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| Cumberland County Blues | |
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| City | Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| League | Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League |
| Division | Sid Rowe |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Home arena | Dr. Carson & Marion Murray Community Centre |
| Colours | Blue, Yellow, Black and White |
| Owner(s) | Cumberland Blues Executive |
| President | Doug Williams |
| Head coach | Greg Nickerson |
| Franchise history | |
| 2000–2003 | Oxford Blues |
| 2004–2024 | Cumberland 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
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
| 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
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 |
External links
| Preceded bySt. John's Jr. Caps | Don Johnson Cup Champions 2010 |
Succeeded byKensington Vipers |
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