The East Hants Penguins are a Junior ice hockey team from East Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Penguins play in the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League and are the 2007 Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B Champions.
History The Penguins were founded in 2000, but East Hants has a history that dates back decades in junior hockey.
In 2007, the Penguins won their first league title and went on to the Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B Championships. They defeated the host Cumberland County Blues 7–2, Central West Junior Hockey League's Central Jr. Cataracts 11–2, New Brunswick's Madawaska 506 who played in Quebec all season 12–4, and the Island Junior Hockey League's Kensington Vipers 6–5 in overtime to finish first in the tournament round robin with a 4–0–0 record. In the semi-final, the Penguins again crushed Central 8–3 and in the final they defeated Cumberland County 2–0 to win their first and only Don Johnson Cup.
In 2011–12, the Penguins finished second place in the regular season with a 24–8–2 record. They would go on to win the league playoff championship. At the 2012 Don Johnson Cup in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, the Penguins would finish the round robin with a record of three wins and one loss. The Penguins started the tournament with a 9–0 drubbing of the St. John's Junior Hockey League's Mount Pearl Jr. Blades. Next, the Penguins beat the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League's Moncton Vito's 5–2. In the third game, the Penguins would win 3–2 in overtime to remain perfect, beating the Island Junior Hockey League's Kensington Vipers. In the final game of the round robin, the Penguins would face the also undefeated host St. John's Jr. Caps. The Jr. Caps won the game 3–2. In the semi-finals, the Penguins defeated the Kensington Vipers again 2–1. The Moncton Vito's upset the St. John's Jr. Caps in the other semi-final and were set to play the Penguins in the final. The final went to overtime and the Vito's prevailed with a 2–1 victory.
The Penguins reached the league finals in 2022, where they lost to the Munro Antigonish Jr. Bulldogs.
Season-by-season record Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs2000–01 35 5 26 3 1 119 213 14 9th NSJBHL 2001–02 34 9 23 0 2 115 170 20 9th NSJBHL 2002–03 32 10 16 3 3 125 133 26 6th NSJBHL 2003–04 32 9 19 2 2 96 145 22 6th NSJBHL 2004–05 32 10 22 0 0 105 120 20 8th NSJBHL 2005–06 34 5 27 2 0 122 214 12 10th NSJBHL 2006–07 34 29 3 0 2 225 122 60 1st NSJHL Won League2007–08 34 23 11 0 0 160 124 46 2nd NSJHL Won Quarterfinals 4–0, ElksLost Semifinals 1–4, Royals2008–09 Leave of Absence2009–10 34 10 18 3 3 107 169 26 5th of 5 Fred Fox9th of 10 NSJHL failed to qualify2010–11 34 17 14 - 3 133 163 37 3rd of 6 Fred Fox5th of 11 NSJHL Lost Div. Semifinal 1–4, Ducks2011–12 34 24 8 - 2 159 126 50 2nd of 6 Fred Fox2nd of 11 NSJHL Won Div. Semifinal ?-?, RoyalsWon Div. Finals 4–1, Ducks, Won League Finals 4–0, BulldogsWon League2012–13 34 11 20 - 3 102 146 25 6th of 6 Fred Fox9th of 11 NSJHL failed to qualify2013–14 34 18 13 - 3 135 135 39 4th of 6 Fred Fox5th of 11 NSJHL Won Div. Semifinal 4–2, LeafsLost Div. Finals 1–4, Blazers 2014–15 34 21 10 - 3 176 129 45 3rd of 6 Fred Fox5th of 11 NSJHL Lost Div. Semifinal 3–4, Leafs Season GP W OTWSOW T/OTL L GF GA P Results Playoffs2015–16 34 14 4 2 14 - - 52 3rd of 6 Fred Fox5th of 11 NSJHL Lost Div. Semifinal 1–4, (Blazers)2016–17 34 16 4 1 13 163 142 57 4th of 6 Fred Fox5th of 11 NSJHL Lost Div. Semifinal 3–4, (Maple Leafs)2017–18 34 26 - 2 6 203 133 54 1st of 6 Fred Fox1st of 11 NSJHL Won Div. Semifinal 4–1, (Maple Leafs)Won Div. Final, 4–1 (Colts)Lost League Finals 0–4 (Jr. Miners)advance to Don Johnson as Jr. Miners are Host2018–19 32 23 5 2 2 201 98 50 1st of 6 Fred Fox2nd of 12 NSJHL Won Div. Semifinal 4–0, (Colts)Lost Div. Final, 2–4 (Blazers)2019–20 32 23 8 0 1 179 123 47 1st of 6 Fred Fox3rd of 12 NSJHL Won Div. Semifinal -–-, (Colts)Playoffs halted due to covid2020–21 4 2 1 0 1 16 8 5 Season lost to COVID-19 pandemic2021–22 17 10 0 0 0 79 59 20 4th of 6 Fred Fox7th of 12 NSJHL Won Div. Semifinal 3–0, (Elks)Won Div. Final, 4-1 (Colts)L League Finals, 2-4 (Bulldogs)2022–23 30 20 7 2 1 146 109 43 2nd of 6 Fred Fox4th of 12 NSJHL Lost Div. Semifinal 3–4, (Privateers)2023–24 32 22 8 1 1 133 92 46 3rd of 6 Fred Fox4th of 12 NSJHL Won Div. Semifinal 4-3, (Lumberjacks)2024–25 30 26 4 0 0 163 84 52 1st of 6 Fred Fox2nd of 112 NSJHL Lost Div. Semifinal 1-4, (Lumberjacks)
Don Johnson Cup Eastern Canada Jr B Championships
Year Round Robin Record Standing Semifinal Bronze Medal Game Gold Medal Game 2007 W, Cumberland Blues 7–2W, Central Cataracts 11–2W, Madawaska (Que) 12–4W, OT, Kensington Vipers 6–5 4–0–0 1st of 5 W, Central Cataracts 8–3 n/aW, Cumberland Blues 2–0Don Johnson Cup Champions 2012 W, Mount Pearl Blades, 9–0W, Moncton Vitos, 5–2OTW, Kensington Vipers 2–3L, St, Johns Caps 2–3 3–1–0 2nd of 5 W, KensingtonVipers 1–2 n/a L, Moncton Vitos, 1–2 2018 OTL, Kameron Jr. Miners, 4–5L, Western Red Wings, 6–8OTW, Moncton Vitos, 4–3OTL, Mount Pearl Jr. Blades, 3–4 1–1–2 4th of 5 L, Kameron Jr. Miners, 2–5n/a n/a
References
External links East Hants Junior Penguins