Campbellton Tigers

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Campbellton Tigers
Campbellton Tigers.svg
City Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada
League Maritime Junior Hockey League
DivisionNorth
Founded1996 (Restigouche River Rats)
Home arena Memorial Civic Center
ColoursBlack, gold, and white    
OwnersMark Catroppa , Pierre Girard
PresidentMichael O’Toole
General managerCharles LeBlanc
Head coachCharles LeBlanc (2025)
Franchise history
1996-1999Restigouche River Rats
1999-2005Campbellton Tigers
2005-2009Restigouche Tigers
2009-PresentCampbellton Tigers

The Campbellton Tigers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based in Campbellton, New Brunswick. They play in the Maritime Junior Hockey League. The team plays their home games at the Memorial Civic Center.

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Originally founded in 1996 as the Restigouche River Rats the team was renamed Campbellton Tigers two years later to reflect the city they play in. In 2005 the team returned to using Restigouche as their city name to reflect the county they play in before making the switch back to Campbellton three years later. They have played in Campbellton at the Memorial Civic Center since their inception in 1996.

The Tigers have won league championships in 1998 and 2004.

Season-by-Season Record

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1996-9756203321240299439th MJAHL
1997-9852331441288205712nd MJAHLWon League
1998-994820271-204235436th MJAHL
1999-0052371311285192762nd MJAHL
2000-0152301336259201693rd MJAHL
2001-0252351241265172752nd MJAHL
2002-0352242431215212526th MJAHL
2003-0452222244219204525th MJAHLWon League
2004-0556291593237182703rd MJAHL
2005-0656302105216211656th MJAHLLost in Division Semi-finals
2006-0758262804165205568th MJAHLLost in Division Semi-finals
2007-08581636-61732133811th MJAHL
2008-0953644-3972871511th MJAHL
2009-1049638-51252611711th MJAHLDNQ
2010-11521135-61462622810th MHLLost Quarter-final
2011-12521731-4153208389th MHLLost Quarter-final
2012-13521236-4137224289th MHLDNQ
2013-14521040-21122462210th MHLDNQ
2014-15482518-5140139557th MHLLost Quarter-final
2015-1648231772152143554th of 6 North
7th of 12 MHL
Lost Div. Semifinal 3-4 (Western Capitals)
2016-1748133212129190296th of 6 North
12th of 12 MHL
Did not qualify
2017-1850242222134158523rd of 6 North
7th of 12 MHL
2018-1950311324183127682nd of 6 North
4th of 12 MHL
Won Div. Semifinal 4-0 (Blizzard)
Won Div. Semifinal 4-2 (Western Capitals)
Lost Finals 0-4 (Mariners)
2019-2052291832202165633rd of 6 North
4th of 12 MHL
Playoffs cancelled due to covid
2020-2127151101927531Season cancelled due to covid
2021-223623841156127512nd of 6 North
3rd of 12 MHL
Lost Div. Semifinal 2-4 (Red Wings)
2022-2352271753227201623rd of 6 North
5th of 12 MHL
Lost Div. Semifinal 3-4 (Western Capitals)
2023-2452183220175229385th of 6 North
10th of 12 MHL
Did not qualify
2024-2552271942192183604th of 6 North
5th of 12 MHL
Won Div Semifinals 4-2 (Steamers)
Lost Div Finals 0-4 (Blizzard)
2025-2644152252143196375th of 6 North
10th of 12 MHL
Did not qualify

2025-26 Collapse

By late December 2025, the Tigers were 15-11-3-1, and sitting comfortably in a playoff spot in the EastLink North Division. However, after losing by only one goal, a 4-3 overtime loss to the West Kent Steamers on December 17th, Campbellton fired Head Coach Darick Ste.-Marie. General Manager and Assistant Coach Charles LeBlanc, was instated as the interim Head Coach. This decision came just hours before their game on December 19th, against the Grand Falls Rapids. The Tigers would loss to Grand Falls, 5-0, surrendering two powerplay goals in the process. Campbellton's last win, came on December 14th, 2025, against the Chaleur Lighting; a 4-3 win on overtime, thanks to Victor Lanoue, who tied the game in the third period, and scored the overtime winner. With Charles LeBlanc as the Head Coach, as of February 16th, 2026, the Tigers have lost 16 straight games, going 0-13-2-1, and have been outscored 88 to 43.

Logo Prior to 2015 Restigouche Tigers.png
Logo Prior to 2015

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