Belfast Sabres | |
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City | Belfast, Prince Edward Island |
League | Prince Edward Island Junior C Hockey League |
Founded | 2012 | –13
Home arena | Belfast Recreation Centre |
Colours | Red, Black, White |
General manager | Val Murray |
Head coach | Devan Gunn |
Website | www.peijuniorc.com/Sabres |
Franchise history | |
2012-present | Belfast Sabres |
The Belfast Sabres (Officially the Belfast Down East Auto Parts Sabres) are a Canadian Junior C ice hockey team located in Belfast, Prince Edward Island. They play out of the Belfast Recreation Centre, and are coached by Devan Gunn. They are members of the Prince Edward Island Junior C Hockey League.
Unlike the average expansion franchise, the Sabres became a force in the PEIJCHL after only a few years in the league. They finished second in the league in both their second and third seasons, behind only South Side.
By their third season the Sabres had advanced to their first league playoff finals only to lose to the South Side.
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
2012-13 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 155 | 118 | 34 | 4th of 6 PEIJHL | Won quarterfinals 3-1 (Crunch) Lost Semifinals 1-4 (Aces) |
2013-14 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 95 | 49 | 2nd of 7 PEIJHL | Won quarterfinals 3-1 (Falcons) Lost Semifinals 1-3 (Aces) |
2014-15 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 79 | 42 | 2nd of 6 PEIJHL | Won semifinals 3-0 (Aces) Lost League Finals 2-4 (Lynx) |
2015-16 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 132 | 69 | 42 | 2nd of 6 PEIJHL | Won semifinals 3-1 (Metros) Lost League Finals 0-4 (Lynx) |
2016-17 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 167 | 115 | 32 | 3rd of 6 PEIJHL | Won Quarterfinals 3-0 (Crunch) Lost Semifinals 2-3 (Metros) |
2017-18 | Leave of Absence |
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