1973-74 New Brunswick season

This was the 1973-74 ice hockey season in New Brunswick:

Leagues

Central New Brunswick Intermediate League

1. Dieppe Vito's Pizza 12-2-4-30 1110:60
2. Sackville Combines 8-9-3-21 89:91
3. Cap Pele Eagles 5-12-3-19 65:103

Fundy Flyers dropped out. Games they played in:

• 11/12: Dieppe - Fundy 12:2
• 11/18: Cap Pele - Fundy 3:2
• 11/28: Fundy - Sackville 8:4
• 12/3: Dieppe - Fundy 6:2
• 12/7: Cap Pele - Fundy 9:6
• 12/13: Dieppe - Fundy 13:2

Playoffs

• 2/17: Cap Pele - Sackville 6:6
• Dieppe - Cap Pele 4:2
• 2/22: Sackville - Dieppe Forfeit - Dieppe did not appear
• 2/24: Dieppe - Cap Pele 6:5
• 2/25: Dieppe - Sackville 8:2
• 3/1: Sackville - Cap Pele 9:6
• 3/3: Cap Pele - Sackville 13:3
• 3/4: Dieppe - Cap Pele 10:2

Bay of Chaleur League

• 1/2: Belledune Braves - St. Arthur 8:6
• 1/3: Bathurst Doucet Landscaping - Petit Rocher Braves 6:2
• 1/7: Belledune Braves - Petit Rocher Braves 9:3
• 1/29: Belledune Braves - St. Arthur 5:3
• 2/24: Bathurst Doucet Landscaping - Beresford Barons 5:0 - final

Moncton Commercial League

1. Co-op 17-3-4-37
2. Steeves Motors 12-5-7-29
3. Westgate 12-2-13-26
4. NBTel 4-3-21-11

Semifinals

• 3/6: Westgate - Co-op 3:2 - series tied 1-1
• 3/6: Steeves Motors - NBTel 3:1 - Steeves led series 2-0

Final

• 3/28: Steeves Motors - Co-op 7:2
• 3/29: Steeves Motors - Co-op 3:0 - Steeves won series 4-1, 1 tie

Acadien Hockey League

• 11/4: Pre d'En Haut Royals - Sunny Brae Maroons 4:1
• 11/4: Memramcook Rovers - Collette's East End 4:1
• 11/11: Collette's East End - Sunny Brae Maroons 7:4
• 11/11: Pre d'En Haut Royals - Memramcook Rovers 4:3
• 11/18: Pre d'En Haut Royals - Collette's East End 8:6
• 11/18: Sunny Brae Maroons - Memramcook Rovers 4:3
• 11/25: Pre d'En Haut Royals - Sunny Brae Maroons 3:0
• 11/25: Memramcook Rovers - Collette's East End 7:4
• 12/2: Sunny Brae Maroons - Collette's East End 8:5
• 12/2: Memramcook Rovers - Pre d'En Haut Royals 4:1
• 12/9: Sunny Brae Maroons - Memramcook Rovers 2:0
• 12/9: Pre d'En Haut Royals - Collette's East End 10:0
• 12/16: Collette's East End - Sunny Brae Maroons 7:6
• 12/16: Pre d'En Haut Royals - Memramcook Rovers 4:2
• 12/23: Collette's East End - Memramcook Rovers 5:3
• 12/23: Pre d'En Haut Royals - Sunny Brae Maroons 6:2
• 12/30: Memramcook Rovers - Sunny Brae Maroons 4:2
• 12/30: Pre d'En Haut Royals - Collette's East End 7:1
• 1/6: Sunny Brae Maroons - Collette's East End 9:0
• 1/6: Pre d'En Haut Royals - Memramcook Rovers 5:0
• 1/13: Pre d'En Haut Royals - Sunny Brae Maroons 7:1
• 1/13: Memramcook Rovers - Collette's East End 4:2
• 1/20: Pre d'En Haut Royals - Collette's East End 9:1
• 1/20: Memramcook Rovers - Sunny Brae Maroons 8:3
• 2/3: Memramcook Rovers - Collette's East End 3:2
• 2/3: Pre d'En Haut Royals - Sunny Brae Maroons 2:0
• 2/10: Pre d'En Haut Royals - Collette's East End 6:3
• 2/10: Memramcook Rovers - Sunny Brae Maroons 4:1

Semifinals

• Pre d'En Haut Royals - Sunny Brae Maroons 3:0, 1 tie on series (2:0, 4:2, 3:3, 3:0)
• Memramcook Rovers - Collette's East End (7:0, 11:0, EE dropped out due to a lack of players)

Final

• Pre d'En Haut Royals - Memramcook Rovers 4:1 on series (7:6, 7:0, 3:5, 3:1, 4:1)

East Coast Inter-Parish League

• 10/16: Upper Aboujagne Kings - Point du Chene Sabres 3:1
• 10/16: Barachois Vets - Boudreau Office Cobras 5:3
• 10/19: Upper Aboujagne Kings - Boudreau Office Cobras 4:1
• 10/19: Point du Chene Sabres - Robichaud Flyers 8:3
• 10/23: Upper Aboujagne Kings - Robichaud Flyers 2:0
• 10/23: Point du Chene Sabres - Barachois Vets 5:1
• 10/26: Barachois Vets - Robichaud Flyers 6:5
• 10/26: Point du Chene Sabres - Boudreau Office Cobras 4:3
• 11/2: Barachois Vets - Boudreau Office Cobras 4:3
• 11/2: Point du Chene Sabres - Upper Aboujagne Kings 9:3
• 11/5: Point du Chene Sabres - Robichaud Flyers 4:0
• 11/5: Upper Aboujagne Kings - Boudreau Office Cobras 8:2
• 11/12: Boudreau Office Cobras - Point du Chene Sabres 2:1
• 11/12: Robichaud Flyers - Barachois Vets 4:1
• 11/16: Upper Aboujagne Kings - Barachois Vets 2:2
• 11/16: Robichaud Flyers - Boudreau Office Cobras 2:1
• 11/19: Upper Aboujagne Kings - Point du Chene Sabres 7:4
• 11/19: Barachois Vets - Boudreau Office Cobras 7:0
• 11/26: Point du Chenes Sabres - Barachois Vets 5:4
• 11/26: Upper Aboujagne Kings - Robichaud Flyers 5:2
• 11/30: Point du Chene Sabres - Boudreau Office Cobras 5:0
• 11/30: Barachois Vets - Robichaud Flyers 4:3
• 12/3: Barachois Vets - Upper Aboujagne Kings 6:1
• 12/3: Robichaud Flyers - Boudreau Office Cobras 4:1
• 12/10: Upper Aboujagne Kings - Boudreau Office Cobras 4:2
• 12/10: Robichaud Flyers - Point du Chene Sabres 2:1
• 12/14: Barachois Vets - Point du Chene Sabres 4:3
• 12/14: 'Upper Aboujagne Kings - Robichaud Flyers 7:1
• 1/7: Point du Chene Sabres - Robichaud Flyers 4:1
• 1/7: Upper Aboujagne Kings - Barachois Vets 7:3
• 1/14: Barachois Vets - Robichaud Flyers 6:1
• 1/14: Boudreau Office Cobras - Point du Chene Sabres 3:3
• 1/29: Upper Aboujagne Kings - Robichaud Flyers 5:2
• 1/29: Barachois Vets - Point du Chene Sabres 2:1
• 2/4: Upper Aboujagne Kings - Barachois Vets 6:0
• 2/4: Boudreau Office Cobras - Robichaud Flyers 5:3
• 2/8: Boudreau Office Cobras - Upper Aboujagne Kings 4:1

Semifinals

• 2/8: Barachois Vets - Point du Chene Sabres 5:3
• 2/15: Point du Chene Sabres - Barachois Vets 6:0 - Vets led series 2-1
• 2/15: Robichaud Flyers - Upper Aboujagne Kings 5:2
• 2/25: Robichaud Flyers - Upper Aboujagne Kings 5:4 OT
• 3/1: Robichaud Flyers - Upper Aboujagne Kings 3:2 OT
• 3/4: Upper Aboujagne Kings - Robichaud Flyers 5:3
• 3/15: Upper Aboujagne Kings - Robichaud Flyers 3:0 - Kings won series 4-3

Final

• 3/25: Upper Aboujagne Kings - Barachois Vets 5:4
• 3/29: Upper Aboujagne Kings - Barachois Vets 6:4
• 4/1: Upper Aboujagne Kings - Barachois Vets 6:2 - Kings won series 4-0

Kent County League

1. Cocagne Packers 19-9-2-40 125:107
2. Grand Digue Barons 16-9-5-37 140:121
3. Buctouche Jaycees 16-10-4-36 150:128
4. Point Sapin Sabres 15-11-4-34 154:114
5. St. Louis Blues 8-20-2-18 108:136
6. Richibucto Bombadiers 7-22-1-15 112:174

Semifinals

• Buctouche - Cocagne 4:1 on series (4:1, 8:5, 0:3, 6:5, 2:1)
• Grand Digue - Point Sapin 4:3 on series (5:6 OT, 5:6 OT, 6:5 OT, 4:2, 1:7, 5:3, 1:0)

Final

• Buctouche - Grand Digue 4:0 on series (7:6, 8:7, 3:2, 6:5 OT)

Lower Gloucester League

1. Les Iles Stars 22-9-2-46 245:164
2. Shippegan Merchants 16-14-2-34 180:186
3. Caraquet Acadiens 12-16-3-27 172:195
4. Tracadie-Sheila Alpines 10-21-1-21 187:239

Semifinals

• Les Iles - Caraquet 5:1 on series (1:4, 8:6, W:L, 6:2, 4:3, 4:2)
• Tracadie-Sheila - Shippegan 5:4 on series (0:4, 11:1, 4:6 OT, 3:5, L:W, W:L, 7:6, 11:3, 9:4)

Final

• Les Iles - Tracadie-Sheila 5:3 on series (9:6, 3:5, 8:6, 4:5, 2:9, 9:4, 10:3, 7:1)

Kings County-Albert Industrial League

• 11/13: Hampton Indians - Elgin Aces 9:5
• 11/13: Sussex Golden Arrows - Norton Kings 4:1
• 11/17: Hampton Indians - Norton Kings 4:3
• 11/17: Elgin Aces - Sussex Golden Arrows 10:2
• 11/29: Elgin Aces - Norton Kings 5:4
• 11/29: Hampton Indians - Sussex Golden Arrows 3:2

Miramichi Valley Industrial League

• 1/6: Rogersville Bisons - Napan Braves 4:3
• 1/13: Rogersville Bisons - Black River 4:2 - Bisons led league by 6 pts
• 1/18: Rogersville Bisons - Government Garage 6:3

Nelson St. Pats won the championship.

Other games

• 1/21: Fredericton RCAFA - Minto Ten Pennies 5:3
• 1/26: St. Stephen-Milltown Bisons - Black's Harbor Silver Kings 4:2

New Brunswick Intermediate C Playoffs

• Bathurst Doucet's Landscaping - Richibucto Bombadiers 2:0 on series (7:4, 8:4)
• Dieppe Vito's Pizza - Simond's All-Stars 2:1 on series (6:5, 2:4, 9:6)
• Dieppe Vito's Pizza - Bathurst Doucet's Landscaping 3:0 on series (7:4, 9:2, 6:2) - final

New Brunswick Intermediate D Playoffs

• Fredericton RCAFA - Nackawic St. Anne's Record Breakers 2:0 on series (7:5, 6:3)
• Fredericton Alpines - Minto Ten Pennies (7:5, ?)
• Black's Harbor Silver Kings - St. Stephen-Milltown Bisons 3:2 on series (W:L, 6:8, 7:4, 3:4, 3:2)
• Fredericton Alpines - Black's Harbor Silver Kings 2:1 on series (Forfeit, 4:2, 7:4)
• Fredericton RCAFA - Grand Falls Northmen 2:1 on series (8:6, 3:6, 7:5)
• Fredericton Alpines - Fredericton RCAFA 2:0 on series (5:3, 8:6)
• Fredericton Alpines - Shediac Gentlemen 2:0 on series (7:1, 14:2)
• Fredericton Alpines - St. Pons Eagles 2:0 on series (5:3, 6:4) - final; Eagles played in the Acadia du Nord League

Sources

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