The Pictou County Crushers are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. They are in the Maritime Junior Hockey League's Eastlink South Division along with five other clubs. The Crushers play their home games at the Pictou County Wellness Centre.

History The Crushers originated in Halifax. The franchise, under various names in Nova Scotia's capital city, holds the MHL (formerly the MJAHL) record for most championships with 10. As the Halifax Oland Exports, they captured the 2002 Royal Bank Cup on home ice. Due to financial reasons, the team's name was changed to Halifax Team Pepsi for the 2003–2004 campaign.

In the spring of 2004, the Weeks Hockey Organization bought the club, moved it to New Glasgow. and renamed it the Pictou County Weeks Crushers. The team's name and logo are tied to its founding sponsor, Weeks Construction.

After struggling to attract fans in Halifax's crowded hockey market, the Crushers gained attendance in New GlasgowThe Crushers hosted the 2005 MJAHL All-Star Game and the 2006 MJAHL Entry Draft.

In April 2008, the Crushers were the Fred Page Cup host team. They shocked everyone as the underdogs defeated the defending FPC champion Pembroke Lumber Kings 4–1 in the championship game. With the victory, the Crushers advanced to their first ever Royal Bank Cup, in Cornwall, Ontario. They went 1–4 at the RBC, losing the semifinal game 3–0 to the Camrose Kodiaks.

In November 2012, the Crushers moved out of their former home John Brother MacDonald Stadium that they used from 2004 to 2012 and into the new Pictou County Wellness Center.

The Crushers won their first Kent cup in 2016 defeating the Dieppe Commandos in the final, they have also come close back to back years (2010,2011) by making it to the finals but they lost both times. In 2010 they lost to the Woodstock Slammers 4–1 and, in 2011 they lost to the Summerside Western Capitals 4–0.

Season-by-season record Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results PlayoffsHalifax Colonels/Blazers1972–73 40 24 14 2 - 201 163 50 3rd MVJHL1973–74 34 23 8 3 - 211 123 49 3rd MVJHL1974–75 Statistics Not AvailableHalifax Centennials1975–76 32 14 16 2 - 175 192 30 5th MVJHL1976–77 32 14 12 6 - 199 157 34 5th MVJHLHalifax Lions1977–78 36 19 16 1 - 177 164 39 3rd MVJHL1978–79 34 23 8 3 - 200 107 49 1st MVJHL Won League1979–80 Statistics Not Available1980–81 39 30 4 5 - 294 127 65 1st MVJHL1981–82 40 23 13 4 - 211 184 50 2nd MVJHL Won League1982–83 39 22 13 4 - -- -- 48 2nd MVJHL Won League1983–84 40 30 6 4 - 358 183 64 1st MVJHL Won League1984–85 40 27 9 4 - 269 169 58 2nd MVJHL1985–86 40 20 18 2 - 230 220 42 3rd MVJHL1986–87 40 32 7 1 - 285 142 65 1st MVJHL1987–88 40 21 12 7 - 237 186 49 1st MVJHL Won League1988–89 40 20 12 8 - 271 201 48 2nd MVJHLHalifax DQ Blizzards1989–90 40 25 12 3 - 313 181 53 2nd MVJHLHalifax Jr. Canadians1990–91 39 25 8 6 - 219 157 56 2nd MVJHL Won LeagueHalifax Mooseheads1991–92 46 34 7 5 - 304 154 73 1st MJAHL Won League1992–93 48 26 14 8 0 290 228 60 1st MJAHLHalifax Oland Exports1993–94 48 36 9 1 2 321 202 75 1st MJAHL1994–95 48 23 20 3 2 216 188 51 4th MJAHLDartmouth Oland Exports1995–96 54 30 21 3 0 324 274 63 3rd MJAHL Won League1996–97 56 36 15 3 2 321 242 77 1st MJAHL1997–98 52 34 15 2 1 286 205 71 1st MJAHLHalifax Oland Exports1998–99 48 31 15 2 - 231 161 65 2nd MJAHL 1999–2000 52 38 8 4 2 296 178 82 1st MJAHL Won League2000–01 52 33 19 0 0 232 188 66 4th MJAHL 2001–02 52 38 8 4 2 260 135 82 1st MJAHL Won League, Won FPC, Won RBC2002–03 52 15 35 2 0 164 248 34 9th MJAHL DNQHalifax Team Pepsi2003–04 52 18 27 4 3 184 223 43 10th MJAHL DNQPictou County Crushers2004–05 56 26 24 6 0 162 168 58 6th MJAHL Lost Division Semi-Final2005–06 56 31 19 0 6 173 170 69 4th MJAHL Lost Division Final2006–07 58 24 28 0 6 191 208 54 9th MJAHL Lost Division Semi-Final2007–08 58 35 21 - 2 246 180 72 5th MJAHL Lost Division Final, Won FPC2008–09 54 25 23 - 6 154 177 56 8th MJAHLLost Division Semi-Final2009–10 49 27 21 - 1 159 157 55 5th MJAHL Lost Final2010–11 52 31 16 - 5 199 152 67 3rd MHL Lost Final2011–12 52 27 18 - 7 187 191 61 5th MHL Lost Mini Series2012–13 52 28 19 - 5 199 185 61 6th MHL Lost Division Semi-Final2013–14 52 35 12 - 5 204 137 75 3rd MHL Lost Division Final2014–15 48 29 14 - 5 182 167 63 3rd MHL Lost Division Semi-Final 2015–16 48 25 18 - 5 172 143 55 7th MHL Won Div. Semi-Final 4–2 (Wildcats)Won Div. Finals, 4–1 (Lumberjacks)Won League Finals, 4–2 (Commandos)2016–17 50 38 9 - 3 265 145 79 1st MHLLost Div. Semi-Final 3–4 (Ramblers)2017–18 50 21 24 - 5 157 173 47 9th MHLDNQ2018–19 50 22 21 - 7 170 178 51 8th MHLDNQ2019–20 52 29 21 - 2 174 159 60 8th MHLDiv. Semi-Final 0–0 (Ramblers).Playoffs Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic.2020–21Season cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic2021–22 39 15 19 - 5 129 154 35 9th MHLDNQ2022–23 52 23 29 - 0 210 216 46 8th MHLLost Div. Semi-Final 4–0 (Mariners)2023–24 52 21 27 4 0 223 217 58 3rd of 6 South6th of 12 MHLLost Div. Semi-Final 2–4 (Ramblers)2024–25 52 25 21 5 1 242 228 56 4th of 6 South7th of 12 MHLWon Div. Semi-Final 4–1 (Western Capitals)Won Div Finals4–0 (Bearcats)Lost League Finals 0–4 (Blizzard)

Fred Page Cup Eastern Canada Championships MHL – QAAAJHL – CCHL – Host Round robin play with 2nd vs 3rd in semi-final to advance against 1st in the finals. Year Round Robin Record Standing SemiFinal Gold Medal Game 2016 L, Longueuil Collège Français 1–4L, Carleton Place Canadians 1–3L, Woodstock Slammers 1–9 0–2–0 4th of 4 Failed to qualify for playoffs

Notable alumni Derrick Walser (NHL, KHL, NLA, DEL)

See also List of ice hockey teams in Nova Scotia

References

External links Official Crushers Website Official MHL Website