New Brunswick Hockey (1946-1990)

This page features miscellaneous details on ice hockey in New Brunswick between 1946 and 1967.

Results

1945-46

CNR Suburban League

• 1/2: Hampton - Quispamsis 6:6
• 1/3: Rothesay Royals - Coldbrook 6:4
• 1/14: Rothesay Royals - Quispamsis 13:0
• 1/16: Renforth - Quispamsis 6:4
• 1/16: Rothesay Royals - Hampton 8:3
• 1/22: Hampton - Quispamsis 12:1
• 1/23: Coldbrook - Hampton 6:5
• 1/23: Rothesay Royals - Renforth 7:2
• 1/30:Hampton - Renforth 7:1
• 1/30: Coldbrook - Quispamsis 8:4
• 2/4: Rothesay Royals - Hampton 4:3
• 2/11: Hampton - Coldbrook 9:5
• 2/11: Rothesay Royals - Renforth 12:2
• 2/26: Hampton - Renforth 8:3
• 3/11: Rothesay Royals - Hampton 0:0 - semifinal
• 3/11: Coldbrook - Quispamsis - Coldbrook led 8:2 late in game - "
• 3/19: Rothesay Royals - Hampton 2:1 - "
• 3/19: Coldbrook - Quispamsis 3:1 - it was not assured that the game had been played as some Quispamsis players failed to put in an appearance - "
• 3/26: Rothesay Royals - Coldbrook 8:6 - final

Pickrell Trophy League

• 1/17: McAdam - St. Stephen 6:3
• 1/24: McAdam - St. Stephen 4:2

Saint John Intermediate League

• 12/23: Dry Dock Royals - Emerson's Aces 6:2
• 12/23: Saint John All-Stars - Fairville 5:5
• 1/27: Emerson's Aces - Saint John All-Stars 7:2
• 1/27: Dry Dock Royals - Fairville 10:1
• 2/10: Dry Dock Royals - Emerson's Aces 7:1 - semifinal - Royals won series by 12 goals
• 2/10: Fairville - Saint John All-Stars 6:5 - " - Fairville won series by 3 goals
• 2/15: Dry Dock Royals - Fairville 6:4 - final

North Shore League

• 12/21: Bathurst - Dalhousie 4:2
• 12/29: Dalhousie - Bathurst 7:4
• 1/2: Bathurst - Chatham 9:6
• 1/7: Bathurst - Chatham 8:3
• 1/10: Bathurst - Campbellton 8:4 - exhibition
• 1/11: Chatham - Dalhousie 4:3
• 1/14: Chatham - Dalhousie 5:0
• 1/17: Dalhousie - Campbellton 4:2 - exhibition
• 1/18: Bathurst - Chatham 9:3
• 1/22: Bathurst - Chatham 9:4
• 1/28: Chatham - Dalhousie 9:3
• 2/2: Chatham - Dalhousie 14:2

Standings as of 1/29: 1. Bathurst Papermakers 12 pts, 2. Chatham Ironmen 6 pts, 3. Dalhousie Rangers 4 pts.

Semifinal

• 2/8: Chatham - Dalhousie 4:1
• 2/11: Chatham - Dalhousie 6:3

Final

• 2/13: Bathurst' - Chatham 6:5
• 2/18: Chatham - Bathurst 4:3
• 2/19: Bathurst - Chatham 5:4

Fredericton and District Junior Playoffs

• 2/12: Devon Juniors - Fredericton Junior Oddfellows 1:0
• 2/13: Devon Juniors - Fredericton Junior Oddfellows 7:3

Other games

• 12/1: Saint John Beavers - Moncton Maroons 4:3
• 12/3: Saint John Beavers - Moncton Maroons 5:2
• 12/9: Saint John Beavers - Amherst Ramblers 9:4
• 12/9: Moncton Maroons - Pictou Refitters 14:10
• 12/13: Moncton Maroons - Amherst Ramblers 7:4
• 1/1: St. Joseph's College - St. Leonard 11:3
• 1/1: 'St. Joseph's College - Grand Falls 6:1
• 1/4: McAdam - St. Andrew's 6:5
• 1/5: Saint John Beavers - Pictou Refitters 8:3
• 1/5: Moncton Maroons - New Glasgow Bombers 9:9
• 1/12: Saint John Beavers - Halifax Naval Base 10:7
• 1/13: Halifax Army - Moncton Maroons 6:5
• 1/17: Woodstock - Meductic 8:1
• 1/18: Woodstock - Hartland 4:3
• 1/18: Moncton Maroons - Halifax Air Force 5:3
• 1/19: Saint John Beavers - Halifax Air Force 6:2
• 1/21: Edmundston Reds' - Cabano (QC) 14:3
• 1/22: New Glasgow Bombers - Moncton Maroons 7:5
• 1/25: Woodstock - Hartland 10:3
• 1/26: Truro Bearcats - Moncton Maroons 12:4
• 1/26: Grand Falls Imperials - Edmundston Reds 6:2
• 1/26: Saint John Beavers - Halifax Naval Base 8:3
• 1/28: Pictou Highlanders - Hampton 8:2
• 1/30: Bathurst Papermakers - Pictou Highlanders 8:1
• 2/1: Pictou Highlanders - Emerson's Aces 8:5
• 2/2: Edmundston Reds - Grand Falls Imperials 3:2
• 2/2: Saint John Beavers - Truro Bearcats 5:1
• 2/2: Tracy - Fredericton City 9:2
• 2/2: Fredericton Junction - Fredericton City 12:2
• 2/3: Moncton Maroons - Pictou Refitters 7:3
• 2/4: Emerson's Aces - Pictou Highlanders 3:3
• 2/5: Moncton Maroons - Bathurst Papermakers 19:3
• 2/6: Charlottetown All-Stars - Moncton Maroons 12:7
• 2/7: Moncton Maroons - Bathurst Papermakers 2:2
• 2/9: Saint John Beavers - Edmundston Reds 7:3
• 2/9: Moncton Maroons - UNB 22:9
• 2/12: Bathurst Papermakers - Grand Falls Imperials 15:13
• 2/12: Moncton Maroons - Saint John Beavers 5:4
• 2/16: Saint John Beavers - Moncton Maroons 1:1
• 2/18: UNB - Fredericton Capitals 6:5
• 2/20: New Glasgow Bombers - Moncton Maroons 12:5
• 2/23: Edmundston Reds - Grand Falls Imperials 5:5
• 2/23: Saint John Beavers - New Glasgow Bombers 10:3
• 2/25: Chatham Ironmen - Mt. Allison University 12:3
• 2/26: Fredericton Junction - Tracy 7:3 - Junction won series 2-1

1946-47

North Shore League

Bathurst Papermakers, Campbellton Tigers, Chatham Ironmen.

• 1/13: Bathurst - Chatham 6:4
• 1/15: Bathurst - Chatham 8:3
• 1/27: Chatham - Campbellton 1:1
• 2/3: Chatham - Bathurst 13:5

Semifinal

• 2/18: Campbellton - Chatham 6:3 - first game

Final

• 2/21: Bathurst - Campbellton 6:4
• 2/24: Campbellton - Bathurst 4:3 3OT
• 2/26: Bathurst - Campbellton 10:4

Fredericton & District Hockey League

• 1/13: Fredericton Capitals - Devon Tigers 3:1
• 1/14: Odd Fellows - Marysville Royals 5:2
• 1/23: Odd Fellows - UNB 6:2

League disbanded due to inclement weather, as games were played on open air rinks.

Other games

• UNB - St. Andrews Senators 7:3
• 1/7: St. Andrews Senators - St. Stephen 11:4
• 1/19: Sacred Heart University - Moncton Acadians 9:6
• 2/3: Westside - Eastside 5:4 - Marysville Town Series
• 2/10: Sacred Heart University - St. Joseph’s University 4:3
• 2/12: Bathurst Papermakers - Sacred Heart University 13:2
• 2/20: Sacred Heart University - Atholville Scouts 2:2

1947-48

North Shore League

Bathurst Papermakers, Campbellton Tigers, Chatham Ironmen, Dalhousie Legionnaires.

• 12/?: Bathurst beat Dalhousie
• 12/29: Campbellton - Dalhousie Legionnaires 2:2
• 1/2: Bathurst - Dalhousie 2:2
• 1/3: Bathurst beat Campbellton
• 1/23: Chatham - Dalhousie 9:4

Semifinals

• 2/17: Chatham - Campbellton 6:5
• 2/17: Bathurst - Dalhousie 13:6
• 2/19: Dalhousie beat Bathurst
• 2/19: Campbellton beat Chatham
• 2/21: Bathurst - Dalhousie 16:2
• 2/21: Campbellton - Chatham 4:3

Final

• 2/27: Bathurst - Campbellton 4:3

Other games

• 1/23: UNB - St. Andrews Senators 7:4
• 1/28: St. Andrews Senators - Sussex Dairy Kings 13:4
• 1/29: Bathurst Papermakers - Sacred Heart University 6:3
• 2/13: Shippegan - Caraquet ACJC 4:0 - Lower Gloucester Championship
• 3/10: UNB - St. Andrews Senators 14:8

1948-49

North Shore League

Standings

1. Bathurst Papermakers 7-1 66:27
2. Dalhousie Legionnaires 4-3 41:38
3. St. Thomas College 4-4 53:45
4. Atholville 0-7 15:65

Semifinal

• 2/17: St. Thomas - Dalhousie 10:4

Final

• 2/19: Bathurst - St. Thomas 4:3
• 2/21: St. Thomas - Bathurst 9:9
• 2/24: St. Thomas - Bathurst 11:3
• 2/26: Bathurst - St. Thomas 16:5
• 2/28: St. Thomas - Bathurst 13:7
• 3/1: Bathurst - St. Thomas 4:2

Central Valley League

Established with Perth, Plaster Rock, Woodstock, and Hartland competing.

Other games

• 12/14: St. Andrews Senators - Moncton Monarchs 18:4
• 12/17: St. Andrews Senators - Fredericton Panthers 18:4
• 12/27: Montreal Jr. Canadiens - St. Andrews Senators 6:4
• 1/19: St. Andrews Senators - Wolfville Red Wings 9:8
• 1/25: St. Andrews Senators - Saint John Carleton & York 12:6
• 2/5: St. Andrews Senators - Mt. Allison University 10:8

1949-50

Central Valley Hockey League

• Plaster Rock - Hartland 5:0
• Plaster Rock - Woodstock 4:4
• 1/13: Plaster Rock - Woodstock 4:3
• 1/14: Perth - Hartland 4:1
• 1/25: Plaster Rock - Hartland 6:4
• 1/26: Perth - Woodstock 7:4
• 2/28: Hartland - Perth 8:4 - final, game one

Lower Gloucester Hockey League

• 12/30: Caraquet ACJC - Shippegan Merchants 5:5
• 1/2: Shippegan Merchants - Tracadie Eagles 7:5
• 1/8: Shippegan Merchants - Caraquet ACJC 6:4 - game ended halfway through the third period when Caraquet left the ice
• 1/25: Caraquet ACJC - Shippegan Merchants 9:3
• Tracadie Eagles - Shippegan Merchants - semifinal
• 2/6: Caraquet ACJC - Tracadie Eagles 5:1 - final, Caraquet won series 2-0

Standings as of 1/18

1. Caraquet 5-3-1-11
2. Shippegan Merchants 4-2-2-10
3. Tracadie 2-7-1-5

Grande Anse also reportedly won a "Lower Gloucester" championship in 1950.

New Brunswick Industrial Playoffs

First round

• 3/7: Marysville Royals - Saint John Y.M.C. Phalanx 8:2
• 3/11: Marysville Royals - Saint John Y.M.C. Phalanx 13:2

Semifinals

• Caraquet ACJC - Bathurst Legionaires 4:3
• 2/28: Bathurst Legionaires - Caraquet ACJC 6:4
• 3/6: Memramcook ACJC - Bathurst Legionaires 7:3
• 3/26: Dieppe Goats - Marysville Royals 9:3
• 3/27: Marysville Royals - Dieppe Goats 5:1

Final

• 4/5: Memramcook ACJC - Dieppe Goats 4:3
• 4/8: Dieppe Goats - Memramcook ACJC 6:4 - Dieppe won series 3-2

Other games

• 12/16: Fredericton Capitals - St. Andrews Senators 9:4
• 12/19: Fredericton Capitals - St. Andrews Senators 10:6
• 1/4: St. Andrews Senators - St. Francis Xavier University 9:7
• 1/5: St. Andrews Senators - St. Francis Xavier University 7:7
• 1/13: Dalhousie Rangers - Madawaska Seniors 9:3
• 1/15: St. Joseph's University - Memramcook ACJC 4:4
• 1/17: Saint John Carleton & York - St. Andrews Senators 8:6
• 1/26: St. Andrews Senators - Wolfville Red Wings 9:5
• 1/27: St. Andrews Senators - Wolfville Red Wings 8:4
• 1/28: Hartland - Fredericton All-Stars 6:2
• 2/9: St. Andrews Senators - UNB 11:4
• 2/28: Marysville Royals - McAdam Legionnaires 8:7

1950-51

Chaleur Bay Hockey League

• 1/2: Shippegan Merchants - Tabusintac Blue and Whites 7:0
• 1/6: Shippegan Merchants - Tracadie Eagles 6:2 - 3rd straight win for Shippegan
• 1/11: Shippegan Merchants - Pokemouche 5:2
• 2/6: Shippegan Merchants - Tracadie Legionnaires 3:2
• 2/16: Shippegan Merchants - Tracadie Legionnaires - second game, ended in the first period due to fighting - Section 1 final
• 2/20: Shippegan Merchants - Tracadie Legionnaires 7:3 - "
• Grande Anse Bruins - Caraquet ACJC - Section 2 final
• 3/12: Grande Anse Bruins - Shippegan Merchants - league final

Section 1 standings as of 2/7

1. Shippegan 10-1-0-20
2. Tracadie 7-3-1-15
3. Pokemouche 1-9-1-3
4. Tabusintac 0-5-0-0

Fredericton Commercial Hockey League

• 1/27: Marysville Royals - New Brunswick Electrical Power Commission 8:0
• 1/27: 90th Battery - Military Headquarters 6:0
• 1/27: Oromocto - Nashwaaksis 3:2
• 2/3: Marysville Royals - Nashwaaksis 11:5
• 2/3: 90th Battery - Oromocto 7:3
• 2/3: Military Headquarters - New Brunswick Electrical Power Commission 5:4
• 2/10: Marysville Royals - Oromocto 13:2 - Royals clinched title
• 2/10: 90th Battery - New Brunswick Electrical Power Commission 2:1
• 2/10: Nashwaaksis - Military Headquarters 8:4

Border Industrial League

• 1/31: St. Joseph's University - Memramcook Rovers 12:2 - St. Joseph's finished first with 14 points

Semifinal

• 2/13: Springhill Aces - Memramcook Rovers 8:4 - Aces won series 4-1

Final

• Springhill - St. Joseph's

Memramcook Valley Championship

• 3/13: St. Joseph ACJC - College Bridge Maple Leafs 3:0 - St. Joseph won series 4-0

Other games

• 1/1: Shippegan Merchants - Grande Anse Bruins 2:0
• 1/7: Mt. Allison University - Springhill Aces 8:1
• 1/13: Mt. Allison University - Memramcook Rovers 5:3
• 1/15: Shippegan Merchants - Caraquet ACJC 9:8
• 1/26: 90th Battery - McAdam Legionnaires 6:4
• 2/9: Marysville Royals - McAdam Legionnaires 18:2

1951-52

New Brunswick Industrial Playoffs

Class A

• 3/18: Memramcook Rovers - Monctonians 6:2 - final, Rovers won series 4-2

Class B

• McAdam Legionnaires - Fredericton Commercial All-Stars 15:7
• 3/16: McAdam Legionnaires - Fredericton Commercial All-Stars 8:6
• 3/17: New Brunswick Electric Power Co. - McAdam Legionnaires 12:3
• 3/22: New Brunswick Electric Power Co. - McAdam Legionnaires 17:9
• 3/25: New Brunswick Electric Power Co. - Sackville Eagles 7:3 - final
• 3/29: New Brunswick Electric Power Co. - Sackville Eagles 5:3 OT - "

Other games

• 10/9: Fredericton Capitals - Moncton Hawks 6:6
• 10/30: Fredericton Capitals - UNB 10:4
• 11/8: Fredericton Capitals - Halifax Wolves 9:5
• 11/14: Fredericton Capitals - Halifax Wolves 10:1
• 11/22: Fredericton Capitals - Chester Basin Tigers 11:8
• 11/23: Campbellton Tigers - Chester Basin Tigers 11:3
• 12/4: Fredericton Capitals - UNB 7:3
• 12/11: Fredericton Capitals - UNB 7:3
• 12/18: Fredericton Capitals - Saint John Seniors 8:1
• 12/26: Fredericton Capitals - Nova Scotia University All-Stars 5:2
• 12/27: St. Andrews Senators - Sussex Dairy Kings 13:6
• 12/29: Fredericton Capitals - Campbellton Tigers 8:2
• 1/2: Fredericton Capitals - Nova Scotia University All-Stars 13:1
• 1/4: Halifax Junior St. Mary's - St. Andrews Senators 6:4
• 1/5: Fredericton Capitals - Halifax Junior St. Mary's 10:3
• 1/11: Saint John Beavers - Fredericton Capitals 9:2
• 1/14: Woodstock Legionnnaires - UNB 8:6
• 1/15: St. Andrews Senators - Saint John Industrial All-Stars 21:14
• 1/16: St. Andrews Senators - McAdam Legionnaires 9:9
• 1/19: Fredericton Capitals - Saint John Seniors 6:6
• 1/22: Fredericton Capitals - Campbellton Tigers 5:5
• 1/24: Perth - Plaster Rock 6:4
• 1/25: Woodstock Legionnaires - McAdam Legionnaires 13:5
• 1/31: Woodstock Legionnaires - McAdam Legionnaires 11:7
• 1/31: St. Andrews Senators - Truro Bearcats 9:6
• 2/1: Fredericton Capitals - Truro Bearcats 6:1
• 2/2: Fredericton Capitals - Truro Bearcats 8:3
• 2/5: St. Andrews Senators - UNB 7:1
• 2/6: Montreal Jr. Canadiens - Fredericton Capitals 5:0
• 2/7: Fredericton Capitals - Montreal Jr. Canadiens 7:4
• 2/8: Montreal Jr. Canadiens - St. Andrews Senators 9:3
• 2/8: McAdam Legionnaires - Fredericton Army 9:5
• 2/12: St. Andrews Senators - Saint John Senior B 10:10
• 2/14: McAdam Legionnaires - Minto 15:7
• 2/15: St. Andrews Senators - Moncton Junior Bruins 11:6
• 2/22: Woodstock Legionnaires - Perth 21:4
• 3/4: McAdam Legionnaires - Minto 10:7

Sources

• Fredericton Daily Gleaner
• Saint John Telegraph-Journal