- Nickel Centre Native Sons
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Nickel Centre Native Sons City Garson, Ontario League Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Operated 1976-1987 Home arena Nickle Centre Arena Colors Red, Black, and White The Nickel Centre Native Sons were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Garson, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.
- Nickel Centre Native Sons 1976 - 1986
- Nickel Centre Power Trains 1986 - 1987
History
The Native Sons originated in the NOHA Jr. B League. In their time in the league, Nickel Centre won two McNamara Cups as league champions, 1979 and 1987. In 1987, the team did something that no other NOJHL team was able to do. After winning the NOJHL, the Power Trains took on the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Champion Owen Sound Greys for the right to play the for the Dudley Hewitt Cup. Nickel Centre pulled off a massive upset and beat the Grey 4-games-to-2. In 8 years, the NOJHL and Old OPJHL competed for the Ontario Hockey Association title 7 times, and 1987 was the only ever time the NOJHL won. The next season, the Old OPJHL disbanded and left the NOJHL to battle it out with Thunder Bay for Ontario's seed in the Centennial Cup. The Pembroke Lumber Kings of the Central Junior A Hockey League ended up winning the Dudley to earn the birth into the National Championship.
Season-by-Season results
Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs 1978-79 40 22 13 5 - -- -- 49 2nd NOJHL Won League 1979-80 40 24 13 3 - 278 212 51 3rd NOJHL 1980-81 40 17 15 8 - 243 223 42 3rd NOJHL 1981-82 42 23 16 3 - 224 212 49 3rd NOJHL 1982-83 42 15 21 6 - 233 279 36 5th NOJHL 1983-84 40 18 20 2 - 254 299 38 4th NOJHL 1984-85 - - - - - -- -- - Did Not Play 1985-86 41 13 26 2 - 209 343 28 5th NOJHL 1986-87 38 21 14 2 - 285 230 44 2nd NOJHL Won League Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Current Teams Former Teams Capreol Hawks · Nickel Centre Native Sons · Onaping Falls Huskies · Parry Sound Shamrocks · Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats · Rouyn-Noranda Capitales · Sudbury Cubs · Temiscaming Royals · Thessalon FlyersHistory NOHA Junior A
SeasonsNOJHA1962–63 · 1963–64 · 1964–65 · 1965–66 · 1966–67 · 1967–68 · 1968–69 · 1969–70 · 1970–71 · 1971–72NOJHL1978–79 · 1979–80 · 1980–81 · 1981–82 · 1982–83 · 1983–84 · 1984–85 · 1985–86 · 1986–87 · 1987–88 · 1988–89 · 1989–90 · 1990–91 · 1991–92 · 1992–93 · 1993–94 · 1994–95 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–00 · 2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12Categories:- Defunct ice hockey teams in Canada
- Sport in Greater Sudbury
- Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League teams
- Ontario ice hockey team stubs
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