1975-76 New Brunswick season

This was the 1975-76 ice hockey season in New Brunswick:

Leagues

Central New Brunswick Intermediate League

as of 1/13

1. Cap Pele Eagles 10-2-3-23 80:57
2. Buctouche Jaycees 5-6-2-12 66:72
3. Sackville Combines 5-8-1-11 54:72
4. Cocagne Atlantic Roofers 4-8-2-10 68:61

• 1/14: Cocagne - Buctouche 8:4
• 1/16: Cocagne - Sackville 7:5
• 1/17: Buctouche - Cocagne 6:5
• 1/23: Cap Pele - Buctouche 10:3
• 1/28: Cocagne - Buctouche 8:5

Semifinals

• Cocagne - Sackville 4:0 on series (7:3, 9:3, 5:4, 5:1)
• Cap Pele - Buctouche 4:0 on series (9:1, 16:2, 12:4, 6:1)

Final

• Cocagne - Cap Pele 4:3 on series (7:3, 2:6, 5:4, 1:7, 2:4 - delayed by power failure in 2nd period; Cocagne declined to finish later, 9:5, 6:3)

St. John Valley League

• 11/26: Perth-Andover Raiders - Hartland Sabres 6:6
• 12/1: Perth-Andover Raiders - Arthurette Comets 5:0
• 12/5: Perth-Andover Raiders - Grand Falls Spuds 8:8
• 12/8: Grand Falls Spuds - Arthurette Comets 5:2
• 12/11: Hartland Sabres - Tobique Valley Alpine Panthers 8:1
• 12/15: Arthurette Comets - Tobique Valley Alpine Panthers 5:3
• 12/30: Perth-Andover Raiders - Tobique Valley Alpine Panthers 6:3
• 12/30: Arthurette Comets - Grand Falls Spuds 6:6
• 1/5: Tobique Valley Alpine Panthers - Arthurette Comets 9:4
• 1/19: Tobique Valley Alpine Panthers - Grand Falls Spuds 9:5
• 1/22: Hartland Sabres - Tobique Valley Alpine Panthers 3:1
• 1/25: Hartland Sabres - Arthurette Comets 7:3

Quarterfinals

• 2/1: Arthurette Comets - Grand Falls Spuds 3:1
• 2/4: Hartland Sabres - Tobique Valley Alpine Panthers 7:5 OT
• 2/8: Arthurette Comets - Grand Falls Spuds 6:3 - Comets won series 3-2
• 2/9: Tobique Valley Alpine Panthers - Hartland Sabres 3:1
• 2/12: Hartland Sabres - Tobique Valley Alpine Panthers 10:6
• 2/16: Tobique Valley Alpine Panthers - Hartland Sabres 7:2
• 2/19: Hartland Sabres - Tobique Valley Alpine Panthers 6:5 OT - Hartland led series 3-2

Semifinal

• 2/16: Arthurette Comets - Perth-Andover Raiders 6:4
• 2/18: Perth-Andover Raiders - Arthurette Comets 12:1
• 2/23: Perth-Andover Raiders - Arthurette Comets 5:3
• 2/25: Perth-Andover Raiders - Arthurette Comets 9:4 - Raiders won series 4-1

Final

• 3/5: Perth-Andover Raiders - Hartland Sabres 6:4
• 3/10: Perth-Andover Raiders - Hartland Sabres 6:2 - series tied 3-3

Tay Valley League

Standings as of 1/6

1. Silverwood 6-3-1
2. Nashwaak Huskies 6-4-0
3. Co-op Flyers 4-6-0
4. Estey's Bridge Aces 3-6-1

Bay Chaleur Intermediate C League

• 11/16: Beresford Barons - Belledune Rae's Braves 13:10
• 2/29: Blue Cove Pirates - Beresford Barons 8:4 - final, game one

Petit Rocher Rocs were also in the league.

Moncton Commercial League

as of 2/6

1. Westgate 13-3-4-30 82:45
2. Co-op 8-7-5-21 78:67
3. Eastern Exterior Decorators 9-8-3-21 74:74
4. Modern Enterprises 3-16-2-8 57:103

• 2/12: Westgate - Modern Enterprises 6:0
• 2/12: Co-op - Eastern Exterior Decorators 3:2

Semifinals

• Co-op - Modern Enterprises 4:0 on series (6:0, W:L, 4:1, 5:1)
• Westgate - Eastern Exterior Decorators 4:0, 1 tie on series (4:4, W:L, 4:1, 2:1, 6:4)

Final

• Co-op - Westgate 8:1, 1:3, 4:2, 3:4, 6:2 - thrown out due to ineligible player, 6:1, 3:2, 4:6 - disallowed as Westgate used ineligible player; they then withdrew)

Kent Exhibition League

• 10/26: Acadieville Acadiens - Clair Fontaine Kids 5:1
• 11/2: St. Ignace Eagles - Aldouane Kings 8:4
• 11/4: Acadieville Acadiens - Richibucto Bombadiers 2:0
• 11/6: Clair Fontaine Kids - St. Louis Blues 6:4
• 11/9: St. Ignace Eagles - Richibucto Bombadiers 6:4
• 11/11: Clair Fontaine Kids - Aldouane Kings 9:6
• 11/16: Acadieville Acadiens - Aldouane Kings 4:2
• 11/18: St. Ignace Eagles - Clair Fontaine Kids 9:4
• 11/20: St. Louis Blues - Richibucto Bombadiers 6:5
• 11/23: St. Louis Blues - Aldouane Kings 9:1
• 11/27: Clair Fontaine Kids - Richibucto Bombadiers 8:4
• 12/2: St. Ignace Eagles - Acadieville Acadiens 5:4
• 12/14: St. Louis Blues - Acadieville Acadiens 6:2
• 12/16: Aldouane Kings - Clair Fontaine Kids 8:6
• 12/28: St. Ignace Eagles - Aldouane Kings 10:0
• 1/4: St. Ignace Eagles - St. Louis Blues 3:2 - 9th straight win for Eagles
• 1/9: Richibucto Bombadiers - Aldouane Kings 6:6
• 1/27: Clair Fontaine Kids - Aldouane Kings 10:4
• 2/1: St. Louis Blues - Clair Fontaine Kids 7:1
• 2/3: Richibucto Bombadiers - Acadieville Acadiens 4:3
• 2/5: St. Ignace Eagles - Aldouane Kings 6:3
• 2/8: Richibucto Bombadiers - Aldouane Kings 7:3
• 2/10: St. Ignace Eagles - St. Louis Blues 4:2
• 2/12: Clair Fontaine Kids - Acadieville Acadiens 5:1
• 2/13: Acadieville Acadiens - Aldouane Kings 16:2
• 2/15: Richibucto Bombadiers - Clair Fontaine Kids 4:3
• 2/17: St. Ignace Eagles - Acadieville Acadiens 7:4
• 2/22: Richibucto Bombadiers - St. Louis Blues 4:3
• 3/11: Aldouane Kings - St. Ignace Eagles 3:2
• 3/21: Acadieville Acadiens - Richibucto Bombadiers 9:2

Semifinals

• Clair Fontaine Kids - Acadieville Acadiens 4:0 on series (4:3, 2:1, 4:2, 6:5)
• St. Louis Blues - St. Ignace Eagles 4:3 on series (4:7, 4:6, 5:3, W:L, 7:1, L:W, 2:1)

Final

• Clair Fontaine Kids - St. Louis Blues (5:3, L:W, 8:1, 7:1, ?)

Memramcook Valley League

1. Pre d'En Haut Royals 16-6-2-34
2. College Bridge North Stars 14-7-3-31 97:69
3. Lake Black Hawks 10-11-3-23 86:102
4. Memramcook Braves 10-12-2-22 76:84
5. St. Joseph Air Central Sabres 5-19-0-10 77:111

Semifinals

• Memramcook - Pre d'En Haut 4:2 on series (0:2, 5:1, L:W, 5:2, 2:1, 3:2)
• College Bridge - Lake 3:0, 2 ties on series (4:4, 3:2, T, 3:2, 5:1)

Final

• College Bridge - Memramcook 4:0 on series (3:2, 9:8, 5:0, 8:5)

Westmorland League

1. Leger Brook 15-5-2-32
2. Cap Pele 9-12-1-19
3. Lower Cap Pele 6-13-3-15

Semifinal

• Lower Cap Pele - Cap Pele 3:2 on series (W:L, 3:4, W:L, 5:6, 9:4)

Final

• Leger Brook - Lower Cap Pele 4:0 on series (5:4 OT g4)

Moncton Civil Service League

1. MOT 11-2-3-25
2. Post Office 11-3-3-25
3. ATC 8-4-5-21
4. RCMP 4-9-2-10
5. CMP 2-10-4-8
6. CFB No. 5 3-11-1-7

Salisbury Road League

• 11/25: Toys for Big Boys - Rosewood Trailer Park 3:2
• 11/25: Salisbury Road - White Frost Village 8:2
• 12/9: White Frost Village - Rosewood Trailer Park 2:2
• 12/9: Toys for Big Boys - Salisbury Road 4:2

Lancaster Centennial League

as of 3/3

1. Alpines 20-4-5-45
2. Lancaster Sabres 14-9-4-32
3. Randolph Schooners 16-10-0-32
4. Complete Rental 14-11-2-30
5. Fairville Petes 9-17-3-21
6. Ray's Homes 2-24-2-6

• 3/4: Sabres - Ray's Homes 7:4
• 3/4: Randolph - Alpines 2:2
• 3/7: Randolph - Fairville 7:0
• 3/7: Sabres - Complete Rental 3:1
• 3/9: Randolph - Complete Rental 3:3
• 3/11: Complete Rental - Ray's Homes 10:2
• 3/11: Randolph - Sabres 3:1

Semifinals

• 3/14: Complete Rental - Alpines 3:2
• 3/14: Sabres' - Randolph 2:1
• 3/16: Complete Rental - Alpines 5:2
• 3/16: Randolph - Sabres 3:0
• 3/18: Randolph - Sabres 4:2
• 3/18: Alpines - Complete Rental 5:2
• 3/21: Complete Rental - Alpines 4:3
• 3/21: Randolph - Sabres 4:1

Final

• 3/23: Complete Rental - Randolph 3:2
• 3/25: Complete Rental - Randolph 4:2
• 3/28: Randolph - Complete Rental 4:2
• 3/30: Complete Rental - Randolph 4:3
• 4/1: Randolph - Complete Rental 6:1
• 4/4: Complete Rental' - Randolph 3:1 OT

Simonds Suburban League

as of 1/28

1. Club Eldiaz 18-2-1-37
2. Exhibition Park Ponies 12-7-2-28
3. Ferrigan's Raiders 11-8-3-25
4. Livingston Beavers 8-11-2-20
5. Irving Refiners 3-13-5-11
6. Downey's Ford 4-15-3-11

Ponies and Beavers both had 4 point wins.

• 2/1: Ponies - Irving Refiners 8:0
• 2/1: Beavers - Club Eldiaz 5:5
• 2/1: Raiders - Downey's 5:2
• 2/10: Club Eldiaz - Raiders 7:1
• 2/10: Ponies - Bravers 7:5
• 2/10: Downey's - Irving Refiners 3:1
• 2/15: Club Eldiaz - Irving Refiners 12:1
• 2/15: Ponies - Downey's 7:3
• 2/15: Beavers - Raiders 4:4
• 2/17: Club Eldiaz - Beavers 10:4
• 2/17: Raiders - Downey's 7:2
• 2/17: Ponies - Irving Refiners 9:6

Semifinals

• 2/24: Raiders - Ponies 6:5 OT
• 2/24: Club Eldiaz - Beavers 5:4
• 2/29: Club Eldiaz - Beavers 1:0
• 2/29: Ponies - Raiders 5:1
• 3/7: Club Eldiaz - Beavers 8:7 - Eldiaz won series 4-0
• 3/16: Ponies - Raiders 4:3 - Ponies won series 4-2

Final

• 3/21: Ponies - Club Eldiaz 7:2
• 3/23: Club Eldiaz - Ponies 5:0

Club Eldiaz forfeited remainder of series.

Other games

• 1/2: Cocagne Atlantic Roofers - St. Paul Lumbermen 6:2
• 1/23: Cocagne Atlantic Roofers - St. Ignace Eagles 9:5
• 2/8: Fredericton Alpines - Southwest Miramichi All-Stars 8:1
• 2/15: Southwest Miramichi All-Stars - Elgin Aces 8:7
• 3/28: Westmorland League All-Stars - Kent South Inter-Parish League All-Stars 8:7

New Brunswick Intermediate C Playoffs

• Sackville Combines - Shediac Capitals 2:0 on series (7:2, W:L)
• Sackville Combines - Chatham Bruins 2:0 on series (7:3, Forfeit)
• Sackville Combines - Simonds Club Eldiaz 2:0 on series (7:3, 7:3)
• Sackville Combines - Hartland Sabres 2:0 on series (7:1, 7:3)
• Sackville Combines - Blue Cove Pirates 2:0 on series (4:3, 8:4) - final

New Brunswick Intermediate D Playoffs

• Southwest Miramichi All-Stars - Nackawic Recordbreakers 2:0 on series (18:2, 11:7)
• McAdam Flyers - St. Stephen Hawks 2:0 on series (W:L, 4:0)
• Black's Harbor Silver Kings - St. Stephen Bisons
• Petitcodiac Elgin Aces - Val d'Amour Satellites 2:1 on series (7:3, 2:3, 6:3)
• Black's Harbor Silver Kings - McAdam Flyers
• Minto - Southwest Miramichi All-Stars
• Black's Harbor Silver Kings - Minto 2:0 on series
• Black's Harbor Silver Kings - Petitcodiac Elgin Aces 2:0 on series (6:2, 8:1) - final

Sources

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