The Edmundston Blizzard are a junior ice hockey team from Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada. They play in the Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL).

History

Moncton Beavers and also as Richview Junior Canucks and Moncton Hawks were members in the now defunct Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League (1958-1965) from 1961 to 1965.

The Moncton Hawks were New Brunswick Junior Hockey League Junior A champions in 1981, 1982, and 1983.

In 1983, the Moncton Hawks abandoned the faltering New Brunswick Junior Hockey League and joined the Metro Valley Junior Hockey League which until then was a Nova Scotia-based league.

In the summer of 2008, the Moncton Beavers moved to neighbouring Dieppe and became the Commandos. The Commandos played host to the 2009 Fred Page Cup. The Commandos lost their first game after moving to Dieppe on September 13, 2008 2-1 to the Yarmouth Mariners.

On November 2, 2016 it was announced that Dieppe could not support a Jr. A team and that the franchise would be relocating to the city of Edmundston, New Brunswick for the start of the 2017-18 season. On February 8, 2017 it was announced that they would become the Edmundston Blizzard, beginning at season end.

In their first season in Edmundston, the Blizzard won the divisional season championship, finished first overall and won the league playoffs.

In November 2024, the Edmundston Blizzard reached to the top of the CJHL Top 20 list, becoming the first MHL team to do so since 2011–12. The Blizzard went on to win the league championship Metalfab Cup and advanced to the national championship tournament in Calgary. + StatisticsSeason GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results PlayoffsMoncton Beavers1968-69 40 13 20 7 - 147 199 33 3rd MJAHL Lost semi-final1969-70 30 15 12 3 - 156 166 33 2nd NBJHL Lost final1970-71 30 14 14 2 - 134 124 30 3rd NBJHL Won League1971-72 40 26 9 5 - 252 166 57 1st NBJHL Won League1972-73 37 28 4 5 - 262 131 61 1st NBJHL Won League1973-74 21 19 2 0 - 132 43 38 1st NBJHL Won League1974-75 30 23 7 0 - 216 120 46 1st NBJHL1975-76 23 13 10 0 - 116 115 26 2nd NBJHL1976-77 29 14 14 1 - 131 144 31 3rd NBJHL1977-78 38 21 15 2 - 207 185 44 2nd NBJHL1978-79 30 15 15 0 - 157 155 30 2nd NBJHL1979-80 36 23 12 1 - 223 193 47 1st NBJHLWon League1980-81 29 17 10 2 - 214 182 36 2nd NBJHLWon LeagueMoncton Hawks1981-82 22 13 8 1 - 201 162 33 1st NBJHLWon League1982-83 27 22 5 0 - 213 99 44 1st NBJHLWon League1983-84 40 18 19 3 - 240 229 39 4th MVJHL1984-85 40 17 19 4 - 204 204 38 3rd MVJHL1985-86 40 24 13 3 - 221 179 51 2nd MVJHL1986-87 40 27 10 3 - 245 160 57 2nd MVJHL1987-88 40 13 19 8 - 190 214 34 4th MVJHL1988-89 39 27 8 4 - 287 184 58 1st MVJHL Won LeagueMoncton Classics1989-90 38 6 29 3 - 152 270 15 5th MVJHL1990-91 40 11 24 5 - 128 181 27 5th MVJHL1991-92 47 22 17 8 - 230 198 52 4th MJAHL1992-93 48 22 24 2 0 290 279 46 6th MJAHLMoncton Beavers1993-94 47 21 21 5 0 213 223 47 3rd MJAHL1994-95 48 32 13 3 0 247 207 67 1st MJAHL Won League1995-96 53 34 17 0 3 209 198 71 1st MJAHL1996-97 56 24 25 1 6 279 262 55 5th MJAHL1997-98 52 29 10 2 1 242 240 61 3rd MJAHL1998-99 48 24 19 5 - 217 194 55 5th MJAHL 1999-00 52 18 30 2 2 183 231 40 7th MJAHL 2000-01 52 19 29 2 2 202 255 42 8th MJAHL 2001-02 52 25 23 3 1 207 216 54 6th MJAHL 2002-03 52 22 27 1 2 185 217 47 8th MJAHL 2003-04 52 25 19 7 1 192 184 58 4th MJAHL 2004-05 56 21 25 6 4 183 210 52 10th MJAHL 2005-06 56 27 24 0 5 176 208 60 9th MJAHL Lost Division SF2006-07 58 37 17 0 4 198 143 78 4th MJAHL Lost Division Final2007-08 58 30 22 - 6 213 208 66 6th MJAHL Lost quarter-finalDieppe Commandos2008-09 54 34 17 - 3 180 143 71 5th MJAHL Lost quarter-final2009-10 50 15 29 - 6 123 195 36 10th MJAHL Lost quarter-final2010-11 52 9 41 - 2 120 254 20 11th MHL DNQ2011-12 52 22 26 - 4 167 220 48 8th MHL Lost quarter-final2012-13 52 27 20 - 5 212 201 59 7th MHL Lost quarter-final2013-14 52 28 17 - 7 200 179 63 6th MHL Lost League Final2014-1548 36 10 - 2 232 134 74 1st MHL Won League 2nd Fred Page Cup 2015-1648 33 14 1 0 207 160 67 3rd of 6 North3rd of 12 MHL Won Div. Semifinal 4-3 (Slammers)Won Div. Finals, 4-2 (Western Capitals)Lost League Finals 2-4 (Crushers) 2016-1750 27 16 4 3 187 159 61 2nd of 6 North6th of 12 MHL Lost div. semi-final 2-4 (Western Capitals) Edmundston Blizzard2017–18 503610 0 4 180137761st in division1st overall Won quarterfinal against Miramichi (4:0)Won semifinal against Summerside (4:3)Won final against Yarmouth (4:2)2018–19 502617 6 1 189162593rd in division5th overall Lost quarterfinal against Campbellton (4:1)2019–20 52349 0 9 227170772nd in division2nd overall Cancelled2020–21 19107 0 2 6966222nd in division6th overall Cancelled2021–22 372111 0 5 152119474th in division5th overall Lost quarterfinal against Summerside (4:1)2022–23 523813 0 1 242165771st in division2nd overall Won quarterfinal against Miramichi (4:2)Won semifinal against Summerside (4:0)Lost final against Yarmouth (4:0)2023–24 523912 1 0 229136791st in division2nd overall Won quarterfinal against Fredericton (4:0)Lost semifinal against Miramichi (4:0)2024–25 52446 1 1 238126901st in division1st overall Won quarterfinal against Miramichi (4:1)Won semifinal against Campbellton (4:0)Won final against Pictou County (4:0)2025–26 52 30 16 0 3 224 168 66 3rd in division6th overall Won quarterfinal against West Kent (4:0)Won semifinal against Chaleur (4:2)

Source:

Fred Page Cup Eastern Canada Championships MHL - QAAAJHL - CCHL - Host Year Round Robin Record Standing Semifinal Gold Medal Game 1995 2OTL, Cornwall Colts 2-3L, Joliette Nationals 4-5L, Valleyfield Braves 0-3 4th of 4 Did not qualify2015 L, Carleton Place Canadians 1-3W, Cornwall Colts 4-1W, Longueuil Collège Français 6-3 2-0-1-0 2nd of 4 W, Longueuil Collège Français 3-2L, Carleton Place Canadians 2-32018 L, Ottawa Jr. Senators 1-4L, Longueuil Collège Français 3-6W, Carleton Place Canadians 3-2 1-0-2-0 3rd of 4 L, Longueuil Collège Français 1-5Did not qualify

Centennial Cup Year Round-robin Record Standing Quarterfinal Semifinal Championship2025 OTW, Rockland Nationals (CCHL), 3-2L, Melfort Mustangs (SJHL), 3-5W, Valleyfield Braves (QJHL), 7-2L, Calgary Canucks (Host), 2-8 1-1-2-0 4th of 5 Pool B Did not qualify Did not qualify Did not qualify

Notable alumni Ryan Clowe Sidney Veysey Don Wheldon Patrice Cormier

See also List of ice hockey teams in New Brunswick

References

Further reading

External links Blizzard homepage