Cumberland County Blues

Cumberland County Blues
CitySpringhill, Nova Scotia, Canada
LeagueNova Scotia Junior Hockey League
DivisionSid Rowe
Founded2004
Home arenaDr. Carson & Marion Murray Community Centre
ColoursBlue, Yellow, Black and White
       
Owner(s)Cumberland Blues Executive
PresidentDoug Williams
Head coachGreg Nickerson
Franchise history
2000–2003Oxford Blues
2004–2024Cumberland County Blues

The Cumberland County Blues were a Canadian Junior ice hockey club from Springhill, Nova Scotia. They are members of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League and were the 2010 Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B champions.

History

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In 2007, the Blues hosted the Don Johnson Cup, the Maritime Junior B Championship. They would go on to lose in the final to the East Hants Penguins 2–0. They finished the tournament with a 4–2–0 record.

In 2010, the Cumberland County Blues won their second consecutive NSJHL championship. They won the right to attend their second straight Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B Championship. In 2009, after an impressive 3–1–0 record in the round robin, they were dropped 6–5 in the semi-final by the St. John's Junior Hockey League's St. John's Jr. Caps in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2010, in St. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia, the Blues had a chance for redemption. In the first game of the round robin, the Blues clipped the host Bay Ducks 6–4. In their second game, they defeated the defending Jr. Caps 3–2 in an overtime shootout. The Blues third game was lost to the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League's Charlotte County Jr. Silverkings 4–3, but they closed out the round robin strong the next day by beating the Island Junior Hockey League's Kensington Vipers 7–2 to clinch first in the tournament. On April 24, the Blues again played the Jr. Caps in the semi-final. The Blues again defeated them 3–2 to enter the finals. On April 25, in the final, the Blues beat the Bay Ducks 4–1 to clinch their first ever Don Johnson Cup as Maritime Champions.

Just prior to the start of the 2023-24 season, the Blues announced the termination of the franchise. it was so late the league maintain the schedule and showed the Blues as a forfeit for their 32 games.

Season-by-season record

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Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
2002–03 32 7 24 1 0 141 225 15 9th NSJBHL
2003–04 Leave of Absence
2004–05 32 9 22 1 0 101 157 19 9th NSJBHL
2005–06 34 15 17 1 1 122 126 32 6th NSJBHL
2006–07 34 18 15 - 1 128 138 37 6th NSJHL DJC as Host
2007–08 34 27 7 - 0 190 101 54 1st NSJHL
2008–09 34 27 6 - 1 162 85 55 1st NSJHL Won League
2009–10 34 26 4 - 4 191 90 56 1st NSJHL Won League
Won DJC
2010–11 34 20 10 - 4 176 139 44 2nd Sid Rowe Div
4th NSJHL
Won Div SemiFinal, 4–3 (Bulldogs)
Lost Div Finals, 3–4 (Pirates)
2011–12 34 11 19 - 4 153 177 26 4th Sid Rowe Div
10th NSJHL
Lost Div SemiFinal, 4–3 (Pirates)
2012–13 34 10 23 - 1 101 163 21 5th Sid Rowe Div
11th NSJHL
Didn't Qualify
2013–14 34 9 24 - 1 102 179 19 5th Sid Rowe Div
11 of 11 NSJHL
Didn't Qualify
2014–15 34 6 29 - 2 98 244 14 5th Sid Rowe Div
11 of 11 NSJHL
Didn't Qualify
Season GP W OTW/SOW T/OTL L GF GA P Results Playoffs
2015–16 34 8 2 3 17 - - 25 4th of 5 Sid Rowe
10th of 11 NSJHL
Lost Div Semifinal, 0–4 (Jr. Miners)
2016–17 34 9 2 7 20 104 140 24 5th of 5 Sid Rowe
10th of 11 NSJHL
did not qualify
2017–18 34 1 - 1 32 93 248 3 5th of 5 Sid Rowe
11th of 11 NSJHL
did not qualify
2018–19 32 4 - 0 28 80 245 8 6th of 6 Sid Rowe
11th of 12 NSJHL
did not qualify
2019–20 31 5 - 2 24 88 164 12 6th of 6 Sid Rowe
11th of 12 NSJHL
did not qualify
2020–21 5 1 - 1 3 12 22 3 6th of 6 Sid Rowe
12th of 12 NSJHL
season -covid
2021–22 20 5 - 2 13 52 91 12 6th of 6 Sid Rowe
10th of 12 NSJHL
Lost quarterfinals. 0-3 (Jr. Miners)
2022–23 30 2 - 1 27 79 222 5 6th of 6 Sid Rowe
12th of 12 NSJHL
did not qualify

Don Johnson Cup

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Eastern Canada Jr B Championships

Year Round Robin Record Standing SemiFinal Bronze Medal Game Gold Medal Game
2007
HOST
L, East Hants 2–7
W, Madawska (Quebec) 12–1
W, Central 15–1
W, Kensington 8–2
3–1–0 2nd of 5 W, Kensington 3–2 n/a L, East Hants 0–2
Silver Medal
2009 W, Central 7–2
W, Conception Bay 6–4
SOW, St John's 7–4
OTL, Sherwood 4–5
3–1–0 2nd of 5 L, St John's 5–6 n/a n/a
2010 W, Bay 6–4
SOW, St John's 3–2
L, Charlotte County 3–4
W, Kensington 7–2
3–1–0 1st of 5 W, St John's 3–2 n/a W, Bay 4–1
Don Johnson
Cup Champions
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Preceded by Don Johnson Cup Champions
2010
Succeeded by