Timmins Rock
Timmins Rock | |
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City | Timmins, Ontario, Canada |
League | Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League |
Division | Eastern |
Founded | 1991 |
Home arena | McIntyre Arena |
Colours | Black, gold, maroon, and white |
General manager | Brandon Perry |
Head coach | Brandon Perry |
Affiliate | Timmins Majors (GNML) |
Franchise history | |
1991–1999 | Timmins Golden Bears |
1999–2002 | Iroquois Falls Jr. Eskis |
2002–2015 | Abitibi Eskimos |
2015–present | Timmins Rock |
The Timmins Rock are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Timmins, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL).
History
The Timmins Golden Bears became members of the NOJHL in 1991. The Golden Bears won their league championship in 1995. In 1999, the Timmins Golden Bears relocated to
In March 2015, the Abitibi Eskimos announced they were relocating back to Timmins after 16 years in Iroquois Falls. The Timmins NOJHL franchise announced that they were not going to name the team the Timmins Golden Bears, and named the team the Timmins Rock instead when unveiling the team name, colors and jerseys at an event.
The Rock finished their first season in Timmins with a 29–24–1 record, which was good for 4th place in the NOJHL East Division. The Rock swept the
In the 2016–17 season, the Rock finished the regular season with a record of 36–16–3–1 and 76 points, third in the East Division and fourth overall. In the playoffs, they upset the
Head coach Paul Gagne retired at the end of the 2016–17 season and Ryan Woodard was named as his replacement, however, in May 2017 he was fired before the season for a non-hockey related matter. Corey Beer was hired as the next head coach in the 2017–18 season. Beer was previously an associate coach of the Cobourg Cougars in the Ontario Junior Hockey League that had won the 2017 Royal Bank Cup. He left before the abbreviated 2020–21 season for the Okanaghan Hockey Academy[1] and the team completed the season without a head coach. Brandon Perry was then hired as the head coach and general manager for the 2021–22 season.[2]
Season-by-season results
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | Results | Playoffs |
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Timmins Golden Bears | ||||||||||
1991–92 | 48 | 33 | 13 | 2 | — | 361 | 173 | 68 | 2nd NOJHL | |
1992–93 | 48 | 42 | 4 | 2 | — | 407 | 176 | 86 | 1st NOJHL | Lost final |
1993–94 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 2 | — | 190 | 192 | 40 | 4th NOJHL | |
1994–95 | 48 | 39 | 9 | 0 | — | 303 | 165 | 78 | 1st NOJHL | Won League |
1995–96 | 44 | 29 | 14 | 1 | — | 206 | 173 | 59 | 3rd NOJHL | |
1996–97 | 40 | 13 | 25 | 2 | — | 131 | 222 | 28 | 4th NOJHL | |
1997–98 | 40 | 13 | 20 | 7 | — | 136 | 210 | 33 | 4th NOJHL | |
1998–99 | 40 | 12 | 24 | 4 | — | 128 | 189 | 28 | 5th NOJHL | |
Iroquois Falls Jr. Eskis | ||||||||||
1999–00 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 1 | — | 171 | 180 | 41 | 4th NOJHL | |
2000–01 | 40 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 171 | 224 | 31 | 5th NOJHL | |
2001–02 | 42 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 165 | 246 | 32 | 5th NOJHL | |
Abitibi Eskimos | ||||||||||
2002–03 | 48 | 23 | 22 | 3 | — | 210 | 207 | 49 | 5th NOJHL | |
2003–04 | 48 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 191 | 156 | 56 | 4th NOJHL | |
2004–05 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 201 | 148 | 65 | 2nd NOJHL | Lost semi-final |
2005–06 | 48 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 174 | 190 | 44 | 5th NOJHL | Lost quarter-final |
2006–07 | 48 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 177 | 174 | 58 | 3rd NOJHL | Lost quarter-final |
2007–08 | 50 | 31 | 14 | — | 5 | 224 | 157 | 94 | 2nd NOJHL | Lost final |
2008–09 | 50 | 29 | 17 | — | 4 | 198 | 166 | 62 | 3rd NOJHL | Lost semi-final |
2009–10 | 50 | 40 | 7 | — | 3 | 263 | 141 | 83 | 1st NOJHL | Won League |
2010–11 | 50 | 26 | 23 | — | 1 | 216 | 217 | 53 | 5th NOJHL | Lost semi-final |
2011–12 | 50 | 28 | 18 | — | 4 | 241 | 222 | 60 | 4th NOJHL | Lost quarter-final |
2012–13 | 48 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 165 | 258 | 31 | 7th NOJHL | Lost quarter-final |
2013–14 | 56 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 212 | 212 | 64 | 4th NOJHL | Lost semi-final |
2014–15 | 52 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 243 | 233 | 60 | 4th of 5, East 6 of 9, NOJHL |
Lost div. semi-finals, 2–4 vs. Cochrane Crunch
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Timmins Rock | ||||||||||
2015–16 | 54 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 257 | 219 | 59 | 4th of 6, East 6th of 12, NOJHL |
Won Div. Play-in series, 2–0 vs. Cochrane Crunch
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2016–17 | 56 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 271 | 202 | 76 | 3rd of 6, East 4th of 12, NOJHL |
Won Div. Semifinals, 4–2 vs. Cochrane Crunch
Lost Div. Finals, 0–4 vs. Powassan Voodoos |
2017–18 | 56 | 19 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 142 | 184 | 44 | 5th of 6, East 10th of 12, NOJHL |
Won Div. Play-in series, 2–1 vs. Cochrane Crunch
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2018–19 | 56 | 33 | 20 | — | 3 | 186 | 156 | 69 | 4th of 6, East 5th of 12, NOJHL |
Won Div. Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Cochrane Crunch
Lost div. semi-finals, 3–4 vs. Hearst Lumberjacks |
2019–20 | 56 | 42 | 11 | — | 3 | 231 | 100 | 87 | 2nd of 6, East 2nd of 12, NOJHL |
Led Div. Semifinals, 1–0 vs. Hearst Lumberjacks Postseason cancelled |
2020–21 | 22 | 18 | 14 | — | 0 | 110 | 43 | 36 | 1st of 4, East 1st of 9, NOJHL |
No playoffs were held |
2021–22 | 48 | 33 | 8 | — | 7 | 225 | 124 | 73 | 1st of 6, East 2nd of 12, NOJHL |
Won Div. Quarterfinals, 4–0 vs. French River Rapids Lost div. semi-finals, 3–4 vs. Hearst Lumberjacks |
2022–23 | 58 | 45 | 8 | — | 5 | 273 | 111 | 95 | 1st of 6, East 1st of 12, NOJHL |
Won Div. Quarterfinals, 4–1 vs. French River Rapids Won div. Semi-finals, 4–0 vs. Powassan Voodoos Won League finals, 4–2 vs. Soo Thunderbirds WON LEAGUE Advance to Centennial Cup |
2023–24 | 58 | 41 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 272 | 177 | 73 | 1st of 6, East 3rd of 12, NOJHL |
Won Div. Semi-finals, 4–0 vs. Iroquois Falls Storm Lost Div. Finals, 3-4 vs. Powassan Voodoos |
Centennial Cup - Revised format 2022
Maritime Junior Hockey League, Quebec Junior Hockey League, Central Canada Hockey League, Ontario Junior Hockey League, Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, Superior International Junior Hockey League, Manitoba Junior Hockey League, Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Alberta Junior Hockey League
Round-robin play in two 5-team pools with top three in pool advancing to determine a Champion.
Year | Round-robin | Record | Standing | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Championship |
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2023 | OTW, Yarmouth Mariners (MarJHL), 4-3 L, Cobras de Terrebonne (LHJQ), 1-2 L, Brooks Bandits (AJHL), 0-9 OTW, Ottawa Jr. Senators (CJHL), 2-1 |
0-2-2-0 | 5th of 5 Pool A |
did not qualified | did not qualified | did not qualified |
Notable alumni
References
- ^ "Corey Beer Staff Profile". Elite Prospects. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "Rock name Brandon Perry head coach/GM". NOJHL. April 30, 2021.