4-11-1-9 81:104

Semifinal

• CFB - Newcastle 4:3 on series (6:1, 6:9, 8:6, 3:2, 5:6, 3:7, 8:3)

Final

• Chatham - CFB Chatham 4:0 on series (5:2, 6:4, 8:3, 6:5)

Central League

as of 1/26

1. Cocagne Packers 9-3-0-18 70:48
2. Sackville Combines 6-4-0-12 74:60
3. Moncton Vikings 4-4-1-9 51:52
4. Dieppe Seals 1-9-1-3 40:81

Final positions: 1. Sackville 36 pts, 2. Cocagne 28 pts, 3. Moncton 23 pts, 4. Dieppe 7 pts.

Semifinals

• Cocagne - Dieppe 3:0 on series (6:3, 2:0, 8:6)
• Sackville - Moncton 3:1 on series (2:0, 5:8, 6:5, 7:4)

Final

• Sackville - Cocagne 4:1 on series (4:3, 1:5, 7:1, 5:3 OT, 9:5)

Saint John Combination League

• 11/3: Pizza Delight - Bond Clothing 6:3
• 11/3: Ocean Steel - Pilkington Glass 3:3
• 11/9: Ocean Steel - Pizza Delight 5:0
• 11/9: Pilkington Glass - Bond Clothing 8:3
• 11/13: Bond Clothing - Pizza Delight 5:3
• 11/13: Pilkington Glass - Ocean Steel 4:2
• 11/15: Pilkington Glass - Bond Clothing 5:2
• 11/15: Ocean Steel - Pizza Delight 7:1
• 11/18: Pilkington Glass - Pizza Delight 4:1
• 11/28: Bond Clothing - Ocean Steel 5:0
• 11/23: Bond Clothing - Pizza Delight 8:0
• 11/23: Ocean Steel - Pilkington Glass 4:4
• 12/2: Bond Clothing - Pizza Delight 4:3
• 12/2: Ocean Steel - Pilkington Glass 7:4
• 12/8: Pilkington Glass - Pizza Delight 5:1
• 12/8: Ocean Steel - Bond Clothing 4:3
• 12/13: Bond Clothing - Pizza Delight 2:0
• 12/13: Pilkington Glass - Ocean Steel 8:5
• 12/15: Bond Clothing - Pilkington Glass 2:1
• 12/15: Ocean Steel - Pizza Delight 6:4
• 12/20: Pilkington Glass - Pizza Delight 9:1
• 12/20: Bond Clothing - Ocean Steel 3:1
• 12/22: Bond Clothing - Pizza Delight 9:3
• 12/22: Pilkington Glass - Ocean Steel 8:4
• 12/30: Bond Clothing - Ocean Steel 3:1
• 12/30: Pilkington Glass - Pizza Delight 3:0
• 1/3: Pilkington Glass - Ocean Steel 5:5
• 1/3: Pizza Delight - Bond Clothing Forfeit
• 1/5: Bond Clothing - Pilkington Glass 4:0
• 1/5: Ocean Steel - Pizza Delight 7:1
• 1/10: Pilkington Glass - Pizza Delight 7:0
• 1/10: Ocean Steel - Bond Clothing 5:2
• 1/12: Pilkington Glass - Ocean Steel 4:1
• 1/12: Bond Clothing - Pizza Delight 3:3
• 1/17: Pizza Delight - Ocean Steel 6:2
• 1/17: Pilkington Glass - Bond Clothing 3:3
• 1/19: Ocean Steel - Bond Clothing 3:1
• 1/19: Pilkington Glass - Pizza Delight 6:2
• 1/24: Bond Clothing - Ocean Steel 6:6
• 1/24: Pilkington Glass - Pizza Delight 7:1
• 1/26: Ocean Steel - Pizza Delight 7:4
• 1/27: Pilkington Glass - Bond Clothing 4:2
• 1/31: Pizza Delight - Pilkington Glass 6:2
• 1/31: Ocean Steel - Bond Clothing 5:5
• 2/2: Ocean Steel - Pilkington Glass 3:1
• 2/7: Pilkington Glass - Bond Clothing 11:4
• 2/7: Ocean Steel - Pizza Delight 7:3
• 2/14: Pilkington Glass' - Ocean Steel 6:3
• 2/14: Bond Clothing - Pizza Delight 6:1

Semifinals

• 2/21: Pizza Delight - Ocean Steel 3:2
• 2/21: Bond Clothing - Pilkington Glass 3:0
• 2/28: Pizza Delight - Ocean Steel 3:2
• 3/2: Pilkington Glass - Bond Clothing 2:0
• 3/3: Ocean Steel - Pizza Delight 3:2 OT

Bond Clothing and Ocean Steel both won series 3-2.

Final

• 3/16: Ocean Steel - Bond Clothing 3:1
• 3/24: 'Ocean Steel - Bond Clothing 4:2
• 3/29: Bond Clothing - Ocean Steel 7:2
• 3/30: Ocean Steel - Bond Clothing 5:0 - Steel won series 4-2

Simonds Express League

Standings as of 1/13

1. Marco Polo 15-4-0-30
2. Rebels 11-7-1-23
3. NB Telephone 10-8-1-21
4. Vikings 7-11-2-16
5. Sleighs 6-12-1-13
6. J and J 6-12-1-13

• 1/18: Vikings - J and J Plumbing 3:2
• 1/18: NB Telephone Co. - Rebels 6:5
• 1/18: Marco Polo - Sleighs 13:6
• 1/24: NB Telephone Co. - Sleighs 7:1
• 1/24: Marco Polo - Vikings 5:1
• 1/24: Rebels - J and J Plumbing 5:2
• 1/31: J and J Plumbing - NB Telephone Co. 4:3
• 1/31: Marco Polo - Rebels 4:3
• 1/31: Vikings - Sleighs 4:2
• 2/2: Rebels - Vikings 8:3
• 2/2: Sleighs - J and J Plumbing 3:2
• 2/2: Marco Polo - NB Telephone 3:3
• 2/7: Rebels - NB Telephone 3:1
• 2/7: J and J Plumbing - Vikings 1:1
• 2/7: Marco Polo - Sleighs 9:0
• 2/14: Rebels - Marco Polo 5:4
• 2/14: Vikings' - Sleighs 5:3
• 2/14: NB Telephone - J and J Plumbing 7:2
• 2/21: Marco Polo - Sleighs 9:3
• 2/21: NB Telephone - Rebels 5:0

Semifinals

• 2/23: Marco Polo - NB Telephone 6:3
• 2/23: Vikings - Rebels 4:3 OT
• 2/28: Marco Polo - NB Telephone 9:2
• 2/28: Rebels - Vikings 2:1
• 3/7: Marco Polo - NB Telephone 3:0 - Polo won series 3-1
• 3/7: Rebels - Vikings 5:3
• 3/9: Vikings - Rebeels 3:2 OT - Vikings won series 3-2

Final

• 3/14: Marco Polo - Vikings 4:3
• 3/21: Marco Polo - Vikings 5:4 OT
• 3/24: Marco Polo - Vikings 4:0 - Polo won series 4-0

Moncton Inter-Parish League

Standings as of 1/28

1. Point du Chene 10-4-0-20 59:34
2. Scoudouc 6-4-4-16 56:43
3. Notre Dame 5-6-3-13 39:44
4. Upper Aboujagne 3-10-1-7 39:72

• 2/2: Notre Dame - Upper Aboujagne 6:1
• 2/2: Point du Chene - Scoudouc 4:2

Semifinals

• Scoudouc - Upper Aboujagne 3:2 on series
• Point du Chene - Notre Dame 3:0 on series

Final

• Point du Chene - Scoudouc 4:0 on series (4:3, 1:0, 7:2, 2:1)

Moncton Commercial League

Standings as of 12/10

1. Co-op 8-0-2-18
2. Civic Combines 7-1-2-16
3. NB Tel 5-4-1-11
4. Simpsons-Sears 2-7-1-5
5. Carters 0-9-0-0
6. Moncton Foundry 0-2-0-0

• 12/14: 'NB Tel - Moncton Foundry 8:1
• 12/15: Civic Combines - Carter's Utility 7:4
• 12/16: Co-op - Carter's Utility 6:0
• 12/16: Civic Combines - Simpsons-Sears 10:2
• 12/17: Simpsons-Sears - Moncton Foundry 3:2
• 12/21: Civic Combines - NB Tel 5:1
• 12/22: Co-op - Moncton Foundry 11:2
• 12/23: Moncton Foundry - Carter's Utility 4:1
• 12/23: NB Tel - Simpsons-Sears 3:2
• 2/2: Co-op - Carter's Utility 10:2
• 2/2: Civic Combines - Simpsons-Sears 9:1
• 3/9: Civic Combines - Co-op 6:4
• 3/9: Carter's Utility - Simpsons-Sears 7:3
• 3/16: Carter's Utility - Simpsons-Sears 5:3

Semifinals

• Civic Combines - Simpsons-Sears 3:1 on series (8:4, 3:5, 7:5, 5:3)
• Co-op - Carter's Utility 3:0 on series (5:2, 5:3, 8:3)

Final

• Civic Combines - Co-op 4:2 on series (10:3, 4:3, 15:5, 3:5, 2:5, 5:2)

Consolation

• Simpsons-Sears - Carter's Utility 4:0 on series (8:6, W:L, 6:3, 5:3)

Acadien Hockey League

1. Cap Pele Acadiens 10-1-1-21 59:23
2. Pre d'En Haut Royals 9-2-1-19 46:24
3. St. Anselme Eales 7-4-1-15 40:29
4. Dieppe Rangers 6-4-2-14 40:35
5. Parkton Notre Dame de Grace 4-8-0-8 25:46
6. Sunny Brae Maroons 1-9-2-4 21:51
7. Lewisville Bruins 0-9-3-3 20:50

Consolation

• Sunny Brae - NDG 4:4, 3:2, 3:3

Semifinals

• Pre d'En Haut - Dieppe 3:0, 1 tie on series (7:3, 2:2, 4:2, 6:2)
• St. Anselme - Cap Pele 2:2 on series (3:1, 1:3, 5:0, 2:3) - series was awarded to St. Anselme as Cap Pele used an ineligible player, Allard Landry

Final

• Pre d'En Haut - St. Anselme 4:0 on series (4:3, 7:3, 5:3, 6:4)

Kent County Interparish League

as of 2/9

1. St. Mary's Kings 9-1-2-20 37:17
2. St. Anthony Jets 7-5-1-15 35:34
3. Cocagne Kings 6-4-2-14 42:33
4. Richibucto Village 5-6-2-12 32:46
5. Buctouche 4-6-1-11 40:42
6. Ste. Anne 1-11-0-2 25:51

• 2/14: Ste. Anne - Richibucto Village 4:2
• 2/14: Buctouche - St. Anthony 5:2
• 2/20: Cocagne - Ste. Anne 5:1
• 2/20: Buctouche - Richibucto Village 6:3
• 2/20: St. Mary's - St. Anthony 3:3

Semifinals

• 2/21: Cocagne - Buctouche 5:3
• 2/21: St. Mary's - St. Anthony 2:1
• 2/28: Cocagne - Buctouche 4:3
• 3/1: St. Mary's - St. Anthony 3:1

Final

• 3/9: St. Mary's - Cocagne 2:1
• 3/11: Cocagne - St. Mary's 2:0
• 3/14: Cocagne - St. Mary's 2:0

Westmorland Shore League

On March 29, the Little Cape Eagles and Cap Pele Penguins were set to play in the fourth game of the best of 7 finals. Little Cape was leading the series 2-1.

Lower Gloucester League

1. Shippegan Merchants 15-7-2-32
2. Caraquet Acadiens 14-6-4-32 150:120
3. Tracadie-Sheila Alpines 12-11-1-25 120:122
4. Les Iles Stars 12-12-0-24 139:124
5. Paquetville-St. Isidore Pioneers 9-14-1-19 112:131
6. Le Goulet Tigers 8-13-3-19 91:112
7. Bathurst 6-15-3-15 98:132

Quarterfinals

• 2/7: Tracadie-Sheila Alpines - Paquetville-St. Isidore Pioneers 6:4 OT
• 2/7: Le Goulet Tigers - Caraquet Acadiens 3:2
• 2/10: Tracadie-Sheila Alpines - Paquetville-St. Isidore Pioneers 6:3
• 2/10: Caraquet Acadiens - Le Goulet Tigers 7:3
• 2/11: Caraquet Acadiens - Le Goulet Tigers 10:1

Semifinals

• Caraquet Acadiens - Tracadie-Sheila Alpines 3:2 on series (4:6, 6:5 OT, 5:6, 9:7, 7:3)
• 2/7: Le Iles Stars - Shippegan Merchants 3:2
• 2/9: Shippegan Merchants - Les Iles Stars 6:5 OT
• 2/11: Shippegan Merchants - Les Iles Stars 4:2
• 2/17: Les Iles Stars - Shippegan Merchants 8:4
• 2/18: Shippegan Merchants - Les Iles Stars 7:6
• 2/21: Shippegan Merchants - Les Iles Stars 4:2

Final

• Shippegan Merchants - Caraquet Acadiens 7:3
• Caraquet Acadiens - Shippegan Merchants 8:1
• 3/3: Caraquet Acadiens - Shippegan Merchants 8:4
• 3/5: Caraquet Acadiens - Shippegan Merchants 5:2
• 3/6: Caraquet Acadiens - Shippegan Merchants 6:4

Kent County Industrial League

• 1/17: Buctouche Jaycees - Rexton Abbies 11:3
• 1/17: St. Louis Blues - Point Sapin 5:4

Richibucto was also in the league.

Final

• Buctouche Jaycees - Point Sapin 9:8 OT
• Buctouche Jaycees - Point Sapin 8:4

Lancaster Centennial League

1. Beaconsfield 46 pts
2. Randolph 45 pts
3. Merchants 36 pts
4. Milford 33 pts
5. Alpines 33 pts
6. Fairville 17 pts

Final

• 3/18: Beaconsfield - Merchants 5:2
• 3/18: Randolph - Milford 5:2
• 3/21: Randolph - Milford 3:2
• 3/21: Merchants - Beaconsfield 5:3 OT
• 3/25: Randolph - Milford 4:1
• 3/25: Beaconsfield - Merchants 3:2
• 3/30: Beaconsfield - Merchants 6:3

Final

• 4/1: Randolph - Beaconsfield 4:2
• 4/4: Beaconsfield - Randolph 3:2
• 4/6: Beaconsfield - Randolph 3:1
• 4/9: Randolph - Beaconsfield 5:2
• 4/12: Beaconsfield - Randolph 4:3
• 4/15: Baconsfield - Randolph 4:3 OT

Other games

• 1/10: Moncton Vikings - Norton Kings 9:6
• 1/27: Lancaster Schooner Centennials - HMCS Skeena 10:0
• 4/26: Moncton Commercial League All-Stars - Moncton Vikings 9:5
• Moncton Vikings - Moncton Commercial League All-Stars 14:4
• 5/4: Moncton Vikings - Moncton Commercial League All-Stars 6:3

New Brunswick Intermediate C Playoffs

• Florenceville Northern Carleton Co-ops - Fredericton General Dairies 2:1 on series (8:7 2OT, 5:6, 7:5)
• Lancaster Schooner Centennials - Norton Kings 2:1 on series (7:8, 3:1, 2:1)
• Florenceville Northern Carleton Co-ops - Lancaster Schooner Centennials 2:1 on series (7:9, 7:5, 8:7)
• Florenceville Northern Carleton Co-ops - Dalhousie Maple Leafs 2:1 on series (4:6, 6:4, 4:3)
• Sackville Combines - Woodstock Karnes 2:0 on series (4:2, 7:4)
• Sackville Combines - Florenceville Northern Carleton Co-ops 2:0 on series (14:2, 5:8 OT - awarded to Sackville on protest) - final

New Brunswick Intermediate I Playoffs

• Nashwaak Valley All-Stars - Minto Ski-Doos 2:0 on series (9:4, 16:0)
• Woodstock Webb's Esso - Centreville
• Simonds Flyers - Saint John Metros
• Hillcrest - UNB 2:0 on series (W:L, 3:0)
• Nashwaak Valley All-Stars - Woodstock Webb's Esso 2:0 on series (14:7, 20:0)
• Hillcrest - Simonds Flyers 2:1 on series (6:3, 2:8, 9:5)
• Nashwaak Valley All-Stars - Hillcrest 2:0 on series (6:3, 10:4)
• Miramichi Valley Industrial League All-Stars - Nashwaak Valley All-Stars 2:1 on series (6:5 OT, 3:4, 5:4 OT) - final

Sources

• Fredericton Daily Gleaner
• Moncton Transcript
• Saint John Telegraph-Journal